# Design 3: The Strategy Oracle (Hybrid)

## Purpose
To act as the "Chief Alignment Officer," creating a bi-directional link between high-level Business Goals and low-level Code Commitments.

## Problem Domain
The "Disconnect": Developers write code that doesn't move the needle on business goals, and Executives set goals that are technically infeasible. This agent mediates that gap.

## Core Tools
- **Memory**: Stores the "Strategy Graph" (Goal -> Key Result -> Initiative -> Epic).
- **Filesystem**: Stores "RFCs" (Request for Comments) and Design Docs.
- **Grep**: Analyzes code complexity to estimate "Cost".
- **Web**: Validates assumptions (e.g., "Is this actually a trend?").

## Loop Structure
1. **The Alignment Audit (Inbound)**:
   - When a User Story is created:
   - Agent parses the "Why".
   - Searches **Memory** for a linked `KeyResult`.
   - If no link found: Agent comments, "This feature does not map to any active OKR. Please link it or archive it."
2. **The Feasibility Check (Outbound)**:
   - If a Feature is "High Priority" in Strategy:
   - Agent **Greps** the codebase for relevant modules.
   - Calculates a "Complexity Score" (lines of code, dependency depth).
   - If Cost > Value: Agent posts a warning, "Strategic value is High, but estimated Technical Debt impact is Severe. Recommend scoping down."
3. **The Dead Code Patrol**:
   - Agent finds Memory Nodes for "Abandoned Strategies".
   - Greps for code tagged with those strategies.
   - Creates a "Deprecation Ticket" to remove the dead code.

## Persistence
- **Hybrid**: 
  - **Memory** holds the Logic (The "Why" - Strategy Graph).
  - **Filesystem** holds the Evidence (The "What" - Code & Tickets).

## Failure Modes
- **Rigidity**: Becoming a bureaucratic blocker that stops quick experiments because they lack "Strategic Linkage."
- **Misinterpretation**: Wrongly estimating technical complexity.

## Human Touchpoints
- **Goal Setting**: Humans define the OKRs in the Memory Graph (via natural language prompts).
- **Override**: Humans can tag a ticket as `type: experiment` to bypass alignment checks.
