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Issue Root-Cause Resolution

Audits a bug backlog to group issues by shared root cause and close them only with evidence

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Gentleman-Programming/gentle-ai
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8,181
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

This skill gives an AI agent a strict method for handling a large pile of bug reports. Instead of fixing each issue separately, the agent groups issues by the underlying cause, checks the real code on the current main branch to confirm each claim, and ranks fixes so that the preferred option removes a faulty mechanism entirely. It also sets rules for closing issues: only with recorded proof, and when in doubt, the issue is listed as borderline rather than closed.

Great for

  • Maintainers of an open-source or large codebase with many overlapping bug reports
  • Teams that want evidence-based issue triage rather than quick closures
  • Developers running a cluster-level cleanup of a defect backlog

Skip it if

  • Single bug fixes, since the skill itself says the single-defect flow is handled by another skill (rdd-defect-workflow)
  • Projects without a git history, a main branch, or issue tracking, because the method depends on verifying code against current main and linked issues
  • Users who want the agent to close or label issues on their own without human review, because the skill requires maintainer decisions and human authorization for label and close actions

Try asking

  • “Run a root audit on our open issues about the login crash and group them by shared cause”
  • “Check whether these five reported bugs are still present on the current main branch and list which can be closed with evidence”
  • “Build a mechanism map for the caching bug cluster with file and line references before proposing a fix”
  • “Summarize maintainer decisions we still need to make before implementing the cluster fix”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Issue Root-Cause ResolutionInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    issue-root-resolution.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip issue-root-resolution.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip issue-root-resolution.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Give the agent the full issue list and the repository path so it can read bodies and comments and check current code, not just titles
  • Review the borderline list and the proposed maintainer decisions (D-items) yourself before any issue is closed or any fix is coded
  • Ask for the mechanism map first; the skill treats code evidence as the authority over issue descriptions and plans

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-ai under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.