incident

Classify production incidents, build UTC timelines, and track action items.

26|8|Updated Mar 19, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/arbazkhan971/godmode --skill incident-arbazkhan971
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Skill: incident
Source: https://github.com/arbazkhan971/godmode/tree/main/skills/incident
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/arbazkhan971/godmode --skill incident-arbazkhan971

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Provides a structured, repeatable process for responding to production outages and degradations, reducing time-to-detection and time-to-resolution while ensuring organizational learning through blameless post-mortems.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Severity classification: Classify incidents as SEV1–SEV4 with clear response time expectations and escalation rules.
  • Timeline & evidence collection: Build UTC-timestamped timelines with linked logs, deploy records, and monitoring snapshots to avoid guessing.
  • Root cause analysis & action tracking: Run guided 5-Whys analysis, produce a blameless post-mortem template, and track actionable items with owners and deadlines.
  • Investigation loop & safety rules: Follow a guarded investigation loop that tests hypotheses, keeps/discards changes based on evidence, and enforces non-blaming and follow-up rules.

Quick Start

Invoke the incident skill by saying "/godmode:incident" and provide a concise incident summary including observed symptoms, time window, and any related deploys.

Frequently Asked Questions about incident

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I conduct a blameless post-mortem after a production outage?

A blameless post-mortem focuses on systemic issues rather than individual mistakes. You run a guided 5-Whys root cause analysis, produce a structured template, and track actionable items with specific owners and deadlines to ensure organizational learning.

How do I classify incident severity for on-call response?

Incident severity is classified as SEV1 through SEV4. This classification establishes clear response time expectations, defines explicit escalation rules, and determines the required urgency for resolving production outages and service degradations.

What is the best way to build an incident timeline for root cause analysis?

The best way to build an incident timeline is using UTC-timestamped entries linked to evidence. You collect logs, deploy records, and monitoring snapshots to construct an accurate sequence of events, avoiding guesswork during root cause analysis.

How do I track MTTD and MTTR metrics during incident response?

MTTD and MTTR metrics are tracked by recording detection and resolution times within the UTC-timestamped incident timeline. This structured response process reduces time-to-detection and time-to-resolution for production outages.

When should I escalate an incident during an on-call rotation?

You escalate an incident based on explicit stop and escalation rules tied to its SEV1–SEV4 classification. A guarded investigation loop tests hypotheses and keeps or discards changes based on evidence before triggering an escalation.

Can I automate root cause analysis for production incidents?

Root cause analysis is guided through a structured investigation loop that tests hypotheses against linked evidence. While not fully automated, this repeatable process enforces non-blaming rules and systematically identifies the source of outages.