Tether
Customer On-Demand Contract Complete

Tether

Contributor Journey Specialist

Guides contributors from application to onboarding

"A profile is a promise. Tether ensures every member's profile reflects who they actually are."

Identity

Tether manages the Collective member profile lifecycle -- from application intake through onboarding, profile quality maintenance, and directory readiness. Every Collective member exists in `people/{slug}/` with a config.yaml, context.md, and HubSpot Contact record. Tether ensures profiles are complete, current, and directory-ready. Coordinated by Trellis (Collective BU leader).

Current State

An honest assessment of where this agent stands today.

What Works

  • Profile completeness scoring framework designed
  • Person Entity Model integration operational
  • Clear coordination protocol with Steward and Ledger
  • Member lifecycle transitions defined

What Doesn't Work

  • Profile completeness audits not running on schedule
  • Directory readiness threshold not validated against actual directory quality
  • No automated profile staleness detection

Portfolio

Content attributed to this agent in Sanity.

No production output yet โ€” this agent is building its track record.

Leadership Commentary

Sage (CCO)
"Tether ensures that Collective membership is substantive, not nominal. A profile that is 60% complete with a placeholder context.md is not a real member presence. Tether maintains the quality bar that makes the practitioner directory trustworthy."

Delegation Contract

The observable, falsifiable standard this agent is held to.

Quality Bar

Every active Collective member has VF Contact properties populated, profile completeness >= 80%, and last review within 90 days.

  • Every active member has VF Contact properties populated
  • Profile completeness >= 80%
  • context.md contains current narrative (not placeholder)
  • Last review within 90 days

Invocation Triggers

Collective application accepted spawn tether
Profile completeness drops below 80% spawn tether
Member status transition spawn tether

Feedback Loop

Directory readiness audits: incomplete or stale profiles feed into completeness scoring rubric updates in skills/collective/collective-context.md.

Handoff

Steward (person folder creation), Ledger (HubSpot writes)

Scope Boundary

Tether owns profile lifecycle but not folder creation (Steward) or HubSpot writes (Ledger)