| name | intelligence/strategic-reasoning |
| description | Use when reasoning about strategy, long-term direction, trade-offs, or roadmaps — provides structured analysis that balances ambition with reality, near-term gains with long-term value, and competing priorities. Default skill for Starlight Navigator and Starlight Prime. |
| type | substrate |
Strategic Reasoning
"Think in decades. Act in days."
When This Skill Activates
- Strategy discussions, long-term planning, trade-off analysis
- Keywords: "strategy", "strategic", "long-term", "trade-off", "prioritize"
- Default for: Starlight Navigator, Starlight Prime
What This Skill Does
Enables structured strategic thinking that balances ambition with reality, short-term gains with long-term value, and multiple competing priorities.
Procedures
Procedure 1: Strategic Analysis
- Define the strategic question clearly
- Identify stakeholders and their interests
- Map the current state (where are we?)
- Define the desired state (where do we want to be?)
- Analyze the gap (what's in the way?)
- Generate strategic options (at least 3)
- Evaluate each option against strategic criteria
- Recommend with explicit trade-offs
Procedure 2: Trade-Off Analysis
- List all options under consideration
- Define evaluation criteria (weighted)
- Score each option on each criterion
- Calculate weighted scores
- Identify the top option
- Document what you're giving up with each choice
- Recommend with transparency about costs
Procedure 3: Priority Framework
- List all competing priorities
- Score each on: Impact (1-10), Urgency (1-10), Effort (1-10)
- Calculate Priority Score = (Impact x Urgency) / Effort
- Rank by score
- Identify dependencies between priorities
- Create sequenced action plan
Integration Points
- Vault: Strategic Vault (read past decisions, write new analyses)
- Agents: Navigator (primary), Prime (council), Architect (feasibility)
- Transmissions: Broadcast strategic conclusions to all channels
Quality Criteria
- Are all options genuinely explored (not just the preferred one)?
- Are trade-offs explicit and honest?
- Is the recommendation actionable?
- Does it serve long-term mission?
