Freeze

Skill alirezarezvani/claude-skills/c-level-advisor/c-level-agents/skills/freeze

/cs:freeze <decision> <days> — Lock a strategic decision for a cooldown period to prevent impulse reversal. Mirrors gstack's safety primitives for the business layer. Use when an irreversible decision was made under pressure — e.g. a layoff plan or multi-year contract — and deserves a cooling-off lock before execution.From its SKILL.md

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/cs:freeze — Cooldown Lock on a Decision

Command: /cs:freeze <decision-path> <days>

Locks a decision for a defined cooldown period. During the freeze, the chief-of-staff router refuses to re-litigate the decision unless a kill criterion explicitly triggers.

Inspired by gstack's /freeze and /guard safety primitives — adapted from code-scoping to strategic-scoping.

When to Use

Founders are pattern-matchers; pattern-matching after a tough decision often produces a reversal that's actually just decision fatigue. The freeze enforces a discipline:

After any irreversible or high-cost-to-reverse decision (fundraise, layoff, market entry)
After a split-vote boardroom (preserve the call against second-guessing)
After a founder gut-feel override of unanimous advisor consensus (let it run)
During a personnel transition (lock the strategy so the new exec can execute, not redebate)

Default Freeze Periods

Decision type	Default freeze
Fundraise round size / lead choice	30 days
Pricing change	60 days
Market entry / exit	90 days
Layoff / RIF	30 days
Strategic pivot	90 days
Personnel (exec hire / fire)	60 days
M&A LOI	30 days
Custom	specify in command

Workflow

Read the decision record
Validate it has APPROVED status
Apply freeze: write freeze_until: YYYY-MM-DD to the decision record
Add to active-freezes index at ~/.claude/freezes/active.md
cs-chief-of-staff router now refuses to re-route this topic to the boardroom until:
- The freeze period expires, OR
- A kill criterion explicitly triggers

Output

The decision record is updated in place:

# Decision: <title>
...
**Status:** FROZEN
**Frozen until:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Reason for freeze:** <text>
**Override condition:** Kill criterion <name> triggers OR founder issues `/cs:unfreeze` with stated reason

The active-freezes index is updated:

# Active Freezes
**Updated:** YYYY-MM-DD

| Decision | Frozen until | Override condition |
|---|---|---|
| <decision title> | YYYY-MM-DD | <kill criterion or /cs:unfreeze> |

Override

To unfreeze before the period ends, the founder runs:

/cs:unfreeze <decision> <reason>

The unfreeze is logged in the decision history (preserved permanently). Forced overrides create a paper trail that surfaces at post-mortem.

Auto-Override

If a kill criterion in the decision triggers, the freeze auto-releases and the chief-of-staff routes immediately to /cs:post-mortem. The freeze does not protect against reality; it protects against impulse.

Why This Beats "Just Don't Re-Decide"

Founders have authority. Without an explicit lock + log, every wobble produces a "let's discuss this again" — which is exhausting for advisors and erodes the value of the boardroom. The freeze is a process, not a rule; it logs every override so the post-mortem can audit founder discipline.

Routing

/cs:unfreeze — explicit early release
/cs:post-mortem — auto-triggered if kill criterion fires
/cs:boardroom — blocked until unfreeze or expiry

Skill: decision-logger
Agent: cs-chief-of-staff — enforces freezes in routing

Version: 1.0.0

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