Ops Negotiation

What it does

When your agent uses it

• The user needs to prepare for a negotiation
• Evaluate their bargaining position
• Design win-win solutions
• Handle difficult negotiation situations — even if they say how do I negotiate this deal

Example prompts

• “how do I negotiate this deal”
• “s my leverage”
• “they won”
• “/ops-negotiation”

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Separate people from the problem: Address emotions and relationship separately from substantive issues. Be hard on the problem, soft on…
2. 2Focus on interests, not positions: Positions are what people SAY they want. Interests are WHY they want it. "I want $100K salary"…
3. 3Invent options for mutual gain: Expand the pie before dividing it. Brainstorm solutions that satisfy both parties' interests.
4. 4Use objective criteria: Base agreements on fair standards (market rates, precedent, expert opinion) rather than who has more power.

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

Ops Negotiation loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 447 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~110

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.3k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~4.2k

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

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). 447 words, ~1,272 tokens.

name

ops-negotiation

description

Apply principled negotiation using BATNA, ZOPA, and the Harvard method to prepare for and conduct negotiations. Use this skill when the user needs to prepare for a negotiation, evaluate their bargaining position, design win-win solutions, or handle difficult negotiation situations — even if they say 'how do I negotiate this deal', 'what's my leverage', 'they won't budge on price', or 'help me prepare for this meeting'.

metadata.category

WP-21 設計/資訊/傳播/公衛

metadata.tags

negotiation, batna, conflict-resolution

IRON LAW: Know Your BATNA Before Entering Any Negotiation

BATNA (Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement) is your walkaway power.
If you don't know your BATNA, you don't know when to walk away — and
you'll either accept a bad deal or reject a good one.

Calculate your BATNA and the other side's BATNA before the negotiation starts.

# Negotiation Prep: {Situation}

## Position Analysis
| Element | You | Other Party |
|---------|-----|-------------|
| BATNA | {your alternative} | {their alternative, estimated} |
| Reservation price | {your walkaway} | {their walkaway, estimated} |
| Aspiration price | {your ideal} | {their ideal, estimated} |
| ZOPA | {overlap range, if any} |

## Interests (not positions)
| Your Interests (priority) | Their Interests (estimated) |
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1. {interest} | 1. {interest} |
| 2. ... | 2. ... |

## Creative Options
1. {option that satisfies both parties' top interests}
2. {option}

## Objective Criteria
- {market benchmark, precedent, or standard that supports your position}

## Strategy
- Opening: {first move}
- Concessions: {what you're willing to give and in what order}
- Walkaway signal: {when to leave the table}

© asgard-ai-platform, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in ops-negotiation of asgard-ai-platform/skills.

• SKILL.md
• examples/sample_scenario.md
• references/multi-party.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4e7f4f8