Incident Hotfix

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name: incident-hotfix

description: Coder-focused incident response and hotfix execution for production issues. Use when you need reproducible triage, patch/rollback decisions, CI-safe hotfix branches, evidence capture, and postmortem action tracking tied to code changes.

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# Incident Hotfix

Use this alongside broader incident-response skills when code-level action is required.

Workflow

1. **Classify severity** using `references/severity-matrix.md`

2. **Create hotfix branch** from current production tag/commit

3. **Reproduce and isolate** with minimal failing test

4. **Patch with rollback plan**

5. **Run focused CI checks**

6. **Capture evidence bundle**

7. **Merge + verify + postmortem actions**

Step 1 — Create incident workspace

bash scripts/start_hotfix.sh --id INC-1234 --base main

This creates:

Step 2 — Evidence capture

bash scripts/capture_evidence.sh --id INC-1234

Collects into `docs/incidents/INC-1234/evidence/`:

Step 3 — Patch gate

Before PR/merge, ensure:

Step 4 — Postmortem actions

Use `references/action-template.md` to convert findings into concrete tasks:

Required outputs

Notes