Movement Leader Substrate

Movement Leader Substrate

Produce the canonical substrate document for a movement leader at docs/movement_leader_research/{slug}/{SLUG}_RESEARCH_COLLATED.md. The substrate is a machine-readable corpus that downstream systems (RAG, agent context, voice agents, network graphs, page generators) consume.

Invocation

/movement-leader-substrate $ARGUMENTS

$ARGUMENTS:

• A leader name or slug: Alan Hirsch, alan-hirsch, Brad Brisco
• --refresh to regenerate from existing per-topic source files without re-running web research
• --from-research to assume docs/movement_leader_research/{slug}/ source files exist and only build the substrate
• Empty → ask for the leader

What this skill IS

A single output, one file: {SLUG}_RESEARCH_COLLATED.md serving four functions only.

What this skill IS NOT (do not include)

These belong to OTHER skills or other documents. Never include in the substrate:

If you find yourself writing prose like "the opportunity for Movemental is..." or "this leader's strength is...", stop. That is consulting, not substrate.

Canonical schema

The output file MUST follow this section order and these table schemas. Reference implementation: docs/movement_leader_research/alan-hirsch/ALAN_HIRSCH_RESEARCH_COLLATED.md and scripts/build-alan-hirsch-substrate.py.

Front matter

# {Full Name} — Movement Leader Research (Substrate)

**Slug:** `{slug}`
**Version:** 2.0.0 (substrate)
**Last updated:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
**Purpose:** Machine-readable corpus for identity resolution, relational traversal, conceptual indexing, and voice fidelity. Not a consulting report.

1. Identity

A flat table. Every row needs a source citation. Required fields:

| Field | Value | Source |
|-------|-------|--------|
| Full legal name | ... | [URL] |
| Known as | ... | ... |
| Born | YYYY-MM-DD | ... |
| Birthplace | ... | ... |
| Childhood | ... | ... |
| Current location | ... | ... |
| Nationality | ... | ... |
| Heritage | ... | ... |
| Primary roles | ... | ... |
| Primary organizations | ... | ... |
| US sponsor (if applicable) | ... | ... |
| Spouse / partner | ... | ... |
| Education | ... | ... |
| Coined term (if applicable) | ... | ... |

2. Disambiguation

Required for any leader whose name returns ≥ 2 distinct public figures. Format:

{N} public figures named {Name} — **subject is #{X} only**.

| # | Identity | Disambiguate with | Exclude |
|---|----------|-------------------|---------|
| 1 | **{subject}** — {one-line distinguisher} | {distinctive terms} | — |
| 2 | {namesake} — {distinguisher} | {their terms} | {our subject's terms} |

**Reliable modifiers:** {3-5 search terms that uniquely retrieve the subject} — combined with exclusion of {namesake terms}.

If only one public figure with this name exists, write: No disambiguation required — unique public figure.

3. Editorial bio

2–3 paragraphs. Pull from _misc/committed-voice.md if present. Should answer:

• Where they came from (origin, formation context)
• What they built / what frameworks they're known for (with the magnum opus named)
• Their current institutional footprint

4. Timeline

| Year(s) | Milestone | Organization / work | Source |

Birth → present. Include conversion / formation events, education, founded orgs, magnum opus publications, current roles.

5. Frameworks

One subsection per named framework. Each gets a 5-row table:

### {Framework name}

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Introduced | {year + work} |
| Components | {numbered list inline} |
| Visual / model | {description; "—" if none} |
| Adoption evidence | {concrete numbers, programs, denominations} |
| Source | [link to canonical work] |

{1–2 sentence summary of the framework's core argument.}

Frameworks must be named (proper noun or trademark-able phrase). "Discipleship" is not a framework. "mDNA / Apostolic Genius" is.

6. Bibliography

Full books table — every published book, in newest-first order:

| Title | Author(s) | Publisher | Year | ISBN-13 | Key themes | One sentence | URL |

One sentence is a single sentence (≤ 200 chars) describing the book's argument. URL is the canonical retail page (Amazon preferred; publisher page acceptable).

After the table:

**Summary:** {N} entries ({M} unique titles); {S} solo, {C} co-authored; publishers {first-year}–{last-year} across {P} imprints; ~{ratings} Goodreads ratings ({editions} editions). Sources: ...

Theme map

| Theme | Primary works |

Content analysis (structured)

Use the structured Content Analysis template (Primary / Secondary / Emerging themes, each with Description / Key Works / Centrality 1–10).

Recommended reading order

| Order | Work | Rationale |

Numbered 1–N. Rationale is one line per book — why it sits at that position in the curriculum.

7. Voice fingerprint

Weighted markers (must sum to 100%)

| Marker | Target | Weight |
|--------|--------|--------|
| {Marker 1} | ≥ 0.7 | 30% |
| {Marker 2} | 0.5–0.8 | 25% |
| ...
| **Coherence target** | ≥ 0.75 | — |

5 markers, weights summing to 100%. Each marker is a measurable voice trait, not a vibe.

Hallmark lexicon (9+ terms)

Inline comma-separated. These are the leader's signature terms — words that, in combination, identify their writing.

Antithesis prohibition (non-negotiable)

One paragraph naming the specific anti-pattern the leader avoids (e.g. "Do not use contrastive negation→affirmation patterns: 'not X but Y'..."). Cite the source file from which this prohibition was derived. If no such prohibition is documentable from the corpus, write: No documented antithesis prohibition.

Representative quotes (5+)

Direct quotes from the corpus, each with attribution to the source work:

> "{exact quote}" — *{work}*, {context}

8. Theological positioning

| Domain | Position |
|--------|----------|
| Tradition | ... |
| Ecclesiology | ... |
| Missiology | ... |
| Leadership | ... |
| Christology | ... |
| Anthropology / formation | ... |
| Culture | ... |

Distinctive claims (bulleted)

What ONLY this author says — claims that distinguish them from peers in the same tradition.

9. Intellectual genealogy

Upstream influences

| Person | Ideas adopted | Source |

Downstream impact (documented)

| Channel | Evidence |

Peer dialogue

| Person | Relationship | Shared themes |

Constructive tensions (documented)

| Counterparty | Topic | {Subject} position | Source |

Only include if public tensions are documentable from URLs. Empty section is acceptable.

Comparable authors (reach / genre, not affinity scores)

| Author | Overlap |

10. Network graph

Co-authors

| Person | Joint works | Edge weight | Notes |

Edge weight 1–10. Co-authorship of N books = 3 + (2×N) bounded at 10.

Endorsements received (sample)

| From | For | Year | URL / note |

Organizational affiliations

Structured list of organizations founded, led, or affiliated with. NOT logo data.

JSON graph (nodes + edges)

[ {"id": "...", "name": "...", "type": "person|org"} ]

[ {"source": "...", "target": "...", "type": "co-author|endorsement|founder|board|...", "weight": 1-10} ]

11. Reach metrics

Single flat table — no narrative:

| Signal | Value | Date | Source |

Examples: assessment completions, Goodreads ratings, Twitter followers, podcast appearances count, Google Scholar profile presence, Wikipedia presence.

12. Distribution inventory

Factual catalogue ONLY — no marketing analysis. Subsections: Books, Articles & blogs, Audio, Video, Courses & assessments, Websites & orgs, Social, Academic / papers, Translations.

If the leader has a content gap (e.g. flagship book has no audiobook), record it as a row in a Content gap table (factual state only). Do NOT extend into "opportunities" or "what they should do."

13. Sources (provenance)

| URL | Verifies |

Plus a list of digital-presence file pointers for traceability.

14. Open questions

Bulleted list of facts the research could not establish. Honesty over fabrication.

Process

Phase 1 — Check what exists

ls docs/movement_leader_research/{slug}/

If the per-topic source files exist (profile/, content/, network/, analysis/, digital-presence/, plus helper dirs _misc/ and _staff/), this is --refresh mode: read those files and assemble the substrate.

If only a _misc/committed-voice.md exists, this is a thin profile — flag what's missing and offer to run targeted research.

If the directory does not exist, this is a cold start — research before writing.

Phase 2 — Source the data

For each substrate section, the canonical source files (when they exist):

The lowercase categorized files (profile/, content/, network/organizations.md, analysis/, digital-presence/) are the canonical per-leader research surface — the same set present in the reference dossiers brad-brisco/ and michael-cooper/. Older ALL-CAPS profiles ({SLUG}_AUTHOR_PROFILE.md, {SLUG}_VOICE_IDENTITY.md, {SLUG}_CALLING_PROFILE.md, {SLUG}_CONTENT_AUDIT.md, {SLUG}_AUDIENCE_PROFILE.md, {SLUG}_ORGS.md, {SLUG}_TIMELINE.md, {SLUG}_RESEARCH_SUMMARY.md) only survive under _staff/legacy/ and are fallbacks, not primary sources — a freshly researched leader will not have them.

For cold-start research without these files, delegate the data-gathering phase via the Agent tool to a research subagent rather than running 30+ WebSearch calls from the main thread.

Phase 3 — Write the substrate

Write directly to docs/movement_leader_research/{slug}/{SLUG_UPPER}_RESEARCH_COLLATED.md.

• Preserve source citations as inline links or [^source-id] footnotes after non-obvious claims
• All tables use the schema above — do not invent new columns
• Empty sections get an explicit note (No documented {X}.) rather than being omitted
• Never fabricate numbers, dates, ISBNs, or quotes. If you cannot verify, leave the cell empty or use unknown.

Phase 4 — Update the manifest

Write docs/movement_leader_research/{slug}/{SLUG_UPPER}_COLLATION_MANIFEST.json:

{
  "slug": "{slug}",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "generated_at": "YYYY-MM-DD",
  "sources": [
    { "path": "profile/identity.md", "sha256": "...", "wordCount": N, "sectionsUsed": ["Identity", "Disambiguation"] }
  ]
}

Phase 5 — Verify

• Every section from the canonical schema is present (or marked as "No documented X")
• No prohibited content (fit score, NOTs, marketing playbook, opportunity ladder, revenue projections, persona narratives, logo URLs)
• All numeric claims trace to a source file or URL
• Voice marker weights sum to 100%
• Bibliography is newest-first and includes ISBN-13 where available
• JSON graph parses

Key rules

1. Substrate, not consulting. If a section reads like a recommendation, remove it. The substrate enables decisions; it does not make them.
2. Every claim is traceable. Inline link, footnote, or source file path after each non-obvious claim.
3. Schema-fidelity over completeness. A section with 3 rows that match the schema is better than a section with 30 rows that drift into commentary.
4. No fabrication. "Unknown" or "Not catalogued" is always preferable to a guessed number.
5. One file per leader. Substrate is a single document. The per-topic source files remain on disk untouched; the substrate is the consolidated, schema-conformant read surface.
6. Disambiguation is required if a name search returns multiple distinct figures. Skipping this enables identity confusion downstream.
7. Antithesis prohibition is the voice fingerprint's load-bearing element. If you cannot find it, search the corpus until you can — it usually shows up as the leader's most-corrected reader misreading.
8. The reference implementation is Alan Hirsch. When in doubt, look at docs/movement_leader_research/alan-hirsch/ALAN_HIRSCH_RESEARCH_COLLATED.md for what each section should look like at the schema's expected depth.