What problem does it solve?
The hotfix skill solves the problem of getting a production-safe, minimally invasive fix shipped quickly when normal sprint processes can’t keep up, while still preserving traceability from severity assessment through approvals and post-deploy verification.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Emergency fix workflow with guardrails: Forces an explicit severity assessment (S1/S2 vs S3+) and redirects to the normal bug-fix workflow for lower severities.
- Auditable hotfix record creation: Drafts a structured hotfix record (problem, root cause, fix, testing, approvals, rollback plan) and writes it under production/hotfixes.
- Branching and controlled deployment: Optionally creates a dedicated hotfix branch, coordinates required sign-offs (lead-programmer, qa-tester, producer), and enforces a QA re-entry gate (smoke vs targeted team QA vs full QA).
Quick Start
Use /hotfix and provide the bug id or a short description so the workflow can assess severity, create the hotfix record, and proceed through branch creation, approvals, and QA gating.