Use when kernel evidence shows stalled I/O, a power IRP, or completion/cancellation misuse; inspect request state and driver ownership. Not for interpreting an empty IRP search in a limited dump as proof of healthy I/O.
Install
npx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills --skill windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triagenpx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills --skill windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage -a claude-code -gnpx skills add microsoft/win-dev-skills --skill windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/win-dev-skills.git --path plugins/windbg/skills/windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triagegh skill install microsoft/win-dev-skills windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triagegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/microsoft/win-dev-skills /tmp/microsoft__win-dev-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__win-dev-skills/plugins/windbg/skills/windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage ~/.claude/skills/windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/microsoft__win-dev-skills/plugins/windbg/skills/windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage ~/.agents/skills/windbg-kernel-irp-lifecycle-triage # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode