What is included in the formal RCA report?

The generated report includes a summary, event timeline, impact analysis, the primary root cause, contributing factors, prevention steps, and detection recommendations.

How does this differ from the standard debugging skill?

While the debugging skill focuses on resolving immediate issues, the Root Cause Analysis skill focuses on understanding why the issue occurred, documenting the investigation trail, and proposing long-term prevention strategies.

When should I use this skill instead of standard debugging?

Use this skill for system failures, outages, or unexpected behaviors that require formal documentation or where preventing recurrence is as important as the fix itself.

Can I use this skill for routine configuration errors?

No, this skill is designed for deep-dive investigations. For routine debugging or known issues with documented fixes, the standard debugging skill is more efficient.

What investigation techniques are included?

The skill utilizes three core methods: Binary Search for large change ranges, Variable Isolation for causation testing, and the Process of Elimination for finite sets of potential causes.

Root Cause Analysis

Name: Root Cause Analysis
Author: outfitter-dev

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分析と監視

Performs systematic investigations to identify the primary cause of system failures and provides actionable prevention strategies.

The Root Cause Analysis skill extends standard debugging capabilities into a formal investigative framework. It guides Claude through a structured 'symptom to prevention' workflow, utilizing specialized elimination techniques like binary search and variable isolation to move beyond surface-level fixes. This skill is essential for post-incident reviews, providing detailed investigation trails and professional RCA reports that document timelines, contributing factors, and long-term detection improvements to ensure system stability.

主な機能

01Systematic elimination techniques including binary search and variable isolation

02Deep integration with standard debugging workflows for transition from fix to analysis

03Real-time investigation trail logging for handoffs and pattern recognition

04Hypothesis-driven diagnostic methodology to eliminate confirmation bias

05Comprehensive RCA report generation with impact and prevention sections

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ユースケース

01Analyzing complex logic failures that require structural prevention recommendations

02Investigating intermittent or non-deterministic production regressions

03Conducting formal post-incident reviews after a system outage

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add outfitter-dev/outfitter find-root-causes

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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