{
 "schema": "aiblocks-page/1",
 "id": "agency-business-strategist",
 "type": "agent",
 "name": "Business strategist agent",
 "summary": "Make one big business choice. Get a strategy brief with the problem, three options, risks, a clear pick and what you will not do.",
 "headline": "Business strategist agent",
 "subhead": "Tell it the decision you face, how your business makes money and what limits you. It tests your assumptions, compares at least three options, runs a good, base and bad case, and picks one. You get a business strategy brief with owners, dates and go or stop checks.",
 "job": {
  "id": "plan-strategy",
  "name": "Plan your strategy"
 },
 "level": "intermediate",
 "thinking": "high",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-11-03",
 "first_published": "2026-10-26",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "question",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Question",
   "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like"
  },
  {
   "type": "source_text",
   "required": false,
   "label": "Source text",
   "what": "a long source in full: an article, a video or talk transcript, or notes from a book, with its title, author and link"
  },
  {
   "type": "document",
   "required": false,
   "label": "Document",
   "what": "a finished document, such as a Word file, a PDF or a page of notes"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "document",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Document",
   "what": "a finished document, such as a Word file, a PDF or a page of notes"
  },
  {
   "type": "plan",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Plan",
   "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "The decision or question, in one or two sentences, and the date you must decide by",
  "How your business makes money, with rough revenue, costs and margin",
  "Who you sell to, and who you compete with, including the alternative of doing nothing",
  "Your limits, such as cash, people, time and rules",
  "Any market data, customer notes or past analysis you trust (optional)",
  "Options you already have in mind (optional)"
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "The problem and your key assumptions, with the ones to test first",
  "At least three options compared on the same tests",
  "A base, good and bad case, with the warning signs for each",
  "One recommended option, with what you give up by choosing it",
  "An action plan with owners, dates and go or stop checkpoints",
  "Facts still missing and numbers that need a source"
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "You face one big choice, such as enter a new market, change pricing or cut a product line, and need options side by side.",
  "You are planning next year and must choose the 3 to 5 things that matter most.",
  "You want to test whether your edge over rivals is real and hard to copy.",
  "A board, investor or partner asks for the case behind a decision, and you need a clear one-page recommendation."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You want a quick read on an industry's profit pressure. Use the Five forces industry checker.",
  "You want to review last quarter and set the next one. Use the Quarterly business plan reviewer.",
  "You need to choose between pivoting or keeping going on a young product. Use the Product pivot decision reviewer.",
  "You need tax, legal or investment advice, or a valuation. Take it to a qualified adviser."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "The decision you face and the date to decide by",
   "How your business makes money, with rough numbers",
   "Your customers, your rivals and your limits",
   "Market data or notes you trust (optional)"
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Strategy brief",
    "contains": "The decision, the date and the recommendation in one line, up top."
   },
   {
    "name": "Situation and assumptions",
    "contains": "Your model, customers, rivals and limits, with the assumptions to test first."
   },
   {
    "name": "Options compared",
    "contains": "At least three options judged on fit, money, how well you can run each and risk."
   },
   {
    "name": "Scenarios",
    "contains": "A base, good and bad case, each with its early warning sign and effect on the plan."
   },
   {
    "name": "Recommendation",
    "contains": "The chosen option, why, what you will not do, and what would change the pick."
   },
   {
    "name": "Action plan",
    "contains": "Steps with owners, dates and go or stop checkpoints."
   },
   {
    "name": "Facts still missing",
    "contains": "Numbers and facts to confirm, with the source to check for each."
   }
  ]
 },
 "output_shape": "STRATEGY BRIEF\n  Decision <question> | Decide by <date> | Recommendation <one line>\n\nSITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS\n  <how you make money> | <customers and rivals> | <limits>\n  <assumption> | <why it matters> | <how to test it>\n\nOPTIONS COMPARED\n  <option> | <fit with goals> | <money needed and return, from your numbers> | <can you run it> | <risk>\n\nSCENARIOS\n  <base, good or bad case> | <what happens> | <early warning sign> | <effect on the plan>\n\nRECOMMENDATION\n  <chosen option> | <why> | <what you will not do> | <what would change the pick>\n\nACTION PLAN\n  <step> | <owner> | <date> | <go or stop check>\n\nFACTS STILL MISSING\n  <fact or number> | <what it limits> | <source to check>",
 "how_to_use": [
  "Download the pack and add it to your AI as a skill. If you cannot, paste SKILL.md into a new chat, then paste references/source-agent.md.",
  "State the one decision you face and when you must make it. Add how your business makes money, with rough numbers, and your limits.",
  "Name your rivals and what customers do now. Paste any market data or notes you trust. No code or web access is needed.",
  "Read the assumptions and \"Facts still missing\" lists first. Fix any assumption that is wrong and ask it to run again.",
  "Check every market figure against a source before you use it. Estimates in the brief are marked.",
  "Take the recommendation and the checkpoints to the people who must agree. Ask a finance or legal adviser about money and rules."
 ],
 "checks": [
  "The result addresses your actual task and cites the evidence used.",
  "Examples, role-play experience and targets are kept separate from verified results.",
  "Claims of tests, memory, tool access or completed actions match what actually happened."
 ],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "Marketing strategy reviewer",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/marketing-plan-law-checker",
   "why": "Plan your strategy"
  },
  {
   "name": "Long-term strategy impact reviewer",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/long-run-effects-checker",
   "why": "Plan your strategy"
  },
  {
   "name": "Competitive strategy planner",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/one-bold-move-picker",
   "why": "Plan your strategy"
  }
 ],
 "source": {
  "by": "Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors",
  "repo": "msitarzewski/agency-agents",
  "url": "https://github.com/msitarzewski/agency-agents/blob/b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219/specialized/business-strategist.md",
  "licence": "MIT",
  "original_name": "Business Strategist",
  "commit": "b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219"
 },
 "credits": [
  {
   "title": "Business Strategist",
   "by": "Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors",
   "url": "https://github.com/msitarzewski/agency-agents/blob/b37b5bb33b78f2c1d6567d98e25ca818e3259219/specialized/business-strategist.md",
   "used": "Original agent profile, preserved in references/source-agent.md; AI Blocks adds setup and review instructions."
  }
 ],
 "files": [
  "LICENSE",
  "references/source-agent.md",
  "SETUP.md",
  "source.json"
 ],
 "links": {
  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-business-strategist",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-business-strategist.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/agents/agency-business-strategist.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/agency-business-strategist/SKILL.md",
  "download": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/agency-business-strategist.zip",
  "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/agency-business-strategist",
  "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/agent/agency-business-strategist",
  "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp"
 }
}
