Guide blameless postmortems with timelines, 5-Whys, and action tracking.
npx skills add https://github.com/nist0/CoDev --skill rca-kit
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: rca-kit Source: https://github.com/nist0/CoDev/tree/main/.github/skills/rca-kit Command: npx skills add https://github.com/nist0/CoDev --skill rca-kit
This Skill streamlines the process of conducting blameless postmortems and root cause analysis, ensuring a structured and thorough investigation after a production incident.
Use the rca-kit skill to initiate a postmortem for the recent incident titled 'Service Outage 2023'.
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A blameless postmortem requires documenting incident details and following a structured process to create an event timeline, identify systemic root causes, and outline corrective actions. This skill guides that interaction to prevent finger-pointing and foster learning.
The 5-Whys approach for root cause analysis is an iterative interrogative technique used to identify the systemic issues behind an incident. This skill applies the method to move past symptoms and determine the foundational cause to prevent future recurrence.
Creating an incident timeline for root cause analysis involves documenting chronological events to understand the incident's progression. This skill helps build that timeline by requiring user interaction to input and analyze incident details.
You can track corrective and preventative actions after a postmortem using this skill's action item tracking feature. It outlines steps to prevent similar future issues once the root cause analysis is complete.
Root cause analysis works without assigning blame by focusing strictly on systemic issues rather than individual errors. This skill enforces a blameless culture to ensure investigations produce learning and preventative measures instead of finger-pointing.
To start a root cause analysis for a service outage, you need the incident details and a title. You initiate the process by providing the incident name, and the skill guides you through documenting the timeline and analyzing the cause.
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