find-root-causes

name	find-root-causes
description	This skill should be used when diagnosing failures, investigating incidents, finding root causes, or when "root cause", "diagnosis", "investigate", or "--rca" are mentioned.
agent	debugger
context	fork
metadata	{"version":"2.0.0","related-skills":["debugging","codebase-recon","report-findings"]}

Root Cause Analysis

Delegated investigation: symptom → hypothesis → elimination → root cause → prevention.

Steps

1. Load the outfitter:debugging skill for systematic investigation
2. Apply elimination techniques from this skill's references
3. Document investigation trail using RCA templates
4. Deliver root cause report with prevention recommendations

<when_to_use>

• Diagnosing system failures or unexpected behavior
• Investigating incidents or outages
• Finding the actual cause vs surface symptoms
• Preventing recurrence through understanding
• Post-incident reviews requiring formal documentation

NOT for: known issues with documented fixes, simple configuration errors, routine debugging (use debugging skill directly)