What do I need to use Client Red Flags?

The prospect; The project; The signs; Your situation; Your terms.

Is Client Red Flags free to use?

Yes — run it free in the browser playground (no API key needed for the sponsored trial, or bring any provider key), or install it into Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and more via npx pm-claude-skills. MIT-licensed and open source.

Client Red Flags

Q: How do I know the Client Red Flags output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: Identifies the specific red flags present; Translates each into what it tends to predict; Provides screening questions to surface risk before committing; Offers protective terms for borderline cases.

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-05 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-freelance

Spot a bad client before you sign — the warning signs of the projects that turn into unpaid, scope-creeping nightmares, and how to screen, price, or decline them. Use when asked is this client a red flag, should I take this client, screening a difficult client, or how to avoid bad clients. Produces a read on the warning signs present (haggling, vagueness, disrespect, urgency, unrealistic expectations), what each predicts, screening questions to ask before committing, protective terms if you proceed anyway, and how to decline gracefully — so you avoid the clients who cost more than they pay.

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🗣 Say this to your agent

“Is this client a red flag? They're haggling before we've even started.”“Should I take this project? Something feels off about the client.”“How do I screen out bad clients?”“This prospect can't tell me what they want — should I be worried?”“Help me decline a client politely.”

What to give it

▸The prospect — how they've behaved so far (messages, calls, the ask)

▸The project — what they want, budget signals, timeline

▸The signs — anything that's given you pause

▸Your situation — how much you need the work (affects risk tolerance)

▸Your terms — what protections you can put in place

✅ The bar it holds itself to

Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.

✓Identifies the specific red flags present

✓Translates each into what it tends to predict

✓Provides screening questions to surface risk before committing

✓Offers protective terms for borderline cases

✓Gives a clear proceed/protect/decline call

✓Includes a graceful, professional decline

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Ignoring early warning signs** because you want the work.

**A vague bad feeling** with no specific flag named.

**Proceeding with no protective terms** on a risky client.

**Taking every client** regardless of cost.

**Declining rudely** and burning a bridge.

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

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