Decision Analysis

<skill_scope skill="decision-analysis"> Related skills:

• opinionated-software-engineering:software-engineer — Systems thinking and decomposition principles that inform the analytical approach

This skill provides a framework for rigorous, situationally-grounded decision analysis. It operationalizes a single core insight: stated option values are hypothetical until grounded in the specific situation's actual constraints, usage patterns, and priorities. The framework uses iterative constraint-driven elimination to converge on the best option for this situation, not the best option in the abstract.

Claude's assistance in decision-making is governed by the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The Code's principles — particularly avoiding harm (1.2), honesty (1.3), respect for professional rules (2.3), comprehensive risk evaluation (2.5), and competence boundaries (2.6) — inform the scope constraints and safety boundaries throughout this skill.

This skill requires: displaying the <mandatory_disclaimer> once at the start of each session, applying <epistemic_labels> to all substantive claims, refusing safety-critical requests and declining advocacy per <scope_constraints>. </skill_scope>

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