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briefPurpose, usage and source

Generate contextual briefings for legal work — daily summary, topic research, or incident response. Use when starting your day and need a scan of legal-relevant items across email, calendar, and contracts, when researching a specific legal question across internal sources, or when a developing situation (data breach, litigation threat, regulatory inquiry) needs rapid context.

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Source repository
anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
SKILL.md
legal/skills/brief/SKILL.md
Repository stars
34,049
Repository updated
2026-10-30
Categories
research
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Source SKILL.md

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The purpose and workflow passages below are upstream material, organized and translated for reading. They are distinct from the separately labeled Codez editorial analysis.

What this Skill does

Generate contextual briefings for legal work — daily summary, topic research, or incident response. Use when starting your day and need a scan of legal-relevant items across email, calendar, and contracts, when researching a specific legal question across internal sources, or when a developing situation (data breach, litigation threat, regulatory inquiry) needs rapid context.

How the upstream workflow works

Workflow

Accept the topic query from the user Search across connected sources: Documents: Internal memos, prior analyses, playbooks, precedent Email: Prior communications on the topic

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Workflow

Accept the incident topic or description Rapidly scan all connected sources for relevant context: Email: Communications about the incident Chat: Real-time discussions and escalations

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/brief -- Legal Team Briefing

> If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md. Generate contextual briefings for legal work. Supports three modes: daily brief, topic brief, and incident brief.

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/brief daily              # Morning brief of legal-relevant items
/brief topic [query]      # Research brief on a specific legal question
/brief incident [topic]   # Rapid brief on a developing situation

Requirements and setup

No short requirements passage was selected from this file. This does not mean the Skill has no dependencies. Check the repository setup instructions and referenced files.

Limits and quality checks

Important Notes

Topic briefs synthesize what is available in connected sources; they do not substitute for formal legal research If the topic requires current legal authority or case law, recommend the user consult a legal research platform (Westlaw, Lexis, etc.) or outside counsel

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Important Notes for Incident Briefs

Speed matters. Produce the brief quickly with available information rather than waiting for complete information Flag any litigation hold or preservation obligations immediately

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Start with a safe trial

  1. Check the supported host and the repository installation instructions. Keep the Skill directory and its referenced scripts, assets and documentation together; SKILL.md alone may omit dependencies.
  2. Give the agent your real input, desired output and acceptance criteria. Invocation syntax and available tools depend on the host; this site does not assume a universal install command.
  3. Try the source workflow in a disposable project or on a copy. Review operations that change files, remote services or billable resources before allowing them.
  4. Validate the output against the source quality checks and your own requirements. A successful trigger or a high repository Star count does not establish a correct result.

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Translation and scope

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