Tips & Troubleshooting

Common issues and how to solve them.

Quick Fixes

Candid not responding

1. Restart Claude Code
2. Check plugin is installed: claude plugin list
3. Reinstall if needed:

   claude plugin uninstall candid@candid
   claude plugin marketplace add ron-myers/candid
   claude plugin install candid@candid

No issues found

Candid only reviews uncommitted changes. Make sure you have:

• Modified files that aren’t committed
• Files that aren’t excluded in your config

Wrong branch comparison

Candid compares against main, stable, or master by default. To change:

/candid-review --merge-target develop

Or set in .candid/config.json:

{
  "mergeTargetBranches": ["develop", "main"]
}

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