How does this differ from standard debugging?

While standard debugging focuses on fixing a specific code error, this skill focuses on the systemic reasons why the error occurred and how to prevent it from happening again.

Can I use this for production incident reports?

Yes, it includes professional templates for documenting investigation findings, timelines, and preventive actions suitable for engineering post-mortems.

Which RCA methods are supported?

The skill includes the 5 Whys method, Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Timeline Analysis for comprehensive problem investigation.

What is the Root Cause Analysis skill?

It is a specialized capability for Claude Code that provides structured frameworks for identifying the true source of technical problems rather than just treating symptoms.

Root Cause Analysis

Name: Root Cause Analysis
Author: yonatangross

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分析と監視

Implements systematic problem-solving frameworks like the 5 Whys and Fishbone diagrams to identify the underlying source of software bugs and system incidents.

The Root Cause Analysis skill empowers Claude to act as a senior debug investigator, moving beyond surface-level symptoms to find permanent solutions for technical issues. By utilizing structured methodologies such as 5 Whys, Ishikawa (Fishbone) diagrams, and Fault Tree Analysis, it helps teams analyze production outages, complex memory leaks, and API latency spikes. This skill provides production-ready templates and decision trees to standardize incident post-mortems, ensuring that preventive actions are data-driven and aimed at systemic improvement rather than temporary patches.

主な機能

01Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagramming for multi-factor system failure analysis

02Interactive 5 Whys questioning to drill down into linear technical problems

03Detailed Incident Timeline Analysis for reconstructing sequences of events

04Standardized RCA documentation templates for professional post-mortems

0569 GitHub stars

06Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) for identifying critical failure paths in complex systems

ユースケース

01Investigating intermittent memory leaks or performance degradation in distributed systems

02Conducting blameless post-mortems after critical production outages

03Analyzing complex authentication failures or security breaches to identify process gaps

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add yonatangross/orchestkit root-cause-analysis

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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