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Foundation Layer

Organization Context
Research Process

How AESOP builds the grounding layer every downstream agent decision stands on — capturing what the org already knows, researching what it doesn't, and injecting both into every pipeline stage.

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        A["Org Context Input
13 enterprise / 6 SMB types"] --> B{Source?} B -->|"Direct entry"| C["Written by org
Versioned, toggleable"] B -->|"File upload"| D["Auto-extraction
PDF, DOCX, CSV"] C --> E["Active entries selected"] D --> E E --> F{"Enterprise
license?"} F -->|"Yes"| G["Deep Research
5-phase adversarial pipeline"] F -->|"No"| H["Strategic Prioritization
Agent"] G --> G1["1. Scope"] G1 --> G2["2. Search
Tavily + SEC EDGAR"] G2 --> G3["3. Fetch"] G3 --> G4["4. Verify
2-vote adversarial"] G4 --> G5["5. Synthesize"] G5 --> I{"Human
review?"} I -->|"Approve"| H I -->|"Revise"| G1 H --> J["Scored project candidates
Seeds portfolio + roadmap"] E --> K["Dysfunctionality
Profile"] K --> L["Delegation Readiness
5-dimension assessment"] L --> M{"Verdict?"} M -->|"Ready"| N["Proceed to
Pipeline"] M -->|"Conditional"| O["Remediation
plan required"] M -->|"Not Ready"| P["Gate closed
Revisit after changes"] J --> N N --> Q["Write Once,
Read Everywhere"] Q --> R["Discovery"] Q --> S["Design"] Q --> T["Build"] Q --> U["Evaluate"] Q --> V["Operationalize"] classDef input fill:rgba(180,83,9,0.07),stroke:#b45309,stroke-width:2px,color:#0a1628 classDef entry fill:#ffffff,stroke:rgba(0,0,0,0.13),stroke-width:1.5px,color:#0a1628 classDef research fill:rgba(124,58,237,0.07),stroke:#7c3aed,stroke-width:2px,color:#0a1628 classDef agent fill:rgba(74,144,196,0.06),stroke:#4a90c4,stroke-width:2px,color:#0a1628 classDef profile fill:rgba(71,85,105,0.07),stroke:#475569,stroke-width:2px,color:#0a1628 classDef output fill:rgba(15,118,110,0.05),stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:2px,color:#0a1628 classDef warn fill:rgba(180,83,9,0.07),stroke:#b45309,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray:4 3,color:#0a1628 classDef closed fill:rgba(225,29,72,0.07),stroke:#e11d48,stroke-width:2px,color:#0a1628 classDef flow fill:rgba(200,77,14,0.06),stroke:#c84d0e,stroke-width:2px,color:#0a1628 classDef stage fill:#f5f8fc,stroke:rgba(0,0,0,0.07),stroke-width:1px,color:#3d5a7a class A input class C,D,E entry class G,G1,G2,G3,G4,G5 research class H agent class K,L profile class J,N output class O warn class P closed class Q flow class R,S,T,U,V stage

Context Types — 13 Enterprise / 6 SMB

Discovery
Company Profile
Organizational background injected into every discovery interview.
Discovery + Scoring
Strategic Goals
Injected into discovery and portfolio scoring for strategic alignment.
Build
Brand Guidelines
Injected into build synthesis for tone and voice consistency.
Discovery + Design
Org Chart
Who decides what. Maps authority for Delegation Readiness scoring.
Governance
Governance Policy
Risk tolerance, compliance requirements, decision rights framework.
Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
Org-specific standards injected into rubric generation and scoring.

Deep Research Pipeline — Enterprise Only

Phase 1
Scope
Define research question, sources, and depth from org context gaps.
Phase 2
Search
Tavily web search + SEC EDGAR for public company data.
Phase 3
Fetch
Retrieve full source documents. Extract structured findings.
Phase 4
Verify
Two independent agents vote. Disagreement → re-examine sources.
Phase 5
Synthesize
Merged findings with provenance. Human reviews before pipeline injection.
Write once, read everywhere. Organization Context is not a stage you complete and leave behind. It is the foundation the pipeline stands on — captured once, versioned, and read continuously by discovery, design, build, evaluation, and operationalization. Human-in-the-loop early and often: every context entry and deep research finding passes through a human review gate before it touches a downstream agent.