skills/audit/SKILL.md
Audit your Octave library for gaps, stale content, duplicates, language issues, and strategic design quality. Use when user says "audit my library", "check for gaps", "library health check", "find duplicates", or asks about library quality and completeness.
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Comprehensive audit of your Octave GTM library. This skill operates as three things:
The goal is not just "is the library complete?" but "is the library well-designed for what agents need to do?"
Core operating principle: The audit is a coach, not a builder. Push the user to think deeper about their GTM design rather than auto-generating content. Opinions are good — but only the USER's well-considered opinions. More entities isn't better. Better entities are better. The audit's job is to ask the questions that draw out the right design, not to fill templates.
/octave:audit [--type <entity-type>] [--fix] [--migrate]
--type <type> - Focus on specific entity type (personas, products, segments, motions, etc.)--fix - Interactive mode to address issues as they're found--detailed - Show full details for each issue (default: summary view)--migrate - Legacy playbook → Motions migration modeWhen the user runs /octave:audit:
Resolve Octave MCP server first: The Octave MCP server provides tools like verify_connection, get_entity, list_all_entities. From your tool list, get the server name (e.g. octave-acme).
Fetch entities using MCP tools:
1. list_all_entities({ entityType: "persona" })
2. list_all_entities({ entityType: "product" })
3. list_all_entities({ entityType: "segment" })
4. list_all_entities({ entityType: "use_case" })
5. list_all_entities({ entityType: "competitor" })
6. list_all_entities({ entityType: "alternative" })
7. list_all_entities({ entityType: "buying_trigger" })
8. list_all_entities({ entityType: "proof_point" })
9. list_all_entities({ entityType: "reference" })
10. list_all_entities({ entityType: "playbook" }) — legacy standalone playbooks, if any remain
11. list_motions() — all Motions in workspace
12. For each Motion: list_motion_icps({ motionOId }) — Motion ICP cell state
Then use get_entity for entities that need deeper inspection (qualifying questions, field completeness), and find_motion_icp({ motionIcpOId, includeLearnings: true }) for any specific Motion ICP cell you need full narrative context on.
If --type is specified, only fetch that type (but still need related types for relationship checks).
Optional — surface what's changed recently. When the user is asking about staleness ("what hasn't been touched in a while?", "show me what's been changing"), or you suspect an entity is mid-edit, use the revision tools:
list_revisions({ startDate, entityTypes, limit }) — recent edits across the workspace (or filtered by entity type / author). Returns lightweight summaries (no field-level diff).get_revision({ revisionOId, diffOnly: true }) — full diff for a specific revision when you need to know exactly what changed.This is especially useful in CLEANUP MODE below, where staleness (e.g. competitors not updated in 30+ days) and recent churn (e.g. a persona that was rewritten twice last week) are both audit signals.
After gathering the library state, ask the user:
I can see your library has [X] total active entities across [Y] types,
[Z] Motions, and [W] legacy standalone playbooks.
How would you like to approach this?
1. Onboarding review — I'm building this library out. Help me figure out
what to build next and how to design it for the Motions world.
2. Cleanup audit — This library has been around. Find what's broken,
redundant, stale, or poorly written. Check my Motions setup too.
3. Legacy playbook → Motions migration — I have old-style playbooks. Help
me translate my setup to the new world and re-wire my agents.
Auto-detect hints:
Present all three options regardless.
When the user selects onboarding, the audit shifts from "what's wrong" to "what to build next and how to design it well." The tone is forward-looking — a strategic planning partner who challenges the user to think critically, not a template filler.
CRITICAL PRINCIPLE: The audit should NEVER auto-generate entity content in onboarding mode without the user's input. Its job is to push the user to think, not to think for them. The user knows their business — the audit's job is to ask the questions that draw out the right design.
Summarize the current state in plain language:
Here's what you have so far:
Foundation:
Offerings: [list — Product / Service / Solution]
Personas: [count] — [list names]
Segments: [count] — [list names]
Execution:
Motions: [count] — [list names + type (e.g. NET_NEW, UPSELL)]
Use Cases: [count]
Depth:
Competitors: [count]
Alternatives: [count]
Buying Triggers: [count]
Objections: [count]
Evidence:
Proof Points: [count]
References: [count]
Legacy:
Standalone Playbooks: [count] (deprecated — superseded by Motions)
Based on what exists, generate a prioritized build roadmap. The tiers represent dependency order — later tiers build on earlier ones.
Tier 1 — Foundation (build first): These are the inputs everything else depends on. Agents can't do useful work without them.
Tier 2 — Execution (build once foundation exists): This is where the library becomes actionable for agents.
link_entities_to_offering). If a persona or segment isn't linked to the offering, it won't appear in the Motion matrix at all. Multiple offerings can share some entities — that's fine. The check is: for each offering, are the relevant personas and segments linked?NET_NEW, UPSELL, CROSS_SELL, CONVERT_FREE_TO_PAID, RENEW_AND_RETAIN, DISPLACE_INCUMBENT. Creating a Motion auto-generates a Default Motion Playbook (narrative type DEFAULT) covering the full persona × segment matrix. Each cell — a Motion ICP — contains a structured narrative: Target ICP overview, Operating landscape, Strategic narrative, Pains and consequences, Benefits and impacts, Methodology, References.THEMATIC, MILESTONE, ACCOUNT, and COMPETITIVE — they correspond to WHY you'd approach someone differently (campaign theme, trigger event, named account, competitive displacement). Each custom Motion Playbook targets a specific slice of the grid (you choose scope at creation).Tier 3 — Depth (makes agents sharper): These enrich agent output with competitive awareness, urgency, and situational intelligence.
Tier 4 — Evidence (makes agents credible): Agents can sell without these, but they sell better with them. IMPORTANT: Never fabricate evidence entities. Proof points and references must come from real customer outcomes.
Tier 5 — Activation (after library + Motions are set up): The final layer that connects the library to live agent execution.
KEY_LANGUAGE, INDUSTRY_TREND, PAIN_POINT, VALUE_PROP, OBJECTION. Auto-update caveat: if auto-update is ON, the system periodically refreshes cell narratives based on engagement data. Manually refined cells may be overwritten. Users can turn auto-update OFF for cells they've hand-tuned.For each tier, tell the user:
Quantity guidance: Don't suggest target counts. Instead, frame it as: "What's the minimum set that captures how your business actually works?" A company with one product and two buyer types might need 2 personas. A company with three products and matrix selling might need 8. The right number comes from the business, not a template.
Before the user starts building, run a challenge pass. These are NOT tips to follow — they're hard questions the user needs to answer. The audit's job is to push the user to make deliberate choices, not to prescribe a structure.
PERSONA CHALLENGE:
SEGMENT CHALLENGE: This is the most important design decision in the library. Push hard here.
MOTION ARCHITECTURE CHALLENGE:
NET_NEW Motion. If you also upsell, that's a second Motion (type UPSELL) for the same offering. Cross-sell, free-to-paid conversion, renewal — each gets its own Motion."THEMATIC, MILESTONE, ACCOUNT, COMPETITIVE. A funding round (Milestone) changes the conversation. Displacing a competitor (Competitive) changes the framing. A market trend (Thematic) changes the urgency. A named account (Account) changes the depth."USE CASE CHALLENGE:
COMPETITOR & ALTERNATIVE CHALLENGE:
OBJECTION CHALLENGE:
EVIDENCE CHALLENGE:
General language guidance:
Even in onboarding mode, run a light version of the cleanup checks on whatever already exists:
Skip freshness checks (everything is new) and skip the full strategic design review (they're still building).
Library Onboarding Report
=========================
Generated: <timestamp>
MCP Server: <mcpServerName>
Current State
-------------
Total Active Entities: <count>
- Offerings: X (Products: X / Services: X / Solutions: X)
- Personas: X
- Segments: X
- Use Cases: X
- Competitors: X
- Alternatives: X
- Buying Triggers: X
- Objections: X
- Proof Points: X
- References: X
Motions: X
- [Motion name] ([type]) — [offering]
Legacy Standalone Playbooks: X (deprecated)
Readiness: <tier label>
Tier 1 (Foundation): <complete / partial / not started>
Tier 2 (Execution): <complete / partial / not started>
Tier 3 (Depth): <complete / partial / not started>
Tier 4 (Evidence): <complete / partial / not started>
Tier 5 (Activation): <complete / partial / not started>
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BUILD NEXT
==========
Your agents need [specific thing] to [specific capability].
Priority 1: [what to build]
Why: [what agents can't do without it]
Priority 2: [what to build]
Why: [what agents can't do without it]
Priority 3: [what to build]
...
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DESIGN CHALLENGES
=================
[Challenge questions from Step 5-O, tailored to what the user is about to build.
These are questions for the user to answer, NOT prescriptive templates.]
Segments:
Your [current segments] suggest [observation].
CHALLENGE: [Specific question about their business that would
sharpen their segment design]
Personas:
CHALLENGE: [Question that pushes them to justify their persona choices]
Motions:
CHALLENGE: [Question about offering coverage and Motion architecture]
...
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QUALIFYING QUESTIONS
====================
[Weight distribution analysis from the qual questions audit check]
[If all-MEDIUM, flag it and recommend running /octave:qual-doctor]
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EARLY ISSUES (X)
=================
[Light cleanup findings from Step 6-O on existing content]
1. [INCOMPLETE] Persona "CTO" is a stub — only has name and one-line description
Fix: Flesh out pain points, objectives, and responsibilities
2. [VOICE] Offering description uses "you/your" while personas use "they/their"
Fix: Align to one voice before building more entities
---
Recommendations
===============
1. NEXT SESSION: Build [Tier X items] — but think through the design
challenges above first
2. BEFORE BUILDING MORE: Fix [early issues] so new entities match
3. DESIGN DECISION: [Most important challenge question from above]
Run /octave:audit --fix to address early issues interactively.
Run /octave:qual-doctor to tune qualifying question weights and scoring.
In onboarding --fix mode, offer to:
IMPORTANT: For entity creation in fix mode, prefer drawing out the user's knowledge over generating content. Shift into a guided conversation:
Let's build your personas. Think about the last 5 deals you closed.
1. Who found you or took the first meeting?
2. Who evaluated you against alternatives?
3. Who championed you internally and pushed the deal forward?
4. Who signed off on the budget?
These might be 2 people or 5. Let's start with whoever shows up most.
For segments:
Let's figure out your segments. Don't think about market categories —
think about your actual customers.
1. Pick your best customer. What kind of company are they?
2. Pick your second-best customer. What's different about them vs #1?
3. If you had to write a different opening line for each — what would change?
That difference is your first segment boundary. Let's see if it holds
across more examples.
For Motions:
Let's set up your first Motion.
1. How many offerings do you sell (Products, Services, Solutions)?
Each one gets its own Motion(s).
2. Which motion type are you starting with? `NET_NEW` is the most common;
`UPSELL`, `CROSS_SELL`, `CONVERT_FREE_TO_PAID`, `RENEW_AND_RETAIN`,
and `DISPLACE_INCUMBENT` are also options. Each generates fundamentally
different narratives at every cell.
3. Before creating the Motion: are your personas and segments linked to
the offering? The matrix is built from what's linked — unlinked
entities won't appear. Check link_entities_to_offering.
4. Once we create the Motion, the matrix auto-generates: every persona
gets a tailored narrative for every segment. Each Motion ICP cell has
structured sections — Target ICP overview, Operating landscape,
Strategic narrative, Pains and consequences, Benefits and impacts,
Methodology, References.
Don't worry about custom Motion Playbooks yet. Live with the Default
for a while — you'll know when a specific angle needs its own lens.
For evidence (proof points + references):
Let's talk about evidence. I'm NOT going to generate these — they need
to come from reality.
1. What's the best result a customer has told you about?
2. Do you have any case studies, testimonials, or metrics you share?
3. Can you name 2-3 customers you could reference (even anonymized)?
If you don't have these yet, let's skip evidence and come back later.
Fabricated proof points are worse than none.
When the user provides their answers, THEN create entities using their actual input. The audit shapes and structures — it doesn't invent.
When the user selects cleanup, run the full audit as described below. This is the standard mode for established libraries.
Perform the following checks and categorize issues by severity:
Missing Core Entities:
Offering Linkage:
Broken References:
Library Shape — Contextual Proportions:
Don't enforce minimum counts. Instead, look at the library as a whole and surface imbalances that reveal what agents can and can't do. The right number of any entity type depends on the company — 2 competitors might be exactly right for a niche market, or dangerously thin for a crowded space. Think about the company and whether the proportions make sense.
Examples of observations to surface:
The goal is to tell a story about what the library's shape means for agent capability, not to hit a minimum count.
Personas:
Offerings (Product / Service / Solution):
Segments:
Competitors:
Alternatives:
Buying Triggers:
Objections:
Proof Points:
References:
COMPETITIVE for your top rival, MILESTONE for funding/hiring triggers, ACCOUNT for your top targets, THEMATIC for campaigns."THEMATIC, MILESTONE, ACCOUNT, COMPETITIVE)/api/v2/playbook/* endpoints — they continue to work with agents currently referencing them/octave:audit --migrate to translate your setup."KEY_LANGUAGE, INDUSTRY_TREND, PAIN_POINT, VALUE_PROP, OBJECTION — flag if all learnings are AI_GENERATED with low confidence and zero user-defined pins (signals nobody is curating)Pull qualifying questions from all entities via get_entity and analyze:
Weight Distribution: For each entity type that has qualifying questions, analyze the weight distribution:
[FLAT-WEIGHTS] All 12 qualifying questions on personas use MEDIUM weight.
Impact: Qualification scores become a simple yes/no count with no
prioritization. A match on "has a defined ICP" counts the same as
"is investing in AI tools." Agents can't tell critical signals from
nice-to-haves.
Fix: Run /octave:qual-doctor to tune weights based on actual predictive power.
FitType Balance:
Question Quality Spot-Check:
Cross-Entity Comparison:
IMPORTANT: The audit identifies qualifying question issues. For actual tuning (testing against real prospects, diagnosing specific scoring patterns, applying fixes), recommend /octave:qual-doctor. The audit is the diagnostic scan; qual-doctor is the treatment.
These checks catch issues that directly affect agent output quality. The library is consumed by AI agents, not humans — language problems here become language problems in every email, call prep, and qualification an agent produces.
Voice consistency within entity types:
Capitalized coined terms:
Verbose entity names:
Offering name in wrong entity types:
These are not pass/fail checks. They are guided evaluations — the audit acting as a strategic thought partner. Present findings as observations and questions, not verdicts. The user knows their business better than the audit does.
Persona role relevance: Ask: "Do your personas represent the people who actually drive your buying motion — the ones who discover, evaluate, and champion?" Look at persona descriptions and note any that primarily describe roles typically outside the buying process. But present as a question, not a verdict — for some businesses, procurement IS the buyer, CS IS the champion for expansion. The trap is including everyone who touches the deal rather than the people who drive it.
Segment design coherence: Three things to evaluate:
Do segments appear to follow an organizing principle? Look for shared naming patterns, structural grouping, or a dimensional taxonomy. If segments are a flat, unrelated list, prompt the user to consider whether a structure would sharpen agent output. But a flat list might be correct for a simple business — the value is in prompting the user to think about it.
If segments appear to follow a matrix taxonomy, check whether it's over-sliced. A 5x5 matrix = 25 segments, which likely means agents are trying to differentiate too many flavors and each segment gets too thin to be meaningful. Challenge whether each segment actually feels different from its neighbors.
Challenge the segment axis itself: Don't assume any particular axis is correct. Ask: "Your segments are organized by [industry/stage/size/etc.]. Does that dimension actually change how your agents should talk to prospects? Or would a different lens produce more meaningful differentiation?" The right answer depends on the business. The audit's job is to make the user justify their choice, not to prescribe an alternative.
Use case: outcomes vs internal processes: Check if use case descriptions focus on customer outcomes or internal processes. Descriptions centered on setup, configuration, onboarding, or internal workflows ("Technical Onboarding", "Configure Your Dashboard") may be internal processes rather than customer-facing outcomes. Agents can sell outcomes; they can't sell internal operations. "Compress territory planning from months to weeks" is sellable. "Technical onboarding flow" is not.
Use case lifecycle coverage: Check whether use cases cluster around a single phase (usually execution/doing) or span the full customer lifecycle. A library with 15 "Run X" use cases but nothing about "Figure out X" or "Learn from X" means agents can only talk about the doing — not the strategic thinking before or the optimization after. Surface this as an observation: "All your use cases describe execution. Do your prospects also need help figuring out what to do, or learning from what they've done?"
Proof point reusability: Check if proof point descriptions or talk tracks reference specific customer names. Proof points that say "Acme Corp achieved X" can only be used with permission. Pattern-based proof points ("teams of one deliver full-team output") can be applied to any conversation. Flag customer-specific proof points and ask whether agents have permission to use those names.
Alternative behavioral framing: Check if alternatives describe behavioral patterns (what teams do instead of buying) vs just naming a tool or category. Good alternatives paint a picture of the prospect's current world and where it breaks down. "Salesforce" as an alternative tells agents nothing. "Teams wire up CRM automations and rely on admins to maintain field logic" tells agents what the prospect's reality looks like and where to probe.
Buying trigger narrative depth: Beyond the completeness check (are the fields populated?), evaluate whether triggers describe real organizational moments with enough narrative that an agent can recognize the situation AND have something useful to say. A thin trigger is worse than no trigger because the agent thinks it has context when it doesn't.
Objection vs Competitor vs Alternative confusion: Spot-check whether the user has correctly distinguished the three. Objections are recurring concerns (e.g. "we're not ready yet"). Competitors are vendors in the deal (e.g. "Salesforce"). Alternatives are behavioral patterns (e.g. "teams build it internally"). Flag entries that look mis-categorized.
Content as operating context vs sales copy: Flag descriptions that read like pitch copy rather than operating context: opening with imperatives ("Stop wasting time on...!"), rhetorical questions ("Imagine a world where..."), or heavy promotional framing. The library is consumed by AI agents — operating context that describes how the world works produces better agent output than pre-written sales language. Important caveat: precise sales terminology that describes real dynamics ("champion", "multithreading", "pipeline coverage") is fine. The flag is for tone and framing, not vocabulary.
Evidence gap challenge: If the library has 0 proof points AND 0 references, don't just flag it as "missing." Challenge the user:
list_revisions({ startDate, entityTypes }) to see what's actually been edited recently — an entity with an old updatedAt but no revision activity is genuinely stale; one with recent revisions is being actively maintained. Use get_revision({ revisionOId, diffOnly: true }) to inspect a specific change if a revision looks suspicious (e.g. a competitor's strengths were silently rewritten).Name Similarity:
Content Overlap:
Cross-Type Overlap:
Messaging Alignment:
find_motion_icp to spot-check)Taxonomy Health:
Present findings organized by severity. Language & Voice issues go with WARNINGS. Qualifying Questions issues get a dedicated section. Strategic Design Review findings get their own section with a conversational, thought-partner tone.
Library Audit Report
====================
Generated: <timestamp>
MCP Server: <mcpServerName>
Summary
-------
Total Entities: <count>
- Personas: X
- Offerings: X (Products / Services / Solutions)
- Segments: X
- Use Cases: X
- Competitors: X
- Alternatives: X
- Buying Triggers: X
- Objections: X
- Proof Points: X
- References: X
Health Score: X/100
Issues Found: X total
- Critical: X
- Warning: X
- Info: X
- Design observations: X
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MOTIONS
=======
Motions: X total
- [Motion name] (NET_NEW) — [offering]
- [Motion name] (UPSELL) — [offering]
Motion Playbooks: X custom (+ X defaults)
Types: THEMATIC: X, MILESTONE: X, ACCOUNT: X, COMPETITIVE: X
Legacy Playbooks: X still in workspace (deprecated)
[If agents still wired to them, note which ones]
Learning Loop: [enabled/not configured] on X Motions
---
CRITICAL ISSUES (X)
===================
1. [ORPHAN] Motion "[name]" has no Default Motion Playbook
Impact: No base narrative coverage for this offering
Fix: Re-create the Motion or contact support
2. [MISSING] No Motions when offering exists
Impact: Agents can't access the ICP matrix for this offering
Fix: Create a Motion for [offering]
...
---
WARNINGS (X)
============
1. [INCOMPLETE] Persona "CTO" missing pain points
oId: pe_def456
Fields missing: painPoints, keyObjectives
Fix: Add pain points and objectives
2. [DUPLICATE] Similar personas detected
- "VP of Sales" (pe_111)
- "Vice President of Sales" (pe_222)
Similarity: 92%
Fix: Consider merging these personas
3. [VOICE] Mixed perspectives in use cases
- 8 use cases use third-person
- 1 use case ("Build Your Pipeline") uses second-person "you/your"
Impact: Agents produce inconsistent output
Fix: Align to a consistent voice
4. [LANGUAGE] Capitalized coined term in "Data Integration Tools"
Field: whereItBreaks #2 — "Rebuild Debt"
Impact: Agents parrot this as a branded term prospects won't recognize
Fix: Replace with descriptive language that carries equal specificity
5. [OFFERING-NAME] Offering name appears in use case
"Deploy Strategy-Aware Agents" summary references "Acme" directly
Impact: Agent output sounds like a brochure
Fix: Describe the outcome without naming the offering
6. [STALE] Competitor "Acme Corp" not updated in 120 days
oId: cp_xyz789
Last updated: 2025-10-01
Fix: Review and refresh competitive intelligence
7. [ORPHAN] Persona "Growth Marketer" not linked to any offering
Impact: Won't appear in any Motion matrix
Fix: Link to the relevant offering(s) via link_entities_to_offering, or archive
...
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QUALIFYING QUESTIONS
====================
[Dedicated section for qual question analysis]
Weight Distribution:
Personas (4 entities, 24 total questions):
HIGH: 0 | MEDIUM: 24 | LOW: 0 | INSTANT_DISQUALIFIER: 0
ISSUE: All MEDIUM — no weight differentiation
Segments (4 entities, 16 total questions):
HIGH: 0 | MEDIUM: 16 | LOW: 0 | INSTANT_DISQUALIFIER: 0
ISSUE: All MEDIUM — no weight differentiation
Offering (1 entity, 8 questions):
HIGH: 3 | MEDIUM: 4 | LOW: 1 | INSTANT_DISQUALIFIER: 0
OK — varied weights
FitType Balance:
3 personas have NO BAD fit questions — can only score up, never down
Cross-Entity Differentiation:
Persona questions are very similar across all 4 personas —
agents may struggle to route to the right one
RECOMMENDATION: Run /octave:qual-doctor to tune weights with real
test cases. The audit can identify the pattern; qual-doctor can fix it.
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DESIGN REVIEW
=============
These are observations, not errors. You know your business —
consider whether these reflect intentional choices or gaps worth addressing.
Library Shape:
[Contextual observation about proportions]
Segment Design:
[Challenge about whether the segment axis actually drives differentiation]
Use Case Lifecycle:
[Observation about lifecycle coverage — execution only vs full span]
Persona Roles:
[Question about whether personas represent deal drivers]
Evidence:
[Challenge about proof points and references — push for real data]
Content Tone:
[Flags for pitch copy vs operating context]
---
Recommendations
===============
1. IMMEDIATE: [Most critical fix]
2. HIGH: Tune qualifying question weights (/octave:qual-doctor)
3. HIGH: Address language/voice inconsistencies
4. MEDIUM: Review and merge duplicate entities
5. MEDIUM: Link orphaned entities to the right offerings
6. CONSIDER: Design review observations above
7. LOW: Refresh stale content
Run /octave:audit --fix to address issues interactively.
Run /octave:audit --migrate to translate legacy playbooks to Motions.
Run /octave:qual-doctor to tune qualification scoring.
If --fix flag is provided, walk through each issue:
For Critical and Warning issues:
Issue 1 of 12: [INCOMPLETE] Persona "CTO" missing pain points
oId: pe_def456
Current state:
- Pain Points: (empty)
- Objectives: (empty)
- Description: "Chief Technology Officer..."
Options:
1. Tell me about this persona (I'll ask questions and help you write it)
2. Generate with AI (uses your library context)
3. Skip for now
4. Mark as intentional (won't flag in future)
Your choice:
Prefer option 1 over option 2. When the user chooses "Tell me about this persona," shift into challenge mode:
Let's flesh out this CTO persona. A few questions:
1. What's keeping this person up at night? Not generic CTO stuff —
what specifically do YOUR CTOs worry about that leads them to you?
2. What are they trying to accomplish this quarter?
3. When they evaluate your product, what are they comparing it to?
(Not just competitors — what's the alternative they'd choose instead?)
Then use their answers to draft content via update_entity.
If user chooses "Generate with AI", that's fine — but flag that AI-generated content should be reviewed:
update_entity({
entityType: "persona",
oId: "pe_def456",
instructions: "Add typical CTO pain points and objectives based on the existing library context."
})
NOTE: AI-generated content is a starting point. Review it to make sure
it reflects YOUR CTOs, not generic ones.
For Language & Voice issues: These have specific, mechanical fixes. Offer:
Issue 5 of 12: [VOICE] "Build Your Pipeline" uses second-person while all other use cases use third-person
oId: uu_abc123
Options:
1. Fix now (shift to third-person to match other use cases)
2. Keep as-is (this is intentional)
3. Review the full text first
For Qualifying Questions issues:
Issue 8 of 12: [FLAT-WEIGHTS] All personas use MEDIUM weight on every question
This is better addressed with /octave:qual-doctor, which tests against
real prospects and tunes weights based on actual predictive power.
Options:
1. Run qual-doctor now (recommended — tests with real data)
2. Quick manual pass (I'll suggest weight changes based on question content)
3. Skip for now
If "Quick manual pass": Review each question and suggest weight adjustments based on how critical the signal seems. But note this is inferior to qual-doctor's test-based approach:
Persona: "VP of Sales"
Q1 "Has a defined ICP?" — currently MEDIUM
SUGGESTION: HIGH — this is a foundational signal
Q2 "Is investing in AI tools?" — currently MEDIUM
SUGGESTION: LOW — nice-to-know but not decisive
Q3 "Has 5+ person sales team?" — currently MEDIUM
SUGGESTION: HIGH — directly impacts product fit
Apply these suggestions? (These are heuristic-based — /octave:qual-doctor
would validate against real prospects.)
For Orphan entities:
Issue 10 of 12: [ORPHAN] Persona "Growth Marketer" not linked to any offering
Options:
1. Link it to the relevant offering(s) — which ones apply?
2. Archive it (it's stale and not used)
3. Keep as-is (planning to use it soon)
If "Link it": ask which offerings apply, then call link_entities_to_offering with the persona oId and the offering(s).
For Design Review observations: These need human judgment, not mechanical fixes. Offer:
Design observation: Your segments don't appear to follow a shared taxonomy.
Options:
1. Discuss this (help me think through a structure)
2. This is intentional — skip
3. Flag for later
When the user chooses "Discuss this," shift into thought-partner mode — ask about their business model, how they sell, what makes their segments different, and help them reason toward a structure that fits. Don't prescribe a specific taxonomy. Challenge them to discover their own:
Let's think about your segments. Right now you have:
- "Tech Companies"
- "Series B Startups"
- "Enterprise Financial Services"
- "SMB SaaS"
These mix industry (tech, financial), stage (Series B), size (SMB, enterprise),
and business model (SaaS). That's not necessarily wrong, but let me push on it:
1. When you talk to a Series B tech company vs a Series B fintech company —
does the conversation actually change?
2. If it doesn't, "industry" isn't a real axis for you — maybe stage/size is
what actually matters.
3. If it does, what specifically changes? That tells us whether industry
deserves to be a segment dimension.
What's your gut tell you?
When duplicates are detected:
Potential Duplicates Detected
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Group 1: Sales Leadership Personas
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A) "VP of Sales" (pe_111)
Created: 2025-06-01
Pain Points: 5 defined
Used in: 3 Motion ICP cells
B) "Vice President of Sales" (pe_222)
Created: 2025-08-15
Pain Points: 2 defined
Used in: 1 Motion ICP cell
Similarity: 92% (based on name and content)
Options:
1. Merge B into A (keep A, archive B, update references)
2. Merge A into B (keep B, archive A, update references)
3. Keep both (they represent different personas)
4. Review side-by-side before deciding
Your choice:
Note: Actual merging requires manual updates in Octave UI or multiple API calls. The skill should:
When the user selects migration (or uses --migrate), the audit reads the full current state — legacy playbooks and Motions alike — identifies the gap, and works interactively to translate the old setup into the new world.
Auto-detect hint: If the library has legacy playbooks but zero Motions, default-suggest migration.
Migration has two parts:
Add to existing library fetch:
11. list_motions() — all Motions in workspace
12. For each Motion: list_motion_icps({ motionOId }) — Motion ICP cell state
13. list_all_entities({ entityType: "playbook" }) — all standalone playbooks
14. get_playbook({ oId }) for each standalone playbook — linked personas, segments, value props, type
15. list_agents() — all saved agents with their configurations
Categorize each standalone playbook against the Motion Playbook narrative types:
COMPETITIVEMILESTONEACCOUNTTHEMATICHere's your setup:
OLD WORLD (Standalone Playbooks):
[X] playbooks:
- [X] sector-based (targeting specific segments)
- [X] persona-based (targeting specific personas)
- [X] sector × persona combos
- [X] competitive (vs [competitor names])
- [X] milestone ([trigger names])
- [X] solution/general
NEW WORLD (Motions):
[What they've already created, or "No Motions yet"]
THE GAP:
[What's covered only by legacy playbooks, what's already in Motions]
The bulk of migration. Most legacy playbooks (sector, persona, combos) are absorbed by the Default Motion Playbook.
Key coaching points:
find_motion_icp({ motionIcpOId, includeLearnings: true })). Each cell has structured sections — Target ICP overview, Operating landscape, Strategic narrative, Pains and consequences, Benefits and impacts, Methodology, References. Map old playbook value props to the right section. An old value prop about compliance probably belongs in Strategic narrative or Benefits and impacts. Surface anything the old playbook captured that the auto-generated narrative missed. Offer to edit the specific cell via update_motion_playbook to incorporate it.For playbooks with specific angles that don't collapse into the default:
Competitive playbooks → Custom Motion Playbook (narrative type COMPETITIVE):
create_motion_playbook({ motionOId, narrativeType: "COMPETITIVE", ... })Milestone playbooks → Custom Motion Playbook (narrative type MILESTONE):
create_motion_playbook({ motionOId, narrativeType: "MILESTONE", ... })Account playbooks → Custom Motion Playbook (narrative type ACCOUNT):
create_motion_playbook({ motionOId, narrativeType: "ACCOUNT", ... })Solution/general playbooks → evaluate:
THEMATIC?Pull all agents (list_agents) and analyze how they're configured:
New agent config flow: Agents configure in layers: offering (or auto-offering-select) → motion type (NET_NEW, UPSELL, CROSS_SELL, etc.) → that narrows to available Motions → if multiple Motion Playbooks exist, selection mode (auto / subset / fixed). The motion type selection is the new step — Net New, Upsell, Cross Sell agents are separated at the config level, not just by which playbooks they reference.
Selection mode mapping (old → new):
Map each to the Motions world:
COMPETITIVE / MILESTONE / ACCOUNT) via fixed selection.NET_NEW unless the agent is explicitly for expansion / upsell / cross-sell / renewal / displacement.Present recommendations per agent:
AGENT RE-WIRING
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Agent: "Outbound SDR"
Currently: Best Match across 6 playbooks (3 sector, 2 persona, 1 general)
Recommendation: Offering → [Offering] / Motion Type → NET_NEW / Default Playbook
Why: The default covers all of this automatically. Every prospect
gets matched to the right persona × segment Motion ICP. The motion type
ensures narratives are calibrated for net-new acquisition.
Agent: "Competitive Takeout"
Currently: Manual → "vs Salesforce" playbook
Recommendation: Offering → [Offering] / Motion Type → NET_NEW / Fixed → Custom Motion Playbook (COMPETITIVE) "vs Salesforce"
Why: Same angle, same targeting, Motion-native. Motion type matters
here — competitive displacement is usually a net-new play (or use
DISPLACE_INCUMBENT if you're explicitly going after an incumbent).
Agent: "Expansion AE"
Currently: Best Match across expansion playbooks
Recommendation: Offering → [Offering] / Motion Type → UPSELL / Default Playbook
Why: Upsell motion type generates fundamentally different narratives —
different objections, different value framing, different buyer mindset.
This wasn't possible before without building separate upsell playbooks.
Agent: "Enterprise AE Prep"
Currently: Best Of → 3 enterprise playbooks
Recommendation: Offering → [Offering] / Motion Type → NET_NEW / Default Playbook
Why: The matrix already differentiates by persona within Enterprise segment.
If you need themed angles too, use subset selection across relevant Motion Playbooks.
After mapping, show what they gain:
COVERAGE SUMMARY
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Old world: X playbooks covered ~Y persona × segment × angle combos
New world: Default Motion Playbook covers Z base combos (every intersection
in the matrix) + custom Motion Playbooks for COMPETITIVE /
MILESTONE / ACCOUNT / THEMATIC angles
Coverage gains:
- [X] Motion ICP cells that no legacy playbook covered (persona × segment
combos that fell through the cracks)
- Structured methodology, pains/benefits, and references in every cell
- Learning Loop refinement over time (KEY_LANGUAGE, INDUSTRY_TREND,
PAIN_POINT, VALUE_PROP, OBJECTION learnings accumulate per cell)
Nuance preserved:
- [X] value props / angles from legacy playbooks verified in Motion ICPs
- [X] custom Motion Playbooks carrying competitive/milestone/account angles
In fix mode, walk through interactively:
find_motion_icp, compare to playbook value props, offer to edit the cell via update_motion_playbook if nuance is missingcreate_motion_playbook (targeting, narrative type, optional additions)Base Score: 100
Deductions:
- Critical issue: -15 points each (max -45)
- Warning: -5 points each (max -30)
- Language & Voice issue: -3 points each (max -15)
- Qualifying Question issue: -3 points each (max -15)
- Info: -1 point each (max -10)
- No Motions when offering exists: -10
- Agents still on legacy playbooks when Motions cover same offering: -3 each (max -9)
Bonuses:
- All entity types have content: +5
- No stale content (>90 days): +5
- Clean language/voice (no issues found): +5
- Qualifying questions use varied weights: +5
- All offerings have Motions: +5
- Learning Loop enabled: +3
- No legacy playbook agent references remaining: +3
Minimum score: 0
Maximum score: 100
Note: Design Review observations do NOT affect the health score. They are strategic prompts, not errors.
Score Interpretation:
list_all_entities - Get all entities of each type (quick scan)get_entity - Get full details for specific entities (qualifying questions, field data, links)get_playbook - Get a legacy standalone playbook with its linked personas, segments, and value props (migration mode only)list_value_props - Read value props on a legacy playbook (migration mode only)list_motions - Get all Motions in workspaceget_motion - Full details for a Motionlist_motion_icps - List Motion ICP cells for a Motion (shows which persona × segment intersections have narratives)find_motion_icp - Get full cell narrative for a specific Motion ICP — structured sections (Target ICP overview, Operating landscape, Strategic narrative, Pains and consequences, Benefits and impacts, Methodology, References) plus optional learnings and report contextlist_motion_playbooks - List Motion Playbooks (Default + Custom) under a Motionget_motion_playbook - Full details for one Motion Playbooklink_entities_to_offering - Link personas, segments, and other entities to an offering (determines what appears in the Motion matrix)list_agents - Get all saved agents with their configurations (offering, motion type, playbook/Motion references)update_entity - Fix incomplete entities, language issuescreate_entity - Create missing entities (onboarding mode)create_motion_playbook - Create a Custom Motion Playbook (narrative type THEMATIC, MILESTONE, ACCOUNT, or COMPETITIVE) during migrationupdate_motion_playbook - Edit Motion Playbook narrative sections to carry over nuance from a legacy playbook/octave:audit
Runs full audit — asks if you're onboarding, cleaning up, or migrating, then proceeds accordingly.
/octave:audit --type personas
Audits only personas (completeness, duplicates, staleness, role relevance, qualifying question weights).
/octave:audit --fix
Runs audit then walks through each issue for resolution. In onboarding mode, also offers to walk through design challenges interactively.
/octave:audit --migrate
Reads legacy playbooks and existing Motions, categorizes playbooks, maps to new world, re-wires agents.
/octave:audit --migrate --fix
Same as migration, but walks through each step interactively — comparing legacy playbook nuance to Motion ICP cells, co-creating custom Motion Playbooks, and confirming agent re-wiring.
Empty Library:
Your library is empty — looks like we're starting fresh. Let me walk you through what to build first. (Automatically enters onboarding mode)
API Error:
Could not fetch library data. Check your connection and try again. If the issue persists, verify your workspace with /octave:workspace.
/octave:library - Browse and manage individual entities/octave:qual-doctor - Deep-dive qualification scoring tuner (test against real prospects, tune weights)/octave:brainstorm - Generate ideas to fill gaps/octave:icp-refine - Refine ICP definitions from deal data/octave:enablement - Generate enablement content from librarytools
Capture a brand's visual design system from its website and build a reusable component kit. Walks key pages on a domain (screenshots + HTML via the Octave scrape tool), derives design tokens (colors, type, spacing, radius, shadow), and produces a minimal component library (buttons, cards, headers, stats, tables, badges, hero, footer) as a self-contained HTML reference plus CSS tokens. Use when the user says "get brand components", "capture the brand", "build a component kit for <domain>", "make outputs look like <company>", or wants other skills to generate on-brand HTML for a target company.
tools
Define, run, and manage multi-step GTM workflows with human-in-the-loop execution. Use when user says "run a workflow", "show workflows", "create a workflow", "automate this process", or references workflow-based tasks.
development
Analyze won and lost deals for patterns, insights, and actionable learnings. Use when user says "win/loss analysis", "why did we lose", "deal patterns", "win themes", or asks about deal outcome trends. Do NOT use for visual HTML reports — use /octave:win-loss-report instead.
development
Generate visual win/loss analysis reports as self-contained HTML with CSS-based charts and data visualizations. Use when user says "win/loss report", "deal report", "visual analysis", or wants a formatted HTML version of deal outcome analysis. Do NOT use for text-based deal analysis — use /octave:wins-losses instead.