runbook-creation

# Runbook Creation Skill

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

- **Runbook Creation tasks** - Working on operational runbook templates for incident response and procedures
- **Planning or design** - Need guidance on Runbook Creation approaches
- **Best practices** - Want to follow established patterns and standards

## Overview

Create operational runbooks for incident response, maintenance procedures, and operational tasks.

## MANDATORY: Documentation-First Approach

Before creating runbooks:

1. **Invoke `docs-management` skill** for runbook patterns
2. **Verify SRE best practices** via MCP servers (perplexity)
3. **Base guidance on Google SRE principles**

## Runbook Types

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Runbook Categories:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Incident Response Runbooks                                                  │
│  • Alert-triggered procedures                                                │
│  • Escalation paths                                                          │
│  • Communication templates                                                   │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Operational Runbooks                                                        │
│  • Deployment procedures                                                     │
│  • Maintenance tasks                                                         │
│  • Backup/restore operations                                                 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  Troubleshooting Runbooks                                                    │
│  • Diagnostic procedures                                                     │
│  • Common issue resolution                                                   │
│  • Debug workflows                                                           │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────