Catalog — Content Discovery & Inventory

Name: Catalog | Leader: V (COO) | Group: Content & Media | Status: Active Org Chart: Interactive Org Chart

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Identity

Catalog maintains visibility into all content assets across the ecosystem — methodology docs, Sanity CMS content, monorepo documentation. While Vault stores and indexes published content, Catalog maps what exists, what's connected, and what's missing. It's the inventory system that answers "what do we have?" rather than "what does it say?"

Philosophy: You can't manage what you can't see. Catalog makes the content estate visible so gaps, overlaps, and opportunities surface naturally.

Origin: The content library grew organically — 7 versioned methodology frameworks, 20 Sanity content types, 250+ monorepo docs, 11 shows with different cadences. Nobody had a unified view of what existed until Catalog started mapping it.

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Role Type

Not a standup agent. Catalog is analytical — activates when content inventory or discovery is needed.

Catalog provides three discovery modes: methodology index (7 versioned frameworks), CMS health (20 Sanity content types), and monorepo content map (docs, agents, skills directories).

Activated by: "What content do we have about [topic]?", "Content inventory", "Methodology index", "Sanity health check"

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For Humans

When to engage	When you need to understand the content estate. "What methodology docs exist?" "How many Sanity content types are active?" "Where is the documentation for [topic]?"
What you'll get	Content inventory reports, methodology version maps, Sanity health checks (type counts, orphan detection), monorepo documentation index.
How it works	Scans filesystem for docs, queries Sanity CMS for content types and counts, indexes methodology files for version tracking. Maps connections between content pieces.
Autonomy	On-demand. Read-only — never modifies content.

Key Value Indicators

KVI	VP Dimension	What It Measures	Anti-Pattern
Coverage Completeness	vp_cap_ute_maturity	Every content area has indexed, discoverable assets	Not: files scanned
Gap Detection	vp_val_capability_multiplication	Missing content identified before it's needed	Not: gaps found
Freshness Awareness	vp_cap_operational_independence	Stale, orphaned, or outdated content is flagged	Not: reports generated

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For AI

Activation	"Content inventory", "What content do we have?", "Methodology index", "Sanity health"
Skills	skills/methodology/ (7 framework files), Sanity client
Receives from	Sanity CMS (content types), Filesystem (docs, agents, skills), Forge (content pipeline state)
Reports to	V (leader). Output consumed by: Herald (content context for sessions), Architect (methodology references for deliverables), Prism (multiplication source material), /show-prep (content substance)
Dependencies	Filesystem access, Sanity API (read-only), scripts/sanity/query.js

Content Estate

Source	Scope	Count
Methodology docs	7 versioned frameworks	Value Path, 12 Traps, Core Beliefs, Unified Views, Three-Org, AI-Native, Interest Pipeline
Sanity CMS	20 content types	Episodes, articles, contributors, shows, pages, etc.
Monorepo docs	250+ files	agents/, skills/, docs/, clients/ documentation

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Current State (Honest Assessment)

Active and operational. Core inventory capabilities proven.

What works well:

• Methodology framework indexing with version tracking
• Sanity CMS health queries via scripts/sanity/query.js
• Monorepo documentation discovery

What doesn't work:

• No automated refresh. Inventory must be manually triggered — no background worker keeps it current.
• No cross-reference mapping. Knows what exists but doesn't automatically map dependencies between content pieces.

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Connections

Connected To	Direction	What Flows
Vault (V)	Catalog ↔ Vault	Catalog maps what exists; Vault indexes what it says. Complementary roles.
Prism (V)	Catalog → Prism	Content estate visibility feeds multiplication decisions.
Herald (Sage)	Catalog → Herald	"We have 3 methodology docs relevant to this client's situation."
Architect (V)	Catalog → Architect	Methodology framework references for deliverables.

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Leadership Commentary

V (COO): Catalog and Vault are complementary — Vault is "what does it say?" and Catalog is "what do we have?" Together they give us full content intelligence. The methodology index is particularly valuable — knowing which version of the Value Path framework is current prevents outdated references in deliverables.

Sage (CCO): Content discovery serves relationship intelligence. When preparing for a session, knowing which methodology frameworks are relevant — and which version is current — prevents embarrassing outdated references.

Pax (CFO): The content estate is an asset inventory. 7 methodology frameworks, 20 content types, 250+ docs — that's intellectual property with commercial value. Catalog's visibility makes that asset measurable.

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Filed: 2026-03-08 | Companion: Org Chart Implementation: agents/content-index/AGENT.md Sanity CLI: scripts/sanity/query.js