causal-chain-tracing

$npx mdskill add yogsoth-ai/de-anthropocentric-research-engine/causal-chain-tracing

Traces UDEs to root causes using IF-THEN-BECAUSE logic chains

  • Analyzes undesirable effects to identify underlying root causes
  • Relies on subagent-spawning and structured UDE input with evidence
  • Applies logical reasoning to build causal relationships backward
  • Returns a causal tree showing convergence to root causes

SKILL.md

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---
name: causal-chain-tracing
description: "Trace UDE to root cause via IF...THEN...BECAUSE logic chains"
version: 1.0.0
category: experiment-execution
type: sop
execution: subagent
prompt: ./prompt.md
used-by: bottleneck-identification
input: numbered UDE list with evidence
output: causal tree with IF-THEN-BECAUSE chains converging to root causes
---

# SOP: Causal Chain Tracing

Trace each Undesirable Effect backward through causal chains using IF...THEN...BECAUSE logic to find root causes and convergence points.

Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent skill.

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