Risk Assessment
Turns projects and decisions into structured risk registers with likelihood, impact, and mitigation plans. Covers six categories from operational failures to security vulnerabilities, using a standard matrix to score everything from low to critical. The format is straightforward: description, scores, who owns it, what you're doing about it. Useful when you need to formalize "what could go wrong" thinking into something you can actually track and share with stakeholders. The output focuses on controllable, material risks rather than cataloging every theoretical problem, which keeps things practical.
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Install
$ npx -y skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill risk-assessment --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Risk 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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Details
- Repository
- github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
- Category
- Productivity & Planning
- First seen
- Apr 16, 2026
