Platform · Shipped
Exec-ask translator (catalog front door / MF-180)
Takes a vague executive question and walks it backwards to the analytical question, the construct(s) at stake, the method, the data to pull, and the pitfalls — then routes the analyst into the matching acting tool (e.g. the MF-181 scale validator). The free front door / navigation model of the catalog. EXTENDS the intent-router (PAT-N1): reuses its centralized getModel client + generateObject discipline, adds the analyst-facing walk-back + a data-driven acting-tool routing registry.
- Cluster
- Platform
- Type
- service
- Status
- Shipped
- Used by
- peopleanalyst-site, people-analytics-toolbox
Maturity evidence
- Functioning
- Prove-one 2026-06-27: two real vague asks translated end-to-end. "why is attrition up in sales?" -> walk-back (3 constructs, segmented survival + logistic method, 4 data sources, 8 pitfalls) + routed to LIVE attrition-analysis tool (/bin/zsh.038, 56s). "is our engagement survey measuring reliably?" -> routed to PENDING scale-instrument-validator (MF-181) with auto "callable when it ships" note (/bin/zsh.037, 45s). 10 offline finalizer/registry tests pass.
- Valuable
- The free hook that drives demand to the paid acting tools (MF-181/182/183) per PRODUCT-AND-LOOPS-STRATEGY §4. Routing telemetry (which acting tool the market asks for) picks the next build.
- Understood
- docs/explainers/exec-ask-translator.md (walk-back model + mermaid + routing registry + prove-one transcript); intent-router README note.
- Integrated
- REST (/api/intent-router/translate) + MCP (toolbox.intent-router.translate) from one declaration; registered via the existing registerIntentRouterTools aggregator. Routes through centralized @/lib/ai getModel (telemetry-wrapped, no raw SDK). Routing table data-driven so MF-181 lights up when its route/mcp land.
How to use it
- REST
- /api/intent-router/translate
- MCP
- toolbox.intent-router.translate
- Data
- src/lib/intent-router/acting-tools.ts
Other Platform capabilities
- Comp audit self-serve — CSV intake, free validate, commerce-gated watermarked run (HO-155)
- Gift pass — gifted ownership on the entitlement store (magic-link claim)
- JobFrame canonical Job Family × Focus × Level taxonomy + classifier
- SMB pay-system wizard — chocolate/vanilla over the pay-system catalog
- Support channel — portfolio-wide /support form → ticket store → operator email
- Ask-your-data — generalizable NL→rank→tier→cite spoke (HO-378)
- Diagnostic acquisition — next-best-ask over a live hypothesis set
- Executive-Priorities Elicitation Instruments (static catalog)
Capability detail sourced from the People Analytics Toolbox capability feed (source of truth), snapshot retrieved 2026-07-23.