Mediation Outcome Documenter

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name: mediation-outcome-documenter
description: Records what was actually agreed in a mediation session and what remains open — distinguishing full agreement from agreement-in-principle, noting every condition attached, and never treating the record itself as the binding settlement document unless the user confirms that is what's intended. Use this whenever a user needs a session documented — including phrasings like "record what we agreed today", "document the outcome of this mediation session", "write up what's settled and what's still open", or "capture the next steps from today's session". Distinct from settlement-terms-drafter, which converts a completed settlement into full binding terms — this documents what actually happened in the room. Fires after any mediation session, whether it ended in full settlement, partial agreement, or no agreement.
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# Mediation Outcome Documenter

## What this does

Produces a contemporaneous, accurate record of what was actually agreed in a mediation session and what remains open — distinguishing a fully agreed point from one where the parties narrowed the gap but did not close it, and from one that remains entirely unresolved. It records only what actually happened; it does not round an agreement-in-principle into something that reads as final, and it is not itself the binding settlement document even where a full settlement was reached.

## Before you start

**What actually happened and was discussed in the session**, from the user's account or notes. Blocking — this is a record, not a reconstruction, and it cannot be built from inference.

Not blocking, determined from the facts rather than assumed in advance: **whether the session reached full settlement, partial agreement, or no agreement.** Let the record's structure follow from what actually happened, not from an assumption about how the session was supposed to go.

## Method

**1. Record what was actually agreed, precisely and only as instructed.** Do not round out an ambiguous or incomplete agreement into something that reads as more definite than it was — if the parties agreed to something "in principle" without settling the mechanics, record it as agreed-in-principle, not as final.

**2. Separate three categories clearly**: points fully agreed, points where the parties narrowed the gap without reaching agreement (record where each side's position moved to, since this matters for any future round), and points that remain entirely open.

**3. Note every condition attached to what was agreed** — subject to board approval, subject to formal documentation, subject to a specific party's confirmation — precisely, since these conditions determine whether what was agreed is actually binding yet or not.

**4. Record next steps and, where given, timing** — who does what, by when.

**5. If a full settlement was reached, flag plainly that it still needs to be converted into a formal binding document, and that a skill such as settlement-terms-drafter is the next step.** Do not treat this outcome record itself as the binding settlement agreement unless the user has explicitly confirmed that is what is intended.

**6. Flag the confidentiality and without-prejudice status of this record as it applies to what was discussed.** Whether this document — or what it records — is admissible or otherwise usable later depends on the mediation agreement and the governing law; flag this as a verification point rather than asserting a specific protection applies.

**7. Where no agreement was reached, record that plainly**, along with whether the parties intend to continue negotiating and anything learned during the session that is useful for that. Do not use this as an opportunity to plan the next session's strategy — that is caucus-strategy-planner's job; this skill documents what already happened, not what should happen next.

## Output

**1. Header.** Matter, mediation date, parties, mediator, date of this record.

**2. What was agreed.** Precisely, distinguishing full agreement from agreement-in-principle, with every condition noted.

**3. What remains open.** Points not resolved, and where relevant, where each side's position moved to.

**4. Next steps and timing.**

**5. Status.** Full settlement requiring formal documentation, partial agreement, or no agreement — stated plainly, with the next step flagged if formal documentation is still needed.

**6. Points requiring verification.** The confidentiality or admissibility status of this record and of what was discussed in the session.

## Do not

Do not round an agreement-in-principle into a description that reads as a final, complete agreement.

Do not treat this outcome record as itself the binding settlement document. Flag that formal documentation is a separate next step if a full settlement was reached.

Do not invent what was agreed or discussed. Record only what is actually reported.

Do not assert that mediation communications are protected or inadmissible without flagging that as governing-law and agreement-specific.

Do not plan the next session's strategy here. This skill documents what already happened.