Oss Investment Scorecard
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Evaluate whether an open source project / company is investable by a USD-denominated VC fund in the current AI cycle.
Runs corporate development — deal thesis, target screening, valuation framing, diligence, and integration planning.
Install Mergers And Acquisitions
$ npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount mergers-and-acquisitions --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions .claude/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "mergers-and-acquisitions" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions into .claude/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mergers-and-acquisitions", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitionsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount mergers-and-acquisitions --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions .agents/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "mergers-and-acquisitions" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions into .agents/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mergers-and-acquisitions", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount mergers-and-acquisitions --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions .cursor/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "mergers-and-acquisitions" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions into .cursor/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mergers-and-acquisitions", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git --path plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount mergers-and-acquisitions --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions .gemini/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "mergers-and-acquisitions" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions into .gemini/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mergers-and-acquisitions", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount mergers-and-acquisitionsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions .github/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "mergers-and-acquisitions" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions into .github/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mergers-and-acquisitions", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount mergers-and-acquisitions --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions .opencode/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "mergers-and-acquisitions" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions into .opencode/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "mergers-and-acquisitions", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
mergers-and-acquisitions- GitHub stars
- 2k
- Token cost
- ~951 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 532 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 178
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Runs corporate development — deal thesis, target screening, valuation framing, diligence, and integration planning.
- Tasks that involve Essays and academic help
- SKILL.md covers The thesis comes first, and in…, Screening, Valuation framing and Diligence, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Mergers And Acquisitions is an agent skill from cbrock84/headcount. Runs corporate development — deal thesis, target screening, valuation framing, diligence, and integration planning. Use this when considering an acquisition or being approached about one, when evaluating build-versus-buy at company scale, when running or reviewing diligence, or when planning how an acquired business will actually be integrated.
Its SKILL.md is about 950 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/sources.md`).
It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Essays and academic help. The repository describes itself as: An agent organization structured as a company — 15+ departments, 125+ skills, each independently installable, citing the standards and regulators that settle the question. Runs… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Essays and academic help
Example prompts
- “/mergers-and-acquisitions”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 98d1c17. 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
Mergers And Acquisitions loads about 951 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 532 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 cbrock84/headcount at commit 98d1c17, republished under its MIT licence (© cbrock84). 532 words, ~951 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- mergers-and-acquisitions
- description
- Runs corporate development — deal thesis, target screening, valuation framing, diligence, and integration planning. Use this when considering an acquisition or being approached about one, when evaluating build-versus-buy at company scale, when running or reviewing diligence, or when planning how an acquired business will actually be integrated.
Mergers and acquisitions
Deal execution requires qualified legal, tax, and accounting advisers. This structures the commercial thinking and identifies what needs specialist work; it does not substitute for it.
The thesis comes first, and in writing
Before looking at any target: what would an acquisition get us that we cannot build or partner our way to, and why is buying better?
Legitimate theses are specific — a capability that would take three years to build, access to a customer base we cannot reach, consolidation economics in a fragmenting market, a team with scarce expertise.
Illegitimate theses, all common: growth for its own sake, defensive panic, the target became available, and the belief that two struggling businesses combine into a healthy one.
Write the thesis before the target. A thesis reverse-engineered to fit an available company will justify anything.
Screening
Score candidates against the thesis, not against how impressive they are. The best target is frequently the boring one that fits precisely.
Assess cultural and operating-model fit early rather than as a soft afterthought. Integration failure is the most common way deals destroy value, and its causes are visible before signing — incompatible decision-making, different customer commitments, a founder who will not stay.
Valuation framing
Two numbers matter and they are different: what it is worth to you given the synergies you can actually realize, and what you would pay, which must be lower.
Be brutal about synergies. Cost synergies are real and estimable; revenue synergies are usually optimistic and rarely arrive on schedule. Model the deal without revenue synergies and see whether it still works — if it only works with them, it probably does not work.
Name your walk-away price before negotiating, and treat it as binding. Deal momentum is a powerful force and it is not evidence.
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Diligence
Commercial diligence answers whether the thesis is true: are the customers real, is the retention as claimed, does the growth come from where they say. Financial, legal, and technical diligence run alongside with specialists.
The questions most often skipped and most often fatal: what is the customer concentration, what happens to the key people at close, what liabilities transfer, and what is running on infrastructure or contracts nobody has documented.
Diligence exists to falsify the thesis. Diligence run to confirm it will confirm it.
Integration
Plan it before signing, not after. Decide in advance: what integrates, what stays separate, who runs it, and what the first hundred days look like.
The predictable value destroyers are attrition of the people you bought, customer churn during transition, and a stalled integration that leaves two of everything indefinitely. Each is foreseeable and each is planned around, or it is not.
Sources
references/sources.md in this skill lists the outside authorities that settle the questions
here — what each one is authoritative for, and what you may do with it. Check them before
answering on anything they cover, and cite what you used. Most are free to read and not free
to reproduce; the use note on each is binding.
Never
- Proceed with a thesis that changed to fit the target.
- Treat the signed deal as the finish line. It is the start of the part that determines whether it worked.
© cbrock84, 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 1 other file (references) in plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions of cbrock84/headcount.
- SKILL.md
- references/sources.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 98d1c17
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| Earnings Report Analysisbyteseek/Mira | 275 | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
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Questions about Mergers And Acquisitions
What does Mergers And Acquisitions do?
Runs corporate development — deal thesis, target screening, valuation framing, diligence, and integration planning. Mergers And Acquisitions is an agent skill from cbrock84/headcount. Runs corporate development — deal thesis, target screening, valuation framing, diligence, and integration planning.
When should I use Mergers And Acquisitions?
Mergers And Acquisitions fits situations like: tasks that involve Essays and academic help.
How do I install Mergers And Acquisitions in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions in cbrock84/headcount) into .claude/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Mergers And Acquisitions in Codex?
Run `npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/corporate-strategy/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions in cbrock84/headcount) into .agents/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Mergers And Acquisitions 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 cbrock84/headcount --skill mergers-and-acquisitions -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions, .gemini/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions, .github/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions and .opencode/skills/mergers-and-acquisitions in your project.
What does Mergers And Acquisitions need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Mergers And Acquisitions is instructions for the agent only.
Does Mergers And Acquisitions 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 Mergers And Acquisitions 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 Mergers And Acquisitions use?
Mergers And Acquisitions 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 Mergers And Acquisitions use?
About 951 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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 484 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Mergers And Acquisitions?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Mergers And Acquisitions: Oss Investment Scorecard (lucy-cxy/oss-investment-scorecard, 341 stars), Equity Research Core (byteseek/Mira, 275 stars), Weekly Trading Plan (zhu1090093659/dsh-trading, 238 stars) and Earnings Report Analysis (byteseek/Mira, 275 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Mergers And Acquisitions?
cbrock84 (a GitHub user) maintains it in cbrock84/headcount, which has 2,022 GitHub stars. The repository holds 178 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 17, 2026.
Source: cbrock84/headcount on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.