War Room Skill#

Trigger#

Crisis response and intensive problem-solving with multiple agents.

Trigger phrases: "war room", "crisis mode", "all hands on deck", "emergency fix", "critical issue"

When to Use#

• Production is down
• Critical bug affecting users
• Time-sensitive deadline at risk
• Complex problem needing parallel investigation

War Room Protocol#

1. Situation Assessment (2 min)#

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SITUATION: [what's happening]
IMPACT: [who/what is affected]
SEVERITY: [critical/high/medium]
TIMELINE: [when did it start, when must it be fixed]

2. Team Assembly#

• Investigator: Gathers logs, data, reproduction steps
• Analyst: Forms hypotheses, identifies root cause
• Fixer: Implements solution once root cause confirmed
• Reviewer: Validates fix, checks for regressions

3. Communication Cadence#

• Status update every 15 minutes during active crisis
• Each update: what we know, what we're trying, ETA
• Single source of truth: shared state file

4. Resolution#

• Fix implemented and verified
• Root cause documented
• Post-mortem scheduled (within 48 hours)
• Prevention measures identified

Rules#

• Speed > perfection during active crisis
• One person/agent owns coordination (war room lead)
• All changes logged — no cowboy fixes
• Revert first, investigate second (if revert is safe)
• Post-mortem is mandatory, blame is not