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Iterative root-cause analysis with Five Whys.

Authorwildwasser
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Five Whys Analysis helps teams pierce through symptoms to identify root causes by iterative questioning, enabling more reliable debugging and problem understanding.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Iterative Why chain: ask "why" repeatedly to drill down to root cause.
  • Structured outputs: produce a clear chain, root cause, branches, and corrective actions for auditability.
  • Use Case: for incident investigations, process failures, or quality issues across software and operations.

Quick Start

Start with the stated problem and ask "why" again and again until the underlying cause is identified and actionable.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

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Name: 5whys
Download link: https://github.com/wildwasser/opencode-agents/archive/main.zip#5whys

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