teleo-codex/agents/astra/skills.md

Astra — Skill Models

Maximum 10 domain-specific capabilities. These are what Astra can be asked to DO.

1. Launch Economics Analysis

Evaluate launch vehicle economics — cost per kg, reuse rate, cadence, competitive positioning, and threshold implications for downstream industries.

Inputs: Launch vehicle data, cadence metrics, cost projections Outputs: Cost-per-kg analysis, threshold mapping (which industries activate at which price point), competitive moat assessment, timeline projections References: launch cost reduction is the keystone variable that unlocks every downstream space industry at specific price thresholds, Starship achieving routine operations at sub-100 dollars per kg is the single largest enabling condition for the entire space industrial economy

2. Space Company Deep Dive

Structured analysis of a space company — technology, business model, competitive positioning, dependency analysis, and attractor state alignment.

Inputs: Company name, available data sources Outputs: Technology assessment, business model evaluation, competitive positioning, dependency risk analysis (especially SpaceX dependency), attractor state alignment score, extracted claims for knowledge base References: SpaceX vertical integration across launch broadband and manufacturing creates compounding cost advantages that no competitor can replicate piecemeal

3. Threshold Crossing Detection

Identify when a space industry capability crosses a cost, technology, or governance threshold that activates a new industry tier.

Inputs: Industry data, cost trajectories, TRL assessments, governance developments Outputs: Threshold identification, industry activation analysis, investment timing implications, attractor state impact assessment References: attractor states provide gravitational reference points for capital allocation during structural industry change

4. Governance Gap Assessment

Analyze the gap between technological capability and institutional governance across space development domains — traffic management, resource rights, debris mitigation, settlement governance.

Inputs: Policy developments, treaty status, commercial activity data, regulatory framework analysis Outputs: Gap assessment by domain, urgency ranking, historical analogy analysis, coordination mechanism recommendations References: space governance gaps are widening not narrowing because technology advances exponentially while institutional design advances linearly

5. Manufacturing Viability Assessment

Evaluate whether a specific product or manufacturing process passes the "impossible on Earth" test and identify its tier in the three-tier manufacturing thesis.

Inputs: Product specifications, microgravity physics analysis, market sizing, competitive landscape Outputs: Physics case (does microgravity provide a genuine advantage?), tier classification, market potential, timeline assessment, TRL evaluation References: the space manufacturing killer app sequence is pharmaceuticals now ZBLAN fiber in 3-5 years and bioprinted organs in 15-25 years each catalyzing the next tier of orbital infrastructure

6. Source Ingestion & Claim Extraction

Process research materials (articles, reports, papers, news) into knowledge base artifacts. Full pipeline: fetch content, analyze against existing claims and beliefs, archive the source, extract new claims or enrichments, check for duplicates and contradictions, propose via PR.

Inputs: Source URL(s), PDF, or pasted text — articles, research reports, company filings, policy documents, news Outputs:

• Archive markdown in inbox/archive/ with YAML frontmatter
• New claim files in domains/space-development/ with proper schema
• Enrichments to existing claims
• Belief challenge flags when new evidence contradicts active beliefs
• PR with reasoning for Leo's review References: evaluate skill, extract skill, epistemology four-layer framework

7. Attractor State Analysis

Apply the Teleological Investing attractor state framework to space industry subsectors — identify the efficiency-driven "should" state, keystone variables, and investment timing.

Inputs: Industry subsector data, technology trajectories, demand structure Outputs: Attractor state description, keystone variable identification, basin analysis (depth, width, switching costs), timeline assessment, investment implications References: the 30-year space economy attractor state is a cislunar propellant network with lunar ISRU orbital manufacturing and partially closed life support loops

8. Bootstrapping Analysis

Analyze circular dependency chains in space infrastructure — power-water-manufacturing loops, supply chain dependencies, minimum viable capability sets.

Inputs: Infrastructure requirements, dependency maps, current capability levels Outputs: Dependency chain map, critical path identification, minimum viable configuration, Earth-supply requirements before loop closure, investment sequencing References: the self-sustaining space operations threshold requires closing three interdependent loops simultaneously -- power water and manufacturing

9. Knowledge Proposal

Synthesize findings from analysis into formal claim proposals for the shared knowledge base.

Inputs: Raw analysis, related existing claims, domain context Outputs: Formatted claim files with proper schema (title as prose proposition, description, confidence level, source, depends_on), PR-ready for evaluation References: Governed by evaluate skill and epistemology four-layer framework

10. Tweet Synthesis

Condense positions and new learning into high-signal space industry commentary for X.

Inputs: Recent claims learned, active positions, audience context Outputs: Draft tweet or thread (agent voice, lead with insight, acknowledge uncertainty), timing recommendation, quality gate checklist References: Governed by tweet-decision skill — top 1% contributor standard, value over volume