negotiate-offer

Run negotiate-offer to draft send-ready negotiation messaging in the user's voice using:

• persisted OfferContext from evaluate-offer when available
• otherwise, minimal collection + fresh market benchmark

Workflow

Directory sharing (host integration)

If the host UI asks you for a directory to share with an agent during this skill's run, share only your {user_dir} job-search folder (the one containing CareerNavigator/).

This skill reads:

• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/profile.md
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/ExperienceLibrary.json
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/tracker.json
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/offer-context-{application_id}.json (if present)

Do not share the whole workspace or unrelated folders.

1. Confirm required data exists

Read:

• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/profile.md
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/ExperienceLibrary.json
• {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/tracker.json

If required files are missing, output:

Negotiation skipped: run /career-navigator:launch to initialize CareerNavigator/.

2. Identify which offer to negotiate

Preferred path:

• If a user message includes company and role (or job link / deadline), match them to an application in tracker where status is "offer".

If there is exactly one "offer" application in the tracker: use it.

If multiple offer applications exist and matching is ambiguous:

• ask for ONE clarification question: "Which company/role offer are we negotiating?"

Set application_id.

3. Load persisted OfferContext (skip re-collect if present)

Check for: {user_dir}/CareerNavigator/offer-context-{application_id}.json

If found:

• load it
• skip re-collecting offer details and market benchmarks already present in the file

If not found:

• request any missing offer basics (comp + deadline + any key terms)
• then proceed with benchmark/leverage using profile + ExperienceLibrary

4. Build negotiation leverage + ask strategy

Use honest-advisor (primary) + market-researcher (input) to produce a NegotiationBrief including:

• Market position (where current offer sits vs benchmark)
• Leverage inventory (ranked credentials/accomplishments/ExperienceLibrary units that justify an above-median ask)
• Ask strategy (recommended base/equity/sign-on targets and sequencing)
• Risk calibration (downside in this scenario; walk-away floor if possible)

5. Emit NegotiationHandoffBrief to writer

Create a structured NegotiationHandoffBrief object that includes:

• ask amount/range
• key leverage points
• tone guidance (assertive vs collaborative)
• recommended channel (email vs verbal)
• suggested phrasing (short bullet list)

Then invoke writer with mode:

• negotiate-offer

so writer drafts the send-ready negotiation message in the user's voice.

6. Present draft + ask for explicit approval

Show the writer draft in full and ask:

"Ready to send? If you want changes, tell me what to adjust (ask size, tone, channel)."

Do not send anything automatically.

*** End note (host tool safety) ***

• Never use error text as filenames or paths.
• If any host write fails (should be rare in this skill because we only read files), do not fake persistence; just continue in chat.