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Official agent skill

Is This A Problem

by anthropics in anthropics/claude-for-legal

Fast "is this a problem?" answer for the quick Slack question — pattern-matches against your calibration.

OfficialApache-2.0Auto-check passedBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Is This A Problem

skills CLI
$ npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill is-this-a-problem -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install anthropics/claude-for-legal is-this-a-problem --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/product-legal/skills/is-this-a-problem .claude/skills/is-this-a-problem && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
is-this-a-problem
GitHub stars
9.6k
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~2.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,147 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
147
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Fast "is this a problem?" answer for the quick Slack question — pattern-matches against your calibration.

  • Works in 5 steps: Load… → Apply the triage workflow below. → Pattern-match. Check for common traps. → …
  • The user says is this a problem
  • SKILL.md covers Matter context, Destination check, Purpose and Load calibration, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Is This A Problem is an agent skill from anthropics/claude-for-legal, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Fast "is this a problem?" answer for the quick Slack question — pattern-matches against your calibration. Use when the user says "is this a problem", "quick question", "can we do X", "do I need legal review for", "sanity check", or pastes a PM's question that needs a same-minute fine / needs a look / hold call.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Performance reviews. It works with Slack. The repository describes itself as: A suite of plugins for legal workflows. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says is this a problem
  • Do I need legal review for
  • Pastes a PMs question that needs a same-minute fine / needs a look / hold call

Example prompts

  • “is this a problem?”
  • “is this a problem”
  • “quick question”
  • “/is-this-a-problem”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Load ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/product-legal/CLAUDE.md → Risk calibration.
  2. Apply the triage workflow below.
  3. Pattern-match. Check for common traps.
  4. Answer in one minute: ✅ Fine / ⚠️ Needs a look / 🛑 Hold. One sentence why.
  5. If ⚠️ or 🛑: name the next step.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4a6c651. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Is This A Problem loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,147 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~83
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from anthropics/claude-for-legal at commit 4a6c651, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© anthropics). 1,147 words, ~2,286 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/is-this-a-problem/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
is-this-a-problem
description
Fast "is this a problem?" answer for the quick Slack question — pattern-matches against your calibration. Use when the user says "is this a problem", "quick question", "can we do X", "do I need legal review for", "sanity check", or pastes a PM's question that needs a same-minute fine / needs a look / hold call.
argument-hint
[the question]

/is-this-a-problem

  1. Load ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/product-legal/CLAUDE.md → Risk calibration.
  2. Apply the triage workflow below.
  3. Pattern-match. Check for common traps.
  4. Answer in one minute: ✅ Fine / ⚠️ Needs a look / 🛑 Hold. One sentence why.
  5. If ⚠️ or 🛑: name the next step.
/product-legal:is-this-a-problem "Can we use customer logos on the pricing page?"

Matter context

Matter context. Check ## Matter workspaces in the practice-level CLAUDE.md. If Enabled is ✗ (the default for in-house users), skip the rest of this paragraph — skills use practice-level context and the matter machinery is invisible. If enabled and there is no active matter, ask: "Which matter is this for? Run /product-legal:matter-workspace switch <slug> or say practice-level." Load the active matter's matter.md for matter-specific context and overrides. Write outputs to the matter folder at ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/product-legal/matters/<matter-slug>/. Never read another matter's files unless Cross-matter context is on.

Destination check

Before producing output, check where it's going. If the user has named a destination (a channel, a distribution list, a counterparty, "everyone"), ask whether it's inside the privilege circle. Public channels, company-wide lists, counterparty/opposing counsel, vendors, and clients (for work product) waive the protection. When the destination looks outside the circle, flag it and offer (a) the privileged version for legal only, (b) a sanitized version for the broader channel, or (c) both — don't silently apply a privileged header and then help paste it somewhere the header won't protect it. See the canonical ## Shared guardrails → Destination check in this plugin's CLAUDE.md.

Purpose

Most "quick legal question" Slacks are one of three things: (a) not a problem, say so fast, (b) a real thing that needs a real look, route it, (c) a thing that looks fine but has a trap, catch the trap. This skill sorts in under a minute using the calibration table.

The goal is speed. The PM asked at 4:47pm. They want an answer, not a memo.

Load calibration

Read ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/product-legal/CLAUDE.md → ## Risk calibration. The whole point of this skill is pattern-matching against that table.

The triage

Match against calibration

Does the question match a pattern in the calibration table?

Matches "usually FYI": → Say so. One line. "You're fine — [pattern]. Ship it."

Matches "usually requires work": → Name the work. "Needs a [PIA / vendor review / claims check]. Takes [timeline from table]. Want me to start it?"

Matches "usually blocks": → Stop them. "Hold on — [pattern]. This needs a real look before anyone commits to a date. Let's talk."

Doesn't match anything: → Say that too. "This doesn't pattern-match to anything I've seen here. Needs a human look — [your name] or me tomorrow?"

The trap check

Some questions are fine on the surface but have a twist. Recognize the fact pattern, ask the catch question, then research the applicable doctrine for the specific fact pattern before concluding whether it's a problem or not.

Question sounds likeWhy it might not be simpleCatch it by asking
"Can we add [vendor] to the integration?"Vendor touches a new data category — flag as potentially implicating privacy and vendor-risk regimes and route for research"What data flows to them?"
"Can we A/B test the pricing page?"Differential pricing by segment can implicate consumer-protection and anti-discrimination regimes — flag and route for research"Are both arms seeing the same price for the same thing? How are users assigned to arms?"
"Can we auto-enroll users in the new feature?"Default-on behavior for users who previously opted out can implicate consent and consumer-protection rules — flag and route for research"Does this respect existing preferences?"
"Can we use customer logos on the site?"Logo use is a separate permission from the contract relationship — flag as potentially implicating publicity / endorsement rules and the customer's own contract terms"What does the contract say about publicity? Do we have written permission?"
"Can we train on this data?"Usage rights for the original collection purpose may not extend to training — flag and research the notice/consent the users were given at collection"What did we tell users when we collected it? What jurisdictions are the users in?"
"It's just an internal tool"Internal tools still process personal data — flag as potentially implicating privacy regimes and route for research"Whose data does it touch? Employees, customers, third parties?"
"We already do something similar""Similar" is doing a lot of work — the delta is where the issue usually is"Similar how? What's actually different?"
"Can we use [AI vendor / LLM] for this?"Vendor AI terms may permit training on inputs; use case may need an AIA — flag and route to /ai-governance-legal:use-case-triage"Is there an AI addendum? What data goes into the model?"
"Can we add AI to this feature?"May be a new use case not in the registry; may trigger AIA requirement — flag and route to /ai-governance-legal:use-case-triage"What does the AI do — assistive or automated? Who does it act on?"
"The model just decides automatically"Automated decision-making without human review is regulated in some jurisdictions — flag and research the applicable rules for the affected users' jurisdictions"Who's affected? Is there a human in the loop? Where are the affected users?"
"It's AI-generated content"Output IP and disclosure duties vary by jurisdiction and vendor terms — flag and route for research"What's the content type? Does the vendor's ToS address output ownership? Who is the audience?"
"We're just fine-tuning on our data"Training data rights, output IP, and vendor obligations all change — flag and route to /ai-governance-legal:vendor-ai-review"What's in the training data? Is any of it customer or employee data?"
Show full SKILL.md (261 more words)Show less

If a trap might be present, ask the one question before answering. One question, not a checklist. When the answer suggests a real issue, flag for research and route — don't pattern-match to a legal conclusion from the question alone.

Output format

For Slack (the common case):

Slack triage replies are internal legal advice. If the reply is being pasted into a ticket, document, or channel that's broadly shared with non-legal, prepend the work-product header from ~/.claude/plugins/config/claude-for-legal/product-legal/CLAUDE.md ## Outputs (it differs by user role — see ## Who's using this):

[WORK-PRODUCT HEADER — per plugin config ## Outputs]

For an in-the-flow Slack DM reply to the PM, the short form is:

[✅ Fine | ⚠️ Needs a look | 🛑 Hold]

[One sentence: the call and why.]

[If ⚠️: what the look involves, how long]
[If 🛑: who to talk to, when]

Examples:

✅ Fine — adding an analytics event is an FYI here as long as it's covered by
the existing privacy policy categories. This one is.
⚠️ Needs a PIA — new data collection for [category]. Usually takes a day.
Want me to kick it off?
🛑 Hold — "train on customer data" triggers a bunch of things. What did the
customer agreement say about data use? Let's pull it before anyone promises
this to the customer.
⚠️ Needs an AI governance triage — adding an LLM to this workflow means we need
to check the use case against the registry and confirm an AIA is done before it
ships. Takes a day. Want me to run `/ai-governance-legal:use-case-triage` now?

When to NOT use this skill

  • The question is actually complex (multiple issues, novel area) → route to launch-review or feature-risk-assessment
  • The question is "can you review this PRD" → that's launch-review, not triage
  • You're not sure → say "I'm not sure, let me look properly" — a wrong fast answer is worse than a slow right one

Tone

Fast, direct, helpful. The PM is not asking for a lecture. If it's fine, say "fine" — don't list the seven things you checked. If it's not fine, say what's not fine and what to do about it.

You are the lawyer people want to ask, not the one they route around.

Close with the next-steps decision tree

End with the next-steps decision tree per CLAUDE.md ## Outputs. Customize the options to what this skill just produced — the five default branches (draft the X, escalate, get more facts, watch and wait, something else) are a starting point, not a lock-in. The tree is the output; the lawyer picks.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in product-legal/skills/is-this-a-problem of anthropics/claude-for-legal.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4a6c651

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in anthropics/claude-for-legal, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Is This A Problem

What does Is This A Problem do?

Fast "is this a problem?" answer for the quick Slack question — pattern-matches against your calibration. Is This A Problem is an agent skill from anthropics/claude-for-legal, published by the product's own GitHub organization." answer for the quick Slack question — pattern-matches against your calibration.

When should I use Is This A Problem?

Is This A Problem fits situations like: the user says is this a problem; do I need legal review for; pastes a PMs question that needs a same-minute fine / needs a look / hold call.

How do I install Is This A Problem in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill is-this-a-problem -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (product-legal/skills/is-this-a-problem in anthropics/claude-for-legal) into .claude/skills/is-this-a-problem in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Is This A Problem in Codex?

Run `npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill is-this-a-problem -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (product-legal/skills/is-this-a-problem in anthropics/claude-for-legal) into .agents/skills/is-this-a-problem in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Is This A Problem in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill is-this-a-problem -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/is-this-a-problem, .gemini/skills/is-this-a-problem, .github/skills/is-this-a-problem and .opencode/skills/is-this-a-problem in your project.

What does Is This A Problem need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Is This A Problem is instructions for the agent only.

Does Is This A Problem access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Is This A Problem safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Is This A Problem use?

Is This A Problem is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Is This A Problem use?

About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Is This A Problem?

anthropics (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in anthropics/claude-for-legal, which has 9,629 GitHub stars. The repository holds 147 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 29, 2026.

Source: anthropics/claude-for-legal on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.