Runbook Protocol

A runbook documents how to respond to a specific operational event (incident, scheduled maintenance, deployment). Use the template at .dev-team-agents/templates/runbook-template.md.

When to Create a Runbook

• Production incidents that recur or have multi-step mitigation
• Deployment procedures with more than 3 sequential steps
• On-call escalation paths
• Scheduled maintenance windows

Runbook Structure (see .dev-team-agents/templates/runbook-template.md)

1. Title and severity — incident type and impact level
2. Symptoms — observable signals that triggered this runbook
3. Diagnosis steps — commands to run, logs to check
4. Mitigation steps — ordered actions to resolve
5. Rollback — how to undo if mitigation fails
6. Post-mortem checklist — actions after resolution

Loading Instructions

Load .dev-team-agents/templates/runbook-template.md and fill in each section. Keep steps atomic (one action per step). Include exact commands, not descriptions of commands.