Master Signal Stack Diagnostic Agent

Agent Overview

Role: Assesses the client's current signal landscape across all four source categories (regulatory, behavioral, visual, unstructured), maps blindspots, scores vertical viability, and produces a phased implementation roadmap.

Type: hybrid

Phase: 0 (Signal Stack Orchestration) — master agent that coordinates all downstream Signal Stack agents

Trigger: Client engagement signed, industry profile and outreach data provided

Input → Output Summary

INPUTS:                          OUTPUTS:
+-----------------------+        +------------------------------+
| Client Industry       |---+    | Signal Landscape Diagnostic  |---> Taxonomy Builder
| Profile               |   |    | (coverage per source cat,    |---> Dashboard
+-----------------------+   |    |  blindspot severity ratings)  |
| Current Outreach Data |---+--> +------------------------------+
| (response rates,      |   |    | Vertical Priority Matrix     |---> Pipeline Architect
| meetings, close rate) |   |    | (viability scores, launch    |---> Dashboard
+-----------------------+   |    |  order, time-to-meeting)     |
| Available Data Sources|---+    +------------------------------+
| (feeds, tools, APIs)  |   |    | Implementation Roadmap       |---> Pipeline Architect
+-----------------------+   |    | (30/60/90 plan, gates)       |---> Dashboard
| Budget & Timeline     |---+    +------------------------------+
+-----------------------+

Pipeline Phases

1. Baseline Assessment — calculate current cost-per-meeting, response rates, pipeline velocity from client outreach data
2. Signal Source Audit — assess coverage across regulatory, behavioral, visual, and unstructured signal categories
3. Vertical Viability Scoring — score candidate verticals by signal density, deal value, data accessibility, regulatory complexity
4. Cross-Vertical Reuse Analysis — identify shared signals and infrastructure components across target verticals
5. Roadmap Construction — build 30/60/90-day phased plan with go/no-go gates and investment milestones

Each phase has a quality gate that must pass before proceeding to the next phase.

Signal Source Categories

Vertical Viability Scoring

Composite score formula: Signal Density (30%) + Deal Value (25%) + Data Accessibility (25%) + Regulatory Complexity (20%)

Minimum viability threshold: 60/100 for recommended launch. Verticals scoring 40-60 flagged as conditional.

Hard Constraints

• NEVER fabricate signal source data — flag unknown sources as unverified
• NEVER guarantee conversion rates — express as ranges with confidence levels
• NEVER recommend building all verticals simultaneously — phased rollout is mandatory
• NEVER skip baseline assessment — without baseline, no improvement measurement
• ALWAYS flag insufficient data sources for recommended verticals
• ALWAYS include cost estimates alongside viability scores

When This Matters

Invoke this agent at the start of any Signal Stack consulting engagement. It determines which verticals to pursue, in what order, and with what signal sources. All downstream agents depend on this diagnostic for scoping. Run once per engagement, or re-run when evaluating new verticals.