Agent skill

Closing Disclosure Decoder

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Decode a mortgage Closing Disclosure line by line — which fees are real, which are shoppable or junk, and what changed since the Loan Estimate.

MITAuto-check passedBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Closing Disclosure Decoder

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill closing-disclosure-decoder -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills closing-disclosure-decoder --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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder .claude/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder && 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
closing-disclosure-decoder
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
595 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Decode a mortgage Closing Disclosure line by line — which fees are real, which are shoppable or junk, and what changed since the Loan Estimate.

  • Works in 5 steps: The tolerance tiers do the work: some… → Junk-fee pattern list: processing +… → Prepaids aren't fees: escrow, insurance,… → …
  • Asked to decode my closing disclosure
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Closing Disclosure Decoder is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Decode a mortgage Closing Disclosure line by line — which fees are real, which are shoppable or junk, and what changed since the Loan Estimate. Use when asked to decode my closing disclosure, review my closing costs, why did my costs go up, or which fees can I negotiate. Produces a section-by-section decode, the Loan-Estimate comparison with tolerance flags, the challenge list with scripts, and the cash-to-close verification.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/worked-example.md`).

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Real estate. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to decode my closing disclosure
  • Review my closing costs
  • Why did my costs go up
  • Which fees can I negotiate

Example prompts

  • “/closing-disclosure-decoder”

Workflow steps

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

  1. The tolerance tiers do the work: some fee categories can't increase at all from the LE (lender fees, transfer taxes), some by a limited…
  2. Junk-fee pattern list: processing + underwriting + application fees stacked (same work, three names), courier/email fees, padded "doc…
  3. Prepaids aren't fees: escrow, insurance, per-diem interest are your money moving early — decode them as such so the outrage lands only on…
  4. The math check: loan amount + closing costs − deposits/credits = cash to close. Recompute it; transposition errors at closing are rarer…
  5. Three days is enough if used: the review clock exists precisely for this reading — schedule the lender call for day one.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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

Closing Disclosure Decoder loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 114 tokens; SKILL.md has 595 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~114
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.7k

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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 595 words, ~1,202 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
closing-disclosure-decoder
description
Decode a mortgage Closing Disclosure line by line — which fees are real, which are shoppable or junk, and what changed since the Loan Estimate. Use when asked to decode my closing disclosure, review my closing costs, why did my costs go up, or which fees can I negotiate. Produces a section-by-section decode, the Loan-Estimate comparison with tolerance flags, the challenge list with scripts, and the cash-to-close verification.

Closing Disclosure Decoder Skill

The Closing Disclosure arrives three days before the biggest purchase of your life, formatted to discourage reading. This skill reads it: every section in plain English, every fee sorted into real / shoppable / challenge, and — the part with teeth — the comparison against the Loan Estimate, where regulated tolerance rules make some increases the lender's problem, not yours.

What This Skill Produces

  • Section decode — A through J in plain English, the three-day clock stated
  • Fee triage — real and fixed / shoppable-too-late-but-note-it / challenge-now, with amounts
  • The LE comparison — what moved since the Loan Estimate, tolerance category per change
  • Challenge scripts — exact wording for the lender call, ranked by recovery odds
  • Cash-to-close check — the bottom line reconciled against your own math

Required Inputs

Ask for these only if not provided:

  • The Closing Disclosure (page-by-page paste or the figures)
  • The Loan Estimate — the comparison is the leverage; without it, decode-only and say so
  • Closing date — the three-business-day review clock
  • Anything that changed — rate lock, loan amount, program — legitimate changes reset some tolerances

Framework

  1. The tolerance tiers do the work: some fee categories can't increase at all from the LE (lender fees, transfer taxes), some by a limited amount in aggregate (recording, required-provider services), some float freely (prepaids, per-diem interest). Sort every increase into its tier — over-tolerance increases are typically refundable at or after closing. Flag with "tolerance rules per applicable regulation — verify jurisdiction specifics."
  2. Junk-fee pattern list: processing + underwriting + application fees stacked (same work, three names), courier/email fees, padded "doc prep," title add-ons never requested. Challenge with the script, not with anger.
  3. Prepaids aren't fees: escrow, insurance, per-diem interest are your money moving early — decode them as such so the outrage lands only on actual costs.
  4. The math check: loan amount + closing costs − deposits/credits = cash to close. Recompute it; transposition errors at closing are rarer than folklore says but catastrophic when real.
  5. Three days is enough if used: the review clock exists precisely for this reading — schedule the lender call for day one.

Output Format

Show full SKILL.md (257 more words)Show less
Closing Disclosure Decode: [property] — closing [date], review clock ends [date]

Verdict: clean / call the lender today about [n] items / discrepancy needs resolution before signing

Sections A–J, decoded [table: line · plain English · triage] Changed since the Loan Estimate | Fee | LE | CD | Δ | Tolerance tier | Your move | The challenge list — ranked, with scripts ("Line B-4 increased $310 beyond the Loan Estimate; that category has zero tolerance — please correct or document the changed circumstance.") Cash to close, reconciled: [their number] vs [computed] — [match/discrepancy]

End verbatim: "This is a plain-language reading, not legal or lending advice — disclosure and tolerance rules vary by jurisdiction and loan type; confirm anything load-bearing with your closing attorney or settlement agent before signing."

Quality Checks

  • Every LE→CD increase is assigned a tolerance tier
  • Prepaids are decoded as your-money-moving, separate from fees
  • Challenge scripts quote line numbers and amounts
  • Cash-to-close is independently recomputed
  • The three-day clock dates appear in the header
  • The disclaimer appears verbatim

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not rage at the total — the leverage lives line-by-line in the tolerance tiers
  • Do not treat prepaid escrow as a junk fee — misdirected outrage burns the real challenges
  • Do not accept "that's standard" on stacked processing fees — standard is not a tolerance category
  • Do not let the clock expire politely — the review period is for reviewing; day one, not day three
  • Do not present tolerance rules as universal law — flag jurisdiction/loan-type variation and refer to the settlement agent

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Decode my closing disclosure."
  • "Review my closing costs."
  • "Why did my costs go up?"
  • "Which fees can I negotiate?"

© mohitagw15856, 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 skills/closing-disclosure-decoder of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/worked-example.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Closing Disclosure Decoder

What does Closing Disclosure Decoder do?

Decode a mortgage Closing Disclosure line by line — which fees are real, which are shoppable or junk, and what changed since the Loan Estimate. Closing Disclosure Decoder is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Decode a mortgage Closing Disclosure line by line — which fees are real, which are shoppable or junk, and what changed since the Loan Estimate.

When should I use Closing Disclosure Decoder?

Closing Disclosure Decoder fits situations like: asked to decode my closing disclosure; review my closing costs; why did my costs go up; which fees can I negotiate.

How do I install Closing Disclosure Decoder in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill closing-disclosure-decoder -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/closing-disclosure-decoder in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Closing Disclosure Decoder in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill closing-disclosure-decoder -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/closing-disclosure-decoder in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Closing Disclosure Decoder 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill closing-disclosure-decoder -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder, .gemini/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder, .github/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder and .opencode/skills/closing-disclosure-decoder in your project.

What does Closing Disclosure Decoder need to run?

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

Does Closing Disclosure Decoder 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 Closing Disclosure Decoder 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 Closing Disclosure Decoder use?

Closing Disclosure Decoder 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 Closing Disclosure Decoder use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k 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 1.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Closing Disclosure Decoder?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.