Root Cause Analyses

This section contains Root Cause Analysis (RCA) documents for incidents that occurred during Cortex AI development and operations.

RCA Index

RCA	Incident	Date	Impact	Resolution
RCA-001	Lint Pipeline Failure	2026-02-16	CI/CD blocked	Fixed linting rules

RCA Process

When an incident occurs:

1. Immediate Response - Mitigate the impact
2. Investigation - Gather data and understand root cause
3. Documentation - Create RCA document
4. Action Items - Define preventive measures
5. Follow-up - Verify fixes are effective

RCA Template

# RCA-XXX: Incident Title

**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Duration:** X hours
**Impact:** Description of impact
**Severity:** Critical | High | Medium | Low

## Summary

Brief summary of the incident.

## Timeline

| Time | Event |
|------|-------|
| HH:MM | First alert |
| HH:MM | Root cause identified |
| HH:MM | Fix deployed |

## Root Cause

What caused the incident?

## Resolution

How was it fixed?

## Action Items

| Action | Owner | Due Date | Status |
|--------|-------|----------|--------|
| Preventive measure | Person | YYYY-MM-DD | ⬜ |

## Lessons Learned

What can we do better next time?