Tutorials

Agent-Led Analysis

Install the bundled isplay-analysis skill and let an analyst agent run a bounded investigation.

The repo includes an isplay-analysis skill for Codex-style agents. It teaches the agent to start the stack, select a project, discover runs, form narrow hypotheses, run replay or experiments, resolve fixture requirements, and write validity-bounded reports.

1. Install The Skill

npx skills add combined-ai/isplay --skill isplay-analysis -a codex

The command installs directly into Codex. Omit -a codex if you want the Skills CLI to prompt for another supported agent. Restart the agent app after installation.

2. Start With A Direct Prompt

Use $isplay-analysis. Start isplay if needed, create or select a project, wire the right adapter for this project, capture my next run, discover the trace, replay likely hypotheses, resolve fixture requirements when safe, and return an evidence-bounded RCA report with validity labels.

3. What The Agent Should Do

Verify ISPLAY_API_URL and ISPLAY_PROJECT_ID.
Capture or select the target run.
Run discover run, context inventory, checkpoint listing, and event inspection.
Write an observed baseline before forming a cause claim.
Create one branch per hypothesis.
Use recorded model replay and pause-for-fixture tool replay by default.
Resolve fixture requirements only with explicit provenance and scope.
Return a report with first divergence, metrics, effects, comparability, validity labels, and next actions.

4. How To Review The Output

Check that the final answer includes:

Required itemWhy
Base run ID and project IDMakes the investigation reproducible.
Replay or experiment IDsLets you inspect evidence later.
Replay policyDefines evidence strength.
Fixture provenanceExplains conditional dependencies.
First divergenceShows where behavior changed.
Metrics and effectsConnects trace differences to the conclusion.
Validity labelsPrevents overclaiming.
Next actionsMakes uncertainty actionable.

If the report jumps straight to a cause without these items, ask it to rerun discovery and cite evidence.

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