ops__maintain-incident-postmortem

Compose structured incident postmortems from scattered evidence into source-backed narratives.

1|1|Updated Mar 16, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/erikhazzard/vasir --skill ops-maintain-incident-postmortem
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Skill: ops__maintain-incident-postmortem
Source: https://github.com/erikhazzard/vasir/tree/main/.agents/skills/ops__maintain-incident-postmortem
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/erikhazzard/vasir --skill ops-maintain-incident-postmortem

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps incident responders and engineering teams create and maintain durable, evidence-backed postmortems that document causal narratives for future responders.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Provides a structured template to capture incident facts, inferences, ruled-out hypotheses, and recurrence patterns.
  • Organizes evidence, timelines, accounts, and corrective actions into a reusable postmortem, with clear status and learning sections.
  • Supports end-to-end postmortem workflows from draft to completed, with validation and verification checkpoints.

Quick Start

Fill in the template by creating or updating docs/incidents/<semantic-domain>/<YYYY-MM-DD>__<incident-slug>/postmortem.md with evidence, timeline, and corrective actions.

Frequently Asked Questions about ops__maintain-incident-postmortem

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I write an incident postmortem that links evidence to the root-cause analysis?▼

An incident postmortem that links evidence to root-cause analysis requires a structured template to capture facts, inferences, ruled-out hypotheses, and verification states, turning scattered evidence into a source-backed narrative for future responders.

What is the best way to organize timeline notes and corrective actions for an outage postmortem?▼

Organizing timeline notes and corrective actions for an outage postmortem involves structuring them under a defined incident path with a reusable template, ensuring accounts, evidence, and recurrence patterns are clearly documented from draft to final review.

Can I track ruled-out hypotheses and recurrence patterns in a standard postmortem template?▼

Yes, a standard postmortem template can track ruled-out hypotheses and recurrence patterns by providing dedicated sections to document inferences, verification states, and learning outcomes alongside the causal narrative.

How do I structure incident documentation from initial draft to completed postmortem review?▼

Structuring incident documentation from draft to completed review requires a workflow with validation checkpoints, capturing incident facts and corrective actions in a postmortem file under a defined docs/incidents path to ensure durability.

Does this postmortem workflow require a specific file path or directory structure?▼

Yes, the postmortem workflow requires a defined incident path under docs/incidents, structured as a semantic domain and dated slug directory, containing a postmortem.md file to capture the evidence-backed narrative.

How do I maintain durable postmortems for future incident responders across operations teams?▼

Maintaining durable postmortems for future incident responders requires composing a source-backed narrative with clear status and learning sections, ensuring that causal facts, inferences, and corrective actions remain accessible and verifiable.