Score the OS install across six buckets and name the next 3 moves. Trigger on "check my OS readiness", "how am I doing", "what's my OS state", "readiness check", "how's the system", or "where are the gaps" (or run /founder-os:status). For a full composite health report across all five checks, use /founder-os:audit instead. Returns a 0-100% score across Core, Voice and Brand, Cadence, Business Context, Brain Layer, and Queue. Read-only.
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Score the OS install across six buckets and name the next 3 moves. Trigger on "check my OS readiness", "how am I doing", "what's my OS state", "readiness check", "how's the system", or "where are the gaps" (or run /founder-os:status). For a full composite health report across all five checks, use /founder-os:audit instead. Returns a 0-100% score across Core, Voice and Brand, Cadence, Business Context, Brain Layer, and Queue. Read-only.
why
Shows exactly which files and buckets are holding your score down so you can fix the right things rather than assuming setup is done when it is not.
enhance
Run voice-interview and brand-interview first - Voice and Brand carries 25% weight each and is the single fastest way to move the score once Core files exist.
summary
Score the OS install across five buckets and name the next 3 moves.
allowed-tools
["Read","Glob","Grep"]
mcp_requirements
[]
Command:/founder-os:status (plugin install) or /status (git clone install). This folder is named readiness-check to describe what it does; the command is status because it's the natural founder-facing name.
Readiness Check
Runs on: reasoning - reads your files and reasons; any capable agent can run this.
Read-only audit of the Founder OS install. Returns a weighted score and the next 3 moves.
This skill must:
Run end-to-end on a fresh install (mostly empty result, no crashes).
Run on a partial install (mid-completion) and produce a useful score.
Run on a fully populated install and show 80%+ readiness.
Render in under 3 seconds.
Never write to any file.
How to score
Six buckets, each scored 0-100. Overall is the weighted average.
context/companies.md, companies/<slug>-business.md for each declared business (operator path only; prospect files under companies/prospects/ do not count toward this bucket)
Brain Layer
10%
brain/log.md, brain/flags.md, brain/patterns.md
Queue
5%
cadence/queue.md
Core (25%)
Read core/identity.md and context/priorities.md. For each:
File missing -> 0.
File exists but contains template placeholders ({{HANDLEBARS}}, [BRACKETED], markers) on more than 30% of lines -> 20 (template defaults, not run).
[CHOOSE:
File exists but has no real content past the headers (under 200 characters of body) -> 30 for that file.
File exists, content present, no template placeholders -> 100 for that file.
File exists, content present, but file modified more than 14 days ago (per filesystem mtime) -> mark as stale and score 60.
Bucket score = average of the two file scores.
Status labels for output:
populated if score >= 90
partial if score 30-89
empty if score 0-29
Append (stale) if file is more than 14 days old
Voice and Brand (25%)
Read core/voice-profile.yml and core/brand-profile.yml. For each:
File missing -> 0.
File exists but contains template placeholders ([CHOOSE: ...], [YOUR ...], [#XXXXXX], {{HANDLEBARS}}) on any required field -> 20 (template defaults, not run).
File exists, no placeholders on required fields, has real content -> 100.
Bucket score = average of the two file scores.
Also count the number of voice-coupled skills that can run with the current voice profile:
If voice profile is populated: count linkedin-post, client-update, proposal-writer, email-drafter, content-repurposer, sop-writer as unlocked. Plus your-voice itself.
If voice profile contains placeholders or is missing: 0 unlocked.
Status labels for output:
populated if score 100
template defaults if score 20
not run if score 0
For brand-profile only: partial if some fields are filled but not all
Cadence (20%)
Three files. Each scored 0-100:
cadence/daily-anchors.md:
Read the file. Look for ## Today: <YYYY-MM-DD> header.
If header date == today -> 100 (current)
If header date is 1-3 days old -> 60 (stale - <X> days)
If header date is 4+ days old -> 20 (stale - <X> days)
File missing or no ## Today: header -> 0 (empty)
cadence/weekly-commitments.md:
Look for ## Week of <YYYY-MM-DD> header.
If within 6 days of today -> 100 (current)
If 7-13 days old -> 50 (stale)
If 14+ days old -> 10 (stale)
File missing or no ## Week of header -> 0 (empty)
cadence/quarterly-sprints.md:
File missing or empty -> 0 (empty)
File has any content past template placeholders -> 100 (populated)
Template-defaults only -> 20
Bucket score = average of the three file scores.
Business Context (15%)
Read context/companies.md. Count the number of declared businesses (top-level ## headers naming businesses, or rows in a table - whichever pattern the file uses).
For each declared business, check whether companies/<sanitised-slug>-business.md exists and has content (the file the setup wizard and business-context-loader produce).
Prospect files at companies/prospects/<slug>.md are intentionally NOT counted in this bucket. The Business Context score measures readiness for operator workstreams (proposals, strategic analysis, client updates). Prospect tracking is its own surface and lacks a readiness metric in v1.27.
Score per business: 0 if context file missing, 50 if file exists but contains [FILL] placeholders, 100 if file is populated.
Bucket score = average across all declared businesses.
If context/companies.md itself is missing or has no declared businesses, score 0 and label no businesses declared.
Brain Layer (10%)
Three files:
brain/log.md:
Count entries in the last 14 days. Look for date-stamped entry markers (e.g. ## YYYY-MM-DD or ### YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM).
0 entries -> 0
1-2 entries -> 40
3-9 entries -> 80
10+ entries -> 100
brain/flags.md:
Count any entries (open or resolved).
0 -> 0
1+ -> 100
brain/patterns.md:
Count any entries past the template placeholders.
0 -> 0
1+ -> 100
Bucket score = average of the three file scores.
Queue (5%)
Read cadence/queue.md:
File missing -> 0 (not set up)
ACTIVE > 0 AND DONE entries present in last 7 days -> 100 (active)
ACTIVE > 0 but no DONE in last 7 days -> 50 (in progress)
ACTIVE = 0 but BACKLOG has items -> 50 (backlog only)
All sections empty or file missing -> 0 (empty)
DONE entries are lines in the ## DONE section with a date within the last 7 days.
Backlog (from setup wizard)
If founder-os-setup left deferred items, they live in core/setup-backlog.md under the ## Setup Backlog heading. Read that file and surface up to 3 items in the BACKLOG section of the output. If the file is missing or empty, write none recorded and skip.
Next 3 Moves logic
The next 3 moves are the highest-impact gaps. Pick in this order:
If voice-profile is missing or template defaults: Run /founder-os:voice-interview - activates <N> deliverable skills.
If brand-profile is missing or template defaults: Run /founder-os:brand-interview - activates branded deliverables.
If identity.md is missing: Run /founder-os:setup - the OS has no idea who you are yet.
If priorities.md is missing or stale: Update context/priorities.md - this week's focus is unclear.
If daily-anchors is stale by 4+ days: Roll cadence/daily-anchors.md and run a weekly-review (chain).
If weekly-commitments is stale by 7+ days: Say "run my weekly review" - weekly-review is a skill, not a slash command.
If brain/log.md has 0 entries in last 7 days: Open brain-log skill and capture this week's signals.
If a declared business has no companies/<slug>-business.md: Run business-context-loader for <slug>.
If quarterly-sprints is empty: Set this quarter's focus in cadence/quarterly-sprints.md.
If brain/flags.md is empty AND priorities have rolled 2+ weeks: Open Chief of Staff lens, surface stalls.
Pick the top 3 by impact (voice and identity first, then cadence, then brain). If fewer than 3 gaps, return what exists. Never invent moves.
Output template
Render this as a single fenced block. No commentary outside the block.
FOUNDER OS READINESS - <NN>%
Last checked: <YYYY-MM-DD>
CORE (<NN>%)
- identity.md <populated | partial | empty | stale>
- priorities.md <populated | partial | empty | stale>
VOICE AND BRAND (<NN>%)
- voice-profile.yml <populated | template defaults | not run>
- brand-profile.yml <populated | template defaults | not run>
- voice-coupled skills unlocked: <N>
CADENCE (<NN>%)
- daily-anchors.md <current | stale - X days | empty>
- weekly-commitments.md <current | stale | empty>
- quarterly-sprints.md <populated | template defaults | empty>
BUSINESS CONTEXT (<NN>%)
- declared businesses: <N>
- context files filled: <M of N>
BRAIN LAYER (<NN>%)
- log.md entries last 14d: <count>
- open flags: <count>
- patterns logged: <count>
QUEUE (<NN>%)
- active: <count>/3
- done last 7 days: <count>
BACKLOG (from setup wizard)
- <item 1>
- <item 2>
- <item 3>
| none recorded
NEXT 3 MOVES
- <highest-impact gap>
- <second>
- <third>
Replace <NN> with actual percentages. Replace <count> with actual integers. Replace <...> placeholders with the file's real status label.
If a section has no content (e.g. no businesses declared), keep the section header and write one line: none declared. Don't omit sections.
Rules
Read-only. Do NOT write to any file.
Do NOT invoke other skills.
If total score is under 20, replace the NEXT 3 MOVES section content with the Day-1 starter sequence below, and replace the top line of the fenced block with STATUS: Day 1 - your OS is fresh. Score will climb as you complete setup. Keep every other section header in place (mark each none recorded or its actual value).
Day-1 NEXT 3 MOVES content:
Run /founder-os:setup to walk the interactive wizard
Run /founder-os:voice-interview to capture how you write
Run /founder-os:brand-interview to capture your visual brand
Output ONLY the fenced block. No prose around it.
If core/identity.md is missing, reply with exactly this block and stop:
Founder OS not set up here. Day 1 - start with these three steps:
1. Run /founder-os:setup to walk the interactive wizard
2. Then /founder-os:voice-interview to capture how you write
3. Then /founder-os:brand-interview to capture your visual brand
Run /founder-os:status after each step to see your score build.
Total output should fit on one screen at standard terminal width (under 50 lines).
Render time target: under 3 seconds.
Failure handling
If a file read fails (permissions, encoding, etc.), score that file as 0 and append a READ ERRORS section at the bottom of the output naming the file. Do not crash. Do not fabricate scores.
If cadence/daily-anchors.md exists but the date format is unrecognised, treat it as stale and score 30.
If context/companies.md exists but the format is unrecognisable as either headers or a table, count zero declared businesses and label format unrecognised.
Self-check before delivering output
Total score is between 0 and 100.
Every section header is present even if its content is empty.
The NEXT 3 MOVES section has at most 3 items, all derived from real gaps.
No em dashes or en dashes in the output.
Output is a single fenced block. No prose before or after.
