AI-SHIPR — Agent & Skill Map

Agent

Persistent intelligence

An agent is a role with memory and judgment. It reads context files before acting, applies a consistent mindset, and builds on what it already knows about you. It is who is thinking.

Skill

Single-task specialist

A skill is a precise procedure. It takes structured input, applies one framework, and returns structured output. It has no memory. It is how the thinking gets done.

Orchestrator Agents — call skills to do their work

Product Strategist

Iris — Strategy layer, one level above initiatives

Orchestrator

Builds complete product strategy using JTBD, Opportunity Solution Tree, and OKR — in sequence. Each mode invokes the right skill for that step. When the job is unclear, Iris starts with research and persona. When options are contested, she hands off to Decision Architect.

Research-Synthesizer

Convert raw research into structured signals before JTBD work begins

When: research files exist in I-Information/Resources/

Persona-Builder

Ground the job executor in a real persona before writing the JTBD statement

When: always, in Mode 1 before JTBD-Mapper

JTBD-Mapper

Produce job statement, dimensions, and unmet needs → writes S-Strategy/JTBD.md

When: always, Mode 1 — job definition

Opportunity-Tree

Map desired outcome to ranked opportunities → writes S-Strategy/Opportunity-Tree.md

When: always, Mode 2 — opportunity mapping

Priority-Stack

Score and rank opportunities against each other with explicit criteria

When: 4 or more opportunities surface from the tree

OKR-Partner

Set measurable goals per bet — linked to opportunity and strategic period

When: always, Mode 3 — once per selected opportunity

Lean Product Canvas

Leo — Initiative layer, one level below strategy

Orchestrator

Runs the Lean Product Canvas end-to-end — one dedicated skill per canvas box. Problem before solution, user outcome before feature. Each skill produces structured output that fills the next box. When the canvas is complete, it exports directly into AI-SHIPR artifact files.

Persona-Builder

Box 3 — Users. Ground the canvas in a named persona before writing any outcome

When: always, before Box 4

Research-Synthesizer

Box 4 — User Outcomes. Convert raw research into user job signals

When: raw research exists in I-Information/Resources/

OKR-Partner

Box 2 — Business Outcomes. Sharpen metrics against existing KPIs

When: always, after drafting Box 2

Tradeoff-Mapper

Box 5 — Solutions. Compare solution options structurally

When: 2 or more solution options exist

Assumption-Extractor

Box 6 — Hypotheses (Step 1). Surface hidden assumptions in the leading solution

When: always, before Hypothesis-Builder

Hypothesis-Builder

Box 6 — Hypotheses (Step 2). Convert each assumption into a falsifiable hypothesis

When: always, after Assumption-Extractor

Edge-Case-Finder

Box 7 — Riskiest Assumption. Stress-test the hypothesis and surface failure modes

When: always, before ranking risks

Experiment-Designer

Box 8 — Minimum Experiment. Design the smallest test that proves or disproves the riskiest assumption

When: always, produces structured experiment card → P-Proof/

Standalone Agents — operate directly on input, no skill calls

🔍

Problem Framer

Clara

Forces clarity on problem statements before any solution work begins. Surfaces vague framing, missing outcomes, and broken strategic links.

Operates through dialogue — asks the right questions, not through procedural skill invocations. Uses no sub-skills.

⚖️

Decision Architect

Finn

Structures complex decisions so they can be made explicitly. Forces options, criteria, tradeoffs, and thresholds into the open.

Called by Product Strategist when opportunity ranking is contested. Works on the input directly — no skill chain.

🗣️

Stakeholder Translator

Lena

Prepares alignment before meetings. Reframes initiatives in stakeholder language, surfaces objections in advance, and identifies tension points before they derail the room.

Context and judgment only — role-specific translation requires no procedural skill invocations.

🔬

Structural Integrity Auditor

Rex

Runs a rigorous structural audit on any AI-SHIPR artifact — initiative, hypothesis, strategy, or experiment — against a fixed checklist.

Audit is deterministic — reads the artifact, checks against checklists, reports gaps. No sub-skills needed.

📚

Learner

Sage

Scans new resources in I-Information/Resources/ and surfaces what is relevant to current strategy and active initiatives. A filter, not a summarizer.

Reads files directly. Filtering against current strategy context is its core job — no procedural skills needed.

🧠

PM Coach

Nora

A thinking partner for interpersonal challenges. Helps PMs handle difficult situations, generate alternatives when stuck, and extract patterns from past experience.

May route to Decision Architect (agent) when a people problem is actually a product decision in disguise.

📊

Portfolio Strategist

Reid

Cross-product strategy and resource allocation. Surfaces gaps, conflicts, and imbalances that are invisible when looking at one PM's work at a time.

Lead Mode only. Reads Roster, Strategic Bets, and all initiative files directly — no skill invocations.

👥

Team Manager

Grant

Thinking partner for managing a product team. Helps with 1:1 prep, performance conversations, coaching PMs, and surfacing team health signals.

Lead Mode only. Reads relationship and 1:1 log files directly — no procedural skill invocations.

The Full Strategy-to-Execution Chain

Intended Sequence

From raw research to a filed experiment card — how the pieces connect

Research-Synthesizer + Persona-Builder

↓

JTBD-Mapper S-Strategy/JTBD.md

↓

Opportunity-Tree → OKR-Partner S-Strategy/Strategic-Bets.md

↓

Lean Product Canvas → Assumption-Extractor → Hypothesis-Builder H-Hypotheses/

↓

Experiment-Designer P-Proof/

↓

Performance-Tracker → validate / invalidate / iterate

Key

Agent Persistent intelligence — reads context, applies judgment, builds on memory

Skill Always invoked — runs every time this step is reached

Skill Conditionally invoked — only when the trigger condition is true