rollback-rca

name	Rollback RCA
description	Stop ineffective iteration loops and choose a controlled recovery path after repeated gate failures.

Rollback & RCA Skill

Purpose

Stop ineffective iteration loops and choose a controlled recovery path after repeated gate failures.

Use when

• An issue fails completion gate 3 consecutive times

Procedure

1. Stop work on the issue immediately.
2. Run root cause analysis:
   • Architecture mismatch?
   • Dependency/environment problem?
   • Scope too broad?
3. Present options via ask_user:
   • Rescope (split into smaller sub-issues)
   • Rollback (revert to last known good commit)
   • Redesign (change architecture)
4. Execute selected path and document rationale in session log.

Rollback Rules

• Keep history clean and revertible.
• Roll back only to the last commit that passed gate.
• Record rollback cause and follow-up plan.

Done Criteria

• Issue has an approved recovery path and documented rationale.

Anti-patterns

• Blindly retrying same failing strategy
• Silent rollback without traceability
• Continuing without user alignment