| name | reserving-analysis |
| description | Actuarial reserving analysis workflow. Use when the user requests reserving. Do NOT use for peer review (separate skill exists). |
Reserving Analysis Workflow
Startup Steps
Follow Every Time BEFORE reading PROGRESS.md
- Confirm to the user which version of the skill this is: v20260601-04
- Identify and mount the project folder. Do not use your own folder (may cause max path length issues), ask the user to select one. Obtain permission to modify it.
- Identify and mount the plugin skill folder (if applicable, NOT the anthropic-skills folder) so you can copy files from it into the project folder.
- Check for existing
PROGRESS.md file in the project folder and use it to understand what the next step is.
- Only if no
PROGRESS.md exists:
- Copy PROGRESS.md, REPORT.md, and REPLICATE.md from
assets/ to project directory. Use copy commands, do NOT read and write the files.
- Start steps in PROGRESS.md. Mark them in progress/complete as you go.
Then, process to complete each step:
- Mark status as "In Progress [yyyy-mm-dd]"
- Inform the user about the step.
- Perform the requested action. Keep the user informed as you work.
- When complete
- Update REPORT.md
- Update REPLICATE.md
- Mark the step as complete with [X]
- Move on to the next step.
Cowork Agent Guidelines
- File operations: To work from assets file: mount skill folder first, then copy files with
cp {BASE_DIRECTORY}/{skill_path} {PROJECT_FOLDER}/{target_path}. DO NOT use create_file or Write tool for copying files from assets. Convert Windows paths to Unix: C:\Users\... → /mnt/c/Users/... If copy fails, STOP and debug.
- Fix bugs with targeted edits AFTER copying - never rewrite entire files.
- Cache out of date? Suggest close/reopen Cowork.
- Never use unicode symbols in commands.
Supporting Files
Skill folder structure:
assets/ - Templates (PROGRESS.md, REPORT.md, REPLICATE.md, welcome message) and selection framework guide
scripts/ - Numbered Python workflow scripts (1a-7) and modules/ subdirectory with shared utilities
agents/ - Selector subagents for LDF, tail curve method, and ultimate selections (rules-based and open-ended variants)