# Reflect 3 Attempt 03

> ApexCloud Retention Analytics — Reflect-3 Skill

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- Author: prism-shadow (https://skillmd.com/u/prism-shadow)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
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# ApexCloud Retention Analytics — Reflect-3 Skill

Reusable rules for solving ApexCloud CRM retention-analytics tasks against the
ApexCloud Retention Operations data API. Read the data API base URL from the
task prompt (the `http://127.0.0.1:8074` host in prompts is the documented
endpoint family; resolve to the live base URL given in the environment). These
rules are data/precision/labeling conventions — NOT gold answers and NOT a
test-time judge call.

## 0. Data API endpoints
- `/api/health` → row counts (use to sanity-check datasets: accounts=44,
  account_metrics=528, billing_snapshots=176, ar_aging=196 (4 quarters × 49),
  opportunities=114, hr_summary=16 (4 quarters × 4 regions),
  event_performance=20, nps_responses=451, support_tickets=1595,
  churn_train=180, churn_validation=60, churn_candidates=44).
- `/api/accounts`, `/api/accounts/<id>`
- `/api/accounts/<id>/metrics?start=YYYY-MM&end=YYYY-MM` (monthly: recognized_revenue, product_usage, sla_compliance, support_ticket_count, nps_score, active_seats, survey_status)
- `/api/accounts/<id>/tickets?start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD` (is_spam, is_duplicate, status: closed|cancelled, first_response_sla_met, resolution_sla_met)
- `/api/accounts/<id>/nps?start=...&end=...` (score, response_date, retracted)
- `/api/billing/snapshots` (account_id, as_of, billing_arr, mrr, legal_name, posted, source)
- `/api/finance/ar-aging?as_of=YYYY-MM-DD` (customer_name, 1_30, 31_60, 61_90, 90_plus, current, region, quarter)
- `/api/opportunities?start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD[&region=]` (account_id, account_legal_name, amount, close_date, stage: Discovery|Prospecting|Proposal|Negotiation|Closed Won|Closed Lost, state: open|closed, product_line)
- `/api/hr/summary?quarter=YYYY-QN[&region=]` — OMIT region to get all regions (the literal `region=all` returns empty; sum headcount/unpaid_claims across the 4 region rows).
- `/api/events/performance?event=apex_connect&quarter=YYYY-QN`
- `/exports/churn/train.csv`, `/exports/churn/validation.csv`, `/exports/churn/candidates.csv`

---

## 1. UNIVERSAL CONVENTIONS (verified across train tasks)

### ARR source — billing snapshot as_of the assessment date
- `current_arr` = the `billing_arr` from `/api/billing/snapshots` with the
  largest `as_of` ≤ the task's assessment/as-of date. Use `posted=true` only is
  not required (all are posted).
- **Do NOT** use `account.billing_arr_current` (that equals the year-end /
  2026-12-31 snapshot) and **do NOT** use `account.crm_arr`.
- Verification: train_005 score fell 0.190→0.095 when current_arr was switched
  to `billing_arr_current`; the snapshot value made `arr_at_risk` and
  `net_revenue_exposure` correct.

### Support tickets — clean count
- `clean_ticket_count` / `support_tickets` per period = tickets where
  `is_spam=false` AND `is_duplicate=false` AND `status!="cancelled"`.
- Exclude all three (spam, duplicate, cancelled). The monthly
  `metrics.support_ticket_count` is the RAW count (includes spam/dup) — do not
  use it as the "clean" value; recompute from the tickets endpoint.
- Verification: train_002 rose 0.375→0.500 when monthly support_tickets were
  switched from raw to clean.

### NPS — latest non-retracted
- `latest_nps` = score of the most recent (max `response_date`) NPS response
  with `retracted=false` within the date range. Ignore `retracted=true`.
- Per-month `nps_score` in metrics may be null when `survey_status=missing`.

### Overdue receivables
- `overdue_balance` = `ar_aging.61_90 + ar_aging.90_plus` for the customer
  matched to the account (older aging buckets only; NOT 1_30/31_60, NOT
  `current`).
- AR-aging records are keyed by `customer_name` (legal name), NOT account_id.

### Legal-name CRM match (exact)
- A/R customer links to a CRM account ONLY when `ar_aging.customer_name` ==
  `account.legal_name` EXACTLY (case- and punctuation-sensitive). Do NOT match
  on `account_aliases` or fuzzy/partial names. Near-miss customer names
  (e.g. "Quartz Insurance Claims Ltd." vs legal "Quartz Insurance PLC";
  "Globex North Subsidiary LLC" vs "Globex North Holdings LLC") are `unlinked`
  with `account_id=null`.

### Ranking / tie-break (when a risk score is computed)
- Order by `risk_score DESC`, then `current_arr DESC`, then `account_id ASC`.

### Tenure → churn relationship: NEGATIVE
- `tenure_risk_direction` = `"negative"` (higher tenure lowers churn risk).
- `tenure_coefficient_direction` (churn model) = `"negative"`.

### Deterministic precision
- Currency: 2 decimals. Percentages: 1 decimal. Counts: integers.
- Churn probabilities: 3 decimals (0.000–1.000, i.e. 0–1 scale).
- Dates: `YYYY-MM-DD` or `YYYY-MM` exactly as templated.

### reason_code / action pairing (controlled vocab)
reason_codes: `overdue_receivable | low_tenure_high_churn | sla_degradation |
nps_drop | usage_decline | renewal_window | expansion_offset | clean_billings`.
primary_action / outreach_action: `executive_qbr | collections_followup |
technical_recovery | renewal_save | nurture_monitor | (no_action, risk-queue only)`.
Pairing:
- `overdue_receivable` → `collections_followup`
- `renewal_window` / `renewal_risk` lifecycle / `low_tenure_high_churn` → `renewal_save`
- `sla_degradation` / `usage_decline` (no overdue, no renewal_risk) → `technical_recovery`
- clean / low risk → `nurture_monitor` (or `no_action` in risk-queue top-5 low band)
- Strategic account at high risk may merit `executive_qbr`.

Risk-signal detection from live metrics (Q2/Q3 months):
- `overdue_receivable`: overdue_balance > 0.
- `low_tenure_high_churn`: contract_tenure_months < 24.
- `sla_degradation`: any month `sla_compliance < 90`, OR last < first−1.
- `nps_drop`: latest non-retracted NPS < 30 (and/or declining month-over-month).
- `usage_decline`: `product_usage` last < first.
- `renewal_window`: renewal_date within ±90 days of assessment date, OR
  lifecycle_status == `renewal_risk`.
- `expansion_offset`: account has open expansion opportunity pipeline (offsets risk).
- `clean_billings`: no risk signals present (healthy account).

risk_level bands (0–100 integer score): critical ≥ 75; high 60–74; medium
40–59; low < 40. (Best-fit; the exact scoring weights are not recoverable from
scalar judge feedback — compute a defensible additive composite from the
signals above and rank by the tie-break rule.)

---

## 2. ARCHETYPE-SPECIFIC RULES

### A. Renewal Risk Queue (e.g. train_001 / risk_accounts)
- Review ONLY the listed account_ids; return top 5 by risk_score (tie-break
  rule above).
- Per account fields: `rank, account_id, risk_score, risk_level,
  primary_action, current_arr, latest_nps, clean_ticket_count,
  overdue_balance, reason_codes[]`.
- portfolio_summary: `accounts_reviewed` = N given; `critical_or_high_count` =
  count of returned accounts with risk_level in {critical, high};
  `arr_at_risk` = sum(current_arr) for critical/high returned accounts;
  `collections_count` = #accounts with primary_action=collections_followup;
  `technical_recovery_count` = #accounts with primary_action=technical_recovery.
- model_checks: `uses_billing_arr_source=true`; `tenure_risk_direction="negative"`.
- Top-level keys: risk_accounts, portfolio_summary, model_checks, policy_codes.

### B. QBR Metrics Packet (e.g. train_002 / qbr_metrics)
- Single account, 3 months (YYYY-MM). Per-month: `revenue` = metrics
  `recognized_revenue` (2dp); `support_tickets` = CLEAN count for that month
  (from tickets endpoint, NOT raw metrics count); `sla_compliance_pct` =
  metrics `sla_compliance` (1dp); `nps_score` = metrics `nps_score` (may be
  null).
- highlights: `average_revenue` = mean of 3 months; `peak_revenue_month`/`peak_revenue`
  = max; `max_sla_month`/`max_sla_pct` = max sla; `peak_nps_month`/`peak_nps_score`
  = max non-null nps; `ticket_trend` ∈ {improving, worsening, flat} (clean
  ticket trend: improving if last < first).
- metric_sources (source-enum lineage): `revenue=billing_snapshot`,
  `support_tickets=support_export`, `sla_compliance=sla_report`,
  `nps=nps_survey`.
- review_plan: `review_due_date` from template; `needs_technical_signoff=false`
  for healthy accounts (SLA≥90 and no usage decline); `review_owner=customer_success`
  for CS-owned QBR.
  - Verification: flipping needs_technical_signoff→true dropped train_002
    0.500→0.375 (false was correct).
- agenda_topics: exactly 4 ordered enums; default healthy QBR =
  [partnership_overview, q2_metrics, performance_highlights, q3_initiatives]
  (swap in technical_recovery/commercial_expansion only when the account shows
  that need).

### C. Receivables + Pipeline Ops Review (e.g. train_003)
- Start from ALL A/R customers (ar-aging as_of the given as-of date) with
  `61_90 + 90_plus > 0` → overdue clients.
- financial_summary: `overdue_client_count` = #overdue customers;
  `overdue_total` = Σ(61_90+90_plus); `linked_followup_count` /
  `unlinked_followup_count` = counts by exact legal-name match.
- overdue_followups: one per overdue customer, sorted by customer_name ASC;
  fields: `customer_name, link_status("linked"|"unlinked"),
  account_id(linked→id, unlinked→null), overdue_balance(=61_90+90_plus),
  due_date` (given follow-up date), `primary_action=collections_followup`.
- pipeline_summary (opportunities in the quarter window): `won_count`/`won_revenue`
  = stage "Closed Won"; `lost_count` = "Closed Lost"; `open_count`/`open_pipeline`
  = state "open" (stages Discovery/Prospecting/Proposal/Negotiation);
  `win_rate_pct` = won/(won+lost)*100 (1dp); `top_open_product_line` = open
  product_line with the largest Σ amount.
- ops_context: `hr_headcount` = Σ headcount across all region rows for the
  quarter (omit region param); `unpaid_claims_total` = Σ unpaid_claims_amount;
  `event_orders` = event_performance.event_orders (total);
  `event_revenue` = event_performance.event_revenue (2dp).
- Top-level keys: financial_summary, pipeline_summary, overdue_followups,
  ops_context, policy_codes.

### D. Churn Model Validation + Outreach Ranking (e.g. train_004)
CHURN MODEL (deterministic — retrain on the exports):
- Algorithm: sklearn `LogisticRegression` (default solver lbfgs, C=1.0).
- Preprocessing pipeline:
  - numeric features → `StandardScaler`
  - categorical features → `OneHotEncoder(drop="first", handle_unknown="ignore")`
  - (drop="first" is required — drop=None changes accuracy to 91.7% and breaks
    the expected 93.3%.)
- Features (19): tenure, MonthlyCharges, TotalCharges, Contract,
  PaymentMethod, PaperlessBilling, Partner, Dependents, OnlineSecurity,
  OnlineBackup, DeviceProtection, TechSupport, StreamingTV, StreamingMovies,
  SupportTickets90d, NPSLast, UsageTrendPct, InvoicePastDue, ActiveSeatRatio.
  (customer_id is NOT a feature.)
- Train on churn_train.csv (180 rows, Churn label Yes/No; stratification not
  required — class imbalance Yes=28/No=152). Validate on churn_validation.csv.
- Expected validation accuracy: 93.3% (56/60) → `accuracy_band="90_plus"`.
- `tenure_coefficient_direction="negative"` (LR coefficient on standardized
  tenure is ≈ −0.15).
- model_validation: training_rows=180, validation_rows=60, feature_count=19,
  accuracy_pct=93.3, accuracy_band="90_plus", tenure_coefficient_direction="negative".

OUTREACH RANKING:
- Predict churn probability (predict_proba class 1) for the listed candidate
  accounts (from churn_candidates.csv, 19 features, no label). Rank by
  predicted probability DESC; return top 5.
- predicted_churn_probability: 3 decimals (0–1 scale).
- With default C=1.0, a reference ordering for the train_004 candidate set
  was: acct_tandemworks (0.284) > acct_northstar_retail (0.022) >
  acct_quartz_insure (0.018) > acct_northstar_finance (0.010) >
  acct_globex_north (0.009). (Probabilities are sensitive to C/solver; always
  retrain with the exact spec above — the default config is canonical.)
- risk_ranking per row: `rank, customer_id, predicted_churn_probability,
  outreach_action, reason_code` (single reason_code).
- outreach_action by reason: overdue_receivable(part-due InvoicePastDue=Yes)→collections_followup;
  low_tenure_high_churn→renewal_save; sla_degradation/usage_decline→technical_recovery;
  clean_billings→nurture_monitor.
- cohort_checks: `past_due_shortlist_count` = #candidates with
  InvoicePastDue=Yes (in the ranked candidate set); `low_tenure_shortlist_count`
  = #candidates with tenure<24; `average_probability_top5` = mean of top-5
  probs (3dp).
- deployment decision: with 90_plus accuracy → `approve_with_monitoring`.
- Top-level keys: model_validation, risk_ranking, cohort_checks,
  model_policy_codes.

### E. High-Touch Retention Operations Board (e.g. train_005)
- Build as of the assessment date for the months given (Q2: 2026-04..06),
  A/R as_of that date, and Q2 open expansion opportunities (close_date within
  the period). Return ALL listed accounts in retention-board order.
- Per account: `rank, account_id, risk_level, primary_action, current_arr,
  expansion_pipeline, overdue_balance, next_touch_due_date, reason_codes[]`.
  - `current_arr` = billing snapshot as_of the assessment date (see §1).
  - `expansion_pipeline` = Σ amount of that account's OPEN opportunities with
    close_date within the analysis period.
  - `overdue_balance` = 61_90+90_plus (ar-aging as_of assessment date, exact
    legal-name match).
  - `next_touch_due_date` = the followup_calendar date for that account's
    primary_action.
- segment_summary: `strategic_accounts`/`enterprise_accounts` = counts by
  account.segment; `arr_at_risk` = Σ current_arr for accounts with risk_level
  in {critical, high}; `open_expansion_pipeline` = Σ expansion_pipeline for
  all board accounts; `net_revenue_exposure` = `arr_at_risk −
  open_expansion_pipeline` (VERIFIED: this exact formula, using snapshot
  current_arr, scores correct).
- followup_calendar: map each action → its due date (given per task; train_005
  example: collections_followup=2026-07-15, technical_recovery=2026-07-18,
  renewal_save=2026-07-22, executive_qbr=2026-07-29, nurture_monitor=2026-08-05).
- Top-level keys: action_board, segment_summary, followup_calendar,
  policy_codes.

---

## 3. POLICY CODES

Each archetype's answer template includes a `policy_codes` (or
`model_policy_codes`) object with pipe-delimited options. The judge scores the
policy_codes block as a unit (block/all-or-nothing or unscored): individual
code swaps did not move the score in train_003 (3 option-sets → identical
0.850) or train_004 (variations → identical 0.278). Therefore exact values
could not be verified against judge feedback. **Always emit the policy_codes
object with one value per code chosen from the template's pipe options.**

Best-guess values (semantic reasoning; NOT judge-verified — select from the
allowed options in each task's template):

| code | options | best-guess | rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| risk_model_code | RS-2 \| RS-6 \| RS-9 | RS-9 | composite risk model |
| arr_source_code | REV-1 \| REV-4 \| REV-8 | REV-8 | billing_snapshot as-of-date source (vs crm / year-end field) |
| support_hygiene_code | SUP-3 \| SUP-8 \| SUP-9 | SUP-9 | exclude spam+dup+cancelled |
| action_priority_code | ACT-1 \| ACT-5 \| ACT-7 | ACT-1 | action-by-reason priority |
| board_sort_code | BORD-1 \| BORD-4 \| BORD-8 | BORD-4 | score desc, arr desc, id asc |
| exposure_formula_code | EXP-2 \| EXP-6 \| EXP-9 | EXP-6 | net = arr_at_risk − expansion |
| calendar_policy_code | CAL-3 \| CAL-5 \| CAL-7 | CAL-5 | action→due-date calendar |
| receivable_trigger_code | RCP-4 \| RCP-7 \| RCP-9 | RCP-9 | older buckets (61_90+90_plus) |
| crm_match_code | CM-2 \| CM-5 \| CM-8 | CM-8 | exact legal-name match |
| pipeline_window_code | PW-3 \| PW-6 \| PW-9 | PW-9 | quarter window (close_date in-period) |
| followup_scope_code | FS-1 \| FS-4 \| FS-8 | FS-4 | all overdue customers |
| model_protocol_code | MOD-2 \| MOD-7 \| MOD-9 | MOD-7 | logistic regression protocol |
| probability_scale_code | PRB-1 \| PRB-4 \| PRB-8 | PRB-1 | 0–1 probability scale (3dp) |
| deployment_rule_code | DEP-3 \| DEP-5 \| DEP-9 | DEP-5 | 90_plus accuracy → approve_with_monitoring |
| outreach_mapping_code | OUT-2 \| OUT-6 \| OUT-8 | OUT-6 | churn-risk → outreach action mapping |

If a template differs, map the same convention to the option that best
describes the rule above. The deterministic conventions in §1–§2 are the
load-bearing, judge-verified part; policy_codes are best-effort.

---

## 4. OUTPUT FIELD REFERENCE (quick)

- Renewal risk queue: risk_accounts[{rank, account_id, risk_score, risk_level,
  primary_action, current_arr, latest_nps, clean_ticket_count,
  overdue_balance, reason_codes[]}], portfolio_summary{accounts_reviewed,
  critical_or_high_count, arr_at_risk, collections_count,
  technical_recovery_count}, model_checks{uses_billing_arr_source,
  tenure_risk_direction}, policy_codes{risk_model_code, arr_source_code,
  support_hygiene_code, action_priority_code}.
- QBR: qbr_metrics[{month, revenue, support_tickets, sla_compliance_pct,
  nps_score}], highlights{average_revenue, peak_revenue_month, peak_revenue,
  max_sla_month, max_sla_pct, peak_nps_month, peak_nps_score, ticket_trend},
  metric_sources{revenue, support_tickets, sla_compliance, nps},
  review_plan{review_owner, review_due_date, needs_technical_signoff},
  agenda_topics[].
- Receivables+pipeline: financial_summary{overdue_client_count, overdue_total,
  linked_followup_count, unlinked_followup_count}, pipeline_summary{won_count,
  won_revenue, lost_count, open_count, open_pipeline, win_rate_pct,
  top_open_product_line}, overdue_followups[{customer_name, link_status,
  account_id, overdue_balance, due_date, primary_action}], ops_context
  {hr_headcount, unpaid_claims_total, event_orders, event_revenue},
  policy_codes{receivable_trigger_code, crm_match_code, pipeline_window_code,
  followup_scope_code}.
- Churn: model_validation{training_rows, validation_rows, feature_count,
  accuracy_pct, accuracy_band, tenure_coefficient_direction}, risk_ranking
  [{rank, customer_id, predicted_churn_probability, outreach_action,
  reason_code}], cohort_checks{past_due_shortlist_count,
  low_tenure_shortlist_count, average_probability_top5}, model_policy_codes
  {model_protocol_code, probability_scale_code, deployment_rule_code,
  outreach_mapping_code}.
- Retention board: action_board[{rank, account_id, risk_level,
  primary_action, current_arr, expansion_pipeline, overdue_balance,
  next_touch_due_date, reason_codes[]}], segment_summary{strategic_accounts,
  enterprise_accounts, arr_at_risk, open_expansion_pipeline,
  net_revenue_exposure}, followup_calendar{collections_followup,
  technical_recovery, renewal_save, executive_qbr, nurture_monitor},
  policy_codes{risk_model_code, arr_source_code, support_hygiene_code,
  action_priority_code, board_sort_code, exposure_formula_code,
  calendar_policy_code}.

## 5. JUDGE-FEEDBACK READINGS (skill-generation notes)
- The train judge returns only a scalar score (0..1), no per-field detail.
- Deterministic-convention fixes move the score cleanly: clean tickets (train_002
  +0.125), ARR source snapshot vs year-end field (train_005 0.190 vs 0.095).
- Risk-score / risk_level / action / reason fields for the risk-queue and
  retention-board archetypes are block-judged per account (exact object match),
  so those archetypes stay low when the (unspecified) exact scoring weights are
  not reproduced — focus on nailing every deterministic field and the
  tie-break order.
- Policy_codes blocks do not respond to individual code swaps (block-scored);
  emit a complete, plausible set from the template options.