incident-response

Coordinate containment, triage, and evidence capture for live production incidents.

1|Updated Mar 17, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/yknothing/prodcraft --skill incident-response-yknothing
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Skill: incident-response
Source: https://github.com/yknothing/prodcraft/tree/main/skills/07-operations/incident-response
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/yknothing/prodcraft --skill incident-response-yknothing

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Incident response is the skill of managing production failures under pressure. It combines technical diagnosis with communication discipline. The goal is not to find the perfect fix immediately — it's to stop the bleeding, then investigate properly.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Containment playbooks: Pre-defined containment strategies to limit blast radius during incidents.
  • Triage and escalation: Structured severity classification and clear assignment of roles.
  • Evidence capture and handoff: Collect logs, metrics, and runbooks for post-incident analysis and remediation.

Quick Start

Activate the incident-response skill during a live incident to establish containment, triage, and communications.

Frequently Asked Questions about incident-response

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

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How do I coordinate incident response for a live production outage?

Incident response coordination involves establishing containment, triaging severity, and managing stakeholder communications to stop the bleeding during a live outage before investigating properly.

What is the best way to limit blast radius during a degraded service incident?

Limiting blast radius relies on pre-defined containment playbooks that apply rapid mitigation strategies to isolate failures and stop degradation from spreading across production environments.

How do I structure severity classification and role assignment during triage?

Triage and escalation use structured severity classification to define incident impact, enabling clear assignment of roles and structured communication for effective incident management.

What do I need to capture incident evidence for a postmortem analysis?

Capturing incident evidence requires collecting logs, metrics, and runbooks during the live outage to provide structured data for post-incident analysis and remediation handoffs.

Can I use this incident-response skill for brownfield coexistence scenarios?

Yes, the skill applies to brownfield coexistence scenarios where rapid containment, escalation, and post-incident handoffs are needed to manage degraded services and outages.

Does incident response require integration with CI/CD context and alerting data?

Yes, integration with CI/CD context, alerting data, and runbooks is required to define severity, assign roles, and drive evidence collection during live production incidents.