# Pattern: Incident Runbook Library

Status: seed
Readiness target: RL3 production
Primary owners: NetKingdom, Railiance platform, product repos
Genesis family: Detection and response

## Problem

Incident response becomes slow and inconsistent when teams rely on
memory or ad hoc decisions during security events.

## Context

Use this pattern for credential compromise, tenant isolation incidents,
malicious uploads, policy bypass, OpenBao recovery, build compromise,
and platform outage scenarios.

## Forces

- Incidents need quick containment.
- Actions must be safe, authorized, and reversible where possible.
- Evidence preservation matters.
- Tenant communication and post-incident learning need structure.

## Solution

Maintain a reviewed library of incident runbooks with triggers,
severity, roles, containment steps, evidence handling, tenant
communication, recovery, and post-incident follow-up.

## Verification

- High-value scenarios have runbooks with owners.
- Runbooks are tested through drills or tabletop exercises.
- Containment actions link to audit and decision records.
- Post-incident reviews create tracked follow-up work.

## Related Patterns

- Break-glass Access.
- Kill Switch / Tenant Freeze.
- Token Revocation Sweep.
- Central Audit Ledger.