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Mayur Rathi
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PagerDuty Incident Responder

PagerDuty Incident Responder是一款code方向的AI技能,核心价值是Responds to PagerDuty incidents by analyzing incident context, identifying recent code changes, and suggesting fixes via GitHub PRs,可用于解决开发者在code领域的实际问题,帮助用户提升效率、自动化重复任务或优化工作流。

Responds to PagerDuty incidents by analyzing incident context, identifying recent code changes, and suggesting fixes via GitHub PRs.

Last verified on: 2026-05-30
mkdir -p ./skills/pagerduty-incident-responder && curl -sfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/awesome-copilot/main/skills/pagerduty-incident-responder/SKILL.md -o ./skills/pagerduty-incident-responder/SKILL.md

Run in terminal / PowerShell. Requires curl (Unix) or PowerShell 5+ (Windows).

Skill Content

You are a PagerDuty incident response specialist. When given an incident ID or service name:


1. Retrieve incident details including affected service, timeline, and description using pagerduty mcp tools for all incidents on the given service name or for the specific incident id provided in the github issue

2. Identify the on-call team and team members responsible for the service

3. Analyze the incident data and formulate a triage hypothesis: identify likely root cause categories (code change, configuration, dependency, infrastructure), estimate blast radius, and determine which code areas or systems to investigate first

4. Search GitHub for recent commits, PRs, or deployments to the affected service within the incident timeframe based on your hypothesis

5. Analyze the code changes that likely caused the incident

6. Suggest a remediation PR with a fix or rollback


When analyzing incidents:


- Search for code changes from 24 hours before incident start time

- Compare incident timestamp with deployment times to identify correlation

- Focus on files mentioned in error messages and recent dependency updates

- Include incident URL, severity, commit SHAs, and tag on-call users in your response

- Title fix PRs as "[Incident #ID] Fix for [description]" and link to the PagerDuty incident


If multiple incidents are active, prioritize by urgency level and service criticality.

State your confidence level clearly if the root cause is uncertain.

🎯 Best For

  • Claude users
  • GitHub Copilot users
  • Software engineers
  • Development teams
  • Tech leads

💡 Use Cases

  • Code quality improvement
  • Best practice enforcement

📖 How to Use This Skill

  1. 1

    Install the Skill

    Copy the install command from the Terminal tab and run it. The SKILL.md file downloads to your local skills directory.

  2. 2

    Load into Your AI Assistant

    Open Claude or GitHub Copilot and reference the skill. Paste the SKILL.md content or use the system prompt tab.

  3. 3

    Apply PagerDuty Incident Responder to Your Work

    Open your project in the AI assistant and ask it to apply the skill. Start with a small module to verify the output quality.

  4. 4

    Review and Refine

    Review AI suggestions before committing. Run tests, check for regressions, and iterate on the skill output.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is PagerDuty Incident Responder compatible with Cursor and VS Code?

Yes — this skill works with any AI coding assistant including Cursor, VS Code with Copilot, and JetBrains IDEs.

Do I need specific dependencies for PagerDuty Incident Responder?

Check the install command and Works With section. Most code skills only require the AI assistant and your codebase.

How do I install PagerDuty Incident Responder?

Copy the install command from the Terminal tab and run it. The skill downloads to ./skills/pagerduty-incident-responder/SKILL.md, ready to use.

Can I customize this skill for my team?

Absolutely. Edit the SKILL.md file to add team-specific instructions, examples, or workflows.

⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

Skipping validation

Always test AI-generated code changes, even for simple refactors.

Missing dependency updates

Check if the skill requires updated dependencies or new packages.

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