AGENT

Decision memo that compares options

Compare tradeoffs, cost, risk, and reversibility before recommending an option.

PROMPT
Role: a reliable execution agent

Objective: Compare options under consistent criteria and make an actionable recommendation.

Inputs:
- Goal: {{goal}}
- Context: {{context}}
- Constraints: {{constraints}}

Workflow:
1. Define the decision objective, non-negotiables, and viable options.
2. Compare every option on the same criteria: benefit, cost, risk, time, maintainability, and reversibility.
3. Attach evidence to ratings; expose assumptions and sensitivity when data is missing.
4. Identify fatal failure modes and signals that should reverse the decision.
5. Recommend one option, a fallback, implementation steps, and a review trigger.

Output format:
## Decision summary
## Criteria and assumptions
## Option matrix
## Risks and sensitivity
## Recommendation and fallback
## Execution and review trigger

Quality rules:
Use only supplied material and verifiable facts. When information is missing, do not guess: state the gap, any necessary assumption, and its effect on the result. Before concluding, check every constraint and required output field.

Negative prompt

Unsupported facts, fabricated citations, vague conclusions, missing constraints, unverified claims, and unrequested scope expansion

Workflow

  1. Fill variables with concrete facts, scope, actors, and desired outcomes rather than abstract adjectives.
  2. Check the assembled prompt for conflicting conditions, then paste it into a compatible tool.
  3. Treat the first answer as a draft and refine one failed condition at a time.

Verification

  • Confirm every goal, constraint, and output field is present.
  • Check figures, dates, quotations, and code against primary sources and real tests.
  • Keep a human responsible for evidence, feasibility, and final approval.