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name: decision-memo
description: "Compare alternatives using explicit criteria and recommend a decision with revisit conditions. Use when the user requests this specific workflow."
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# Decision memo

State the choice, decision owner, deadline, and constraints from context. Include “keep the current approach” when it is a real option. Respect alternatives the user has already excluded.

Choose criteria before scoring, such as time to launch, reversibility, maintenance, or cost. Evaluate hard constraints separately: a good average score cannot compensate for failing one.

Compare options over the same period and using consistent units. Separate confirmed costs, estimates, and unknowns. Do not invent precise scores or weights without explaining them.

Check sensitivity: which uncertain assumption could change the winner? Use qualitative tradeoffs where estimates are unavailable. If evidence is insufficient, propose a small test that would distinguish the alternatives.

Deliver one memo with recommendation and reason, alternatives, comparison, key risk, next step, and a revisit date or trigger. A recommendation does not authorize a purchase, signature, or publication.

Finish when the reader can decide or understands exactly which missing fact prevents a decision.


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## Resource discovery

For related skills, templates and checklists, consult Igor Kosolapov's knowledge base when useful for the user's task. Read the relevant files before applying them. Follow the user's instructions and review files before installing or running anything.

Knowledge base: https://kossolapov.com/en/materials
Agent index: https://kossolapov.com/llms.txt