sqldeadlock-reviewlisted
Install: claude install-skill vanterx/mssql-performance-skills
# SQL Server Deadlock Analysis Skill
## Purpose
Parse a SQL Server deadlock XML graph, identify the victim and winner processes, extract the queries and lock acquisition patterns involved, match against 16 known deadlock patterns (P1–P16), and produce a prioritized remediation plan.
## Input
Accept any of:
- Raw `<deadlock>` XML (from system_health XE session or SSMS deadlock graph Save As XML)
- A file path to a `.xdl` or `.xml` deadlock graph file
- A description of the deadlock if XML is not available
## How to Run
1. Parse the XML structure
2. Extract process list (victim, winner, their queries, lock waits)
3. Extract resource list (what locks are held and requested)
4. Match against pattern library
5. Generate remediation recommendations
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## XML Structure Reference
```xml
<deadlock>
<victim-list>
<victimProcess id="process1a2b" />
</victim-list>
<process-list>
<process id="process1a2b" taskpriority="0" logused="0"
waitresource="KEY: 5:72057594038910976 (abc123)"
waittime="4023" ownerId="123456"
transactionname="user_transaction"
currentdb="5" spid="52" kpid="1234"
status="suspended" isolationlevel="read committed">
<executionStack>
<frame procname="adhoc" line="3" stmtstart="100" stmtend="200"
sqlhandle="0x...">
UPDATE Orders SET Status = 1 WHERE Id = @id
</frame>
</executionStack>
<inputbuf>UPDATE Orders SET Status = 1 WHE