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Broker Outage Contingency Plan

Have a playbook before the platform breaks

Creates a broker outage response plan with alternate access paths, escalation steps, and a log for documenting disruptions during critical market windows.

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PROMPT

Create a skill called "Broker Outage Contingency Plan". When my broker is down, walk me through: - how to verify whether it is a real outage, - what evidence to capture while it is happening, - what alternate access paths to try, - and how to document the disruption for later escalation or complaint.

How It Works

This recipe is for login failures, trading outages, and system disruption days.

Triggers

  • Cannot log in
  • Cannot place or modify orders
  • Broker outage during market hours
  • Need a contingency checklist fast

Inputs

  • Broker
  • Urgency level
  • Position or order affected
  • Support channels available

Outputs

  • Outage verification checklist
  • Escalation order
  • Documentation log template
  • Postmortem template

Steps / Actions

  1. Determine whether the issue is local or platform-wide.
  2. Gather critical evidence while the outage is happening.
  3. Route through alternate channels (phone, web, mobile app).
  4. Log timestamps and attempted actions.
  5. Prepare follow-up documentation for later escalation.

Failure Modes

  • User has no backup access path prepared
  • User does not document impact while it is happening
Tags:#outage#broker#contingency#support