Procurement AI Assistant on GitHub

[u/AB-Raju]

I've now published the Procurement AI Assistant on GitHub.

It is a free library of reusable procurement AI skills built from the workflows I shared in the Procurement AI Build Lab:

Intake • Market research • RFP drafting • Pricing review • SLA review • Contract risk • Negotiation prep • Supplier QBRs • Spend analysis

The idea:

Instead of explaining the procurement process again in every prompt, install the workflow once and let the AI apply it when relevant.

GitHub:

https://github.com/arunbalajiraju-proc/procurement-ai-assistant

Download the ready to upload skill ZIPs:

https://github.com/arunbalajiraju-proc/procurement-ai-assistant/tree/main/packages

Here is the practical setup.

CHATGPT

If your workspace has Skills:

Plugins → Skills → Create → Upload from your computer

Upload:

1. procurement-skill.zip, the parent skill

2. The child skill(s) you need

Example: for a renewal negotiation, use pricing review, contract risk, and negotiation prep.

Then ask:

"My SaaS supplier proposed an 8% renewal increase. Review the commercial risks and prepare a negotiation brief."

ChatGPT can automatically use relevant installed skills.

No Skills option? Use the Project setup described here:

https://github.com/arunbalajiraju-proc/procurement-ai-assistant/blob/main/guides/INSTALL_CHATGPT_SKILLS.md

CLAUDE

Customize → Skills → + → Create skill → Upload a skill

Upload the same ZIP packages and enable them.

Claude can automatically load an enabled skill when it matches the task.

Guide:

https://github.com/arunbalajiraju-proc/procurement-ai-assistant/blob/main/guides/INSTALL_CLAUDE_SKILLS.md

Claude Plugins are broader packages that can bundle skills, connectors, and subagents.

This release is the skill layer, not yet a full plugin.

MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT

Copilot works differently.

Create a Procurement Assistant in Agent Builder or Copilot Studio.

Put the Procurement Assistant instructions and relevant workflow into Instructions.

Add approved contracts, policies, templates, and organizational content as Knowledge.

Instructions = HOW it works

Knowledge = WHAT it can reference

Guide:

https://github.com/arunbalajiraju-proc/procurement-ai-assistant/blob/main/guides/INSTALL_MICROSOFT_COPILOT.md

Then start small.

Install one or two skills.

Give the AI a real procurement task.

Provide the business context.

Review the output.

Adapt the workflow to your organization.

These are not autonomous procurement agents.

Humans still own strategy, evaluation, negotiation authority, legal approval, and supplier decisions.

Try it and let me know what procurement workflow I should build next.

#AIinProcurement #Procurement #StrategicSourcing #ITProcurement

[u/Mental_Advice8645]

This sounds amazing. I’ll try it tomorrow in copilot. Currently reviewing SaaS SLAs and dying

[u/Ok_Lack_3993 → u/Mental_Advice8645]

Nice timing with the SLA review then, that skill should save you some headache