Error compass
Understand errors and stack traces privately in vs code
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Error Compass explains confusing errors and stack traces in plain English, right inside VS Code. It recognizes common JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, npm, JSON, and permission errors, offering possible causes, troubleshooting steps, and code examples. Unlike cloud-based tools, it runs locally with no API key or network access. Your errors and project contents stay private.
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PH · launched Oct 20, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 67%)
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- AI-native
- Commercial product
- Developer Tools
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Yes A VS Code extension that matches common error patterns and shows explanations can be built with rule tables, and local LLM use is optional.
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 159 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #92 of 160 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 350 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Kotlin Debugger for VS Code · ph · 2026-10-15 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- CodeDrift · hn · 2026-03-05 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- Seam · ph · 2026-09-06 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- tsrs · github · 2026-10-01 · 13 upvotes · similarity 0.41
- Typical is TypeScript with type-safety at runtime · hn · 2026-01-11 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.41
- npm Package Inspector · ph · 2026-09-21 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.40
- Titan · hn · 2025-12-11 · 49 upvotes · similarity 0.40
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More details
- External ID
- 1283419
- Company
- n/a
- Product
- Error compass
- Website domain
- producthunt.com
- Cohort
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- Upvotes percentile
- 0.33
- All tags
- Developer Tools
- AI summary
- vs code extension for error analysis
- Manually corrected
- No