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diagnose-before-planlisted

Diagnose failures before creating a Prime Agent plan. MUST USE for bugs, CI failures, test failures, regressions, incidents, broken behavior, root cause, RCA, or debug-why requests before deciding whether to plan; preserve language, reviewer, and criticizer settings in .git/optim-plans; exclude ordinary feature planning, direct implementation-only, factual/explanation, trivial command-only, or explicit no-plan requests.
Optim-Agent/optim-plans · ★ 2 · Code & Development · score 68
Install: claude install-skill Optim-Agent/optim-plans
# Diagnose Before Plan Use this skill for problem or failure inputs that need diagnosis before planning. ## Setup 1. Read `../_shared/references/prime-planning-workflow.md`, `../_shared/references/state-and-config.md`, and `../_shared/references/plan-artifact-template.md`. 2. Use `.git/optim-plans` for controller state and `docs/optim-plans/YYYY-MM-DD-topic/` for public artifacts. 3. Preserve reviewer and criticizer settings for any selected planning skill. ## Diagnostic Workflow 1. Inspect available evidence first: repository files, logs, tests, command output, stack traces, recent diffs, CI output, environment details, and user-provided symptoms. 2. Produce an in-message RCA summary before asking whether to plan. Use at most 5 Whys. Stop with `unknown` when evidence is insufficient. 3. Ask one choice prompt in the configured language: 1. `Create the scoped fix plan` - recommended when evidence supports a planning path. 2. `Stop after RCA` - keep the diagnosis only. 3. `Other`. 4. `Auto-complete`. 4. On opt-out, stop after the summary. Do not write `PROBLEM_ANALYSIS.md` on opt-out. 5. On opt-in or `Auto-complete`, select the smallest fitting planning skill and continue with that skill's contract. ## Level Selection - `create-a-small-plan`: clear root cause, obvious fix shape, few local files, limited risk. - `create-a-plan`: multi-file fix, external API or dependency behavior, compatibility concerns, or research needed. - `create-a-big-plan`: cross-system