Apply PESTEL framework to scan the macro-environment across Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal dimensions.

MITAuto-check passedBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Biz Pestel

skills CLI
$ npx skills add asgard-ai-platform/skills --skill biz-pestel -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install asgard-ai-platform/skills biz-pestel --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/asgard-ai-platform/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/biz-pestel .claude/skills/biz-pestel && 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
biz-pestel
GitHub stars
242
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
641 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
207
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Apply PESTEL framework to scan the macro-environment across Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal dimensions.

  • Works in 4 steps: Define the Scope → Scan Each Dimension → Assess Impact and Likelihood → …
  • The user needs to assess external macro factors affecting a business
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Framework and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Biz Pestel is an agent skill from asgard-ai-platform/skills. Apply PESTEL framework to scan the macro-environment across Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal dimensions. Use this skill when the user needs to assess external macro factors affecting a business, industry, or market — especially before entering a new country, launching a product, or evaluating regulatory risk. Also use when the user mentions 'macro analysis', 'external environment', or 'what trends should we watch'.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `examples/sample_scenario.md`, `references/data-sources.md` and `references/framework-comparison.md`).

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Startup and business strategy. The repository describes itself as: 301 open-source coding agent skills across 22 domains — methodology, judgment & gotchas packaged as Claude Agent Skills for the Asgard AI Platform. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user needs to assess external macro factors affecting a business
  • Market — especially before entering a new country
  • Launching a product
  • Evaluating regulatory risk

Example prompts

  • “macro analysis”
  • “external environment”
  • “what trends should we watch”
  • “/biz-pestel”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Define the Scope
  2. Scan Each Dimension
  3. Assess Impact and Likelihood
  4. Prioritize and Connect

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4e7f4f8. 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 (its code samples are markdown).

    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

Biz Pestel loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 116 tokens; SKILL.md has 641 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~116
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~8.2k

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 asgard-ai-platform/skills at commit 4e7f4f8, republished under its MIT licence (© asgard-ai-platform). 641 words, ~1,802 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/biz-pestel/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
biz-pestel
description
Apply PESTEL framework to scan the macro-environment across Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal dimensions. Use this skill when the user needs to assess external macro factors affecting a business, industry, or market — especially before entering a new country, launching a product, or evaluating regulatory risk. Also use when the user mentions 'macro analysis', 'external environment', or 'what trends should we watch'.
metadata.category
WP-13 商學院—策略
metadata.tags
business-strategy, pestel, macro-environment

PESTEL Analysis

Overview

PESTEL scans the macro-environment across six dimensions to identify external forces that could impact a business or industry. It operates at the macro level — broader than industry (Porter's Five Forces) or company (SWOT). Use it to surface trends and risks the organization cannot control but must respond to.

When to Use

Trigger conditions:

  • User evaluating a new market or country for expansion
  • User needs to understand regulatory, economic, or social trends
  • User wants to identify macro risks before strategic planning
  • User asks "what external factors should we consider?"

When NOT to use:

  • For company-specific assessment → use SWOT
  • For industry competitive dynamics → use Porter's Five Forces
  • For product portfolio decisions → use BCG Matrix

Framework

IRON LAW: Macro-Level Only

PESTEL factors are MACRO-ENVIRONMENT forces — they affect all players in
a market, not just one company. "Our costs are rising" is not a PESTEL factor.
"Inflation is driving up input costs across the industry" is.

Test: "Does this factor affect ALL companies in this market?"
  YES → Valid PESTEL factor
  NO  → It belongs in SWOT or Five Forces, not PESTEL
IRON LAW: Evidence-Based, Not Speculative

Every PESTEL factor must be grounded in observable data, trends, or events.
"Technology might change" is not a factor. "5G rollout reaching 70% coverage
by 2026 (GSMA data)" is a factor.
Step 1: Define the Scope
  • What entity? Country, region, or market being analyzed
  • For whom? Which business or industry perspective
  • Time horizon: near-term (1-2 years) or medium-term (3-5 years)
Step 2: Scan Each Dimension

For each of the six dimensions, identify 2-4 key factors with evidence:

P — Political: Government stability, trade policy, taxation policy, political risk, corruption, foreign investment rules

E — Economic: GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, unemployment, consumer spending power, commodity prices

S — Social: Demographics, cultural trends, consumer attitudes, lifestyle changes, education levels, urbanization, health consciousness

T — Technological: R&D activity, automation, digital infrastructure, emerging technologies, innovation rate, tech transfer

E — Environmental: Climate change, sustainability regulations, resource scarcity, carbon emissions rules, environmental awareness, natural disaster risk

L — Legal: Employment law, consumer protection, data privacy (GDPR, PDPA), industry-specific regulation, IP protection, antitrust

Step 3: Assess Impact and Likelihood

For each factor:

  • Impact on the business: High / Medium / Low
  • Likelihood of change: High / Medium / Low
  • Direction: Favorable (+) or Unfavorable (−)
Step 4: Prioritize and Connect
  1. Rank factors by impact × likelihood
  2. Identify cross-dimensional connections (e.g., political instability → economic uncertainty → social unrest)
  3. Highlight the top 3-5 factors that require strategic response

Output Format

markdown
# PESTEL Analysis: {Market/Country} for {Business Context}

## Scope
- Market: ...
- Perspective: ...
- Time horizon: ...

## PESTEL Factors

| Dimension | Factor | Evidence | Impact | Direction |
|-----------|--------|----------|--------|-----------|
| Political | ... | ... | H/M/L | +/− |
| Economic | ... | ... | H/M/L | +/− |
| Social | ... | ... | H/M/L | +/− |
| Technological | ... | ... | H/M/L | +/− |
| Environmental | ... | ... | H/M/L | +/− |
| Legal | ... | ... | H/M/L | +/− |

### Political
{Detailed analysis}

### Economic
{Detailed analysis}

### Social
{Detailed analysis}

### Technological
{Detailed analysis}

### Environmental
{Detailed analysis}

### Legal
{Detailed analysis}

## Priority Factors
1. {Highest impact factor} — {required response}
2. ...
3. ...

## Cross-Dimensional Connections
- {Factor A} → {Factor B} → {combined implication}

Examples

Correct Application

Scenario: PESTEL for Vietnam market, perspective of a Taiwanese food manufacturer (2025-2028)

DimensionFactorEvidenceImpactDirection
PoliticalVietnam-Taiwan informal trade relations stable; no diplomatic frictionBilateral trade volume growing YoYMed+
EconomicVietnam GDP growth 6.5% (2024), rising middle classWorld Bank data, urban consumer spending up 12%High+
SocialYoung population (median age 31), increasing demand for packaged foodUN demographic data, urbanization rate 39% → projected 45% by 2030High+
TechnologicalCold chain logistics still underdeveloped outside Ho Chi Minh and HanoiOnly 30% of food supply chain has cold storage (VCCI report)High−
EnvironmentalGovernment tightening plastic packaging regulationsDecree on solid waste management (2024) requiring recyclable packagingMed−
LegalFood safety registration (Decree 15/2018) requires 6-month approval cycleForeign food products need Certificate of Free Sale + lab testing in-countryHigh−
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Incorrect Application

Scenario: Same Vietnam market analysis

What went wrong:

  • "Our factory is running at 80% capacity" → Company-level fact, not macro factor. Violates Iron Law: PESTEL is macro-level only.
  • "Technology is changing fast" → No evidence, no specificity. Violates Iron Law: evidence-based, not speculative. What technology? What change? What data?

Gotchas

  • Overlap between dimensions: A factor can span multiple dimensions (e.g., "data privacy law" is both Legal and Technological). Place it where the primary impact lies, and note the connection.
  • Country-level, not city-level: PESTEL typically analyzes national macro factors. If sub-national differences matter (e.g., China's tier-1 vs tier-3 cities), note them as variations within the dimension.
  • Snapshot vs trend: A PESTEL factor should capture the direction of change, not just current state. "GDP is $X" is a fact; "GDP growing at 6.5% with acceleration trend" is a useful factor.
  • Too many factors: Listing 10+ factors per dimension creates noise. Keep to 2-4 per dimension, prioritized by impact.
  • Missing the "So what?": Each factor needs an implication for the business. "Population is aging" without "→ shifting demand toward health products" is incomplete.

References

  • For comparison with other strategy frameworks, see references/framework-comparison.md
  • For country-specific PESTEL data sources, see references/data-sources.md

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in biz-pestel of asgard-ai-platform/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • examples/sample_scenario.md
  • references/data-sources.md
  • references/framework-comparison.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4e7f4f8

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Questions about Biz Pestel

What does Biz Pestel do?

Apply PESTEL framework to scan the macro-environment across Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal dimensions. Biz Pestel is an agent skill from asgard-ai-platform/skills. Apply PESTEL framework to scan the macro-environment across Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, and Legal dimensions.

When should I use Biz Pestel?

Biz Pestel fits situations like: the user needs to assess external macro factors affecting a business; market — especially before entering a new country; launching a product; evaluating regulatory risk.

How do I install Biz Pestel in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add asgard-ai-platform/skills --skill biz-pestel -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (biz-pestel in asgard-ai-platform/skills) into .claude/skills/biz-pestel in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Biz Pestel in Codex?

Run `npx skills add asgard-ai-platform/skills --skill biz-pestel -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (biz-pestel in asgard-ai-platform/skills) into .agents/skills/biz-pestel in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Biz Pestel 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 asgard-ai-platform/skills --skill biz-pestel -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/biz-pestel, .gemini/skills/biz-pestel, .github/skills/biz-pestel and .opencode/skills/biz-pestel in your project.

What does Biz Pestel need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Biz Pestel is instructions for the agent only.

Does Biz Pestel 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 Biz Pestel 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 Biz Pestel use?

Biz Pestel is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Biz Pestel use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 6.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Biz Pestel?

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Who maintains Biz Pestel?

asgard-ai-platform (a GitHub organization) maintains it in asgard-ai-platform/skills, which has 242 GitHub stars. The repository holds 207 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 6, 2026.

Source: asgard-ai-platform/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.