The "audit errors" command helps identify and fix error handling issues in codebases (Rust, TypeScript/TanStack Query). It checks for problems like:
- Empty/Broad Catch Blocks: Catches that swallow errors without proper handling.
- Lost Exceptions: Exceptions being swallowed entirely.
- Bad Promise/Async Error Handling: Issues with unawaited Promises, missing catches in Promise chains, and floating async operations without error handling.
- Inconsistent Error Message Quality: Suggesting improvements to user-facing error messages for better UX (e.g., avoid technical jargon, use specific app names instead of framework names).
- Silent Catches/OKs: Catches or success handlers that don't log errors, making it difficult to detect failures.
- Mixed Error Strategies: Redundant or confusing error handling logic (e.g., try/catch alongside onSuccess/onError).
- Debug Logging in Catch Blocks: Encouraging proper error logging instead of debug statements.
- Missing Operation Context: Ensuring proper context within closures.
- Boolean Checks for Success: Suggesting improvements where a boolean value determines success.
The recommended approach is to:
- Run the "audit errors" command.
- Put the output into "plan mode" to review the suggested fixes.
- Correct the plan (e.g., customize user-facing error messages).
- Apply the corrected plan to fix the identified issues, focusing on fixing floating promises, missing catches, and silent OKs.

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