pre-mortem

From claude-ctx

Description

Imagine failure first to surface guardrails and feature mitigations.

Tool Access

This skill inherits all available tools. When active, it can use any tool Claude has access to.

Skill Content

`/collaboration:pre-mortem`

Use when planning initiatives where early risk surfacing saves rework.

Inputs

Initiative and horizon (30/90/180 days)
Success definition
Known risks/compliance constraints

Steps

Define success state and horizon (default 90 days).
List top failure modes across tech, UX, org, market, compliance.
For each, propose mitigations/guardrails with Effort (S/M/L) and Owner.
Pull 2–3 mitigations that double as feature ideas.
Create Tasks for guardrails or pass to /ctx:plan.

Output Template

### Success State (horizon)
### Failure Modes
### Mitigations & Guardrails (effort, owner)
### Feature Candidates from Mitigations
### Immediate Tasks

Pairings

Run after /collaboration:concept-forge to sanity-check top concepts.
Feed guardrails into /dev:code-review or security skills as needed.

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