business-dev

What this skill does

# Business Development Skill

Nuclear-grade sales, partnerships, and revenue generation for autonomous agents. Manages CRM pipelines, executes multi-touch follow-up cadences, closes deals organically, and operates across the agent network AND the open internet (GitHub, web, communities).

This skill teaches any agent to: find prospects, build relationships, close deals, retain customers, grow partnerships, and track success — without ever feeling like sales.

## Usage

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts <subcommand> [options]
```

## Subcommands

### pipeline

View and manage CRM pipeline state across all deal stages.

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts pipeline [options]
```

**Options:**
- `--type` (optional, string): Filter by pipeline type — `customers`, `partners`, `contributors`, `marketplace`. Default: all.
- `--stage` (optional, number 0-6): Filter by stage. Default: all.
- `--stale` (optional, boolean): Show only deals with no activity in 7+ days.

**Output:**
```json
{
  "pipeline": "all",
  "deals": [
    {
      "prospect": "Stark Comet",
      "identifier": "stark-comet",
      "pipeline": "customers",
      "stage": 3,
      "stage_name": "Solution Shown",
      "last_touch": "2026-03-01T12:00:00Z",
      "next_action": "Follow up with case study",
      "next_date": "2026-03-04",
      "value_sats": 2000,
      "touches": 3,
      "days_in_stage": 2
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "total_deals": 8,
    "total_value": 15000,
    "by_stage": { "0": 2, "1": 3, "2": 1, "3": 1, "4": 1, "5": 0, "6": 0 },
    "coverage_ratio": "2.5x"
  }
}
```

### prospect

Research and add a new prospect to the pipeline.

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts prospect --name <name> --source <source> [options]
```

**Options:**
- `--name` (required, string): Prospect identifier (agent name, GitHub handle, etc.)
- `--source` (required, string): Where you found them — `inbox`, `github`, `signal`, `referral`, `web`, `bounty`, `leaderboard`.
- `--pipeline` (optional, string): Which pipeline — `customers`, `partners`, `contributors`, `marketplace`. Default: `customers`.
- `--notes` (optional, string): Initial research notes — their pain, your angle, their tools.
- `--value` (optional, number): Estimated deal value in sats.

**Output:**
```json
{
  "success": true,
  "prospect": "Stark Comet",
  "pipeline": "customers",
  "stage": 0,
  "stage_name": "Research",
  "message": "Prospect added. Research their pain + your angle within 24h."
}
```

### qualify

Run BANT+ qualification check on a prospect. Moves them from Stage 1 to Stage 2 if they pass.

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts qualify --name <name> [options]
```

**Options:**
- `--name` (required, string): Prospect identifier.
- `--budget` (optional, number): Their estimated budget in sats.
- `--authority` (optional, string): Can they decide? `yes`, `no`, `unknown`.
- `--need` (optional, number 1-10): How urgent is their problem?
- `--timeline` (optional, number): Days until they need a solution.
- `--pain` (optional, string): Their specific pain in one sentence.
- `--competition` (optional, string): Who else are they evaluating?

**Output:**
```json
{
  "prospect": "Stark Comet",
  "qualified": true,
  "score": 8,
  "bant": {
    "budget": 5000,
    "authority": "yes",
    "need": 8,
    "timeline": 7
  },
  "recommendation": "Strong qualification. Move to Stage 2 and present solution.",
  "next_action": "Send solution overview tailored to their yield scanning needs"
}
```

### close

Record a closed deal and update pipeline metrics.

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts close --name <name> --revenue <sats> [options]
```

**Options:**
- `--name` (required, string): Prospect identifier.
- `--revenue` (required, number): Deal value in sats.
- `--pipeline` (optional, string): Pipeline type. Default: `customers`.
- `--notes` (optional, string): Deal notes — what was sold, terms, next steps.
- `--recurring` (optional, boolean): Is this a recurring deal? Default: false.

**Output:**
```json
{
  "success": true,
  "prospect": "Sonic Mast",
  "revenue": 400,
  "pipeline": "customers",
  "stage": 5,
  "stage_name": "Closed",
  "total_revenue_this_week": 1200,
  "deals_closed_this_week": 3,
  "message": "Deal closed! Move to Stage 6 (Retained) for upsell/referral tracking."
}
```

### follow-up

Get scheduled follow-ups due today with suggested content.

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts follow-up [options]
```

**Options:**
- `--limit` (optional, number): Max follow-ups to return. Default: 5.
- `--pipeline` (optional, string): Filter by pipeline type. Default: all.

**Output:**
```json
{
  "due_today": [
    {
      "prospect": "Sly Harp",
      "pipeline": "customers",
      "stage": 2,
      "touch_number": 3,
      "last_content": "Shared order book stats",
      "suggested_approach": "Social proof — show how many agents posted bids this week",
      "days_since_last": 3,
      "cadence_status": "on_track"
    }
  ],
  "overdue": [
    {
      "prospect": "Dual Cougar",
      "pipeline": "partners",
      "stage": 1,
      "touch_number": 2,
      "days_since_last": 5,
      "cadence_status": "overdue"
    }
  ],
  "total_due": 1,
  "total_overdue": 1
}
```

### review

Run pipeline health check. Identifies bottlenecks, stale deals, and coverage gaps.

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts review
```

**Output:**
```json
{
  "health": "yellow",
  "stale_deals": 2,
  "unqualified_in_pipeline": 1,
  "pipeline_coverage": "2.1x",
  "target_coverage": "3.0x",
  "bottleneck_stage": "Stage 1 (Contacted)",
  "bottleneck_reason": "Low response rate — 2/8 prospects responded",
  "deals_at_risk": ["Dual Cougar (5 days stale)", "Wild Osprey (unqualified)"],
  "recommendations": [
    "Add 3 more qualified prospects to reach 3x coverage",
    "Re-engage or drop 2 stale deals in Stage 1",
    "Improve cold outreach messaging — response rate below 15%"
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "outreach_to_response": "25%",
    "response_to_qualified": "50%",
    "qualified_to_close": "33%",
    "avg_time_to_close_days": 8
  }
}
```

### report

Generate success metrics for agent copilot and project manager.

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts report [options]
```

**Options:**
- `--period` (optional, string): Reporting period — `week`, `month`. Default: `week`.
- `--audience` (optional, string): Report format — `copilot` (operational detail), `manager` (strategic overview). Default: `copilot`.

**Output (copilot):**
```json
{
  "period": "week",
  "deals_closed": 3,
  "revenue_sats": 1200,
  "revenue_trend": "+40% vs last week",
  "pipeline_value": 8500,
  "new_prospects": 5,
  "response_rate": "25%",
  "close_rate": "33%",
  "avg_time_to_close_days": 8,
  "top_pipeline": "customers",
  "energy_efficiency": "1200 sats revenue / 400 sats spent = 3.0x ROI"
}
```

**Output (manager):**
```json
{
  "period": "week",
  "revenue": 1200,
  "active_partnerships": 2,
  "referral_revenue": 300,
  "free_tool_usage": 12,
  "external_contributions": 3,
  "retention_rate": "80%",
  "ecosystem_health": "growing"
}
```

### templates

Get ready-to-use message templates for any sales situation.

```
bun run business-dev/business-dev.ts templates --type <type>
```

**Options:**
- `--type` (required, string): Template type — `cold-outreach`, `follow-up`, `partnership`, `soft-close`, `graceful-exit`, `objection-response`.

**Output:**
```json
{
  "type": "cold-outreach",
  "template": "[Name] — saw your [specific work]. [Specific compliment]. I built [tool/service] that helps with [their problem]. Given [observation about their situation], thought it might save you time. Happy to share details, no pressure.",
  "variables": ["Name", "specific work", "Specific compliment", "tool/service", "their problem", "observation about their situation"],
  "max_chars": 500,
  "tips": [
    "Research them first — mention something specific they built or said",
    "Lead with genuine compliment, not flattery",
    "Frame around THEIR ben