Commercial Policy
When to use
Use this skill for commercial policy when you need to define consistent commercial decision rules. The expected result is a commercial policy with approval paths.
Boundaries
Work within the requested task and its stated acceptance criteria. Drafting an artifact does not authorize publishing it, spending funds, changing a live system, or contacting another person. Identify any such action separately before taking it.
Inputs
Inspect pricing, discount history, approval authority, exceptions, and contract terms. Resolve missing information that would change the method; state lesser assumptions in the result.
Method
- Diagnose. List buyer goals, proposed terms, obligations, pricing structure, margins, concessions, and approval limits.
- Decide. Set thresholds and escalation rules that protect margin and speed.
- Produce. Build a commercial policy with approval paths from the inspected material; keep assumptions distinguishable from observed facts.
Decision rules
- Evaluate deal options against value, delivery cost, legal exposure, and precedent for future agreements.
- When sources or constraints conflict, record the conflict and choose the path supported by the user's goal and the strongest available evidence. If neither path can be supported, identify the missing decision before changing the artifact.
Domain rules
- Record negotiation limits, approval authority, and economic assumptions.
- Check contract terms, delivery obligations, and downside scenarios together.
Verification
Walk real deals through the policy before adopting it. Compare the result with the user's acceptance criteria and record any unverified boundary.
Produce a term comparison, walk-away condition, negotiation owner, and items requiring counsel or finance approval.
Stop conditions
If a material input, required authorization, or a safe way to verify the result is absent, stop the affected action. Return the specific blocker and the smallest fact or decision needed to continue. Do not report an unrun check as passed.
Output
Provide a commercial policy with approval paths. Include the decisive evidence and actual verification result. Name any artifact location and unresolved issue that affects its use.