dag-ops

Diagnose and remediate DAG workflow failures with root-cause analysis and confidence scoring.

2|Updated Feb 11, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/curiositech/port-daddy --skill dag-ops
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: dag-ops
Source: https://github.com/curiositech/port-daddy/tree/main/skills/dag-ops
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/curiositech/port-daddy --skill dag-ops

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Provides operations, debugging, and optimization for DAG workflows by performing root-cause analysis on failures, profiling execution performance, aggregating results from parallel branches, bridging context between nodes, and producing remediation or escalation plans so agents can recover work and avoid repeated failures.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Root Cause Analysis: Trace failures backward through dependency graphs to find the first deviation and quantify confidence for remediation decisions.
  • Auto-Remediation & Escalation: Apply retries with exponential backoff, model substitution, or auto-fixes when confidence thresholds are met, and prepare structured escalation packages when they are not.
  • Result Aggregation: Deduplicate, synthesize, or concatenate parallel branch outputs with similarity analysis and conflict detection before merging.
  • Performance Profiling: Identify critical-path bottlenecks, recommend parallelization or model downgrades, and capture cost/performance metrics for feedback loops.
  • Context Bridging & Pattern Learning: Maintain context registries across node waves and extract execution patterns to reduce future failures.
  • Use Case: Recover a cascade failure where upstream API timeouts corrupted downstream analysis, automatically retrying and re-executing affected nodes when confidence permits or escalating with a structured diagnosis otherwise.

Quick Start

Use the dag-ops skill to analyze a failed DAG run, identify the root cause with confidence scoring, and produce recommended remediation steps or an escalation package.

Frequently Asked Questions about dag-ops

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I find the root cause of a DAG workflow failure?

Aggregate parallel branch outputs by applying deduplication, synthesis, or concatenation. The process includes similarity analysis and conflict detection before merging results to ensure data integrity across concurrent execution waves in directed acyclic graph pipelines.

How do I identify performance bottlenecks in directed acyclic graph pipelines?

Identify performance bottlenecks in directed acyclic graph pipelines through execution profiling that locates critical-path delays. This analysis recommends parallelization or model downgrades and captures cost and performance metrics for continuous optimization feedback loops.

Can I automatically retry failed nodes in agent orchestration scenarios?

Yes, you can automatically retry failed nodes in agent orchestration scenarios by applying auto-remediation with exponential backoff or model substitution when confidence thresholds are met. If thresholds are not met, structured escalation packages are prepared for human review.

What is the best way to handle context loss across DAG node waves?

The best way to handle context loss across DAG node waves is to maintain context registries that bridge information between sequential nodes. This pattern learning mechanism extracts execution patterns to reduce future failures in automated agent orchestration.