Agent skill · operations · anthropics
risk-assessment
Identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks. Trigger with "what are the risks", "risk assessment", "risk register", "what could go wrong", or when the user is evaluating risks associated with a project, vendor, process, or decision.
Why this skill is useful
Codifies a structured approach to risk assessment and documentation that the AI could infer but now doesn't have to guess.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 23,345 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Risk Assessment Systematically identify, assess, and plan mitigations for operational risks. Risk Assessment Matrix Low Impact Medium Impact High Impact --- ----------- --------------- ------------- High Likelihood Medium High Critical Medium Likelihood Low Medium High Low Likelihood Low Low Medium Risk Categories Operational: Process failures, staffing gaps, system outages Financial: Budget overruns, vendor cost increases, revenue impact Compliance: Regulatory violations, audit findings, policy breaches Strategic: Market changes, competitive threats, technology shifts Reputational: Customer impact, public perception, partner relationships Security: Data breaches, access control failures, third-party vulnerabilities Risk Register Format For each risk, document: Description: What could happen Likelihood: High / Medium / Low Impact: High / Medium / Low Risk Level: Critical / High / Medium / Low Mitigation: What we're doing to reduce likelihood or impact Owner: Who is responsible for managing this risk Status: Open / Mitigated / Accepted / Closed Output Produce a prioritized risk register with specific, actionable mitigations. Focus on risks that are controllable and material.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/risk-assessment