thinking-pre-mortem
Before committing to a plan or launch, assume it already failed and reason backward through concrete causes — convert failure paths into mitigations, gates, and stop checks.
Install / Use
npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-pre-mortemInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
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Project & Program ManagementSupported Platforms
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Our assessment of thinking-pre-mortem
thinking-pre-mortem scores 85/100 on our quality scale, 27th of 62 Project & Program Management skills we index (top 44%).
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,325 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so thinking-pre-mortem is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT 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.
thinking-pre-mortem compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than thinking-pre-mortem; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thinking-pre-mortem (this skill)by tjboudreaux | 85 | 1.3k | 54d ago | SKILL.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
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| ui-ux-pro-maxby nextlevelbuilder | 100 | 130.2k | 9d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install thinking-pre-mortem?
- Run
npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-pre-mortem. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does thinking-pre-mortem 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 thinking-pre-mortem safe to use?
- It is MIT-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 thinking-pre-mortem still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so thinking-pre-mortem is actively maintained.
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.