pipeline-review
anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
Analyze pipeline health, prioritize deals, and flag risks with a weekly action plan.
What is pipeline-review?
Analyze your sales pipeline to identify stale or stuck opportunities, audit for hygiene issues, and get a prioritized weekly action plan. Use this when running a weekly pipeline review, deciding which deals to focus on, or spotting at-risk deals that need attention.
- Scores pipeline health across stage progression, activity recency, close date accuracy, and contact coverage
- Prioritizes deals by impact and closability using a weighted framework (close date, deal size, stage, activity, risk)
- Flags stale deals (no activity 14+ days), stuck deals (same stage 30+ days), past-due close dates, and single-threaded opportunities
- Audits hygiene issues like missing close dates, amounts, next steps, or primary contacts
- Generates a prioritized weekly action plan with specific next steps per deal
- Provides pipeline shape analysis by stage, close month, and deal size
How to install pipeline-review
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill pipeline-reviewHow to use pipeline-review
- 1.Run `/pipeline-review [segment or rep]` to start the analysis
- 2.Provide your pipeline data via CSV export from your CRM, paste deal details, or describe your pipeline verbally
- 3.Review the pipeline health score and risk flags to identify problem areas
- 4.Focus on the priority actions ranked by impact and closability
- 5.Execute the weekly action items and update your CRM with new close dates, stages, or next steps
Use cases
- Running a weekly pipeline review to stay on top of deal health and progress
- Deciding which deals to focus on this week based on closability and impact
- Identifying stale or stuck opportunities that need re-engagement or qualification
- Auditing pipeline for data quality issues like bad close dates or missing contacts
- Spotting single-threaded deals where only one contact exists and risk is high
- Sales reps managing their own pipeline
- Sales managers reviewing team or segment pipelines
- Sales leaders auditing pipeline hygiene and forecast accuracy
pipeline-review FAQ
You can upload a CSV from your CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, etc.), paste deal details manually, or describe your pipeline verbally. Helpful fields include deal name, account, amount, stage, close date, last activity date, and primary contact.
Deals are ranked by close date (30%), deal size (25%), stage (20%), activity recency (15%), and risk level (10%). You can adjust weights by telling the skill to focus on quick wins, big deals, or other priorities.
When connected, the skill pulls your pipeline automatically, can update records with new close dates and stages, create follow-up tasks, and track hygiene improvements over time.
Stale deals have no activity in 14+ days. Stuck deals have been in the same stage for 30+ days. Both are flagged for re-engagement or qualification decisions.
You can review your own pipeline or a segment/team's pipeline by specifying the segment or rep name in the command.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins.
name: pipeline-review description: Analyze pipeline health — prioritize deals, flag risks, get a weekly action plan. Use when running a weekly pipeline review, deciding which deals to focus on this week, spotting stale or stuck opportunities, auditing for hygiene issues like bad close dates, or identifying single-threaded deals. argument-hint: "<segment or rep>"
/pipeline-review
If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.
Analyze your pipeline health, prioritize deals, and get actionable recommendations for where to focus.
Usage
/pipeline-review [segment or rep]
Review pipeline for: $ARGUMENTS
If a file is referenced: @$1
How It Works
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PIPELINE REVIEW │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ STANDALONE (always works) │
│ ✓ Upload CSV export from your CRM │
│ ✓ Or paste/describe your deals │
│ ✓ Health check: flag stale, stuck, and at-risk deals │
│ ✓ Prioritization: rank deals by impact and closability │
│ ✓ Hygiene audit: missing data, bad close dates, single-thread │
│ ✓ Weekly action plan: what to focus on │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ SUPERCHARGED (when you connect your tools) │
│ + CRM: Pull pipeline automatically, update records │
│ + Activity data for engagement scoring │
│ + Historical patterns for risk prediction │
│ + Calendar: See upcoming meetings per deal │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
What I Need From You
Option A: Upload a CSV Export your pipeline from your CRM (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot). Helpful fields:
- Deal/Opportunity name
- Account name
- Amount
- Stage
- Close date
- Created date
- Last activity date
- Owner (if reviewing a team)
- Primary contact
Option B: Paste your deals
Acme Corp - $50K - Negotiation - closes Jan 31 - last activity Jan 20
TechStart - $25K - Demo scheduled - closes Feb 15 - no activity in 3 weeks
BigCo - $100K - Discovery - closes Mar 30 - created last week
Option C: Describe your pipeline "I have 12 deals. Two big ones in negotiation that I'm confident about. Three stuck in discovery for over a month. The rest are mid-stage but I haven't talked to some of them in a while."
Output
# Pipeline Review: [Date]
**Data Source:** [CSV upload / Manual input / CRM]
**Deals Analyzed:** [X]
**Total Pipeline Value:** $[X]
---
## Pipeline Health Score: [X/100]
| Dimension | Score | Issue |
|-----------|-------|-------|
| **Stage Progression** | [X]/25 | [X] deals stuck in same stage 30+ days |
| **Activity Recency** | [X]/25 | [X] deals with no activity in 14+ days |
| **Close Date Accuracy** | [X]/25 | [X] deals with close date in past |
| **Contact Coverage** | [X]/25 | [X] deals single-threaded |
---
## Priority Actions This Week
### 1. [Highest Priority Deal]
**Why:** [Reason — large, closing soon, at risk, etc.]
**Action:** [Specific next step]
**Impact:** $[X] if you close it
### 2. [Second Priority]
**Why:** [Reason]
**Action:** [Next step]
### 3. [Third Priority]
**Why:** [Reason]
**Action:** [Next step]
---
## Deal Prioritization Matrix
### Close This Week (Focus Time Here)
| Deal | Amount | Stage | Close Date | Next Action |
|------|--------|-------|------------|-------------|
| [Deal] | $[X] | [Stage] | [Date] | [Action] |
### Close This Month (Keep Warm)
| Deal | Amount | Stage | Close Date | Status |
|------|--------|-------|------------|--------|
| [Deal] | $[X] | [Stage] | [Date] | [Status] |
### Nurture (Check-in Periodically)
| Deal | Amount | Stage | Close Date | Status |
|------|--------|-------|------------|--------|
| [Deal] | $[X] | [Stage] | [Date] | [Status] |
---
## Risk Flags
### Stale Deals (No Activity 14+ Days)
| Deal | Amount | Last Activity | Days Silent | Recommendation |
|------|--------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
| [Deal] | $[X] | [Date] | [X] | [Re-engage / Downgrade / Remove] |
### Stuck Deals (Same Stage 30+ Days)
| Deal | Amount | Stage | Days in Stage | Recommendation |
|------|--------|-------|---------------|----------------|
| [Deal] | $[X] | [Stage] | [X] | [Push / Multi-thread / Qualify out] |
### Past Close Date
| Deal | Amount | Close Date | Days Overdue | Recommendation |
|------|--------|------------|--------------|----------------|
| [Deal] | $[X] | [Date] | [X] | [Update date / Push to next quarter / Close lost] |
### Single-Threaded (Only One Contact)
| Deal | Amount | Contact | Risk | Recommendation |
|------|--------|---------|------|----------------|
| [Deal] | $[X] | [Name] | Champion leaves = deal dies | [Identify additional stakeholders] |
---
## Hygiene Issues
| Issue | Count | Deals | Action |
|-------|-------|-------|--------|
| Missing close date | [X] | [List] | Add realistic close dates |
| Missing amount | [X] | [List] | Estimate or qualify |
| Missing next step | [X] | [List] | Define next action |
| No primary contact | [X] | [List] | Assign contact |
---
## Pipeline Shape
### By Stage
| Stage | # Deals | Value | % of Pipeline |
|-------|---------|-------|---------------|
| [Stage] | [X] | $[X] | [X]% |
### By Close Month
| Month | # Deals | Value |
|-------|---------|-------|
| [Month] | [X] | $[X] |
### By Deal Size
| Size | # Deals | Value |
|------|---------|-------|
| $100K+ | [X] | $[X] |
| $50K-100K | [X] | $[X] |
| $25K-50K | [X] | $[X] |
| <$25K | [X] | $[X] |
---
## Recommendations
### This Week
1. [ ] [Specific action for priority deal 1]
2. [ ] [Action for at-risk deal]
3. [ ] [Hygiene task]
### This Month
1. [ ] [Strategic action]
2. [ ] [Pipeline building if needed]
---
## Deals to Consider Removing
These deals may be dead weight:
| Deal | Amount | Reason | Recommendation |
|------|--------|--------|----------------|
| [Deal] | $[X] | [No activity 60+ days, no response] | Mark closed-lost |
| [Deal] | $[X] | [Pushed 3+ times, no champion] | Qualify out |
Prioritization Framework
I'll rank your deals using this framework:
| Factor | Weight | What I Look For |
|---|---|---|
| Close Date | 30% | Deals closing soonest get priority |
| Deal Size | 25% | Bigger deals = more focus |
| Stage | 20% | Later stage = more focus |
| Activity | 15% | Active deals get prioritized |
| Risk | 10% | Lower risk = safer bet |
You can tell me to weight differently: "Focus on big deals over soon deals" or "I need quick wins, prioritize close dates."
If CRM Connected
- I'll pull your pipeline automatically
- Update records with new close dates, stages, next steps
- Create follow-up tasks
- Track hygiene improvements over time
Tips
- Review weekly — Pipeline health decays fast. Weekly reviews catch issues early.
- Kill dead deals — Stale opportunities inflate your pipeline and distort forecasts. Be ruthless.
- Multi-thread everything — If one person goes dark, you need a backup contact.
- Close dates should mean something — A close date is when you expect signature, not when you hope for one.
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