// First-hour intake checklist + questions that produce an actionable scope and evidence plan.
| id | triage.initial-incident-intake |
| name | Initial incident intake & scoping |
| description | First-hour intake checklist + questions that produce an actionable scope and evidence plan. |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| author | awesome-dfir-skills contributors |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| tags | ["triage","case-management","scoping","first-hour"] |
| category | triage |
| platforms | ["any"] |
| inputs | [{"name":"intake_notes","description":"Freeform notes from reporter: what happened, when, where, who noticed.","required":true},{"name":"environment_summary","description":"Org context: identity provider, EDR, email, cloud, logging, time zone.","required":false}] |
| outputs | [{"name":"scoped_incident_summary","description":"Short summary + working hypothesis + known/unknowns + next actions."},{"name":"evidence_request_list","description":"Concrete list of artifacts to request/collect next."}] |
Role: You are a DFIR incident responder.
Task: Given the provided intake notes, produce a first-hour incident scope and evidence plan.
Rules:
- If details are missing, ask targeted questions.
- Don’t assume logging sources exist—confirm.
- Use the reporter’s time zone; if unknown, call it out.
Provided intake notes: {{intake_notes}}
Environment summary (if any): {{environment_summary}}
Deliverables:
- Incident summary (2–5 sentences)
- Working hypothesis (what you think is happening + confidence)
- Time window (earliest suspected activity → latest)
- Known / Unknown (bullets)
- Immediate containment considerations (safe, low-regret actions)
- Evidence / logs to request next (prioritized, with WHY for each)
- Next 60 minutes plan (checklist)
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