consensus

Compare multiple implementation options and converge on one decision with explicit tradeoffs.

Purpose

Use this skill when the team must choose among competing technical approaches.

Trigger

  • There are 2+ viable options
  • Decision quality materially affects delivery risk
  • User asks for recommendation with rationale

Workflow

  1. Define decision criteria.
  2. Generate candidate options.
  3. Score options against criteria.
  4. Select one option and explain rejections.
  5. Produce actionable implementation handoff.

Output Template

## Criteria
- ...

## Option Table
| Option | Speed | Risk | Maintainability | Reversibility |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

## Decision
- ...

## Handoff
- ...