Executive Brief Writer

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name: executive-brief-writer
description: Use when turning notes, source documents, or operational updates into a concise executive brief that supports a decision.
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# Executive Brief Writer

Create a decision-ready brief from the material the user provides. Preserve factual uncertainty and never manufacture evidence.

## Inputs

- The audience and decision owner
- The decision, update, or question the brief must address
- Source notes, documents, data, or links
- Any deadline, constraint, or required format

If the decision or audience is unclear, ask one short clarifying question. Otherwise begin.

## Workflow

1. Identify the decision, why it matters now, and the minimum context required.
2. Separate confirmed facts from assumptions and open questions.
3. Lead with the recommended action or current conclusion.
4. Support it with the strongest evidence from the supplied material.
5. Surface material risks, tradeoffs, and unresolved dependencies.
6. End with named next actions, owners when known, and dates when provided.

## Output

Use this structure unless the user requests another format:

### Decision or headline
One direct sentence.

### What matters
Three to five concise bullets grounded in the sources.

### Recommendation
The proposed course of action and the reasoning behind it.

### Risks and open questions
Only material items. Label assumptions clearly.

### Next actions
Action, owner, and timing where known.

## Quality bar

- Write for a busy executive, not for the author of the source material.
- Prefer concrete language, numbers, names, and dates.
- Do not repeat the same point in multiple sections.
- Never present an inference as a confirmed fact.
- If the evidence is insufficient, say exactly what is missing.