root-cause-tracing - Root Cause Tracing

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root-cause-tracing

Root Cause Tracing

Community Development

GitHub Copy Install Command

Description

Investigate and identify root causes of issues, avoiding treating only surface symptoms

Use Cases

• Production incident root cause analysis
• Tracking recurring issues
• Systematic failure diagnosis
• Technical debt assessment
• Improving preventive measures

Core Capabilities

• 5 Why Analysis: Deep questioning to find root causes
• Fishbone Diagram: Multi-dimensional cause analysis
• Timeline Reconstruction: Restore event sequence
• Impact Assessment: Analyze complete scope of impact

Example

Issue: Database deadlock occurred last night at 2:00 AM,
causing 15 minutes of service interruption.

Please help with root cause analysis:
1. Reconstruct event timeline
2. Analyze possible causes
3. Determine root cause
4. Propose preventive measures

Notes

• Don’t stop at surface causes
• Collect all relevant evidence
• Avoid assumptions, analyze based on facts
• Document analysis process and conclusions

Applicable Roles

Developer DevOps/IT

Tags

debugginganalysisinvestigation

Install

git clone https://github.com/obra/superpowers cp -r superpowers/skills/root-cause-tracing ~/.qoder/skills/

Information

Source

Community

Author

obra

Category

Development

Date Added

January 15, 2026

Links

• GitHub Repository

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