Open Internal Investigation
Sets up a privileged internal investigation file for a workplace complaint, with intake and a sources checklist.
- Repository
- anthropics/claude-for-legal
- Stars
- 9,870
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 1 file
What it does
When a workplace complaint or allegation comes in, this skill tells the agent to open a new investigation matter: it runs an intake of the details, produces a checklist of sources to collect, and creates a persistent investigation log. It is meant for an attorney who needs to set up a privileged investigation workspace. It also points the agent to a separate reference skill (internal-investigation) that holds the detailed intake rules, privilege requirements and log templates, which the agent must load before doing substantive work.
Great for
- Employment lawyers or in-house counsel who need a structured starting point when a harassment or misconduct complaint arrives
- Legal teams using the claude-for-legal plugin set who want consistent investigation files
- HR or compliance staff working with counsel to organise the early stages of an inquiry
Skip it if
- Anyone who is not a lawyer: the skill assumes attorney supervision and privilege judgement, and its output is not legal advice (risk of acting on unreviewed steps)
- Investigations where the required reference skill (internal-investigation) is not installed: the skill depends on it for its actual templates and rules, so output may be incomplete
- Jurisdictions or matters where privilege rules differ from the assumptions in the reference skill, since this file alone does not explain them
Try asking
- “/employment-legal:investigation-open Harassment complaint filed against a manager in the Austin office.”
- “/employment-legal:investigation-open (then answer the intake questions about a new allegation of discrimination)”
- “Open a new investigation matter for a whistleblower report received by email yesterday”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
investigation-open.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip investigation-open.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip investigation-open.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Give a short, specific description of the allegation as the argument so intake starts with useful facts
- If a matter with the same name already exists, read the warning carefully before allowing an overwrite
- Make sure the internal-investigation reference skill is installed, since the detailed templates and privilege guidance live there
What's inside
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from anthropics/claude-for-legal under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.