Free helper file for Claude Code

Get to the decision.

Give Claude your notes, spreadsheets and source documents. It sorts the evidence, labels the gaps and writes the brief a decision-maker needs.

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Read-only by defaultHelper file is freeClaude access required

decision-brief.mdready for review

DecisionEvidenceAssumptionsOptionsAction

Decision required

Run the enterprise pilot for six weeks?

EvidenceFour source-backed facts. Filenames attached.

GapRenewal assumption still needs an owner.

OptionsPause / pilot / full rollout

AskApprove pilot by Friday. Owner: VP Sales.

Two-minute setup

Save the instructions once. Call them when you need a decision.

Claude Code is the version of Claude that can work directly with files on your computer. A "skill" is simply a saved set of instructions. Its file is called SKILL.md. Claude can pick it when your request matches, or you can call /decision-brief yourself. The folders below match Anthropic's current skills guide ↗.

Download the file

Use the button above. Keep the filename as SKILL.md.

Create the personal skill folder

Mac or Linux

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/decision-brief

Windows PowerShell

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\decision-brief"

Move SKILL.md into that folder

The commands below leave an existing copy untouched.

Mac or Linux

cp -n ~/Downloads/SKILL.md ~/.claude/skills/decision-brief/SKILL.md

Windows PowerShell

$to = "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\decision-brief\SKILL.md" if (-not (Test-Path $to)) { Copy-Item "$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads\SKILL.md" $to }

Call it on a real decision

Open Claude Code in a folder with the source material, then type:

/decision-brief The decision is whether we should continue this project. Use the files in this folder.

Useful whether you draft or decide

The standard stays the same.

Clear evidence and a clear ask help whether you are writing the first draft or making the call.

Analyst or manager

Frame the recommendation before it goes up.

Use the skill to find weak claims, missing sources and a vague ask while there is still time to fix them.

"Use the call notes and model. Tell me which claims I cannot support yet."

Director or executive

Interrogate the pack before you approve it.

Run the same material through the checks, then focus the meeting on the live trade-off and the evidence gap.

"Read this pack as the decision-maker. What would stop you signing it?"

One file to install

Keep the judgement. Speed up the sorting.

Read the source before you use it. Change any rule that does not fit your work.

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