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Negotiation

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wondelai·vlatest·other·MIT

This AI negotiates effectively to achieve desired outcomes by strategically adjusting offers and responses – boosting your chances of success.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add wondelai/skills --skill negotiation -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

wondelai

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  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

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c172996495
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negotiation/SKILL.md
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About this skill

What it does

This skill enables an AI agent to negotiate effectively using a tactical empathy-based framework derived from FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss's methods. It focuses on understanding the emotional drivers behind decisions, building rapport, uncovering information, and ultimately achieving better outcomes through active listening and emotional intelligence rather than relying solely on logic or compromise. The agent will assess negotiation performance based on adherence to these principles and provide suggestions for improvement.

When to use it

  • Customer support interactions: To acknowledge customer frustration before offering solutions.
  • Sales calls: To demonstrate understanding of a prospect's challenges and pressures.
  • Pricing conversations: To recognize and address budget constraints upfront.
  • Partnership negotiations: To show awareness of internal pressures faced by the partner organization.
  • Contract renewals: To acknowledge changing needs and circumstances.

Key capabilities

  • Tactical Empathy: The ability to understand and articulate the other party's perspective, creating trust and openness.
  • Active Listening: Prioritizing understanding over immediate response.
  • Emotional Intelligence: Recognizing and labeling emotions in oneself and others.
  • Scoring & Feedback: Assessing negotiation performance on a scale of 0-10 and providing specific improvement suggestions based on the framework's principles.
  • Calibrated Questions: Preparing questions designed to elicit information and uncover hidden needs.

Example prompts

  • "Negotiate this email response regarding a pricing dispute with a client, focusing on understanding their concerns."
  • "Roleplay a sales call where I need to address a prospect's budget limitations. Use tactical empathy techniques."
  • “Review my transcript of a contract renewal conversation and score it based on the negotiation framework, highlighting areas for improvement.”

Tips & gotchas

  • Genuine Empathy is Key: The skill emphasizes that empathy must be genuine; insincerity will likely hinder progress.
  • Focus on Discovery: Treat every negotiation as an opportunity to learn about the other party's needs and motivations rather than defending your own position.
  • No Splitting the Difference: The framework advises against automatically splitting the difference, suggesting that walking away from a deal is preferable to accepting unfavorable terms.