# Decision Memo Builder

> Turn a complex thread of reasoning into a concise decision memo with rationale, risks, and next actions. Use when multiple skills or phases have already run and the result needs to be compressed into a usable record.

- Skill: `alubiama/decision-memo-builder` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add alubiama/decision-memo-builder`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/alubiama/decision-memo-builder/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Alubiama (https://skillmd.com/u/alubiama)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/alubiama/decision-memo-builder

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# Decision Memo Builder

## Goal

Compress complex work into a short decision-ready memo.

This skill does not redo the analysis. It distills what was decided, why, what remains risky, and what should happen next.

## When To Use

- after multi-skill reasoning
- before handoff to another person or phase
- when the thread is too long but the decision must stay understandable

## Scope Boundaries

In scope:

- summarize the decision
- preserve rationale, risks, and next actions
- compress without losing the key trade-offs

Out of scope by default:

- full documentation packs
- detailed evidence appendices

## Workflow

1. State the decision context.
2. Extract the final decision or current best position.
3. Summarize the core rationale.
4. Note open risks and unknowns.
5. State the next action.

## Output Contract

1. `decision_context`
2. `decision`
3. `why_this_decision`
4. `main_tradeoffs`
5. `open_risks`
6. `next_action`
7. `memo`

## Guardrails

- Do not hide uncertainty just to sound decisive.
- Do not turn the memo into another long report.
- Keep the memo useful for handoff.