Help me decide between options with a weighted pros/cons that actually reaches a recommendation — not just two lists. Use when asked should I take job A or B, which one should I buy, help me decide, or make a pro/con list. Produces the criteria that matter (weighted by what you care about), the options scored against them, a clear recommendation with its confidence, and the single question that would flip the decision if you're still torn.
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Use decision-helper to compare [options] against [what matters and hard constraints], accounting for [stakes and reversibility], and provide weighted scoring, a recommendation with confidence, a tiebreaker question, and a gut-check.
Required inputs
[options]
[what matters and hard constraints]
[stakes and reversibility]
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name: decision-helperdescription: "Help me decide between options with a weighted pros/cons that actually reaches a recommendation — not just two lists. Use when asked should I take job A or B, which one should I buy, help me decide, or make a pro/con list. Produces the criteria that matter (weighted by what you care about), the options scored against them, a clear recommendation with its confidence, and the single question that would flip the decision if you're still torn."
Decision Helper
Pro/con lists fail because they treat every point as equal and stop before deciding. This does the honest version: it pulls out the criteria that actually matter to you, weights them, scores each option, and then commits to a recommendation — while naming the one unknown that, if resolved, would change the answer. It helps you decide, not just organise the agonising.
What This Skill Produces
The criteria, weighted — what actually matters here, and how much (not a flat list)
The scored comparison — each option against each criterion
A recommendation — a clear lean, with how confident and why
The tiebreaker question — the one unknown that would flip it, so you know what to go find out
The gut-check — a prompt to notice if the "winner" makes you uneasy (that's data too)
Required Inputs
Ask for these if not provided:
The options — what you're choosing between (2+ concrete choices)
What matters to you — money, growth, stress, location, values… (or the skill will propose criteria and ask you to weight them)
The stakes & reversibility — one-way door or easily undone? (changes how much rigor is worth)
Any hard constraints — deal-breakers that filter options before scoring
Framework: Decide, Don't Just List
Criteria before options. Name what a good outcome depends on before looking at the choices, so scoring isn't rationalised.
Weight honestly. If money is 3× more important than commute, say so — equal weights are a hidden lie.
Score, then total. Each option × each criterion; the math surfaces where a "close call" actually isn't.
Commit to a lean. State the recommendation and its confidence — "narrowly A" is more useful than "it depends."
Name the tiebreaker. The one fact that would change the answer tells you what to research next.
Respect the gut. If the math says A but your stomach sinks, that mismatch is a criterion you haven't named yet.