# Postmortem template generator

> Fill in what you know; the template fills the rest with prompts. Copy the Markdown into your docs, issue tracker or wiki.

URL: https://pagerless.dev/tools/postmortem-template
Updated: 2026-10-22

```markdown
# Postmortem: <what broke, in plain words>

**Date:** <YYYY-MM-DD>
**Duration:** <from first signal to resolved>
**Status:** Draft

## Summary
<What broke>. <How it was fixed>.

## Impact
<Who was affected, how many, for how long, and what they couldn't do>

## Timeline (all times in one time zone)
| Time | What happened |
| --- | --- |
| <hh:mm> | First signal |
| <hh:mm> | A person was reached |
| <hh:mm> | Fix applied |
| <hh:mm> | Confirmed resolved |

## Cause
<The chain of conditions that allowed this, not a person>

## What went well
- <Keep doing this>

## What to change
| Action | Owner | Due |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <Change that prevents this or catches it sooner> | <name> | <date> |
```

Why each section is there: [how to write a blameless postmortem](https://pagerless.dev/guides/postmortems).