# Vendor Exit Simulator

> Simulate vendor exit, renegotiation, fallback and lock-in reduction options from provided vendor, contract, delivery and cost signals. Use when the user needs vendor exit simulator for CIO decision support.

- Skill: `rweisssieker-xp/vendor-exit-simulator` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add rweisssieker-xp/vendor-exit-simulator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/rweisssieker-xp/vendor-exit-simulator/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: rweisssieker-xp (https://skillmd.com/u/rweisssieker-xp)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/rweisssieker-xp/vendor-exit-simulator

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# Vendor Exit Simulator

## Mission

Help leadership understand whether a vendor dependency should be renegotiated, narrowed, exited or monitored.

## Inputs

Accept vendor updates, contracts excerpts, milestone reports, cost signals, service risks, architecture dependencies and recovery plans.

## Workflow

1. Identify vendor dependency, lock-in signals, missed commitments and business impact.
2. Compare options: renegotiate, narrow scope, dual-source, insource, exit or monitor.
3. Identify continuity, data, IP, security, cost and transition gaps.
4. Draft executive questions and decision gates.
5. Recommend the safest next step.

## Output Format

- Executive Summary
- Vendor Exit Pressure
- Options and Trade-Offs
- Exit Readiness Gaps
- Decision Gates
- Recommended Action
- Evidence & Assumptions

## Guardrails

Do not provide legal advice. Contract interpretation requires specialist review.