US Patent 9672139 Debugging in a production environment

Systems and methods for debugging in a production environment are disclosed. An example method includes first receiving, by a processor, a user request from a development environment to execute a debugging program in a production environment, wherein the production environment is inaccessible by the development environment. The method then approves, by the processor, the execution of the debugging program in the production environment by seeking approval from at least one member from the production environment and the development environment. The method then in response to the approving, transmitting, by the processor, a communication to the production environment to cause the debugging program to be executed in the production environment.