briefing-note
Write a one-page briefing note that gets a busy principal up to speed fast. Use when asked to brief a minister/executive/official, prepare a briefing note or read-ahead, or summarize an issue for a decision or meeting. Produces a tight, single-page note: purpose, background, key facts/considerations, and a recommendation or the decision sought — scannable in two minutes.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill briefing-note --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Briefing Note Skill A briefing note gets a principal ready for a decision, a meeting, or a question — on one page, in two minutes. It's ruthlessly concise: purpose, the few facts that matter, the considerations, and what's being asked. This skill writes that note in the standard structure officials and executives expect. ## Required Inputs Ask for these only if they aren't already provided: - **Purpose** — why the note exists: for decision, for information, or for a meeting/event. - **The audience** — who's being briefed and what they need (and already know). - **The substance** — the issue, key facts, relevant background, positions of stakeholders. - **The ask** — the decision sought, or the meeting/response the note prepares them for. ## Output Format ### BRIEFING NOTE — [subject] **Date · Prepared for · Purpose:** [for decision / for information / for meeting on DATE] **Issue** — one or two lines: what this is about and why it's in front of them now. **Background** — the minimum context needed, as tight bullets (dates, decisions to date, who's involved). No history for its own sake. **Key considerations** — the factors that matter to the decision or discussion: facts, risks, s
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What does the briefing-note skill do?
Write a one-page briefing note that gets a busy principal up to speed fast. Use when asked to brief a minister/executive/official, prepare a briefing note or read-ahead, or summarize an issue for a decision or meeting. Produces a tight, single-page note: purpose, background, key facts/considerations, and a recommendation or the decision sought — scannable in two minutes.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill briefing-note --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.