Executive brief drafter

Skill nicholashidalgo/claude-skillforge/writing/executive-brief-drafter

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Writes a 1-page executive brief from dense technical or project content. No puffery, every sentence earns its place.

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executive-brief-writer

Purpose: Distill a complex project, proposal, or decision into a 1-page executive brief with situation, recommendation, evidence, and ask.

Input Schema

Field	Type	Required
`title`	string	yes
`situation`	string	yes - 2-3 sentence context
`recommendation`	string	yes
`supporting_evidence`	string[]	yes - 3-5 data points
`risks`	string[]	yes
`ask`	string	yes - what exec needs to decide or approve
`preserve_facts`	string[]	yes

{
  "title": "Migrate billing to Stripe - Q2 decision",
  "situation": "Current billing provider charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Stripe charges 2.5% + $0.15. At $3M/month volume, the delta is $12,000/month.",
  "recommendation": "Migrate to Stripe by June 30.",
  "supporting_evidence": ["$12K/month savings = $144K/year", "Migration estimated 6 weeks engineering", "Zero-downtime cutover proven via 3 internal dry runs"],
  "risks": ["1-week risk window during cutover", "EU tax reporting requires Stripe Tax add-on ($500/month)"],
  "ask": "Approve migration budget ($15K eng time + $500/mo Stripe Tax)",
  "preserve_facts": ["$12K/month", "$144K/year", "June 30", "3 dry runs"]
}

Prompt Flow

Pass 1: Write tight, structured brief: Situation (2 sentences), Recommendation (1-2 sentences), Evidence (3-5 bullets), Risks (2-3 bullets), Ask (1 sentence). Remove: P1, P4, P5, P7, P14, P15, P22, P24.

Pass 2: "What in this brief wastes a busy exec's time?" -> trim aggressively. Final should be under 350 words.

Examples

Short - situation sentence

Before: "The current billing infrastructure serves as a pivotal component in our financial ecosystem, underscoring the transformative potential of modernization." After: "Our billing provider charges $12K/month more than Stripe at current transaction volume."

Medium - evidence section

Before: "Additionally, industry observers have noted that payment infrastructure modernization fosters long-term scalability and vibrant growth opportunities." After: "Evidence: (1) $144K/year savings at $3M/month volume. (2) 6-week migration with 3 completed dry runs. (3) Zero-downtime cutover confirmed in staging."

Long

Unit Tests

# tests/skills/test_executive_brief_writer.py
from ai_pattern_scrubber import detect_patterns

SITUATION = "Our billing provider charges $12K/month more than Stripe at current transaction volume."
EVIDENCE = "Evidence: $144K/year savings. 6-week migration, 3 dry runs completed. Zero-downtime confirmed in staging."

def test_situation_no_significance_inflation():
    assert not [h for h in detect_patterns(SITUATION) if h.id == 1]

def test_evidence_no_ai_vocab():
    assert not [h for h in detect_patterns(EVIDENCE) if h.id == 7]

def test_evidence_no_weasel_words():
    assert not [h for h in detect_patterns(EVIDENCE) if h.id == 5]