| name | audit-xls |
| multi_ticker_semantics | single_target |
| description | Audit spreadsheet, formula error detection, hardcoded cell finder, cross-sheet reference audit, workbook auditor, Excel model audit, financial model QA, spreadsheet review, cell dependency trace, formula integrity check |
| temporal_scope | {"default_quarters":1,"max_quarters":1,"description":"Typical lookback: 1 quarters, max: 1"} |
| allowed_tools | ["search_companies","get_company_financials","get_calculation_tree","validate_calculation","list_sources","xlsx-read"] |
| retrieval_scope | simple_lookup |
| min_tool_diversity | 3 |
audit-xls
Triggers
- Audit spreadsheet
- formula error detection
- hardcoded cell finder
- cross-sheet reference audit
- workbook auditor
- Excel model audit
- financial model QA
- spreadsheet review
- cell dependency trace
- formula integrity check
Defaults
| Parameter | Default Value | Rationale |
|---|
| ticker | (required) | Stock symbol to analyze |
| lookback_quarters | 1 | Standard lookback for this skill type |
Methodology
1. Retrieval Scope
This skill operates with retrieval_scope: simple_lookup. It uses only profile/entity metadata tools — no document or XBRL retrieval at scale.
2. Retrieval Strategy
Follows the retrieval strategy decision tree in contracts/retrieval.md. Primary branch: (d) Simple Lookup. Resolve the canonical ticker first (exact → fuzzy alias → share-class) before any data call.
3. Temporal Scope
Default lookback: 1 fiscal quarter(s); maximum: 1. The default balances recency against the trend window this analysis requires.
4. Tool Allowlist
Per frontmatter allowed_tools:
search_companies — ticker resolution + company context (entity-alias fuzzy match)
get_company_financials — consolidated IS/BS/CF highlights
get_calculation_tree — XBRL calculation linkbase (weights)
validate_calculation — XBRL calc-consistency validation
list_sources — used by this skill per the retrieval strategy
5. Protocol
- Pre-flight:
get_company_fiscal_calendar/{ticker} then get_ticker_coverage/{ticker}.
- Lookup:
get_company_profile/{ticker} / get_entity_knowledge for the requested metadata field(s).
- Output: write the deliverable per
## Output File, then append to agentii.md.
Deliverable Chain
Inputs → Build → Validate → Output → Next
- Inputs: resolved ticker + structured facts (
search_xbrl_facts, get_company_financials) and any filing pages from the three-layer protocol.
- Build: perform the formula / hardcoded-cell / cross-sheet-reference audit on the input workbook and write the
.md audit report per ## Output Structure.
- Validate: run the
## Validation Gates below.
- Output: write the artifact path per
## Output File.
- Next: append to
agentii.md; hand off to a downstream pitch/review skill if requested.
Validation Gates
- **calculation arc cross-validation **: workbook computed totals verified against
gold.xbrl_calculations weights. Compare get_calculation_tree/{ticker} expected values against workbook formulas. Flag discrepancies ≥1% of parent concept value. If failed: If material discrepancy (≥5%): refuse delivery. If minor (1-5%): flag in audit findings with severity: warning.
- hardcoded cell detection: zero hardcoded values in cells tagged as formulas. Use
xlsx_audit hardcoded-count output. If failed: If hardcoded_count > 0: refuse delivery with audit report listing each hardcoded cell location.
- cross-sheet reference integrity: all cross-sheet references resolve to valid cell ranges. If failed: If broken references found: refuse delivery with broken reference map.
- tool diversity: distinct MCP tools used in this invocation >=
min_tool_diversity (3). If failed: flag as depth-insufficient in Coverage Gaps.
Output File
Write the final deliverable to {ticker}/{YYYY-MM-DD_HHMM}_audit-xls_{affix}.md .
Output Structure
- Executive Summary (≤200 words) — headline conclusions for the analysis.
- Data Sources — filings + structured endpoints used, with
{ticker} {citation_id} page<N> citations.
- Analysis — the core findings, tables, and commentary for this dimension.
- Key Metrics — the quantitative results with QoQ/YoY context where relevant.
- Coverage Gaps & Citations — data not retrievable + citation index.
Citations & memory: follow contracts/citation-and-memory.md — ≥1 citation per 200 words; every material fact, table row, and metric is immediately followed by its inline clickable https://agentii.ai/v/{ticker}/{citation_id}/{N} link; a bottom Citations section provides a non-duplicative roll-up index; the closing TUI reply includes a compact Key Citations list (headline 5–10 facts) of clickable /v/ URLs; and append the run to agentii.md per contracts/agentii-md-schema.md.
Preflight
Run the canonical pre-flight sequence — MCP health probe, ticker resolution, workspace style.md override, memory load, and coverage check. See contracts/preflight.md.
Include the X-Agentii-Trace header on every tool call per contracts/x-agentii-trace-header.md.
Memory & Snapshot
- Memory load (pre-flight): load prior workspace context for the ticker before retrieval — see
contracts/memory-load.md.
- Structured output frontmatter: emit the FR-090 block (
key_metrics, conclusions, facts_count, deducted_count, views_count, citation_count) per contracts/output-frontmatter-schema.md.
- Snapshot synthesis: after writing the deliverable, update the two-tier snapshot and classify findings as
[FACT]/[DEDUCTED]/[VIEW] — see contracts/snapshot-synthesis.md.
- Session archival: record the run under
sessions/{YYYY-MM-DD}/ and update sessions/INDEX.md per contracts/session-format.md.
Final Summary (TUI)
End the closing chat reply with a compact Key Citations list (headline 5–10 facts), each a clickable https://agentii.ai/v/{ticker}/{citation_id}/{N} link, so the user can cmd+click straight to the exact SEC page. See contracts/citation-and-memory.md.
Error Handling
| Error | Action |
|---|
| Ticker not found | Suggest checking spelling or trying list_coverage |
| No data available | Flag in Coverage Gaps, proceed with available data |
| API key invalid | Direct user to agentii.ai/api-keys |
| MCP server unreachable | Retry once; if persistent, halt with AGENTII_MCP_UNREACHABLE |