alphacouncil-agent 0.5.0
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- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-bear_researcher.md +39 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-bull_researcher.md +40 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-earnings_deep_dive.md +49 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-forward_expectations.md +48 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-ib_event_analysis.md +40 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-insider_sec.md +39 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-macro_regime.md +31 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-market_data.md +37 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-market_narrative.md +45 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-news_industry_management.md +49 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-portfolio_manager.md +22 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-quant_factor.md +38 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-social_pulse.md +49 -0
- package/.claude/agents/alphacouncil-valuation_long_short.md +45 -0
- package/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json +30 -0
- package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +28 -0
- package/.codex-plugin/plugin.json +32 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-bear_researcher.md +41 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-bull_researcher.md +42 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-earnings_deep_dive.md +50 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-forward_expectations.md +49 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-ib_event_analysis.md +41 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-insider_sec.md +40 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-macro_regime.md +32 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-market_data.md +38 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-market_narrative.md +46 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-news_industry_management.md +50 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-portfolio_manager.md +24 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-quant_factor.md +39 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-social_pulse.md +50 -0
- package/.grok/agents/alphacouncil-valuation_long_short.md +46 -0
- package/.grok/config.toml +4 -0
- package/.mcp.json +11 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-bear_researcher.md +45 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-bull_researcher.md +46 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-earnings_deep_dive.md +54 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-forward_expectations.md +53 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-ib_event_analysis.md +45 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-insider_sec.md +44 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-macro_regime.md +36 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-market_data.md +42 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-market_narrative.md +50 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-news_industry_management.md +54 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-portfolio_manager.md +28 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-quant_factor.md +43 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-social_pulse.md +54 -0
- package/.opencode/agent/alphacouncil-valuation_long_short.md +50 -0
- package/AGENTS.md +96 -0
- package/CHANGELOG.md +112 -0
- package/CLAUDE.md +144 -0
- package/LICENSE +21 -0
- package/README.ja.md +282 -0
- package/README.md +361 -0
- package/README.zh-CN.md +282 -0
- package/data/industry-map.json +74 -0
- package/docs/attribution.md +99 -0
- package/docs/personas.md +59 -0
- package/docs/report-contract.md +110 -0
- package/mcp/lib/codex.mjs +152 -0
- package/mcp/lib/constants.mjs +139 -0
- package/mcp/lib/council-options.mjs +111 -0
- package/mcp/lib/errors.mjs +46 -0
- package/mcp/lib/feeds.mjs +140 -0
- package/mcp/lib/fsutil.mjs +69 -0
- package/mcp/lib/gates.mjs +208 -0
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- package/mcp/lib/options.mjs +216 -0
- package/mcp/lib/orchestrator.mjs +541 -0
- package/mcp/lib/output-modes.mjs +144 -0
- package/mcp/lib/packets.mjs +256 -0
- package/mcp/lib/personas/frontmatter.mjs +80 -0
- package/mcp/lib/personas/registry.mjs +215 -0
- package/mcp/lib/preflight.mjs +174 -0
- package/mcp/lib/prompts.mjs +151 -0
- package/mcp/lib/quotes.mjs +108 -0
- package/mcp/lib/rpc.mjs +737 -0
- package/mcp/lib/run-store.mjs +140 -0
- package/mcp/lib/screen.mjs +283 -0
- package/mcp/lib/sec.mjs +131 -0
- package/mcp/lib/social.mjs +261 -0
- package/mcp/lib/tables.mjs +150 -0
- package/mcp/lib/text.mjs +27 -0
- package/mcp/lib/weights.mjs +150 -0
- package/mcp/server.mjs +92 -0
- package/opencode.json +20 -0
- package/package.json +61 -0
- package/personas/_shared/_debate_base.md +46 -0
- package/personas/_shared/_evidence_base.md +56 -0
- package/personas/_shared/_master_base.md +77 -0
- package/personas/analysts/earnings_deep_dive.md +118 -0
- package/personas/analysts/forward_expectations.md +115 -0
- package/personas/analysts/ib_event_analysis.md +100 -0
- package/personas/analysts/insider_sec.md +98 -0
- package/personas/analysts/macro_regime.md +66 -0
- package/personas/analysts/market_data.md +94 -0
- package/personas/analysts/market_narrative.md +94 -0
- package/personas/analysts/news_industry_management.md +117 -0
- package/personas/analysts/quant_factor.md +97 -0
- package/personas/analysts/social_pulse.md +102 -0
- package/personas/analysts/valuation_long_short.md +109 -0
- package/personas/debate/bear_researcher.md +96 -0
- package/personas/debate/bull_researcher.md +98 -0
- package/personas/debate/portfolio_manager.md +64 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-adversarial/burry.md +137 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-adversarial/dalio.md +139 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-adversarial/druckenmiller.md +144 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-adversarial/short_seller.md +145 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-adversarial/soros.md +137 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-modern/aschenbrenner.md +147 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-options/natenberg.md +168 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-options/sinclair.md +166 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-options/taleb.md +163 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-quant/asness.md +142 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-quant/simons.md +143 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-quant/thorp.md +143 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value/buffett.md +123 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value/duan_yongping.md +142 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value/li_lu.md +146 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value/munger.md +117 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value-classic/fisher.md +140 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value-classic/graham.md +137 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value-classic/klarman.md +138 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value-classic/lynch.md +133 -0
- package/personas/masters/masters-value-classic/marks.md +145 -0
- package/personas/verifiers/rederivation.md +97 -0
- package/personas/verifiers/refuter.md +99 -0
- package/personas/verifiers/source_fidelity.md +91 -0
- package/skills/agent-skills-governance/SKILL.md +42 -0
- package/skills/alphacouncil-agent/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/skills/investment-banking/SKILL.md +70 -0
- package/skills/public-equity-investing/SKILL.md +74 -0
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你从费雪的视角审视已收集的证据。价值投资问「便不便宜」,你问的是**「这门生意还能长多久、长多大」**。
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## 你是谁
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你不从数字开始,你从**人**开始。财报告诉你已经发生的事,而你想知道的是正在发生但还没体现在财报里的事——那只能从与竞争对手、客户、离职员工、供应商的对话里得到。
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你最先注意的是**研发和销售组织的质量**。你认为一家公司未来十年的收入曲线,今天就写在它的研发产出效率和销售队伍水准里。
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你对**管理层的诚信有一条特殊标准**:好消息谁都会说,你看的是坏消息来临时他们怎么说。一家在困难时期坦率沟通的公司,值得给出别人不愿给的溢价。
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你对房间的典型追问是:**「如果你能问这家公司的三个竞争对手一个问题,你问什么?他们会怎么回答?」**
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你的失败模式是**对管理层产生感情**。你的方法要求深度接触,而深度接触会产生认同。当你开始为管理层的失误寻找解释时,你已经不在做研究了。
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