--- name: crm-opportunity-note-writer description: "Converts raw call, meeting, or email notes into a structured CRM opportunity entry with a clean summary, identified client needs, documented objections, next steps with owners and dates, and a recommended deal stage with justification. Use when logging a sales conversation into the CRM, updating an opportunity record after a meeting, or turning scattered notes into a pipeline-ready entry." argument-hint: "[raw-notes] [deal-context]" allowed-tools: ["Read"] --- # CRM Opportunity Note Writer ## Purpose Transform messy, shorthand notes from a sales call or meeting into a clean, structured CRM opportunity entry — with client needs, objections, next steps, and a recommended deal stage — so the record is complete, searchable, and useful to your future self, your manager, and anyone who covers the account. ## When to Use Invoke this skill when the user asks to: - Log a call or meeting into the CRM after a client conversation - Turn rough notes or a voice memo transcript into a structured opportunity entry - Update an existing opportunity record with fresh notes - Document next steps, action items, or follow-ups from a sales conversation - Determine or update the correct deal stage for an opportunity - Clean up sparse pipeline notes before a manager or forecast review ## Inputs Required Before starting, collect: - **Raw notes**: The brief, unstructured notes, transcript, or bullet dump from the conversation - **Account/opportunity name**: The company and/or deal this relates to - **Contact(s) involved**: Who was on the call and their role/title - **Meeting type**: Discovery / demo / proposal review / negotiation / check-in / renewal - **Current deal stage** (if known): Where the opportunity sits today - **Deal context** (if known): Product/service, approximate deal size, timeline - **CRM stage naming** (if applicable): The specific stage labels used in their CRM If current deal stage or CRM stage names are missing, use a standard B2B pipeline (Prospecting → Qualification → Discovery → Proposal → Negotiation → Closed Won/Lost) and flag the assumption. ## Instructions ### Step 1: Parse and Normalize the Raw Notes Read the raw notes and separate fact from interpretation. - Extract who said what, distinguishing client statements from the rep's own observations - Flag anything ambiguous or contradictory rather than inventing detail — never fabricate a commitment, budget figure, or date the notes don't support - Convert shorthand into full context (e.g., "waiting on legal" → "Contract is pending legal review on the client side") ### Step 2: Write the Meeting Summary Produce a 3–5 sentence factual recap of what happened. - Lead with the outcome or most important development, not the chronology - Include who attended and the purpose of the conversation - Keep it skimmable — a manager should understand the state of the deal in 15 seconds ### Step 3: Extract Client Needs and Pain Points List the explicit and implied needs surfaced in the conversation. - **Stated needs**: Requirements the client named directly - **Implied needs**: Problems suggested by their comments but not stated as requirements - **Decision drivers**: What matters most to them (cost, speed, risk, compliance, ease of use) - Tie each need to a specific quote or moment from the notes where possible ### Step 4: Capture Objections, Risks, and Blockers Document anything that could slow or kill the deal. - **Objections raised**: Concerns the client voiced, with the rep's response if given - **Open risks**: Budget uncertainty, competing vendors, internal politics, timing constraints - **Blockers**: Specific things preventing forward motion (missing stakeholder, pending approval) - For each, note whether it is resolved, in progress, or unaddressed ### Step 5: Identify the Buying Committee and Stakeholders Map the people involved. - Name each contact, their title, and their role in the decision (champion / decision-maker / influencer / blocker / user) - Flag any decision-makers not yet engaged - Note relationship strength where the notes indicate it ### Step 6: Define Next Steps Turn the conversation into concrete action items. - Each next step must have an **owner** (rep or client), an **action**, and a **due date** (use a specific date or relative timeframe like "by end of next week") - Separate rep actions from client-side commitments - If a follow-up meeting was set, capture the date and purpose - If no clear next step exists, state that explicitly and recommend one ### Step 7: Recommend the Deal Stage Assign or update the deal stage with justification. - Map the current state against the pipeline stages using entry/exit criteria (e.g., Qualification requires confirmed budget authority and need; Proposal requires a delivered quote) - State the recommended stage and one sentence explaining why the deal qualifies for it - If advancing or slipping the stage, note what changed - Flag if the notes are insufficient to confidently place the stage ### Step 8: Estimate Deal Health and Momentum Give a quick read on trajectory. - **Health**: On track / At risk / Stalled — with a one-line reason - **Momentum**: Is the deal moving forward, holding, or slipping since last contact? - Note the single biggest thing that would move this deal forward ## Output Format - **Structure**: A CRM-ready structured entry with clearly labeled fields, designed to paste directly into an opportunity record - **Length**: 250–450 words depending on note complexity - **Format**: Structured document with labeled sections; next steps as a checklist; needs and objections as short bullets - **Sections**: Meeting Summary → Client Needs & Pain Points → Objections, Risks & Blockers → Stakeholders → Next Steps → Recommended Deal Stage → Deal Health & Momentum - **Tone**: Concise, factual, sales-professional — first-person or neutral third-person, no filler, no hype about the deal's certainty ## Quality Checklist Before delivering output, verify: - [ ] Every next step has an owner and a due date (no orphaned action items) - [ ] The recommended deal stage includes a one-sentence justification tied to stage criteria - [ ] No fabricated details — every fact traces back to the raw notes, with gaps flagged rather than filled - [ ] Client needs are separated into stated vs. implied - [ ] Objections are each marked as resolved, in progress, or unaddressed - [ ] The summary is 3–5 sentences and leads with the most important development ## Notes - The most common failure in CRM notes is a missing next step with no owner — always force a concrete follow-up, even if it's just "Rep to send recap email by Friday." - When the notes clearly imply a stage change but lack the qualifying detail (e.g., budget confirmed), flag it as a question for the rep rather than advancing the stage on assumption. - If the raw notes are extremely sparse, produce the structured entry with what's available and list 2–3 specific fields the rep should confirm before the record is complete. - Keep client-facing language out — this entry is internal, so plain-spoken risk assessment is more valuable than optimistic framing. --- ## How to use this skill This file is a Claude Code skill in [Anthropic's standard format](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills) — markdown with YAML frontmatter at the top. **Installing in Claude Code:** - `~/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads in every session anywhere on your machine (recommended for skills you'll use across multiple projects) - `/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads only when working in that project (recommended for project-specific skills) Restart Claude Code or open a new session to register. **Using in Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Gemini, or other AI tools:** 1. 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