incident-postmortem

Draft and review blameless post-incident reports from incident artifacts.

1|Updated Apr 29, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/sigmadigitalza/engineering-playbook --skill incident-postmortem-sigmadigitalza
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Skill: incident-postmortem
Source: https://github.com/sigmadigitalza/engineering-playbook/tree/main/plugins/sigma-engineering/skills/incident-postmortem
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/sigmadigitalza/engineering-playbook --skill incident-postmortem-sigmadigitalza

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the drafting and review of incident postmortems, reducing the time and effort required for manual review and ensuring a thorough, blameless analysis.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Drafting: Generate a first-draft postmortem from incident artifacts.
  • Automated Review: Audit an existing draft against a predefined rubric.
  • Use Case: Utilize this Skill during post-incident reviews to streamline the process and ensure a comprehensive analysis of contributing factors and action items.

Quick Start

Use the incident-postmortem skill to draft a postmortem for the recent outage.

Frequently Asked Questions about incident-postmortem

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

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How do I automate incident postmortem drafting from chat exports and alert history?

Automate incident postmortem drafting by feeding incident artifacts like chat exports, alert history, and deployment timelines into the tool to generate a blameless first-draft review.

What is a blameless post-incident review and how does automation help?

A blameless post-incident review focuses on system properties and contributing factors rather than individual blame, and automation helps produce this comprehensive analysis faster from raw incident artifacts.

Can I use this to review an existing postmortem draft against a rubric?

Yes, you can review an existing postmortem draft by auditing it against a predefined rubric to ensure a thorough, blameless analysis of contributing factors and actionable items.

Does automated post-incident analysis work for software engineering incident response workflows?

Yes, automated post-incident analysis is designed specifically for software engineering incident response workflows to streamline reviews and ensure comprehensive analysis of contributing factors.

What is the best way to generate actionable action items from a deployment timeline?

Generate actionable action items by analyzing the deployment timeline alongside other incident artifacts to identify contributing factors and produce a blameless post-incident review with concrete next steps.

What incident artifacts do I need to generate a postmortem?

To generate a postmortem, you need incident artifacts such as chat exports, alert history, and deployment timelines to analyze system properties and produce actionable items.