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Voice typing in Sentry

Error triage is a writing job: the note explaining an error is what closes it for good. Typally types what you say straight into Sentry — hold a key, talk, let go — so you can dictate anywhere Sentry lets you type.

Written by the team behind Typally. Sentry's own features are described as accurately as we can — check them yourself before switching anything.
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In short

  • Sentry's own dictation: None. Issue comments and notes are typed.
  • What Typally does instead: types into the focused window, so it works in Sentry and everywhere else you write.
  • Best used for: issue comments

Does Sentry have built-in dictation?

None. Issue comments and notes are typed.

Why dictate in Sentry at all?

Errors get marked resolved with no explanation, then reappear and get triaged from scratch by someone else. The comment describing the root cause is the entire difference between fixing something once and fixing it four times.

In practice people use it for: Issue comments, root cause notes, triage decisions, and the explanation attached when an error is ignored.

How to dictate in Sentry

Typally runs in the background and types into whatever window has focus, so there is nothing to install inside Sentry:

1

Get Typally running

Install, sign in, and it waits in the tray.

2

Click into the right box in Sentry first

Whatever has the cursor receives the text, so click the right place in Sentry before starting.

3

Talk while holding the key

The recording lasts exactly as long as you do.

4

Read it before you move on

Sentry's comment box supports markdown and mentions; a dictated at-sign can trigger a mention picker.

What Typally adds in Sentry

Typally types into issue comments, so a root cause note gets written at the moment you understand it rather than never. The comment explaining why an error happened is the difference between fixing it once and re-triaging it from scratch every quarter. Mind the at-sign — it triggers a mention picker.

What this looks like in practice

A team adopts a rule that no error is resolved without a spoken sentence on the cause. Recurring issues stop being re-triaged from zero, because the last person's reasoning is right there.

One habit that makes it work better

When you ignore an error, dictate why. Ignored errors with no reason are the ones that mask a real problem for a year.

What to watch out for in Sentry

Sentry's comment box supports markdown and mentions; a dictated at-sign can trigger a mention picker.

Frequently asked questions

Does Sentry have dictation?

No. Comments and notes are typed.

What should a resolution comment say?

The root cause, not the fix. The fix is in the commit; the cause is what stops it recurring.

Can I dictate into Sentry's issue search?

You can, though search queries are short and structured — typing is usually faster.

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