pre-mortem

Identify product failure modes, trust breaches, and emotional risks before deployment.

3|Updated Mar 27, 2026

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npx skills add https://github.com/carlkibler/agent-skills --skill pre-mortem-carlkibler

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Skill: pre-mortem
Source: https://github.com/carlkibler/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/pre-mortem
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/carlkibler/agent-skills --skill pre-mortem-carlkibler

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps teams conduct comprehensive pre-mortem analyses by surfacing potential failure points before launch, enabling proactive mitigation.

Core Features & Use Cases

Risk Identification: Facilitates multi-agent analysis to identify specific product, trust, and emotional failure risks.
Scenario Simulation: Guides users through vivid future failure scenarios to uncover hidden vulnerabilities.
Use Case: A product team runs this Skill before a major release to find subtle trust breaches and support load issues that could derail adoption.

Quick Start

Run a pre-mortem on the upcoming product launch by providing the project context, then analyze the top risks revealed.

Frequently Asked Questions about pre-mortem

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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What is a pre-mortem analysis and how does it prevent product launch failure?▼

Pre-mortem risk analysis identifies potential failure modes, trust breaches, and hidden support burdens before deployment, enabling teams to detect early signals and create detailed mitigation plans to prevent product failure.

How do I identify hidden trust breaches and support load issues before deployment?▼

Run a structured pre-mortem analysis to simulate vivid future failure scenarios, uncovering hidden support burdens, slipping assumptions, and potential user betrayal moments before product deployment.

Can I use a pre-mortem to find emotional failure risks and user betrayal moments?▼

Yes, pre-mortem analysis facilitates multi-perspective analysis to uncover specific emotional failure risks and potential user betrayal moments, ensuring detailed mitigation plans with early detection signals and recovery strategies.

What is the best way to mitigate launch risks and trust erosion for a new product?▼

Conduct a comprehensive pre-mortem analysis to surface potential failure points, trust breaches, and emotional injuries before deployment, enabling proactive mitigation to prevent trust erosion and product failure.

Does pre-mortem risk analysis require specific project context to identify failure modes?▼

Yes, pre-mortem risk analysis requires providing project context to accurately identify specific failure modes, trust breaches, and emotional injuries that could threaten product success before deployment.