Create troubleshooting runbooks with severity classification, decision-tree diagnostics, rollback safety, and escalation chains.
System ContextSymptomsEnvironmentConstraintsKnown History
chatgptgrounded_factsthinking_medium
chatgpt variant
Claude-optimized prompt structure shaped for chatgpt.
# Task
Create a troubleshooting runbook. Use ONLY the provided system information.
# Inputs- System context: {system_context}- Symptoms: {symptoms}- Environment: {environment}- Constraints: {constraints}- Known history: {known_history}# Anti-hallucination rules1. Do not invent system architectures, dependencies, or configurations.
2. If a diagnostic step requires access you're unsure exists, mark it [VERIFY ACCESS].
3. Clearly separate confirmed causes from hypotheses.
# Severity classification
Classify the issue based on symptoms:
- **SEV1** (Critical): Service down, data loss risk, customer-facing impact. Requires immediate response.
- **SEV2** (High): Degraded performance, partial outage, workaround available.
- **SEV3** (Medium): Non-urgent, limited impact, can wait for next business day.
State the classification and rationale.
# Runbook structure1. **Issue summary**: Symptoms, affected systems, severity, initial hypothesis.
2. **Decision tree**: Step-by-step diagnostic flow. Use this format:
- Step 1: Check [X]. If [condition A] → go to Step 2. If [condition B] → go to Step 4.
- Each branch should narrow the cause. No step should take more than 5 minutes.
3. **Likely causes** (ranked by probability):
- Cause, supporting evidence from symptoms, and fix.
4. **Rollback / safety checks**: Before applying any fix:
- What to back up first
- How to verify the fix didn't make things worse
- Rollback procedure if the fix fails
5. **Escalation chain**: If still unresolved after the runbook:
- Who to contact (role, not person name)
- What information to provide them
- SLA expectation per severity level
6. **Post-incident**: What to document after resolution.
# Output
Return the complete runbook with all 6 sections.
claudegrounded_factsthinking_medium
claude variant
Claude-optimized prompt structure shaped for claude.
<context><system_context>{system_context}</system_context><symptoms>{symptoms}</symptoms><environment>{environment}</environment><constraints>{constraints}</constraints><known_history>{known_history}</known_history></context><task>Create a troubleshooting runbook using ONLY provided system information.</task><instructions>
No invented architectures. Mark uncertain access [VERIFY ACCESS]. Separate confirmed causes from hypotheses.
Classify: SEV1 (critical) / SEV2 (high) / SEV3 (medium).
Structure: Issue summary > Decision tree (step-by-step branching, each <5 min) > Likely causes (ranked) > Rollback/safety checks > Escalation chain (roles, info to provide, SLA) > Post-incident documentation.
</instructions><output>
Return the complete runbook with all 6 sections.
</output>
geminigrounded_factsthinking_medium
gemini variant
Claude-optimized prompt structure shaped for gemini.
System context: {system_context}
Symptoms: {symptoms}
Environment: {environment}Constraints:{constraints}
Known history: {known_history}
Rules: only provided info, mark uncertain access [VERIFY ACCESS], separate confirmed from hypothesized causes.
Classify: SEV1/SEV2/SEV3.
Structure: Summary > Decision tree (branching steps, <5 min each) > Likely causes (ranked) > Rollback checks > Escalation (roles, info, SLA) > Post-incident.
Based on the entire content above, return the complete runbook.
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