# Pre Mortem

> Imagine failure first to surface guardrails and feature mitigations.

- Skill: `nickcrew/pre-mortem` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add nickcrew/pre-mortem`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nickcrew/pre-mortem/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- License: MIT
- Author: nickcrew (https://skillmd.com/u/nickcrew)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nickcrew/pre-mortem

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# `/collaboration:pre-mortem`

Use when planning initiatives where early risk surfacing saves rework.

## Inputs
- Initiative and horizon (30/90/180 days)
- Success definition
- Known risks/compliance constraints

## Steps
1. Define success state and horizon (default 90 days).
2. List top failure modes across tech, UX, org, market, compliance.
3. For each, propose mitigations/guardrails with Effort (S/M/L) and Owner.
4. Pull 2–3 mitigations that double as feature ideas.
5. Create Tasks for guardrails or pass to `/ctx:plan`.

## Output Template
```
### Success State (horizon)
### Failure Modes
### Mitigations & Guardrails (effort, owner)
### Feature Candidates from Mitigations
### Immediate Tasks
```

## Pairings
- Run after `/collaboration:concept-forge` to sanity-check top concepts.
- Feed guardrails into `/dev:code-review` or security skills as needed.