# apex-review

Reviews technical proposals from executive decision-maker viewpoints and builds an HTML slide deck. Useful for surfacing leadership objections before pitching.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 30
- Author: chrono-meta
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness/tree/HEAD/plugins/fh-meta/skills/apex-review/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/apex-review

## What it does

The skill evaluates proposals through the eyes of organizational leaders rather than daily practitioners. It gathers input from a file or interactive chat, structuring the pitch across seven slides: core thesis, current issue, proposed change, measurable outcomes, timeline, rollback plans, and executive requests. It outputs a presentation file named `apex_review_deck_YYYYMMDD.html` with dark styling and keyboard navigation.

Four built-in reviewer profiles handle the audit: Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Technical Lead (TD), QA Lead (QAL), and Conference Reviewer (CONF). Each persona assigns an approval status: approved, conditional, or rejected. A run is incomplete without the HTML deck written to disk, and conditional passes require incorporating validation results from `sim-conductor Area E`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill apex-review -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/apex-review/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/apex-review/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill apex-review -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/apex-review/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill apex-review -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/apex-review/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install chrono-meta/forge-harness apex-review
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/apex-review/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill apex-review -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness --path plugins/fh-meta/skills/apex-review
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/apex-review/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add chrono-meta/forge-harness --skill apex-review -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness/tree/HEAD/plugins/fh-meta/skills/apex-review/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Audit technical proposals against executive decision-maker expectations
- Generate standalone HTML presentation decks with keyboard navigation
- Uncover architectural and rollback objections from QA and engineering leads
- Enforce persona-based approval gates before executive briefings

## Example prompts
- /apex-review
- Review this migration proposal from a CTO perspective and highlight likely objections
- Evaluate our architecture document before the tech lead meeting and generate slides

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: apex-review
description: Reviews a technical proposal from the perspective of organizational decision-makers (CTO, technical lead, QA lead, conference reviewers, etc.) and generates an HTML presentation deck. Outputs approval gate results per persona and connects to sim-conductor for improvement suggestions.
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# apex-review — Decision-Maker Review Layer

> Reviews proposals from the perspective of **top-level organizational decision-makers**, not field practitioners.
> Technically excellent and "this person will approve it" are different things.

**Role distinction from hub-persona-auditor**
- hub-persona-auditor: Validates **reader comprehension** of a finished asset (reading experience)
- apex-review: Evaluates **decision-maker approval likelihood** of a technical proposal (decision-making experience)

---

## Triggers

- `/apex-review`
- "Will this work for the decision-maker?", "Will the CTO approve this?", "What do I need to present to the team lead?"
- "Review from an executive perspective", "Generate presentation slides" (when decision-maker audience is specified)
- When agent-composer identifies a task requiring a decision-maker approval gate
- "Check this before I report to my manager"
- "Does this look convincing?"
- "Find objections they might raise in advance"
- "Review before the executive briefing"
- "Do you think this will pass?"

---

## Built-in Decision-Maker Personas

| Code | Role | Core Evaluation Criteria | Auto-Reject Triggers |
|:---:|---|---|---|
| `CTO` | Chief Technology Officer | Strategic alignment · competitive advantage · tech vision | "Everyone else is already doing this" / "Feels like a personal project" |
| `TD` | Technical Lead / Team Lead | Implementation risk · team capability · operational burden · cost | Vague timelines / conflicts with existing stack |
| `QAL` | QA Lead / Quality Owner | Quality standards · testability · rollback plan · compliance | No validation plan / failure scenarios not documented |
| `CONF` | Conference Organizer / External Reviewer | Novelty · demo-readiness · audience value · reproducibility | Overloaded with internal jargon / demo not possible |

If the user does not specify a target persona, it will be confirmed in Step 0.

---

## Step 0. Receive Topic + Target

If no input is provided:

```
Please provide the apex-review target.

  Proposal summary: (What are you seeking approval for?)
  Target decision-maker: [CTO / TD (Technical Lead) / QAL (QA Lead) / CONF (Conference)] — multiple allowed
  Proposal file: (provide path or paste content if available)
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