About risk-assessment
risk-assessment is a structured skill for identifying, rating, and planning responses to operational risks. It is suited to teams that need a prioritized register with owners, status, and actionable mitigations.
Key features
- 01Risk categories spanning six areas
- 02Likelihood and impact matrix
- 03Risk register with owners and status
- 04Prioritized actionable mitigations
Use cases
- 01Assess operational and compliance exposure
- 02Prioritize risks for a project or team
- 03Assign mitigation ownership and track status
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ anthropics/ knowledge-work-plugins --skill risk-assessmentAfter installing, type/risk-assessmentin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMERisk Assessment
Systematically identify, assess, and plan mitigations for operational risks.
Risk Assessment Matrix
| Low Impact | Medium Impact | High Impact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Likelihood | Medium | High | Critical |
| Medium Likelihood | Low | Medium | High |
| Low Likelihood | Low | Low | Medium |
Risk Categories
- Operational: Process failures, staffing gaps, system outages
- Financial: Budget overruns, vendor cost increases, revenue impact
- Compliance: Regulatory violations, audit findings, policy breaches
- Strategic: Market changes, competitive threats, technology shifts
- Reputational: Customer impact, public perception, partner relationships
- Security: Data breaches, access control failures, third-party vulnerabilities
Risk Register Format
For each risk, document:
- Description: What could happen
- Likelihood: High / Medium / Low
- Impact: High / Medium / Low
- Risk Level: Critical / High / Medium / Low
- Mitigation: What we're doing to reduce likelihood or impact
- Owner: Who is responsible for managing this risk
- Status: Open / Mitigated / Accepted / Closed
Output
Produce a prioritized risk register with specific, actionable mitigations. Focus on risks that are controllable and material.
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