Hotfix Pattern — Skills

Pattern: Hotfix
Component: skills.md
Version: 1.3 | Updated: 2026-07-29

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Skill	Path	Why required
Debug	skills/debug.skill.md	Fast characterization under pressure
DevOps	skills/devops.skill.md	Rollback / LKG / flags
Security	skills/security.skill.md	When incident is security-class
Observability	skills/observability.skill.md	Blast-radius signals

Related agents

• Incident response agent

Skill activation triggers

Name an IC first. Run Debug for fast characterization without destroying evidence. Prefer DevOps rollback/LKG/flags before speculative patches. Escalate Security when the SEV is security-class. Watch Observability for blast-radius expansion.

Verification that skills worked

• IC and allowed paths are recorded before the hotfix PR
• Containment or rollback was evaluated before net-new code
• Evidence needed for RCA was preserved (not wiped by restarts)

Changelog

• 1.3 (2026-07-29): Hotfix skill activation and verification rewritten for this envelope.