vendor-review Skill
Evaluate a vendor — cost analysis, risk assessment, and recommendation. Use when reviewing a new vendor proposal, deciding whether to renew or replace a contract, comparing two vendors side-by-side, or building a TCO breakdown and negotiation points before procurement sign-off. Published by anthropics in knowledge-work-plugins.
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Security review, Data analysis, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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Copy skill directory
23 days ago · Apache-2.0 license
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What is vendor-review Skill?
Evaluate a vendor — cost analysis, risk assessment, and recommendation. Use when reviewing a new vendor proposal, deciding whether to renew or replace a contract, comparing two vendors side-by-side, or building a TCO breakdown and negotiation points before procurement sign-off. Published by anthropics in knowledge-work-plugins. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement. See how SkillIndex evaluates profiles.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Security review
- Data analysis
- Security review use cases
- Data analysis use cases
Declared skill metadata
- Source file: operations/skills/vendor-review/SKILL.md
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use vendor-review Skill
- Use it for security review.
- Use it for data analysis.
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Editorial notes
Source
- Creator: anthropics
- Repository: anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
- Skill file: operations/skills/vendor-review/SKILL.md
What it does
Evaluate a vendor — cost analysis, risk assessment, and recommendation. Use when reviewing a new vendor proposal, deciding whether to renew or replace a contract, comparing two vendors side-by-side, or building a TCO breakdown and negotiation points before procurement sign-off.
Skill instructions
/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 -
Verified compatibility and discovery
Frequently asked questions
What is vendor-review?
vendor-review is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Evaluate a vendor — cost analysis, risk assessment, and recommendation. Use when reviewing a new vendor proposal, deciding whether to renew or replace a contract, comparing two vendors side-by-side, or.
Who is vendor-review best for?
vendor-review is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, security review workflows, data analysis workflows.
How do I install vendor-review?
Install or run vendor-review using Copy skill directory. Check vendor-review for the latest setup command.
Is vendor-review actively maintained?
vendor-review may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
Project health auto-fetched from the source repository.
Maintain this resource?
Review this source-backed profile, send a correction with evidence, or link to it from your documentation. Claims verify your relationship to the project; profile facts still require source evidence and editorial review.
