What problem does it solve? Negotiations often fail because preparation, concessions, and follow-up happen ad hoc. This Skill structures a deal negotiation into seven discrete steps — Prepare, Set Targets, Build the Concession Plan, Open, Bargain, Close, Measure — each producing a concrete artifact, and persists state so a paused negotiation can resume mid-step. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Step-by-step workflow: Walks through preparation research, target setting with walk-away authority checks, concession planning, opening drafts, iterative bargaining with a concession log, deal memo closing, and a post-mortem. - Persistent state: Writes a state.yaml file per negotiation under the plugin config directory, so re-running the skill resumes at the current step or jumps via --step N. - Artifact outputs: Produces prepare.md, targets.md, concession-plan.md, opening.md, concession-log.md, deal-memo.md, and post-mortem.md, each with a forwardable one-line summary. - Use Case: A category manager renewing a contract with a supplier runs the skill with the counterparty name, builds a sourced knowledge pack in Step 1, sets justified aspirational/target/walk-away positions in Step 2, and tracks every concession round until the deal memo is signed. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to walk you through the 7-step negotiation for a specific counterparty, optionally naming the category or the step to start from.
