| name | core |
| description | ORBWEVA CORE Method skill — the strategic glue connecting founder skills to a structured business methodology. Use when user needs to run a CORE Assessment, convert skill outputs into ARC knowledge entries, map automations to AER pillars, or define Grow dashboard metrics. Triggers on "CORE method", "CORE assessment", "ARC entries", "AER mapping", "Grow metrics", or /core commands. |
CORE Method Skill
The strategic glue. Run the CORE Assessment, populate ARC, map AER automations, define Grow metrics — all from your existing skill outputs.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|
/core:assess | Run a CORE Assessment using skills as building blocks |
/core:arc | Convert any skill output into ARC-formatted knowledge entries |
/core:aer | Map automation recipes to AER Acquire/Engage/Retain pillars |
/core:grow | Define Grow dashboard metrics and KPIs from startup metrics output |
/core:help | Command reference |
Stage 1: CORE Assessment (/core:assess)
Goal: Run a structured CORE Assessment by orchestrating existing ORBWEVA skills in the right order.
CORE ASSESSMENT ORCHESTRATOR
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The CORE Assessment produces a Calibration Document (10-15 pages).
Instead of starting from scratch, use existing skills as building blocks.
RING 1: CALIBRATE (Foundation — get this right or everything fails)
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What it defines: ICP, UVP, Messaging, Pricing
Step 1: Understand the customer
Run: /discovery:interview → design interview script
Run: /discovery:jobs → map Jobs-to-be-Done
Run: /discovery:analyze → synthesize into personas + insights
Output: Research-backed ICP definition + pain map
Step 2: Design the solution
Run: /dt:empathize → empathy maps from discovery data
Run: /dt:define → HMW problem statements
Output: Solution framing grounded in real user needs
Step 3: Position in market
Run: /gtm:positioning → ICP definition, value prop canvas, competitive positioning
Run: /gtm:pricing → value-based pricing analysis
Output: UVP statement + pricing rationale + messaging framework
RING 1 DELIVERABLE:
[ ] ICP Definition (from /discovery:analyze persona)
[ ] UVP Statement (from /gtm:positioning)
[ ] Messaging Framework (from /gtm:positioning + /dt:define)
[ ] Pricing Rationale (from /gtm:pricing)
RING 2: OPERATE (Sales, Marketing, Finance)
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What it defines: How you sell, market, and manage money
Step 4: Go to market
Run: /gtm:channels → channel-market fit matrix
Run: /gtm:outreach → cold outreach sequences
Run: /gtm:landing → landing page CRO
Run: /gtm:launch → pre-launch checklist
Output: GTM playbook
Step 5: Know your numbers
Run: /startup:unit → unit economics (CAC, LTV, payback)
Run: /startup:funnel → funnel math + bottleneck ID
Run: /solo:books → P&L + expense tracking setup
Output: Financial operating framework
RING 2 DELIVERABLE:
[ ] GTM Playbook (channels, outreach, landing page)
[ ] Unit Economics (CAC, LTV, LTV:CAC, payback period)
[ ] Funnel Map (stages, conversion rates, bottlenecks)
[ ] Financial Framework (P&L structure, cash flow tracking)
RING 3: REINFORCE (Team, Ops, Product)
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What it defines: How you build, hire, and retain
Step 6: Retention engine
Run: /retain:emails → lifecycle email sequences
Run: /retain:nps → NPS/CSAT survey design
Run: /retain:playbook → full retention strategy
Output: Customer retention system
Step 7: Operations
Run: /solo:onboard → client onboarding automation
Run: /solo:clients → client management system
Run: /solo:time → time audit + priority matrix
Run: /legal:terms → legal foundations
Output: Operational playbook
Step 8: Team (if applicable)
Run: /hire:jd → job descriptions for key roles
Run: /hire:scorecard → interview scorecards
Output: Hiring framework
RING 3 DELIVERABLE:
[ ] Retention System (emails, NPS, playbook)
[ ] Operational Playbook (onboarding, client management, time)
[ ] Legal Foundations (ToS, privacy policy)
[ ] Hiring Framework (if scaling beyond solo)
RING 4: EVOLVE (Environment, Competition, AI Visibility)
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What it defines: How you stay ahead
Step 9: Competitive intelligence
Run: /startup:moat → competitive moat assessment (7 types, 0-35 score)
Run: /startup:growth → growth curve analysis
Run: /geo:score → AI citability score
Run: /seo:page → SEO audit
Output: Competitive position + AI visibility score
Step 10: Automation strategy
Run: /agent:audit → workflow automation opportunities ranked by ROI
Run: /agent:design → agent specs for top 3 opportunities
Run: /solo:stack → tech stack evaluation
Output: Automation roadmap
RING 4 DELIVERABLE:
[ ] Moat Assessment (type, score, deepening strategy)
[ ] AI Visibility Score (GEO + SEO)
[ ] Automation Roadmap (top 3 agents, ROI ranking)
[ ] Tech Stack Plan (tools, costs, integrations)
CORE Assessment Scorecard
CORE ASSESSMENT SCORECARD
===========================
Rate completion and quality of each ring (0-25 points each):
Ring 1: CALIBRATE ___/25
[ ] ICP backed by 10+ interviews (0-5)
[ ] UVP tested against competitors (0-5)
[ ] Messaging framework documented (0-5)
[ ] Pricing validated with data (0-5)
[ ] All outputs in writing (0-5)
Ring 2: OPERATE ___/25
[ ] GTM channels identified + tested (0-5)
[ ] Unit economics calculated (0-5)
[ ] Funnel mapped with benchmarks (0-5)
[ ] Financial tracking in place (0-5)
[ ] Launch checklist complete (0-5)
Ring 3: REINFORCE ___/25
[ ] Onboarding sequence live (0-5)
[ ] Retention metrics tracked (0-5)
[ ] Legal docs in place (0-5)
[ ] Operations documented (0-5)
[ ] Support system functional (0-5)
Ring 4: EVOLVE ___/25
[ ] Moat identified and scored (0-5)
[ ] AI visibility measured (0-5)
[ ] Automation opportunities ranked (0-5)
[ ] Tech stack optimized (0-5)
[ ] Growth curve diagnosed (0-5)
TOTAL: ___/100
INTERPRETATION:
80-100: CORE-complete. Ready for scale.
60-79: Strong foundation. 1-2 rings need attention.
40-59: Gaps in multiple rings. Prioritize Ring 1 first.
0-39: Early stage. Start at Ring 1, work outward.
PRIORITY RULE: Never optimize Ring N+1 until Ring N scores >=15/25.
Ring 1 wrong → everything outward is optimized for the wrong goal.
Stage 2: ARC Conversion (/core:arc)
Goal: Convert output from any ORBWEVA skill into ARC-formatted knowledge entries.
ARC ENTRY CONVERTER
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ARC stores structured knowledge in categories.
This converter takes skill output and formats it for ARC.
ARC CATEGORIES:
COM — Company info (who you are, who you serve)
SVC — Services (what you offer)
BEN — Benefits (outcomes customers get)
VOI — Voice (brand voice, tone, key phrases)
TMP — Templates (email templates, scripts, SOPs)
PRC — Pricing & Process (pricing tiers, delivery workflow)
SKILL → ARC MAPPING:
/discovery:analyze → COM entries
Persona name, role, goals, frustrations, trigger events
Format: COM-001, COM-002, etc.
/gtm:positioning → COM + VOI entries
ICP definition → COM
Value prop → COM
Competitive positioning → VOI (differentiation language)
Key phrases → VOI
/gtm:pricing → PRC entries
Pricing tiers, rationale, comparison → PRC-001, PRC-002
Guarantees → PRC
/solo:offer → SVC + BEN entries
Service packages → SVC-001, SVC-002
Deliverables → SVC
Outcomes/benefits → BEN-001, BEN-002
/retain:emails → TMP entries
Email sequences → TMP-001, TMP-002
Subject lines → TMP
/solo:copy → VOI + TMP entries
Brand voice guidelines → VOI
Landing page copy → TMP
Ad copy → TMP
/legal:terms → TMP entries
ToS template → TMP
Privacy policy → TMP
ARC ENTRY FORMAT:
ID: [CATEGORY]-[3-digit number] (e.g., COM-001)
Title: [Short descriptive title]
Category: [COM/SVC/BEN/VOI/TMP/PRC]
Content: [The actual knowledge — 1-3 paragraphs]
Source: [Which skill/command produced this]
Date: [When created]
Ring: [Which CORE ring this belongs to: 1/2/3/4]
ARC Population Checklist
ARC POPULATION CHECKLIST
==========================
Minimum viable ARC (before any automation runs):
Ring 1 → ARC (MANDATORY before AER deployment):
[ ] COM-001: ICP definition (from /discovery:analyze)
[ ] COM-002: Company description (manual)
[ ] SVC-001: Primary service (from /solo:offer)
[ ] BEN-001: Top 3 customer outcomes (from /gtm:positioning)
[ ] VOI-001: Brand voice guidelines (from /solo:copy)
[ ] VOI-002: Key phrases and messaging (from /gtm:positioning)
[ ] PRC-001: Pricing tiers (from /gtm:pricing)
Ring 2 → ARC (before scaling):
[ ] TMP-001: Email templates (from /retain:emails)
[ ] TMP-002: Outreach sequences (from /gtm:outreach)
[ ] SVC-002+: Additional services (from /solo:offer)
[ ] PRC-002: Delivery process/SOP (from /solo:onboard)
Ring 3 → ARC (for retention):
[ ] TMP-003: Support FAQ (from /solo:support)
[ ] TMP-004: Onboarding sequence (from /solo:onboard)
[ ] VOI-003+: Persona-specific voice variants
Ring 4 → ARC (for evolution):
[ ] COM-003: Competitive landscape (from /startup:moat)
[ ] COM-004: Market trends (from /agent:research)
Stage 3: AER Mapping (/core:aer)
Goal: Map ORBWEVA skill outputs and agent recipes to AER's three pillars.
AER PILLAR MAPPER
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AER = Acquire + Engage + Retain
Each pillar is an automation system. Map your skill outputs to the right pillar.
ACQUIRE (Lead Generation & Nurturing)
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"Find people who need your services and put them in your inbox."
Skills that feed Acquire:
/gtm:outreach → Cold email + LinkedIn sequences
/gtm:landing → Landing page optimization
/solo:leads → Lead magnet + funnel architecture
/solo:sales → Discovery call scripts + proposals
/agent:leads → Lead qualifier agent (n8n recipe)
Acquire Automation Stack:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. Target → ICP from /gtm:positioning │
│ 2. Find → /agent:leads (scraping) │
│ 3. Verify → Email verification │
│ 4. Nurture → /gtm:outreach sequences │
│ 5. Qualify → /agent:leads (scoring) │
│ 6. Deliver → Hot leads to inbox │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
ARC entries needed: COM-001 (ICP), VOI-001 (voice), TMP-002 (outreach)
Agent recipe: /agent:leads
Grow metrics: leads/month, cost per lead, lead-to-customer rate
ENGAGE (SEO Content Engine)
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"Create and post content every day. Zero effort."
Skills that feed Engage:
/solo:content → Content batching + repurposing chain
/solo:copy → Sales copy frameworks
/geo:score → AI citability scoring
/geo:optimize → Content optimized for AI search
/seo:page → SEO audit per page
/seo:schema → Schema.org markup
/agent:content → Content repurposing agent (n8n recipe)
/agent:social → Social media scheduling agent
Engage Automation Stack:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. Record → Monthly content session │
│ 2. Write → /agent:content (AI repurpose) │
│ 3. Optimize → /geo:optimize + /seo:page │
│ 4. Publish → /agent:social (multi-platform) │
│ 5. Report → Grow dashboard │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
ARC entries needed: VOI-001 (voice), SVC-* (services), BEN-* (benefits)
Agent recipes: /agent:content, /agent:social
Grow metrics: content pieces/week, organic traffic, AI citations
RETAIN (24/7 AI Support)
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"An AI assistant that answers customer questions instantly."
Skills that feed Retain:
/retain:emails → Lifecycle email sequences
/retain:nps → NPS/CSAT surveys
/retain:cohort → Cohort analysis
/retain:playbook → Full retention strategy
/solo:support → FAQ templates + escalation
/solo:onboard → Client onboarding
/agent:support → Customer support agent (n8n recipe)
/agent:onboard → Client onboarding agent
Retain Automation Stack:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. Train → ARC knowledge base │
│ 2. Deploy → /agent:support (AI chatbot) │
│ 3. Handle → Auto-respond to 80% of Qs │
│ 4. Handoff → Complex → human with context │
│ 5. Learn → Log interactions → improve ARC │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
ARC entries needed: SVC-* (services), TMP-003 (FAQ), PRC-* (pricing)
Agent recipes: /agent:support, /agent:onboard
Grow metrics: response time, resolution rate, NPS, churn rate
AER Deployment Readiness
AER DEPLOYMENT READINESS
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Before deploying any AER pillar, check:
ACQUIRE readiness:
[ ] ICP defined and validated (/gtm:positioning)
[ ] Outreach sequences written (/gtm:outreach)
[ ] Landing page scoring >=50/70 (/gtm:landing)
[ ] Lead scoring criteria defined (/agent:leads)
[ ] ARC entries: COM-001, VOI-001, TMP-002
Ready? [ ] Yes [ ] No → Run Ring 1 skills first
ENGAGE readiness:
[ ] Content strategy defined (/solo:content)
[ ] Brand voice documented (/solo:copy)
[ ] GEO score >=70/100 (/geo:score)
[ ] SEO baseline established (/seo:page)
[ ] ARC entries: VOI-001, SVC-*, BEN-*
Ready? [ ] Yes [ ] No → Run Ring 1-2 skills first
RETAIN readiness:
[ ] Onboarding sequence designed (/retain:emails)
[ ] FAQ documented (/solo:support)
[ ] NPS/CSAT survey designed (/retain:nps)
[ ] Escalation rules defined (/agent:support)
[ ] ARC entries: SVC-*, TMP-003, PRC-*
Ready? [ ] Yes [ ] No → Run Ring 1-3 skills first
Stage 4: Grow Metrics (/core:grow)
Goal: Define Grow dashboard KPIs from startup metrics skill output.
GROW DASHBOARD BUILDER
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Map your metrics to the Grow dashboard structure.
LAYER 1: HEADLINE METRICS (top of dashboard)
North star metric: ___ (from /gtm:metrics)
Monthly revenue: $___ (from /solo:books)
Active customers: ___
Growth rate: ___% MoM (from /startup:growth)
LAYER 2: AER PILLAR METRICS
ACQUIRE:
Leads generated: ___/month (from /startup:funnel)
Cost per lead: $___ (from /startup:unit)
Lead-to-customer rate: ___% (from /startup:funnel)
Pipeline value: $___
ENGAGE:
Content pieces published: ___/week (from /solo:content)
Organic traffic: ___/month (from /seo:page)
AI citation score: ___/100 (from /geo:score)
Social engagement rate: ___%
RETAIN:
Churn rate: ___% (from /startup:churn)
NPS score: ___ (from /retain:nps)
Avg response time: ___ min
Customer lifetime value: $___ (from /startup:unit)
LAYER 3: FINANCIAL HEALTH
Monthly burn: $___ (from /startup:runway)
Runway: ___ months (from /startup:runway)
LTV:CAC ratio: ___:1 (from /startup:unit)
Profit margin: ___% (from /solo:books)
LAYER 4: AI OPERATIONS
Active automations: ___ (from /agent:audit)
AI decisions/week: ___
AI health score: ___/100
Monthly AI spend: $___ (from /agent:design cost estimates)
LAYER 5: COMPETITIVE POSITION
Moat score: ___/35 (from /startup:moat)
Growth curve type: ___ (from /startup:growth)
Fundraise readiness: ___/100 (from /startup:ready)
Grow Alert Thresholds
GROW ALERT THRESHOLDS
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Set these to get proactive alerts when metrics go off track.
CRITICAL (red — act immediately):
Churn rate > 8%/month
Runway < 3 months
AI health score < 50/100
Zero leads for 7+ days
NPS < 0
WARNING (yellow — investigate this week):
Churn rate > 5%/month
LTV:CAC < 3:1
Funnel conversion dropping >20% WoW
Content cadence missed 2+ weeks
AI spend > 15% of revenue
HEALTHY (green — keep going):
Churn < 3%/month
LTV:CAC > 3:1
NPS > 30
AI health > 80/100
Runway > 12 months
Integration Notes
THE ORBWEVA SKILLS ECOSYSTEM
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┌──────────────┐
│ /core:assess │ ← START HERE
└──────┬───────┘
│
┌────────────┼────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐
│ Ring 1 │ │ Ring 2 │ │ Ring 3-4 │
│ Calibrate│ │ Operate │ │ Reinforce│
│ │ │ │ │ + Evolve │
└────┬─────┘ └────┬─────┘ └────┬─────┘
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐
│/core:arc │ │/core:aer │ │/core:grow│
│ populate │ │ deploy │ │ measure │
└──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘
Feeds from (all 8 ORBWEVA skill repos):
- /discovery:* → Ring 1 (Calibrate)
- /dt:* → Ring 1 (Calibrate)
- /gtm:* → Ring 1-2 (Calibrate + Operate)
- /startup:* → Ring 2-4 (Operate + Evolve)
- /pitch:* → Ring 2 (Operate — fundraising)
- /legal:*, /hire:*, /retain:* → Ring 3 (Reinforce)
- /solo:* → Ring 2-3 (Operate + Reinforce)
- /agent:* → Ring 4 (Evolve — automation)
This skill is the orchestrator. It doesn't replace any skill —
it sequences them and converts their outputs into the CORE framework.
Principles
- Rings build outward in dependency order. Get Ring 1 wrong -- everything outward is optimized for the wrong goal.
- Skills are the building blocks, CORE is the blueprint. Each skill produces raw material; CORE assembles it into a business.
- ARC before AER. Never automate what you haven't documented. Knowledge first, automation second.
- Measure what matters. Grow shows what's working. Without metrics, you're guessing.
- The assessment never ends. CORE is a quarterly cycle, not a one-time exercise.
