idea-choicelisted

Weigh one or more ideas/concepts with a structured pros-and-cons analysis. Runs a clarity-council pass to surface arguments on both sides, optionally grills the user to expose hidden assumptions, scores each point on Impact × Confidence, and renders a markdown table per idea plus an overall recommendation (Go / Go with caveats / Don't / Needs more analysis). Use when the user wants to evaluate an idea before committing, compare two or more options on the merits, build a pros/cons list, score tradeoffs, justify a decision in writing, or asks "should I do X" / "is X worth it" / "weigh the tradeoffs" / "pros and cons of X". Differs from idea-decision-maker (which forces a fast binary pick) and idea-generate (which generates new options) — this skill deliberates on options the user already has.
risadams/skills · ★ 2 · Code & Development · score 63

Install: claude install-skill risadams/skills

# Idea Choice Deliberate pros/cons analysis with weighted scoring and a recommendation. Designed for ideas the user is already considering — not for generating new ones (use [idea-generate](../idea-generate/)) and not for "just pick one already" (use [idea-decision-maker](../idea-decision-maker/)). ## Quick start Provide one or more ideas plus, optionally, the criteria you care about. ```text You: should I migrate our internal dashboard from Streamlit to a Next.js + tRPC stack? I care about long-term maintainability and onboarding cost for the team. Skill: [runs council, scores pros/cons, renders table, gives recommendation] ``` ## Workflow 1. **Capture the ideas + criteria.** If the user gives one idea, evaluate it standalone. If two or more, evaluate each, then compare. If no criteria are stated, ask one targeted question to surface 2–4 (cost, time, risk, fit, reversibility, etc.). 2. **Optional grill.** If the idea is vague or rests on unstated assumptions, invoke [grill-me](../grill-me/) for a short pass to surface them — keep it tight (3–5 questions). Skip if the idea is concrete. 3. **Council pros/cons pass.** Invoke [clarity-council](../clarity-council/) with personas that argue both sides. Default trio: **Advocate** (lists upside), **Skeptic** (lists downside), **Pragmatist** (lists operational reality). For technical ideas, add **Senior Engineer**; for product ideas, **Customer Advocate**; for personal/life choices, **Psychologist**. 4. **Score each item.** Fo