risk-assessment
Identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks. Trigger with "what are the risks", "risk assessment", "risk register", "what could go wrong", or when the user is evaluating risks associated with a project, vendor, process, or decision.
Install / Use
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill risk-assessmentInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Tags
Our assessment of risk-assessment
risk-assessment scores 79/100 on our quality scale, 896th of 1,937 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 47%).
Its SKILL.md is 1.6 KB long, split into 5 sections and no code examples: moderately detailed.
With 25,526 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so risk-assessment is actively maintained.
- It is released under the Apache-2.0 license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands.
Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-26. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
risk-assessment compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than risk-assessment; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| risk-assessment (this skill)by anthropics | 79 | 25.5k | 1d ago | SKILL.md |
| ai-job-searchby MadsLorentzen | 100 | 44.0k | 4d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| claude-howtoby luongnv89 | 100 | 41.7k | 6d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 3d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 3d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install risk-assessment?
- Run
npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill risk-assessment. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does risk-assessment work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is risk-assessment safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. It is Apache-2.0-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is risk-assessment still maintained?
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so risk-assessment is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: risk-assessment description: Identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks. Trigger with "what are the risks", "risk assessment", "risk register", "what could go wrong", or when the user is evaluating risks associated with a project, vendor, process, or decision.
Risk Assessment
Systematically identify, assess, and plan mitigations for operational risks.
Risk Assessment Matrix
| | Low Impact | Medium Impact | High Impact | |---|-----------|---------------|-------------| | High Likelihood | Medium | High | Critical | | Medium Likelihood | Low | Medium | High | | Low Likelihood | Low | Low | Medium |
Risk Categories
- Operational: Process failures, staffing gaps, system outages
- Financial: Budget overruns, vendor cost increases, revenue impact
- Compliance: Regulatory violations, audit findings, policy breaches
- Strategic: Market changes, competitive threats, technology shifts
- Reputational: Customer impact, public perception, partner relationships
- Security: Data breaches, access control failures, third-party vulnerabilities
Risk Register Format
For each risk, document:
- Description: What could happen
- Likelihood: High / Medium / Low
- Impact: High / Medium / Low
- Risk Level: Critical / High / Medium / Low
- Mitigation: What we're doing to reduce likelihood or impact
- Owner: Who is responsible for managing this risk
- Status: Open / Mitigated / Accepted / Closed
Output
Produce a prioritized risk register with specific, actionable mitigations. Focus on risks that are controllable and material.
Related Skills
ai-job-search
44.0kThe job search that runs on your machine. AI job application framework built on Claude Code: evaluate postings, tailor CVs, write cover letters, prep interviews. Fork it and own it.
claude-howto
41.7kA visual, example-driven guide to Claude Code — from basic concepts to advanced agents, with copy-paste templates that bring immediate value.
algorithmic-art
177.9kCreating algorithmic art using p5.js with seeded randomness and interactive parameter exploration. Use this when users request creating art using code, generative art, algorithmic art, flow fields, or particle systems.
pptx
177.9kUse this skill any time a .pptx or .potx file is involved in any way — as input, output, or both. This includes: creating slide decks, pitch decks, or presentations; reading, parsing, or extracting text from any .pptx or .potx file (even if the extracted content will be used elsewhere, like in an em…
Languages
Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.