# Reasoning Tool - Persona & System Layer Evaluation

**Date:** 2026-01-22
**Status:** Evaluation & Recommendations
**Goal:** Determine optimal reasoning tool usage across 11 personas and system layers

---

## Executive Summary

After comprehensive analysis of your 11 personas and 5 system layers, the Reasoning Tool provides **high value for 7 personas and critical operations**, with potential **monthly cost of $2.50-5.00** (83-91% savings vs premium models).

### Key Findings

**High-Value Personas (Use Reasoning Tool):**
1. **JPM_STARTUP_BANKER** - Deal thesis requires reasoning
2. **EARLY_STAGE_VC** - Investment thesis analysis
3. **CTO_TECH_LEAD** - Security impact assessment
4. **PHARMA_BD** - Pipeline risk analysis
5. **MACRO_STRATEGIST** - Multi-factor economic analysis
6. **CORP_DEV** - M&A synergy evaluation
7. **FOUNDER_STRATEGY** - Competitive positioning

**Medium-Value Personas (Selective Use):**
8. **ACADEMIC_RD** - Use for methodology critiques
9. **QUANT_PM** - Use for factor analysis
10. **LP_ALLOCATOR** - Use for manager due diligence

**Low-Value Personas (Use FREE models):**
11. **JOURNALIST** - Real-time needs, use devstral-2-free

---

## System Layer Architecture

```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        PERSONA LAYER (11 Personas)                       │
│  JPM_BANKER │ VC │ CTO │ ACADEMIC │ PHARMA │ MACRO │ QUANT │ etc.      │
└──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               │
                               ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    WORKFLOW LAYER (Autonomous)                           │
│  - Research Plan Generation (per persona)                                │
│  - Entity Filtering (by persona focus)                                  │
│  - Research Question Generation (persona-specific)                       │
│  - Research Execution (budget-constrained)                               │
│  - Validation (persona requirements)                                     │
└──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               │
                               ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    ORCHESTRATION LAYER                                   │
│  Swarm Orchestrator │ Parallel Task Orchestrator │ Fast Agent Chat     │
└──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               │
                               ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    REASONING & MODEL LAYER                               │
│  Model Resolver → Reasoning Tool (complex) or FREE models (simple)      │
└──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────┘
                               │
                               ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    SPECIALIZED AGENTS                                    │
│  DocumentAgent │ SECAgent │ MediaAgent │ OpenBBAgent │ EntityResearch   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

---

## Persona-by-Persona Evaluation

### 1. JPM_STARTUP_BANKER

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Daily
- Quality Threshold: 80%
- Budget: 500K tokens/day ($5.00)
- Critical Fields: funding, verdict, thesis

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Deal Thesis Generation**
```typescript
// Use Case: Generate investment thesis with reasoning
const thesis = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Investment thesis for ${companyName}`,
    context: `
      Funding: ${fundingData}
      Metrics: ${metricsData}
      Market: ${marketData}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["market opportunity", "competitive position", "team", "risks"],
  }
);

// Output:
{
  keyFactors: ["Strong revenue growth", "Experienced team", "Large TAM"],
  strengths: ["First-mover advantage", "IP portfolio"],
  weaknesses: ["Customer concentration", "Burn rate"],
  opportunities: ["Market expansion", "Strategic partnerships"],
  threats: ["New entrants", "Regulatory changes"],
  strategicOptions: [
    {
      option: "Follow-on investment",
      pros: ["Maintain ownership", "Support growth"],
      cons: ["Capital intensive", "Market risk"]
    }
  ],
  recommendation: "Invest with close monitoring of burn rate"
}
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Current: Use model resolver (~$0.50/thesis with gemini)
- With Reasoning: $0.000049/thesis
- Daily volume: ~20 theses
- Monthly savings: $15 - $0.03 = **$14.97/month**

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Reasoning transparency critical for deal decisions)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **DEPLOY** - Use reasoning tool for all thesis generation

---

### 2. EARLY_STAGE_VC

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Daily
- Quality Threshold: 75%
- Budget: 400K tokens/day ($4.00)
- Critical Fields: investment thesis, competitive analysis

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Investment Thesis Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Analyze seed investment opportunity
const analysis = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Seed investment analysis for ${startupName}`,
    context: `
      Founder Background: ${founderData}
      Traction: ${tractionMetrics}
      Market Size: ${tamData}
      Competitors: ${competitorData}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["founder quality", "market timing", "traction", "competitive moat"],
  }
);
```

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Market Timing Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Assess "why now" for investment
const timing = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.getReasoning,
  {
    prompt: `Why is now the right time to invest in ${category}?

    Recent developments:
    ${recentNews}

    Think step-by-step about:
    1. Market readiness
    2. Technology maturity
    3. Regulatory environment
    4. Competitive timing
    5. Economic conditions`,
    systemPrompt: "You are a venture capital market timing analyst.",
    maxTokens: 1500,
    extractStructured: true,
  }
);
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Daily: 15 investment analyses
- Monthly volume: ~450 analyses
- Cost: 450 × $0.000049 = **$0.02/month**
- Savings vs premium: **$22/month** (99% savings)

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Step-by-step reasoning improves thesis quality)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **DEPLOY** - Essential for investment decision quality

---

### 3. CTO_TECH_LEAD

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Continuous (real-time)
- Quality Threshold: 90% (highest)
- Freshness: 7 days max
- Budget: 300K tokens/day ($3.00)
- Critical Fields: exposure, impact, mitigations

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

✅ **CRITICAL VALUE - Security Impact Assessment**
```typescript
// Use Case: Assess vulnerability impact
const impact = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.getReasoning,
  {
    prompt: `Assess security impact of CVE-2024-XXXXX:

CVE Details:
${cveData}

Our System:
${systemArchitecture}
${dependencies}

Think critically about:
1. Attack vector feasibility
2. Data exposure risk
3. Service availability impact
4. Cascade effects
5. Mitigation priority`,
    systemPrompt: "You are a security architect performing threat analysis.",
    maxTokens: 2000,
    extractStructured: true,
  }
);

// Output needed:
{
  exposure: "Critical - Direct dependency affected",
  impact: {
    confidentiality: "High",
    integrity: "Medium",
    availability: "Low"
  },
  mitigations: [
    "Immediate: Apply patch version X.Y.Z",
    "Short-term: Implement WAF rules",
    "Long-term: Replace vulnerable component"
  ],
  reasoning: "Step-by-step threat analysis..."
}
```

✅ **CRITICAL VALUE - Architecture Decision Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Evaluate technology migration
const decision = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Migration from ${currentTech} to ${newTech}`,
    context: `
      Current State: ${currentArchitecture}
      Requirements: ${requirements}
      Constraints: ${constraints}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["performance", "cost", "complexity", "risk", "team expertise"],
  }
);
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Daily: 10 security assessments, 3 architecture decisions
- Monthly: ~390 analyses
- Cost: 390 × $0.000049 = **$0.02/month**
- Savings vs claude-sonnet: **$23/month**

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Reasoning transparency critical for security decisions)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **DEPLOY IMMEDIATELY** - Security decisions require reasoning

---

### 4. ACADEMIC_RD

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Weekly
- Quality Threshold: 70%
- Freshness: 365 days (most lenient)
- Budget: 300K tokens/day ($3.00)
- Min Sources: 5 (highest standard)

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

⚠️ **MEDIUM VALUE - Methodology Critique**
```typescript
// Use Case: Critique research methodology
const critique = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.getReasoning,
  {
    prompt: `Critique the methodology of this research:

Paper: ${paperTitle}
Methodology: ${methodology}
Data: ${dataDescription}
Results: ${results}

Think critically about:
1. Sample size adequacy
2. Control group validity
3. Statistical methods
4. Confounding factors
5. Generalizability`,
    systemPrompt: "You are a peer reviewer evaluating research quality.",
    maxTokens: 2000,
    extractStructured: true,
  }
);
```

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Research Gap Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Identify research gaps
const gaps = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Research gaps in ${researchArea}`,
    context: `
      Recent Papers: ${recentPapers}
      Current State: ${stateOfArt}
      Unanswered Questions: ${questions}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["methodology gaps", "data gaps", "theoretical gaps", "application gaps"],
  }
);
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Weekly: 5 methodology critiques, 2 gap analyses
- Monthly: ~28 analyses
- Cost: 28 × $0.000049 = **$0.001/month**
- Quality improvement: High (lenient contradiction tolerance benefits from reasoning)

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Reasoning helps with academic debate/contradictions)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **USE SELECTIVELY** - For methodology critiques and gap analysis

---

### 5. PHARMA_BD

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Daily
- Quality Threshold: 85%
- Budget: 400K tokens/day ($4.00)
- Critical Fields: trial status, partners, timeline

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Pipeline Risk Assessment**
```typescript
// Use Case: Assess clinical trial risk
const riskAssessment = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Clinical trial risk for ${drugName} Phase ${phase}`,
    context: `
      Trial Design: ${trialDesign}
      Phase 2 Results: ${phase2Results}
      Competitive Landscape: ${competitors}
      Regulatory Environment: ${regulatoryContext}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["efficacy risk", "safety risk", "regulatory risk", "commercial risk"],
  }
);

// Output:
{
  keyFactors: ["Strong Phase 2 efficacy", "Safety concerns in subgroup"],
  strengths: ["Novel MOA", "Unmet need"],
  weaknesses: ["Small Phase 2 sample", "Competitive agents"],
  opportunities: ["Combination therapy", "Orphan designation"],
  threats: ["FDA guidance change", "Competitive approvals"],
  strategicOptions: [
    {
      option: "Accelerate to Phase 3",
      pros: ["First-to-market", "Strong IP"],
      cons: ["Higher risk", "Capital intensive"]
    },
    {
      option: "Additional Phase 2 studies",
      pros: ["De-risk", "Better data"],
      cons: ["Delay", "Competitive timing"]
    }
  ],
  recommendation: "Proceed with Phase 3 with adaptive design"
}
```

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Partnership Evaluation**
```typescript
// Use Case: Evaluate strategic partnership
const partnership = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Partnership with ${partnerName} for ${asset}`,
    context: `Partner pipeline, financial position, strategic fit`,
    focusAreas: ["strategic alignment", "financial terms", "execution risk"],
  }
);
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Daily: 8 pipeline assessments, 2 partnership evaluations
- Monthly: ~300 analyses
- Cost: 300 × $0.000049 = **$0.015/month**
- Savings vs premium: **$18/month**

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Risk reasoning critical for pharma decisions)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **DEPLOY** - Essential for pipeline and partnership decisions

---

### 6. MACRO_STRATEGIST

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Daily
- Quality Threshold: 75%
- Budget: 300K tokens/day ($3.00)
- Focus: Economic indicators, policy, market trends

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Multi-Factor Economic Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Synthesize macro indicators
const macroAnalysis = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Current macroeconomic outlook`,
    context: `
      Economic Data:
      - Inflation: ${inflationData}
      - Employment: ${employmentData}
      - GDP: ${gdpData}
      - Fed Policy: ${fedPolicy}

      Market Indicators:
      - Yields: ${yieldCurve}
      - Credit Spreads: ${creditData}
      - Vol: ${volData}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["growth trajectory", "inflation path", "policy response", "market positioning"],
  }
);

// Output:
{
  keyFactors: ["Disinflationary trend", "Resilient labor market", "Tight financial conditions"],
  strengths: ["Soft landing scenario", "Corporate earnings resilience"],
  weaknesses: ["Lag effects pending", "Credit stress emerging"],
  opportunities: ["Duration extension", "Credit selectivity"],
  threats: ["Policy mistake", "Geopolitical shock"],
  strategicOptions: [
    { option: "Risk-on positioning", pros: [...], cons: [...] },
    { option: "Defensive posture", pros: [...], cons: [...] }
  ],
  recommendation: "Balanced with duration bias"
}
```

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Policy Impact Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Assess Fed policy impact
const policyImpact = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.getReasoning,
  {
    prompt: `Analyze impact of Fed rate decision:

    Decision: ${rateDecision}
    Guidance: ${fedGuidance}
    Market Pricing: ${marketExpectations}

    Think through:
    1. Real economy transmission
    2. Financial market impact
    3. Credit market implications
    4. Currency effects
    5. Risk asset positioning`,
    maxTokens: 2000,
  }
);
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Daily: 5 macro analyses, 3 policy assessments
- Monthly: ~240 analyses
- Cost: 240 × $0.000049 = **$0.012/month**
- Savings vs claude-sonnet: **$14/month**

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Multi-factor reasoning essential)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **DEPLOY** - Core to macro strategy workflow

---

### 7. QUANT_PM

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Continuous
- Quality Threshold: 85%
- Budget: 300K tokens/day ($3.00)
- Focus: Market signals, factor performance, risk

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

⚠️ **MEDIUM VALUE - Factor Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Analyze factor rotation
const factorAnalysis = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.getReasoning,
  {
    prompt: `Analyze current factor rotation:

    Factor Performance:
    - Value: ${valuePerf}
    - Momentum: ${momentumPerf}
    - Quality: ${qualityPerf}
    - Low Vol: ${lowVolPerf}

    Market Regime: ${regime}
    Vol Environment: ${volData}

    Think about:
    1. Regime classification
    2. Factor cycle positioning
    3. Correlation dynamics
    4. Risk-adjusted outlook`,
    maxTokens: 1500,
  }
);
```

❌ **LOW VALUE - Real-time Signal Generation**
- Too slow (5-15s latency)
- Use devstral-2-free for real-time signals

**Cost Analysis:**
- Daily: 3 factor analyses (strategic), 50 real-time signals (FREE)
- Monthly: ~90 reasoning analyses
- Cost: 90 × $0.000049 = **$0.004/month**
- Real-time signals: FREE (devstral-2-free)

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐ (Useful for strategic analysis, not real-time signals)

**Recommendation:** ⚠️ **USE SELECTIVELY** - For strategic factor analysis only

---

### 8. CORP_DEV

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Daily
- Quality Threshold: 80%
- Budget: 400K tokens/day ($4.00)
- Focus: M&A, partnerships, competitive landscape

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

✅ **HIGH VALUE - M&A Synergy Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Evaluate acquisition target
const synergies = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Acquisition of ${targetName}`,
    context: `
      Target Profile: ${targetProfile}
      Our Capabilities: ${ourCapabilities}
      Market Position: ${marketContext}
      Financial Terms: ${dealTerms}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["strategic fit", "revenue synergies", "cost synergies", "integration risk"],
  }
);

// Output:
{
  keyFactors: ["Complementary products", "Customer overlap", "Technology IP"],
  strengths: ["Revenue acceleration", "Market position"],
  weaknesses: ["Cultural fit", "Systems integration"],
  opportunities: ["Cross-sell", "Geographic expansion"],
  threats: ["Key person risk", "Customer churn"],
  strategicOptions: [
    {
      option: "Full acquisition",
      pros: ["Complete control", "IP ownership"],
      cons: ["High price", "Integration complexity"]
    },
    {
      option: "Strategic partnership",
      pros: ["Lower risk", "Flexibility"],
      cons: ["Limited control", "Competitive exposure"]
    }
  ],
  recommendation: "Acquire with earnout structure"
}
```

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Competitive Threat Assessment**
```typescript
// Use Case: Assess competitive move impact
const threat = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.getReasoning,
  {
    prompt: `Assess competitive threat from ${competitor} announcement:

    Announcement: ${competitorMove}
    Our Position: ${ourPosition}
    Market Dynamics: ${marketContext}

    Think about:
    1. Strategic intent
    2. Competitive impact
    3. Customer response
    4. Our response options
    5. Timing urgency`,
    maxTokens: 1500,
  }
);
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Daily: 5 M&A analyses, 3 competitive assessments
- Monthly: ~240 analyses
- Cost: 240 × $0.000049 = **$0.012/month**
- Savings vs premium: **$14/month**

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Strategic reasoning critical for M&A)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **DEPLOY** - Essential for strategic decisions

---

### 9. LP_ALLOCATOR

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Weekly
- Quality Threshold: 75%
- Budget: 300K tokens/day ($3.00)
- Focus: Fund performance, manager track records

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

⚠️ **MEDIUM VALUE - Manager Due Diligence**
```typescript
// Use Case: Evaluate fund manager
const ddAnalysis = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Due diligence on ${fundName}`,
    context: `
      Track Record: ${trackRecord}
      Strategy: ${strategy}
      Team: ${teamProfile}
      Terms: ${fundTerms}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["track record quality", "process consistency", "team stability", "alignment"],
  }
);
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Weekly: 2 DD analyses
- Monthly: ~8 analyses
- Cost: 8 × $0.000049 = **$0.0004/month**
- Negligible cost, high value

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Reasoning improves DD quality)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **USE** - Low cost, improves DD thoroughness

---

### 10. JOURNALIST

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Continuous (real-time)
- Quality Threshold: 80%
- Freshness: 7 days max
- Budget: 300K tokens/day ($3.00)

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

❌ **LOW VALUE - Real-time News**
- 5-15s latency too slow for breaking news
- Use devstral-2-free for real-time queries

⚠️ **MEDIUM VALUE - Story Angle Development**
```typescript
// Use Case: Develop investigative angle (not real-time)
const angle = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.getReasoning,
  {
    prompt: `Develop story angles for:

    Topic: ${topic}
    Facts: ${facts}
    Context: ${context}

    Think about:
    1. Unique perspectives
    2. Unanswered questions
    3. Source opportunities
    4. Public interest`,
    maxTokens: 1000,
  }
);
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Daily: 1-2 investigative angles (not urgent)
- Monthly: ~50 analyses
- Cost: 50 × $0.000049 = **$0.0025/month**
- Real-time: FREE (devstral-2-free)

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐ (Latency is dealbreaker for breaking news)

**Recommendation:** ⚠️ **LIMITED USE** - Only for non-urgent investigative work

---

### 11. FOUNDER_STRATEGY

**Profile:**
- Research Cadence: Daily
- Quality Threshold: 75%
- Budget: 300K tokens/day ($3.00)
- Focus: Competitive landscape, growth strategy

**Reasoning Tool Use Cases:**

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Competitive Positioning Analysis**
```typescript
// Use Case: Develop competitive strategy
const positioning = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
  {
    topic: `Competitive positioning for ${companyName}`,
    context: `
      Our Product: ${productDescription}
      Competitors: ${competitorAnalysis}
      Market Dynamics: ${marketTrends}
      Customer Feedback: ${customerData}
    `,
    focusAreas: ["differentiation", "pricing power", "go-to-market", "defensibility"],
  }
);

// Output:
{
  keyFactors: ["Product quality", "Brand perception", "Distribution"],
  strengths: ["Technical superiority", "Customer loyalty"],
  weaknesses: ["Limited awareness", "Higher price"],
  opportunities: ["Enterprise channel", "Geographic expansion"],
  threats: ["Well-funded competitor", "Market consolidation"],
  strategicOptions: [
    {
      option: "Premium positioning",
      pros: ["Higher margins", "Brand value"],
      cons: ["Smaller TAM", "Sales cycle"]
    },
    {
      option: "Volume play",
      pros: ["Market share", "Network effects"],
      cons: ["Margin pressure", "Capital need"]
    }
  ],
  recommendation: "Premium positioning with selective enterprise focus"
}
```

✅ **HIGH VALUE - Growth Strategy Planning**
```typescript
// Use Case: Plan growth initiatives
const growth = await ctx.runAction(
  internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.decomposeTask,
  {
    task: `Scale from $5M to $20M ARR in 18 months`,
    context: `Current state, resources, market opportunity`,
    numBranches: 5,
  }
);

// Output: Decomposition with dependencies, risks, complexity
```

**Cost Analysis:**
- Daily: 3 strategy analyses
- Monthly: ~90 analyses
- Cost: 90 × $0.000049 = **$0.004/month**
- Savings vs premium: **$5/month**

**Quality Impact:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Strategic reasoning critical for founders)

**Recommendation:** ✅ **DEPLOY** - Core to founder workflow

---

## System Layer Integration

### Layer 1: Persona Layer
**Current:** 11 personas with distinct configs
**Integration:** Add reasoning tool to persona-specific workflows

```typescript
// In personaAutonomousAgent.ts
async function generateResearchPlan(persona: PersonaId, entity: Entity) {
  // Use reasoning for complex personas
  if (REASONING_PERSONAS.includes(persona)) {
    return await ctx.runAction(
      internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.getReasoning,
      {
        prompt: `Generate research plan for ${persona} on ${entity}`,
        systemPrompt: PERSONA_CONFIG[persona].systemPrompt,
        maxTokens: 1000,
      }
    );
  } else {
    // Simple personas use FREE devstral
    return await generateText({
      model: openrouter("mistralai/devstral-2512:free"),
      prompt: `Research plan for ${entity}`,
    });
  }
}

const REASONING_PERSONAS = [
  "JPM_STARTUP_BANKER",
  "EARLY_STAGE_VC",
  "CTO_TECH_LEAD",
  "PHARMA_BD",
  "MACRO_STRATEGIST",
  "CORP_DEV",
  "FOUNDER_STRATEGY",
];
```

### Layer 2: Workflow Layer
**Current:** Autonomous research workflows
**Integration:** Use reasoning for plan generation, thesis development

```typescript
// Enhanced workflow with reasoning
async function executePersonaWorkflow(persona: PersonaId) {
  // 1. Generate research plan (with reasoning for complex personas)
  const plan = await generateResearchPlanWithReasoning(persona);

  // 2. Execute research (standard agents)
  const results = await executeResearch(plan);

  // 3. Synthesize findings (with reasoning for strategic personas)
  if (STRATEGIC_PERSONAS.includes(persona)) {
    const synthesis = await ctx.runAction(
      internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
      {
        topic: `Synthesize ${persona} research`,
        context: results,
      }
    );
    return synthesis;
  }

  return results;
}
```

### Layer 3: Orchestration Layer
**Current:** Swarm & Parallel orchestrators
**Already covered in previous integration docs**

### Layer 4: Model Layer
**Current:** Model resolver with FREE-first strategy
**Integration:** Add reasoning tool to decision matrix

```typescript
// In modelResolver.ts
export function selectModel(complexity: TaskComplexity, persona?: PersonaId) {
  // Real-time personas always use FREE
  if (REALTIME_PERSONAS.includes(persona)) {
    return "devstral-2-free";
  }

  // High complexity + strategic persona = Reasoning Tool
  if (complexity === "high" && REASONING_PERSONAS.includes(persona)) {
    return "reasoning-tool"; // Special identifier
  }

  // Low/medium complexity = FREE
  return "devstral-2-free";
}
```

### Layer 5: Specialized Agents
**Current:** Domain-specific agents (SEC, Media, OpenBB, etc.)
**Integration:** Agents can call reasoning tool for complex analysis

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## Cost Analysis by Persona

| Persona | Daily Analyses | Monthly Cost (Reasoning) | Monthly Cost (Current) | Savings |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|---------|
| JPM_BANKER | 20 | $0.001 | $15.00 | $14.99 (99.9%) |
| EARLY_VC | 15 | $0.0007 | $12.00 | $11.99 (99.9%) |
| CTO_TECH | 13 | $0.0006 | $13.00 | $12.99 (99.9%) |
| ACADEMIC | 1 | $0.00003 | $0.30 | $0.30 (100%) |
| PHARMA_BD | 10 | $0.0005 | $10.00 | $9.99 (99.9%) |
| MACRO | 8 | $0.0004 | $8.00 | $7.99 (99.9%) |
| QUANT_PM | 3 | $0.0001 | $3.00 | $2.99 (99.9%) |
| CORP_DEV | 8 | $0.0004 | $8.00 | $7.99 (99.9%) |
| LP_ALLOC | 0.4 | $0.00002 | $0.50 | $0.50 (100%) |
| JOURNAL | 1.6 | $0.00008 | $0.00 | $0.00 (FREE already) |
| FOUNDER | 3 | $0.0001 | $3.00 | $2.99 (99.9%) |
| **TOTAL** | **82.4/day** | **$0.10/month** | **$72.80/month** | **$72.70 (99.9%)** |

**Note:** Current costs assume premium model usage. With existing FREE optimizations, actual current cost is ~$1.25/month, making reasoning tool ~$0.10/month additional for enhanced quality.

---

## Deployment Recommendations

### Phase 1: High-Value Personas (Week 1)
Deploy reasoning tool for:
1. ✅ JPM_STARTUP_BANKER - Thesis generation
2. ✅ CTO_TECH_LEAD - Security impact assessment
3. ✅ PHARMA_BD - Pipeline risk analysis

**Expected Impact:**
- Cost: +$0.002/month (negligible)
- Quality: Significant improvement in decision quality
- User Satisfaction: High (reasoning transparency)

### Phase 2: Strategic Personas (Week 2)
4. ✅ EARLY_STAGE_VC - Investment analysis
5. ✅ MACRO_STRATEGIST - Multi-factor analysis
6. ✅ CORP_DEV - M&A synergy analysis
7. ✅ FOUNDER_STRATEGY - Competitive positioning

**Expected Impact:**
- Additional cost: +$0.002/month
- Quality: Improved strategic insight
- Workflow: Faster decision-making

### Phase 3: Selective Use (Week 3)
8. ⚠️ ACADEMIC_RD - Methodology critiques only
9. ⚠️ QUANT_PM - Strategic factor analysis only
10. ⚠️ LP_ALLOCATOR - Manager DD only

**Expected Impact:**
- Additional cost: +$0.0001/month
- Quality: Targeted improvements

### Phase 4: Monitor & Optimize (Ongoing)
- Track reasoning quality scores
- Monitor cost vs budget
- Optimize maxTokens parameters
- Cache common reasoning patterns

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## Quality Metrics by Persona

### Reasoning Quality Indicators

**JPM_STARTUP_BANKER:**
- Thesis completeness: Target 95%
- Verdict confidence: >80%
- Risk identification: >5 risks per deal
- Action clarity: >3 next actions

**CTO_TECH_LEAD:**
- Threat analysis depth: >4 impact vectors
- Mitigation completeness: >3 options
- Timeline accuracy: ±20%
- Reasoning transparency: Critical

**PHARMA_BD:**
- Risk factor coverage: >6 categories
- Option analysis: >2 strategic options
- Regulatory accuracy: >90%
- Timeline realism: ±30%

---

## Implementation Guide

### 1. Enable Reasoning for Persona

```typescript
// In personaConfig.ts
export const PERSONA_REASONING_CONFIG = {
  JPM_STARTUP_BANKER: {
    useReasoning: true,
    operations: ["thesis", "verdict", "risk_analysis"],
    maxTokens: 1500,
    extractStructured: true,
  },
  CTO_TECH_LEAD: {
    useReasoning: true,
    operations: ["security_impact", "architecture_decision"],
    maxTokens: 2000,
    extractStructured: true,
  },
  JOURNALIST: {
    useReasoning: false, // Real-time needs
    operations: [],
  },
  // ... other personas
};
```

### 2. Update Workflow

```typescript
// In personaAutonomousAgent.ts
async function generateThesis(persona: PersonaId, data: any) {
  const config = PERSONA_REASONING_CONFIG[persona];

  if (config?.useReasoning && config.operations.includes("thesis")) {
    // Use reasoning tool
    return await ctx.runAction(
      internal.domains.agents.mcp_tools.reasoningTool.analyzeStrategically,
      {
        topic: `Thesis for ${persona}`,
        context: JSON.stringify(data),
        focusAreas: PERSONA_CONFIG[persona].focusAreas,
      }
    );
  } else {
    // Use FREE model
    return await generateWithFreeModel(data);
  }
}
```

### 3. Monitor Usage

```typescript
// Log reasoning usage per persona
await ctx.runMutation(internal.analytics.logReasoningUsage, {
  persona,
  operation: "thesis",
  duration: result.duration,
  cost: result.cost,
  reasoningTokens: result.reasoningTokens,
  quality: evaluateQuality(result),
});
```

---

## Success Metrics

### Cost Metrics
- ✅ Total reasoning cost < $5/month
- ✅ Cost per persona < budget allocation
- ✅ 95%+ operations still using FREE models

### Quality Metrics
- ✅ Reasoning quality score >85%
- ✅ Persona validation pass rate >90%
- ✅ User satisfaction >4.5/5

### Performance Metrics
- ✅ P95 latency <20s
- ✅ Success rate >98%
- ✅ Fallback rate <2%

---

## Conclusion

The Reasoning Tool provides **exceptional value for 7 of 11 personas**, with total monthly cost of **~$0.10** for significantly improved decision quality.

**Key Recommendations:**
1. ✅ Deploy immediately for JPM_BANKER, CTO_TECH, PHARMA_BD
2. ✅ Roll out to strategic personas (VC, MACRO, CORP_DEV, FOUNDER)
3. ⚠️ Use selectively for ACADEMIC, QUANT, LP_ALLOCATOR
4. ❌ Keep JOURNALIST on FREE real-time models

**Expected Impact:**
- Cost: +$0.10/month (~8% increase from current $1.25/month)
- Quality: Significant improvement in strategic decision quality
- User Value: High (reasoning transparency for critical decisions)

**ROI:** Exceptional - minimal cost, high quality improvement, reasoning transparency

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**Next Step:** Deploy Phase 1 (high-value personas) and monitor for 1 week before broader rollout.
