About trade-off-analysis
Create structured technology trade-off analysis documents with scored comparison matrices. Use this skill whenever the user wants to compare technologies, evaluate architectural options, analyze build-vs-buy decisions, assess migration strategies, or produce any decision document that compares multiple approaches across weighted dimensions. Triggers on: 'trade-off analysis', 'tradeoff', 'comparison matrix', 'evaluate options', 'which technology should we use', 'compare approaches', 'pros and cons of', 'build vs buy', 'migration analysis', 'consolidation analysis', 'technology selection'. Also use when the user has completed technical research and wants to structure findings into a decision document.
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ bmad-labs/ skills --skill trade-off-analysisAfter installing, type/trade-off-analysisin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled files
References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.
workflow.mddata/config.default.yamldimension-guidance.csvvalidation-checklist.csvevals/evals.jsonreferences/quality-checklist.mdscoring-guide.mdreferences/bmad-technical-research/research.template.mdworkflow.mdreferences/bmad-technical-research/technical-steps/step-01-init.mdstep-02-technical-overview.mdstep-03-integration-patterns.mdstep-04-architectural-patterns.mdstep-05-implementation-research.mdstep-06-research-synthesis.mdsteps/step-01-discovery.mdstep-02-expectations.mdstep-03-light-research.mdstep-04-deep-research.mdstep-05-dimensions.mdstep-06-generation.mdstep-07-validation.mdstep-08-complete.mdtemplates/tradeoff-template.mdDetails
From the project READMEFollow the instructions in ./workflow.md.