Document Fix with AI for failed workflow steps - #39218
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Add a section to the Test and debug page describing how to use the Fix with AI action to resolve a failed workflow step.
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| ## Fix a failed step with AI | ||
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| From a failed step's error message in {{< ui >}}Run History{{< /ui >}}, click {{< ui >}}Fix with AI{{< /ui >}} to get help resolving the failure. |
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Your image doesn't actually use a failed steps view, it uses workflow output view.
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| {{< img src="actions/workflows/test_and_debug/fix-with-ai.png" alt="Bits Chat diagnosing and proposing a fix for a failed workflow step." >}} | ||
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| The assistant opens in [Bits Chat][7], diagnoses the failure using the step's inputs, outputs, execution context, and error message, and can search external documentation for errors returned by third-party APIs. It explains the issue and proposes a fix. Unless you turn on {{< ui >}}Auto-approve{{< /ui >}}, the assistant waits for your confirmation before applying any change. After you confirm, the assistant updates the step's configuration and reruns validation. |
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This is not true, very silly and I have shared the feedback with Bits Chat, but auto approve has no effect on MCP tools. Only UI tools.
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| The assistant opens in [Bits Chat][7], diagnoses the failure using the step's inputs, outputs, execution context, and error message, and can search external documentation for errors returned by third-party APIs. It explains the issue and proposes a fix. Unless you turn on {{< ui >}}Auto-approve{{< /ui >}}, the assistant waits for your confirmation before applying any change. After you confirm, the assistant updates the step's configuration and reruns validation. | ||
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| Fixes with AI apply to problems in the workflow's configuration, such as incorrect inputs or an outdated action setup. The assistant can't fix failures caused by external factors, such as invalid credentials, rate limits, or outages in a connected service. Investigate those with the owner of the connected service. |
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I don't know if I would phrase it as this, it can tell you what you need to fix on those sites. It kinda feels like this discourages the user of the feature.
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| Fixes with AI apply to problems in the workflow's configuration, such as incorrect inputs or an outdated action setup. The assistant can't fix failures caused by external factors, such as invalid credentials, rate limits, or outages in a connected service. Investigate those with the owner of the connected service. | ||
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| If the failed step triggers another workflow, debug the triggered workflow's own run history to find the underlying failure. |
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I'd be curious if you tested this. I think it may just work now with the toolset.
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Add a section to the Test and debug page describing how to use the Fix with AI action to resolve a failed workflow step.
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