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vendor-review

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About vendor-review

A structured vendor evaluation skill for assessing cost, risk, performance, and fit. It supports new vendor reviews, renewal decisions, and side-by-side comparisons using available contract, procurement, and performance information.

Key features

  1. 01Total cost of ownership analysis
  2. 02Security, stability, and contract risk review
  3. 03SLA and service performance assessment
  4. 04Side-by-side vendor comparison
  5. 05Use connected procurement and knowledge sources

Use cases

  1. 01Assessing a vendor proposal before selection
  2. 02Reviewing a vendor before contract renewal
  3. 03Comparing vendors across pricing, security, and support

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill vendor-review

After installing, type/vendor-reviewin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

/vendor-review

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Evaluate a vendor with structured analysis covering cost, risk, performance, and fit.

Usage

/vendor-review $ARGUMENTS

What I Need From You

  • Vendor name: Who are you evaluating?
  • Context: New vendor evaluation, renewal decision, or comparison?
  • Details: Contract terms, pricing, proposal document, or current performance data

Evaluation Framework

Cost Analysis (Total Cost of Ownership)
  • Total cost of ownership (not just license fees)
  • Implementation and migration costs
  • Training and onboarding costs
  • Ongoing support and maintenance
  • Exit costs (data migration, contract termination)
Risk Assessment
  • Vendor financial stability
  • Security and compliance posture
  • Concentration risk (single vendor dependency)
  • Contract lock-in and exit terms
  • Business continuity and disaster recovery
Performance Metrics
  • SLA compliance
  • Support response times
  • Uptime and reliability
  • Feature delivery cadence
  • Customer satisfaction
Comparison Matrix

When comparing vendors, produce a side-by-side matrix covering: pricing, features, integrations, security, support, contract terms, and references.

Output

## Vendor Review: [Vendor Name]
**Date:** [Date] | **Type:** [New / Renewal / Comparison]

### Summary
[2-3 sentence recommendation]

### Cost Analysis
| Component | Annual Cost | Notes |
|-----------|-------------|-------|
| License/subscription | $[X] | [Per seat, flat, usage-based] |
| Implementation | $[X] | [One-time] |
| Support/maintenance | $[X] | [Included or add-on] |
| **Total Year 1** | **$[X]** | |
| **Total 3-Year** | **$[X]** | |

### Risk Assessment
| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|-----------|--------|------------|
| [Risk] | High/Med/Low | High/Med/Low | [Mitigation] |

### Strengths
- [Strength 1]
- [Strength 2]

### Concerns
- [Concern 1]
- [Concern 2]

### Recommendation
[Proceed / Negotiate / Pass] — [Reasoning]

### Negotiation Points
- [Leverage point 1]
- [Leverage point 2]

If Connectors Available

If ~~knowledge base is connected:

  • Search for existing vendor evaluations, contracts, and performance reviews
  • Pull procurement policies and approval thresholds

If ~~procurement is connected:

  • Pull current contract terms, spend history, and renewal dates
  • Compare pricing against existing vendor agreements

Tips

  1. Upload the proposal — I can extract pricing, terms, and SLAs from vendor documents.
  2. Compare vendors — "Compare Vendor A vs Vendor B" gets you a side-by-side analysis.
  3. Include current spend — For renewals, knowing what you pay now helps evaluate price changes.

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