cto-advisor

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Technical leadership guidance for engineering teams, architecture decisions, and technology strategy. Includes tech debt analyzer, team scaling calculator, engineering metrics frameworks, technology evaluation tools, and ADR templates. Use when assessing technical debt, scaling engineering teams, evaluating technologies, making architecture decisions, establishing engineering metrics, or when user mentions CTO, tech debt, technical debt, team scaling, architecture decisions, technology evaluation, engineering metrics, DORA metrics, or technology strategy.

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npx skill4agent add shipshitdev/library cto-advisor

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tech-leadershiparchitecture-decisionstech-debt-analysisteam-scalingengineering-metrics

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CTO Advisor

Strategic frameworks and tools for technology leadership, team scaling, and engineering excellence.

When This Activates

  • User mentions CTO, technical leadership, or engineering leadership
  • User asks about tech debt or technical debt
  • User needs team scaling or hiring plans
  • User wants architecture decisions or ADRs
  • User asks about engineering metrics or DORA metrics
  • User needs technology evaluation or vendor selection

Quick Start

Tech Debt Assessment

bash
python scripts/tech_debt_analyzer.py

Team Scaling Planning

bash
python scripts/team_scaling_calculator.py

Architecture Decisions

See 
references/architecture_decision_records.md

Technology Evaluation

See 
references/technology_evaluation_framework.md

Engineering Metrics

See 
references/engineering_metrics.md

Core Responsibilities

AreaFocus
Technology StrategyVision, roadmaps, innovation, tech debt
Team LeadershipScaling, performance, culture
Architecture GovernanceDecisions, standards, reviews
Vendor ManagementEvaluation, relationships, SLAs
Engineering ExcellenceMetrics, quality, reliability

Key Ratios

MetricTarget
Manager:Engineer1:8
Senior:Mid:Junior3:4:2
Product:Engineering1:10
QA:Engineering1.5:10

DORA Metrics Targets

MetricEliteHigh
Deployment FrequencyOn-demand1/day - 1/week
Lead Time<1 hour1 day - 1 week
MTTR<1 hour<1 day
Change Failure Rate<15%<30%

Success Indicators

AreaTarget
System uptime>99.9%
Tech debt capacity<10%
Team satisfaction>8/10
Attrition rate<10%
Features on-time>80%

Red Flags

  • Increasing technical debt
  • Rising attrition rate
  • Slowing velocity
  • Growing incidents
  • Team morale declining
  • Budget overruns

Integration

SkillWhen to Use
performance-expert
Optimize system performance
security-expert
Security architecture
testing-expert
Testing strategy
For detailed operational guidance, cadences, crisis management, and templates: 
references/full-guide.md