write-mckinsey-consultant

name	write-mckinsey-consultant
description	McKinsey-style growth analysis using the McKinsey Consultant prompt from jeffbailey.us. Direct shortcut — use when the user says /write:mckinsey-consultant.

McKinsey Consultant

Direct shortcut to the McKinsey Consultant prompt. Skips prompt selection — use /write:strategy for the general strategy workflow instead.

Prompt Caching

All prompts are cached locally as markdown to avoid repeated network fetches.

Cache directory: ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/

To load the prompt:

1. Check if ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/mckinsey-consultant.md exists
2. If it exists, read and use it
3. If it does not exist, fetch and cache it:

   mkdir -p ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts && curl -s "https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/mckinsey-consultant/raw.html" | pandoc -f html -t markdown --wrap=none -o ~/.claude/cache/writing-prompts/mckinsey-consultant.md
   

4. Read the newly cached file and use it

To refresh a cached prompt: delete the cached file and re-fetch using step 3.

Workflow

1. Understand the business context -- Ask the user about their business, current growth stage, and what strategic questions they need answered.

2. Load the prompt -- Load the McKinsey Consultant prompt (slug: mckinsey-consultant) using the caching steps above.

3. Gather variables -- If the loaded prompt contains template variables in the format {{variable_name|default="value"}}:

   • Has a non-empty default: Present the default and let the user accept or override it.
   • Has an empty default or no default: The user must provide a value. Show the HTML comment examples as suggestions to choose from.

   Present all variables at once. Pre-fill any values already clear from the user's initial request.

4. Apply the prompt -- Substitute all gathered values, then follow the loaded prompt to produce the growth scorecard, bottleneck analysis, and roadmap.

5. Deliver actionable output -- Present findings with growth scorecard, bottleneck identification, quick wins, and 90-day roadmap.

Reference

Strategy prompts are maintained at https://jeffbailey.us/prompts/