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