A structured approach to root cause analysis that keeps you from shipping band-aids instead of fixes. It walks you through the classic Five Whys technique, pushing past surface symptoms like "payment service threw an exception" down to systemic issues like "our migration review process doesn't check query performance." The examples are solid and realistic, covering production bugs, CI/CD failures, and multi-branch scenarios where one problem has multiple root causes. The real value is in the discipline it enforces. Most debugging stops at the first plausible explanation, but this keeps asking why until you hit process gaps or missing automation, which is usually where the actual fix lives.
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$ npx -y skills add neolabhq/context-engineering-kit --skill why --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Five Whys Analysis
Apply Five Whys root cause analysis to investigate issues by iteratively asking "why" to drill from symptoms to root causes.
Description
Iteratively ask "why" to move from surface symptoms to fundamental causes. Identifies systemic issues rather than quick fixes.
Usage
/why [issue_description]
Variables
- ISSUE: Problem or symptom to analyze (default: prompt for input)
- DEPTH: Number of "why" iterations (default: 5, adjust as needed)
Steps
- State the problem clearly
- Ask "Why did this happen?" and document the answer
- For that answer, ask "Why?" again
- Continue until reaching root cause (usually 5 iterations)
- Validate by working backwards: root cause → symptom
- Explore branches if multiple causes emerge
- Propose solutions addressing root causes, not symptoms
Examples
Example 1: Production Bug
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- github.com/neolabhq/context-engineering-kit
- First seen
- Jun 3, 2026
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