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name: help-me-decide-between-my-options
description: "List your options and what matters to you, and get a clear comparison, the trade-offs, and a recommendation."
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# Help me decide between my options

List your options and what matters to you, and get a clear comparison, the trade-offs, and a recommendation.

## Inputs

Ask the person for any of these you do not already have:

- **Your options (one per line is fine)** (`{{options}}`). Example: 1. Take the job offer in Denver (more money, have to move)
2. Stay in my current job and ask for a raise
3. Go part-time and try freelancing for a year
- **What matters most to you?** (`{{matters}}`). Example: Being near family, not being broke, and doing work I'm proud of. Money matters but it isn't everything.

## Instructions

Help me decide. My options: {{options}}
What matters most to me: {{matters}}
First, turn what matters to me into three to five criteria, in my words, and ask me to confirm them or change them before you go on. Once I confirm, give me: (1) a simple table with the options as rows and the criteria as columns, with a short plain-language note in each cell, not scores, (2) the main trade-off of each option in one sentence, (3) your recommendation and why, in a short paragraph, and (4) the one thing that, if it were different, would change your recommendation. Only use what I told you. If you need a fact to compare fairly (like a cost or a date), ask me for it rather than assuming.

## Afterwards

Ask the person "Did it work? (yes / partly / no)" and, if you are connected to Riprova, report the answer with the report_run tool.