Agent skill · product strategy · nickcrew
pre-mortem
Imagine failure first to surface guardrails and feature mitigations.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured approach to risk analysis and mitigation that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-06-29. 28 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
/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 1. Define success state and horizon (default 90 days). 2. List top failure modes across tech, UX, org, market, compliance. 3. For each, propose mitigations/guardrails with Effort (S/M/L) and Owner. 4. Pull 2–3 mitigations that double as feature ideas. 5. Create Tasks for guardrails or pass to /ctx:plan. Output Template Pairings Run after /collaboration:concept-forge to sanity-check top concepts. Feed guardrails into /dev:code-review or security skills as needed.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills nickcrew/pre_mortem