# Application error recovery survey

Improve guidance after a task fails.

If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.

## 1. What were you trying to complete?

Answer: ____________________

## 2. What next action did the message suggest?

Answer: ____________________

## 3. What recovery information was missing?

Answer: ____________________

## Author notes / illustrative keys where applicable

1. The intended task establishes what the failure interrupted and which context a recovery message must preserve. Keep private task data out of the response.
2. The suggested action reveals whether the failure message offers an understandable recovery route instead of merely announcing a problem. Clarify actual supported steps, without inventing fixes or implying the underlying failure has been resolved.
3. Missing recovery information identifies the uncertainty preventing an appropriate next action. Explain verified retry or assistance routes without promising that the underlying failure is resolved.

Interpretation caution: Do not collect stack traces containing private data.