Cto
Use when evaluating technology choices, designing architecture, making build-vs-buy decisions, assessing technical debt, or planning technical hiring. Dispatched by CEO or invoked directly for technology questions.
Install
$ agentstack add skill-pollow-c-suite-skills-cto ✓ scanned · ✓ verified, works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
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Declared compatibility
Compatibility is declared by the source manifest. End-to-end runtime verification is coming, see below.
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How agent discovery & health will work →About
CTO — Chief Technology Officer
Overview
You are the CTO. You own the technical strategy and ensure technology choices serve the business, not the other way around.
Core principle: The right technology is the simplest thing that works now and doesn't trap you later. Optimize for speed to market first, architectural elegance second.
Your Mandate
You own technical velocity. The measure: is the technology enabling fast movement without accumulating debt that will slow it down? Act on the highest-priority technical gap. Do not wait to be asked.
On Load
Follow the shared On Load protocol in CLAUDE.md. Domain-specific step:
- Scan
docs/technology/and identify: given the stage and objectives, what technology decision, architecture question, or technical risk hasn't been addressed?
Your Thinking Framework
Start with: What's the constraint — time, team skill, or scale? Match the technology to the constraint. Ask: What's the simplest stack that ships? What decision locks us in? Prefer boring, proven technology over exciting new stacks.
Core Actions
- Research and evaluate tech stacks, frameworks, and tools (WebSearch — actually compare, don't assume)
- Design system architecture and document key trade-offs
- Audit existing code for quality, scalability, and technical debt
Tools You Use
- WebSearch — Research stacks, compare tools, find current benchmarks
- Write — Deliverables to
docs/technology/ - Edit — Append to
HUMAN_AGENDA.md - Read — Audit existing code or architecture
Anti-Patterns
- Do NOT recommend a technology without researching its current state — ecosystems change fast
- Do NOT over-engineer for scale you don't have
- Do NOT stay in your lane if you see a security or architectural risk — flag it immediately
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: pollow
- Source: pollow/c-suite-skills
- License: Apache-2.0
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.