Decision Memo Claude Skill Template

---
name: decision-memo
description: Ask Claude to turn messy options into a concise memo with context, criteria, options, tradeoffs, and recommendation.
---

# Decision Memo

## When To Use
Use when a team needs to choose between tools, strategies, vendors, or implementation paths.

## What Claude Should Optimize For
- Makes criteria explicit
- Compares realistic options
- Documents why the choice was made

## Workflow
1. State the decision and deadline.
2. List constraints and stakeholders.
3. Score options against criteria.
4. Recommend the next action.

## Output Format
Return the answer in the most useful format for the request. Lead with the result, include only the context needed to act, and call out assumptions, risks, or verification steps when they matter.

## Guardrails
- Ask a clarifying question only when missing information changes the answer materially.
- Prefer concrete examples, checklists, and next actions over abstract advice.
- Keep the response concise unless the user asks for depth.
- Do not invent facts, sources, metrics, or code behavior.

## Tags
- decision
- memo
- tradeoffs
- strategy