Postmortem: [Incident Title]
Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Author: [Member or human who authored this]
Status: Draft | Review | Final
Incident Summary
<!-- One paragraph. What happened, when, and what systems or users were affected. -->Timeline
| Time (UTC) | Event |
|---|---|
| HH:MM | [Detection — who or what first noticed] |
| HH:MM | [Response — who was paged, what action was taken] |
| HH:MM | [Mitigation — how impact was reduced or stopped] |
| HH:MM | [Resolution — when normal operation was restored] |
Root Cause
<!-- Produced by The Debugger. What was the underlying defect or condition? Include: - The chain of events from root cause to visible symptom - Why existing tests or checks did not catch it - The specific file, function, or configuration at fault -->Impact
<!-- Produced by The Tester. What broke and for whom? Quantify where possible: - Number of users affected - Duration of impact - Error rates, latency degradation, or data loss -->Remediation
<!-- What was done to fix the immediate issue. Include PR/commit references. -->- [PR # or commit] — [short description]
Prevention
<!-- Informed by The Auditor. What systemic changes prevent recurrence? Examples: new tests, additional validation, monitoring, process changes. -->- [Action item with owner]
- [Action item with owner]
Decision Record
<!-- Link to the corresponding Decision Log entry, if one exists. -->See Decision Log entry.
Related
<!-- Links to relevant issues, ADRs, or documentation. -->- Issue #[number]
- ADR-[NNN]
- [Other references]
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