Vendor Evaluation

SkillDev tools

Evaluate third-party vendors for engineering fit. Use when a senior developer needs a structured vendor assessment.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Vendor Evaluation skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by proflead/codex-skills-library in skills/planning/vendor-evaluation/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

Evaluate third-party vendors for engineering fit.

Inputs to request

  • Business requirements and must-haves.
  • Security and compliance requirements.
  • Budget and contract constraints.

Workflow

  1. Define evaluation criteria and must-haves.
  2. Assess integration, security, and cost.
  3. Summarize risks and recommendation.

Output

  • Vendor comparison matrix and decision summary.

Quality bar

  • Include risk and exit strategy notes.
  • Score vendors against the same rubric.

Signals

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Last commit
Jul 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
vendor-evaluation
Source
github.com/proflead/codex-skills-library