# Debugging an agentic process

> To debug your agentic process, you can either:

To debug your agentic process, you can either:

* Select **Debug** from the toolbar above the designer. The entire project is run, starting with the first element. When you run the project, you can select **Stop** to stop the execution and return to design mode.
* Select **Debug step-by-step** to debug your project one element at a time, allowing you to validate each step along the way. The following options are available when you run step-by-step:
  + **Stop** - Stops the execution and lets you return to design mode.
  + **Continue** - Runs all remaining steps or until the first breakpoint is reached.
  + **Next step** - Runs only the next step.

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A **User task** element creates a task and waits for it to complete. To continue debugging, go to Action Center to complete the task.
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While the agentic process is now running in debug mode, you can now interact with the elements that are executed and examine their details:

* The **Run output** panel shows details about the progress of each run.
* The **Global variables** panel displays the values of the variables for the entire process.
* The **Execution trail** panel shows detailed information (**Details**) and variable values (**Variables**) for each step in the execution. Select the expand button to see additional variable details.
* The **Action history** panel displays the comments logged from any manual interactions during execution.

  ![Debugging example](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio-web/studio-web-debugging-example-538492-3cf5e80d.webp)

You can also set breakpoints on elements to see how they are executed.

To set a breakpoint on an element:

1. Start the debugging process.
2. Hover over an element in the designer.
3. Select the ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio-web/studio-web-docs-image-543250-6b816411.webp) breakpoint icon to add a breakpoint.

You can also add a breakpoint by right-clicking an element and selecting **Add breakpoint** while debugging step-by-step.

When a breakpoint is triggered in an agentic process, the process engine will pause execution so you can examine the execution details.

To remove a breakpoint, hover over the element that contains the breakpoint and select the ![](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio-web/studio-web-image-543236-dd92c65c.webp) remove breakpoint icon.

   ![Breakpoint](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio-web/studio-web-breakpoint-538508-1b1eb59f.webp)