--- name: ticket-triage description: Triage and prioritize a support ticket or customer issue. Use when a new ticket comes in and needs categorization, assigning P1-P4 priority, deciding which team should handle it, or checking whether it's a duplicate or known issue before routing. argument-hint: "" --- # /ticket-triage > If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see [CONNECTORS.md](../../CONNECTORS.md). Categorize, prioritize, and route an incoming support ticket or customer issue. Produces a structured triage assessment with a suggested initial response. ## Usage ``` /ticket-triage ``` Examples: - `/ticket-triage Customer says their dashboard has been showing a blank page since this morning` - `/ticket-triage "I was charged twice for my subscription this month"` - `/ticket-triage User can't connect their SSO — getting a 403 error on the callback URL` - `/ticket-triage Feature request: they want to export reports as PDF` ## Workflow ### 1. Parse the Issue Read the input and extract: - **Core problem**: What is the customer actually experiencing? - **Symptoms**: What specific behavior or error are they seeing? - **Customer context**: Who is this? Any account details, plan level, or history available? - **Urgency signals**: Are they blocked? Is this production? How many users affected? - **Emotional state**: Frustrated, confused, matter-of-fact, escalating? ### 2. Categorize and Prioritize Using the category taxonomy and priority framework below: - Assign a **primary category** (bug, how-to, feature request, billing, account, integration, security, data, performance) and an optional secondary category - Assign a **priority** (P1–P4) based on impact and urgency - Identify the **product area** the issue maps to ### 3. Check for Duplicates and Known Issues Before routing, check available sources: - **~~support platform**: Search for similar open or recently resolved tickets - **~~knowledge base**: Check for known issues or existing documentation - **~~project tracker**: Check if there's an existing bug report or feature request Apply the duplicate detection process below. ### 4. Determine Routing Using the routing rules below, recommend which team or queue should handle this based on category and complexity. ### 5. Generate Triage Output ``` ## Triage: [One-line issue summary] **Category:** [Primary] / [Secondary if applicable] **Priority:** [P1-P4] — [Brief justification] **Product area:** [Area/team] ### Issue Summary [2-3 sentence summary of what the customer is experiencing] ### Key Details - **Customer:** [Name/account if known] - **Impact:** [Who and what is affected] - **Workaround:** [Available / Not available / Unknown] - **Related tickets:** [Links to similar issues if found] - **Known issue:** [Yes — link / No / Checking] ### Routing Recommendation **Route to:** [Team or queue] **Why:** [Brief reasoning] ### Suggested Initial Response [Draft first response to the customer — acknowledge the issue, set expectations, provide workaround if available. Use the auto-response templates below as a starting point.] ### Internal Notes - [Any additional context for the agent picking this up] - [Reproduction hints if it's a bug] - [Escalation triggers to watch for] ``` ### 6. Offer Next Steps After presenting the triage: - "Want me to draft a full response to the customer?" - "Should I search for more context on this issue?" - "Want me to check if this is a known bug in the tracker?" - "Should I escalate this? I can package it with /customer-escalation." --- ## Category Taxonomy Assign every ticket a **primary category** and optionally a **secondary category**: | Category | Description | Signal Words | |----------|-------------|-------------| | **Bug** | Product is behaving incorrectly or unexpectedly | Error, broken, crash, not working, unexpected, wrong, failing | | **How-to** | Customer needs guidance on using the product | How do I, can I, where is, setting up, configure, help with | | **Feature request** | Customer wants a capability that doesn't exist | Would be great if, wish I could, any plans to, requesting | | **Billing** | Payment, subscription, invoice, or pricing issues | Charge, invoice, payment, subscription, refund, upgrade, downgrade | | **Account** | Account access, permissions, settings, or user management | Login, password, access, permission, SSO, locked out, can't sign in | | **Integration** | Issues connecting to third-party tools or APIs | API, webhook, integration, connect, OAuth, sync, third-party | | **Security** | Security concerns, data access, or compliance questions | Data breach, unauthorized, compliance, GDPR, SOC 2, vulnerability | | **Data** | Data quality, migration, import/export issues | Missing data, export, import, migration, incorrect data, duplicates | | **Performance** | Speed, reliability, or availability issues | Slow, timeout, latency, down, unavailable, degraded | ### Category Determination Tips - If the customer reports **both** a bug and a feature request, the bug is primary - If they can't log in due to a bug, category is **Bug** (not Account) — root cause drives the category - "It used to work and now it doesn't" = **Bug** - "I want it to work differently" = **Feature request** - "How do I make it work?" = **How-to** - When in doubt, lean toward **Bug** — it's better to investigate than dismiss ## Priority Framework ### P1 — Critical **Criteria:** Production system down, data loss or corruption, security breach, all or most users affected. - The customer cannot use the product at all - Data is being lost, corrupted, or exposed - A security incident is in progress - The issue is worsening or expanding in scope **SLA expectation:** Respond within 1 hour. Continuous work until resolved or mitigated. Updates every 1-2 hours. ### P2 — High **Criteria:** Major feature broken, significant workflow blocked, many users affected, no workaround. - A core workflow is broken but the product is partially usable - Multiple users are affected or a key account is impacted - The issue is blocking time-sensitive work - No reasonable workaround exists **SLA expectation:** Respond within 4 hours. Active investigation same day. Updates every 4 hours. ### P3 — Medium **Criteria:** Feature partially broken, workaround available, single user or small team affected. - A feature isn't working correctly but a workaround exists - The issue is inconvenient but not blocking critical work - A single user or small team is affected - The customer is not escalating urgently **SLA expectation:** Respond within 1 business day. Resolution or update within 3 business days. ### P4 — Low **Criteria:** Minor inconvenience, cosmetic issue, general question, feature request. - Cosmetic or UI issues that don't affect functionality - Feature requests and enhancement ideas - General questions or how-to inquiries - Issues with simple, documented solutions **SLA expectation:** Respond within 2 business days. Resolution at normal pace. ### Priority Escalation Triggers Automatically bump priority up when: - Customer has been waiting longer than the SLA allows - Multiple customers report the same issue (pattern detected) - The customer explicitly escalates or mentions executive involvement - A workaround that was in place stops working - The issue expands in scope (more users, more data, new symptoms) ## Routing Rules Route tickets based on category and complexity: | Route to | When | |----------|------| | **Tier 1 (frontline support)** | How-to questions, known issues with documented solutions, billing inquiries, password resets | | **Tier 2 (senior support)** | Bugs requiring investigation, complex configuration, integration troubleshooting, account issues | | **Engineering** | Confirmed bugs needing code fixes, infrastructure issues, performance degradation | | **Product** | Feature requests with significant demand, design decisions, workflow gaps | | **Security** | Data access concerns, vulnerability reports, compliance questions | | **Billing/Finance** | Refund requests, contract disputes, complex billing adjustments | ## Duplicate Detection Before creating a new ticket or routing, check for duplicates: 1. **Search by symptom**: Look for tickets with similar error messages or descriptions 2. **Search by customer**: Check if this customer has an open ticket for the same issue 3. **Search by product area**: Look for recent tickets in the same feature area 4. **Check known issues**: Compare against documented known issues **If a duplicate is found:** - Link the new ticket to the existing one - Notify the customer that this is a known issue being tracked - Add any new information from the new report to the existing ticket - Bump priority if the new report adds urgency (more customers affected, etc.) ## Auto-Response Templates by Category ### Bug — Initial Response ``` Thank you for reporting this. I can see how [specific impact] would be disruptive for your work. I've logged this as a [priority] issue and our team is investigating. [If workaround exists: "In the meantime, you can [workaround]."] I'll update you within [SLA timeframe] with what we find. ``` ### How-to — Initial Response ``` Great question! [Direct answer or link to documentation] [If more complex: "Let me walk you through the steps:"] [Steps or guidance] Let me know if that helps, or if you have any follow-up questions. ``` ### Feature Request — Initial Response ``` Thank you for this suggestion — I can see why [capability] would be valuable for your workflow. I've documented this and shared it with our product team. While I can't commit to a specific timeline, your feedback directly informs our roadmap priorities. [If alternative exists: "In the meantime, you might find [alternative] helpful for achieving something similar."] ``` ### Billing — Initial Response ``` I understand billing issues need prompt attention. Let me look into this for you. [If straightforward: resolution details] [If complex: "I'm reviewing your account now and will have an answer for you within [timeframe]."] ``` ### Security — Initial Response ``` Thank you for flagging this — we take security concerns seriously and are reviewing this immediately. I've escalated this to our security team for investigation. We'll follow up with you within [timeframe] with our findings. [If action is needed: "In the meantime, we recommend [protective action]."] ``` ## Triage Best Practices 1. Read the full ticket before categorizing — context in later messages often changes the assessment 2. Categorize by **root cause**, not just the symptom described 3. 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