What is Runbook?
A documented set of procedures for handling a specific operational task or incident.
A runbook is a documented set of step-by-step procedures for routine operations or incident response. Good runbooks include: the problem symptom, diagnostic steps, remediation actions, escalation paths, and rollback instructions. Runbooks reduce mean time to resolve (MTTR) because responders don't need to figure out what to do under pressure. Modern runbooks are increasingly being automated — AI agents can read runbooks and execute the steps automatically.
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