What do I need to use Policy Memo?

The issue / decision; The decision-maker; Context; The options.

Is Policy Memo 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.

Policy Memo

Q: How do I know the Policy Memo output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: The bottom line up front gives the recommendation in the first paragraph; The issue is framed as a precise, decidable question; Options include the status quo and show honest trade-offs (cost/feasibility, not just pros); The recommendation is decisive and justified against the stated goals/constraints.

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-07-01 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-gov

Write a decision-ready policy memo that frames an issue and recommends an option. Use when asked to write a policy memo, options paper, decision memo for a principal/minister/executive, or brief a decision-maker on a policy choice. Produces a tight memo: the issue, background, options with trade-offs, a clear recommendation, and implementation/risks — written for a busy decision-maker who reads the first paragraph.

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What to give it

▸The issue / decision — what must be decided and why now.

▸The decision-maker — who reads it (minister, exec, board) and what they care about / can authorize.

▸Context — relevant background, constraints (legal, budget, political), stakeholders.

▸The options — the realistic choices (or ask the skill to develop them), and any evidence/data.

✅ 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.

✓The bottom line up front gives the recommendation in the first paragraph

✓The issue is framed as a precise, decidable question

✓Options include the status quo and show honest trade-offs (cost/feasibility, not just pros)

✓The recommendation is decisive and justified against the stated goals/constraints

✓Implementation, risks, and the specific decision requested are all present

⚠️ What it refuses to do

Do not bury the recommendation at the end — decision-makers read the top

Do not present a fake menu (one real option + straw men) — options must be genuine

Do not dump all the research — include only what's needed to decide; annex the rest

Do not hedge into non-recommendation — name a choice and own the trade-off

Do not ignore feasibility/cost/politics — an un-implementable recommendation is useless

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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