Agent skill

Root Cause Analysis

by Prorise-cool in Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent

Problem solving using Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams and 5 Whys technique.

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Install Root Cause Analysis

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent --skill root-cause-analysis -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent root-cause-analysis --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/business-analysis/root-cause-analysis .claude/skills/root-cause-analysis && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
root-cause-analysis
GitHub stars
305
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~4.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
721 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
55
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Problem solving using Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams and 5 Whys technique.

  • Works in 8 steps: Define the Problem → Assemble the Team → Brainstorm Causes by Category → …
  • Tasks that involve Root cause analysis
  • SKILL.md covers What is Root Cause Analysis?, Framework 1: Fishbone…, Framework 2: 5 Whys and Combined Approach, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Root Cause Analysis is an agent skill from Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent. Problem solving using Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams and 5 Whys technique. Identifies root causes systematically and recommends corrective actions.

Its SKILL.md is about 4.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Root cause analysis. The repository describes itself as: Claude-Code-Multi-Agent驱动的新一代AI编程助手生态系统,基于Claude Code构建的智能代理协调工作空间,实现从需求到交付的全流程自动化开发.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Root cause analysis

Example prompts

  • “/root-cause-analysis”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, Task, Skill

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Define the Problem
  2. Assemble the Team
  3. Brainstorm Causes by Category
  4. Identify Most Likely Root Causes
  5. Validate Root Causes
  6. State the Problem
  7. Ask Why Iteratively
  8. Validate the Root Cause

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0dc1305. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Task
    • Skill

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown, mermaid and yaml).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Root Cause Analysis loads about 4.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 721 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 721 words (~4,543 tokens).

“Systematic problem solving using Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams and 5 Whys technique. Identifies true root causes and recommends effective corrective actions.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Prorise-cool
name
root-cause-analysis
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep, Task, Skill

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/business-analysis/root-cause-analysis of Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0dc1305

Used in 1 other repository

We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Root Cause Analysis

What does Root Cause Analysis do?

Problem solving using Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams and 5 Whys technique. Root Cause Analysis is an agent skill from Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent. Problem solving using Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagrams and 5 Whys technique.

When should I use Root Cause Analysis?

Root Cause Analysis fits situations like: tasks that involve Root cause analysis.

How do I install Root Cause Analysis in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent --skill root-cause-analysis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/business-analysis/root-cause-analysis in Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent) into .claude/skills/root-cause-analysis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Root Cause Analysis in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent --skill root-cause-analysis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/business-analysis/root-cause-analysis in Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent) into .agents/skills/root-cause-analysis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Root Cause Analysis in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent --skill root-cause-analysis -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/root-cause-analysis, .gemini/skills/root-cause-analysis, .github/skills/root-cause-analysis and .opencode/skills/root-cause-analysis in your project.

What does Root Cause Analysis need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Root Cause Analysis is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Task, Skill.

Does Root Cause Analysis access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Root Cause Analysis safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Root Cause Analysis use?

No licence was found for Root Cause Analysis or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Root Cause Analysis use?

About 4.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 18k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Root Cause Analysis?

Prorise-cool (a GitHub user) maintains it in Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent, which has 305 GitHub stars. The repository holds 55 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 16, 2026.

Source: Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.