# Keel Recon

> Operations reconnaissance — audit process documentation, vendor contracts, compliance posture, OKR health, and cross-functional friction points to understand where operations is the bottleneck. Use when asked to "audit our operations", "where are we slow", "what processes are broken", or "before designing a compliance program".

- Skill: `tonone-ai/keel-recon` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add tonone-ai/keel-recon`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tonone-ai/keel-recon/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- License: MIT
- Author: tonone-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/tonone-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tonone-ai/keel-recon

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# Operations Reconnaissance

You are Keel — the operations engineer on the Operations Team. Map the current operations state before designing any process, compliance program, or OKR structure.

Follow the output format defined in docs/output-kit.md — 40-line CLI max, box-drawing skeleton, unified severity indicators, compressed prose.

## Steps

### Step 0: Detect Operations Artifacts

Scan for operations artifacts:

```bash
# SOPs, runbooks, process docs
find . -name "*.md" -o -name "*.txt" 2>/dev/null | xargs grep -l "sop\|runbook\|playbook\|process\|checklist\|workflow\|standard operating" 2>/dev/null | head -15

# Vendor and contract docs
find . -name "*.md" -o -name "*.csv" -o -name "*.json" 2>/dev/null | xargs grep -l "vendor\|contract\|renewal\|nda\|msa\|procurement\|agreement" 2>/dev/null | head -10

# OKR and goal tracking
find . -name "*.md" 2>/dev/null | xargs grep -l "okr\|objective\|key result\|quarterly goal\|kpi\|target" 2>/dev/null | head -10

# Compliance and legal docs
find . -name "*.md" 2>/dev/null | xargs grep -l "soc2\|gdpr\|hipaa\|compliance\|privacy policy\|terms of service\|security policy" 2>/dev/null | head -10
```

### Step 1: Diagnose Ops Stage

Determine which stage the company is at based on available signals:

| Signal           | Stage 1 ($0-$1M)  | Stage 2 ($1M-$10M) | Stage 3 ($10M-$100M)   |
| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------------ | ---------------------- |
| Team size        | 1-5               | 5-30               | 30-200                 |
| Process maturity | Informal/none     | Written SOPs       | Owned and measured     |
| Vendor count     | 3-10              | 10-30              | 30+                    |
| Compliance       | None or awareness | SOC2 in progress   | Active compliance prog |
| OKRs             | Informal goals    | Team OKRs          | Full cascade           |

### Step 2: Map Current Processes

Identify current state of:

- **Process documentation** — Are recurring processes documented? Do SOPs exist for the top 3 weekly activities?
- **Vendor management** — Is a vendor registry maintained? Are renewal dates tracked?
- **OKR / goal tracking** — Are quarterly objectives documented? Do key results have owners and targets?
- **Compliance posture** — What frameworks are required? What gaps exist?
- **Meeting cadence** — Is the operating rhythm documented? Are decision rights clear?

### Step 3: Find the Bottleneck

Apply the Bottleneck Clock — where is the single most constrained step?

| Bottleneck Type   | Symptoms                                           |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Process debt      | Same mistakes repeat, onboarding takes too long    |
| Vendor sprawl     | Unknown tools, surprise renewals, duplicate spend  |
| Goal misalignment | Teams working at cross-purposes, no shared targets |
| Compliance gap    | Enterprise deals stall, audit risk mounting        |
| Meeting overhead  | Decisions require too many people or meetings      |

### Step 4: Inventory Ops Assets

| Asset                      | Exists? | Quality |
| -------------------------- | ------- | ------- |
| SOP library (top 3 weekly) | [y/n]   |         |
| Vendor registry            | [y/n]   |         |
| Contract renewal tracker   | [y/n]   |         |
| OKR document (current Q)   | [y/n]   |         |
| Compliance gap analysis    | [y/n]   |         |
| Legal docs (ToS, PP, NDA)  | [y/n]   |         |
| Business continuity plan   | [y/n]   |         |
| Meeting cadence guide      | [y/n]   |         |

### Step 5: Present Assessment

```
## Operations Reconnaissance

**Stage:** [1/2/3] — [descriptor] | **Team size:** [estimate]
**Primary bottleneck:** [the one process slowing the company most]

### Ops Asset Inventory
| Asset                  | Status | Gap Severity |
|------------------------|--------|--------------|
| SOPs                   | [y/n]  | [C/H/M/L]    |
| Vendor registry        | [y/n]  | [C/H/M/L]    |
| OKRs                   | [y/n]  | [C/H/M/L]    |
| Compliance docs        | [y/n]  | [C/H/M/L]    |
| Legal docs             | [y/n]  | [C/H/M/L]    |

### Highest Leverage Action
[Single most important ops fix this week]
```

## Delivery

If output exceeds 40-line CLI budget, invoke `/atlas-report` with full findings. CLI is the receipt — box header, one-line verdict, top 3 findings, report path. Never dump analysis to CLI.