/cs:founder-mode — The Auto-Router
Command: /cs:founder-mode <question>
The single command a founder needs to remember. Routes the question to the right C-role automatically, or triggers /cs:boardroom if multi-role.
This is the killer command — the answer to "I don't know which slash command to use." Type the question; the system figures out the room.
Routing Logic
The router (via cs-chief-of-staff) does keyword + intent matching:
| Signal in question |
Route |
| burn, runway, fundraise, dilution, model, LTV, CAC |
cs-cfo-advisor |
| pipeline, win rate, forecast, quota, ramp, sales motion |
cs-cro-advisor |
| positioning, ICP, message, brand, channel, campaign |
cs-cmo-advisor |
| roadmap, PMF, JTBD, North Star, RICE, kill |
cs-cpo-advisor |
| cadence, OKR, scorecard, DRI, operating system, rhythm |
cs-coo-advisor |
| hiring, comp, ladder, level, attrition, eNPS, equity |
cs-chro-advisor |
| security, threat, breach, compliance, audit, SOC 2 |
cs-ciso-advisor |
| architecture, scaling, tech debt, SLO, latency |
cs-cto-advisor |
| contract, IP, term sheet, regulator, license |
cs-general-counsel-advisor |
| retention, GRR, NRR, churn, customer success, CSM, time-to-value, renewals |
cs-cco-advisor |
| training data, data rights, consent, data asset, warehouse, lakehouse, data mesh |
cs-cdo-advisor |
| model selection, eval, hallucination, AI risk, EU AI Act, fine-tune, build vs buy AI |
cs-caio-advisor |
| DORA, cycle time, deploy frequency, eng hiring funnel, team topology, delivery throughput |
cs-vpe-advisor |
| strategy, vision, board, M&A, raise, exit |
cs-ceo-advisor |
| 2+ signals from different roles |
/cs:boardroom |
| ambiguous |
/cs:office-hours first, then route |
Workflow
- Parse the question for role signals
- If exactly one role: invoke that cs-* agent directly
- If 2+ roles: build a brief via
/cs:brief and trigger /cs:boardroom
- If ambiguous / no signal match: trigger
/cs:office-hours to force the founder to sharpen
- Log the routing decision (raw layer) via
decision-logger
Output
The router emits one of three responses:
Single-role route
**Routing:** cs-cfo-advisor
**Why:** Question hits burn rate and unit economics.
**Next:** Invoking cs-cfo-advisor with company-context loaded.
[Advisor's response follows]
Multi-role route
**Routing:** /cs:boardroom
**Why:** Question touches CFO + CMO + CPO (pricing change has finance, positioning, and product implications).
**Next:** Building brief via /cs:brief, then running boardroom.
Brief saved: ~/.claude/briefs/2026-05-12-pricing-v3.md
Run: /cs:boardroom ~/.claude/briefs/2026-05-12-pricing-v3.md
Ambiguous → office hours
**Routing:** /cs:office-hours
**Why:** Question is too broad ("should we grow faster?"). Need framing before any advisor can help.
**Next:** Six-question intake.
[Office hours questions follow]
Why This Is the Killer Command
gstack requires the founder to know all 23 slash commands and pick the right one. That's a cognitive tax. /cs:founder-mode collapses that to one — the system picks. This is also where persistent memory pays off: with company-context.md + decision-logger, the router knows what's already been decided and won't re-litigate.
Examples
/cs:founder-mode "should we raise a Series B now or wait 6 months?"
→ boardroom (CFO + CEO + CRO touched)
/cs:founder-mode "the win rate dropped 20% this month"
→ cs-cro-advisor
/cs:founder-mode "gross retention dropped 5 points this quarter"
→ cs-cco-advisor
/cs:founder-mode "let's hire a VP Marketing"
→ boardroom (CHRO + CMO + CFO touched)
/cs:founder-mode "should we be growing faster?"
→ /cs:office-hours (too ambiguous)
Related
Version: 1.0.0
Source: alirezarezvani/claude-skills → c-level-advisor/c-level-agents/skills/founder-mode/SKILL.md
1---2name: founder-mode3description: Founder Mode4---5
6
7# /cs:founder-mode — The Auto-Router
8
9**Command:** `/cs:founder-mode <question>`
10
11The single command a founder needs to remember. Routes the question to the right C-role automatically, or triggers `/cs:boardroom` if multi-role.
12
13This is the **killer command** — the answer to "I don't know which slash command to use." Type the question; the system figures out the room.
14
15## Routing Logic
16
17The router (via `cs-chief-of-staff`) does keyword + intent matching:
18
19| Signal in question | Route |
20|---|---|
21| burn, runway, fundraise, dilution, model, LTV, CAC | `cs-cfo-advisor` |
22| pipeline, win rate, forecast, quota, ramp, sales motion | `cs-cro-advisor` |
23| positioning, ICP, message, brand, channel, campaign | `cs-cmo-advisor` |
24| roadmap, PMF, JTBD, North Star, RICE, kill | `cs-cpo-advisor` |
25| cadence, OKR, scorecard, DRI, operating system, rhythm | `cs-coo-advisor` |
26| hiring, comp, ladder, level, attrition, eNPS, equity | `cs-chro-advisor` |
27| security, threat, breach, compliance, audit, SOC 2 | `cs-ciso-advisor` |
28| architecture, scaling, tech debt, SLO, latency | `cs-cto-advisor` |
29| contract, IP, term sheet, regulator, license | `cs-general-counsel-advisor` |
30| retention, GRR, NRR, churn, customer success, CSM, time-to-value, renewals | `cs-cco-advisor` |
31| training data, data rights, consent, data asset, warehouse, lakehouse, data mesh | `cs-cdo-advisor` |
32| model selection, eval, hallucination, AI risk, EU AI Act, fine-tune, build vs buy AI | `cs-caio-advisor` |
33| DORA, cycle time, deploy frequency, eng hiring funnel, team topology, delivery throughput | `cs-vpe-advisor` |
34| strategy, vision, board, M&A, raise, exit | `cs-ceo-advisor` |
35| **2+ signals from different roles** | `/cs:boardroom` |
36| **ambiguous** | `/cs:office-hours` first, then route |
37
38## Workflow
39
401. Parse the question for role signals
412. If exactly one role: invoke that cs-* agent directly
423. If 2+ roles: build a brief via `/cs:brief` and trigger `/cs:boardroom`
434. If ambiguous / no signal match: trigger `/cs:office-hours` to force the founder to sharpen
445. Log the routing decision (raw layer) via `decision-logger`
45
46## Output
47
48The router emits one of three responses:
49
50### Single-role route
51```
52**Routing:** cs-cfo-advisor
53**Why:** Question hits burn rate and unit economics.
54**Next:** Invoking cs-cfo-advisor with company-context loaded.
55
56[Advisor's response follows]
57```
58
59### Multi-role route
60```
61**Routing:** /cs:boardroom
62**Why:** Question touches CFO + CMO + CPO (pricing change has finance, positioning, and product implications).
63**Next:** Building brief via /cs:brief, then running boardroom.
64
65Brief saved: ~/.claude/briefs/2026-05-12-pricing-v3.md
66Run: /cs:boardroom ~/.claude/briefs/2026-05-12-pricing-v3.md
67```
68
69### Ambiguous → office hours
70```
71**Routing:** /cs:office-hours
72**Why:** Question is too broad ("should we grow faster?"). Need framing before any advisor can help.
73**Next:** Six-question intake.
74
75[Office hours questions follow]
76```
77
78## Why This Is the Killer Command
79
80gstack requires the founder to know all 23 slash commands and pick the right one. That's a cognitive tax. `/cs:founder-mode` collapses that to one — the system picks. This is also where persistent memory pays off: with company-context.md + decision-logger, the router knows what's already been decided and won't re-litigate.
81
82## Examples
83
84```
85/cs:founder-mode "should we raise a Series B now or wait 6 months?"
86 → boardroom (CFO + CEO + CRO touched)
87
88/cs:founder-mode "the win rate dropped 20% this month"
89 → cs-cro-advisor
90
91/cs:founder-mode "gross retention dropped 5 points this quarter"
92 → cs-cco-advisor
93
94/cs:founder-mode "let's hire a VP Marketing"
95 → boardroom (CHRO + CMO + CFO touched)
96
97/cs:founder-mode "should we be growing faster?"
98 → /cs:office-hours (too ambiguous)
99```
100
101## Related
102
103- Agent: [`cs-chief-of-staff`](../../agents/cs-chief-of-staff.md) — does the routing
104- Skill: [`chief-of-staff`](../../../skills/chief-of-staff/SKILL.md) — routing logic
105- Skill: [`context-engine`](../../../skills/context-engine/SKILL.md) — loads context
106
107---
108
109**Version:** 1.0.0
110
111---
112
113**Source:** [`alirezarezvani/claude-skills`](https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills) → `c-level-advisor/c-level-agents/skills/founder-mode/SKILL.md`
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