# Hunt a class the team names, scoped to a module

A directed hunt with a named defect class and a bounded search area, so done is checkable.

Category: Bug backlog and defect hunting
Source: https://letsship.ai/use-cases/hunt-a-class-scoped-to-a-module
Published: 2026-08-25

## Goal

Search one module for one named class of defect and fix each instance found.

## Acceptance criteria

- The search method is stated and repeatable
- Each finding gets its own fix and test
- Findings that turn out to be safe are recorded with the reason
- A summary lists what was searched and what was found

## What lands as proof

A repeatable search, a per-finding test, and an explicit list of what was checked and cleared.

## Prompt

Copy this to an agent to open the ticket:

```text
Create a Linear issue in my team and assign it to the SHIP agent.

Title: Hunt {class} in {module}

Description: Search one module for one named class of defect and fix each instance found.

Acceptance criteria:
- The search method is stated and repeatable
- Each finding gets its own fix and test
- Findings that turn out to be safe are recorded with the reason
- A summary lists what was searched and what was found

Before you create the issue, agree the defect class and the module with the team first, then replace {class} and {module}. An unscoped hunt has no definition of done.
```

## Questions

### What does the agent actually change?

The ticket is scoped to one outcome: search one module for one named class of defect and fix each instance found. Work that serves that outcome is in scope, and anything outside it is left for a separate ticket, so the pull request stays reviewable.

### How do I know the work is done?

The pull request carries the evidence, not only the diff. Here that means each finding lands as its own fix with its own test, so a reviewer can confirm the result without reproducing the work locally.

### How much oversight does this need?

The run stops once the plan is written. Somebody reads the approach and approves it before any code exists, which is the cheapest moment to redirect the work.