DebugBuddy helps beginner programmers understand their coding errors instead of just copying the fix.

The problem

First-year students get stuck on cryptic error messages. They often paste them into a chatbot, copy the answer, and learn nothing.

How it works

Paste your code and the error message. DebugBuddy:

• Explains what went wrong in simple language
• Points to the exact line of the problem
• Learn mode: gives 3 progressive hints so you can try to solve it yourself
• Fix mode: shows the corrected code
• Explains the underlying concept with a small example
• Can explain in English, Tamil, Malayalam, or Hindi

Built with

Python, Streamlit, and the open-weight model gpt-oss-120b through the Groq API.