Can this skill work with non-English triggers?

Yes, it includes support for Japanese terms like 'なぜなぜ分析' (nazenaze bunseki) and '根本原因' to trigger the analysis process in multilingual environments.

What is the 5 Whys methodology in this skill?

It is a systematic iterative interrogative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem by repeating the question 'Why?' five times to reach the root cause.

How does this skill help prevent technical debt?

By identifying the architectural root cause rather than applying a 'symptom fix,' it ensures the problem is solved at its source, preventing the accumulation of workarounds that increase code complexity.

When should I use the Root Cause Analysis skill?

Use it when encountering complex bugs, recurring issues, or when a quick fix seems to add unnecessary complexity to the codebase instead of simplifying it.

Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys)

Name: Root Cause Analysis (5 Whys)
Author: thkt

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Productivity & Workflow

Identifies the underlying origins of software defects using the 5 Whys methodology to ensure permanent fixes rather than temporary patches.

About

The Root Cause Analysis skill empowers Claude to go beyond surface-level bug fixing by implementing the systematic 5 Whys framework. By investigating the chain of causality from observable symptoms through implementation details and design decisions to architectural constraints, it helps developers eliminate recurring issues at their source. This skill is particularly useful when dealing with 'flaky' code, race conditions, or complex logic errors where a quick fix might introduce technical debt or further complications.

Key Features

Differentiation between temporary symptom fixes and permanent root cause solutions
Systematic 5 Whys methodology for deep problem-solving
Automated codebase exploration via Grep and Glob to trace issue origins
3 GitHub stars
Multilingual trigger support including English and Japanese terminology
Architectural-level analysis of design decisions and system constraints

Use Cases

Reviewing proposed code changes to ensure they address the source of a problem rather than masking it
Debugging recurring production issues that previous 'band-aid' fixes failed to resolve
Conducting post-mortems on complex system failures to identify architectural weaknesses

About

Key Features

Differentiation between temporary symptom fixes and permanent root cause solutions
Systematic 5 Whys methodology for deep problem-solving
Automated codebase exploration via Grep and Glob to trace issue origins
3 GitHub stars
Multilingual trigger support including English and Japanese terminology
Architectural-level analysis of design decisions and system constraints

Use Cases

Reviewing proposed code changes to ensure they address the source of a problem rather than masking it
Debugging recurring production issues that previous 'band-aid' fixes failed to resolve
Conducting post-mortems on complex system failures to identify architectural weaknesses