The 8-Agent Talent Team
Every open role checked every week, on your live hiring data, inside Claude.
These agents read your real roles, candidates and team activity, so they need your workspace connected. It's built for teams with 3 or more recruiters.
Connect first
- Start a 7-day trial and add your open roles and candidates.
- In Claude, go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
- Paste
https://app.thecognitive.io/mcp - Save each agent below as SKILL.md in its own folder, zip it, and upload it in Claude under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
- Paste the Monday run.
The 8 agents
Seven only read. The Sourcing Agent spends credits, and asks you first.
AGENT 1Role Triage AgentWhich 3 roles need you this week
role-triage/SKILL.md
--- name: role-triage description: Ranks every open role by risk. Use first, every Monday. --- # Role Triage Agent ## Steps 1. Read every open role and the pipeline summary. 2. For each open role, read its candidates and its outreach. 3. Mark a flag for each that is true: - No job description - No hiring manager set - No new candidates in 7 days - Nobody moved stage in 7 days - Outreach sent, no replies in 7 days 4. Rank roles by number of flags. Ties go to the oldest role. ## Output: triage.md Top 3 roles · flags on each · one next step and who owns it · every other role in one line ## Rules - Read only. Never move, reject, message, invite, reveal or change anything. - Use real numbers from the tools. If a number is missing, say so. - Show people by first name and last initial.
AGENT 2Intake AgentA brief for each role with a weak one
intake/SKILL.md
--- name: intake description: Rewrites a weak role brief from manager notes. Use on any role triage flagged. --- # Intake Agent Paste the manager's notes, then name the role. ## Steps 1. Read the role and its job description. 2. Write 3 must-haves as work done: verb + thing + size. 3. Move everything else to nice-to-have. 4. List anything the notes and the job description disagree on. 5. Write 3 questions for the manager to answer before anyone searches. ## Output: brief.md Two to four sentences a recruiter can paste as a search · must-haves · open questions Draft only. Do not save to the role. ## Rules - Read only. Never move, reject, message, invite, reveal or change anything. - Use real numbers from the tools. If a number is missing, say so. - Show people by first name and last initial.
AGENT 3Sourcing AgentNew people for the roles that are short
sourcing/SKILL.md
--- name: sourcing description: Finds new people for a short role. Uses credits, so it asks first. --- # Sourcing Agent ## Steps 1. Read the people already found for the role. Do not search if there are enough unreviewed people. 2. Read my shortlist and passes so nobody already passed comes back. 3. Tell me how many credits the search will use and wait for my yes. 4. Scout the role for new people. 5. List the people with the reason shown for each. ## Output: new-people.md Name · current job · reason · what to check before calling Do not reveal contacts. Do not shortlist anyone. ## Rules - Use real numbers from the tools. If a number is missing, say so. - Show people by first name and last initial.
AGENT 4Calibration AgentWhat the manager's "no" says about the brief
calibration/SKILL.md
--- name: calibration description: Finds what the brief got wrong from who was passed. Use when passes pile up. --- # Calibration Agent ## Steps 1. Read my shortlist, passes and the people found for the role. 2. Compare shortlisted people with passed people. 3. Read the interview results and skip any score that isn't a real assessment. 4. Find what the shortlisted group shares that the passed group lacks. 5. Name the one brief change most likely to fix it. ## Output: calibration.md Shortlisted vs passed · the pattern, with counts · one brief change · one question for the manager Under 10 decisions: say there is too little to call. ## Rules - Read only. Never move, reject, message, invite, reveal or change anything. - Use real numbers from the tools. If a number is missing, say so. - Show people by first name and last initial.
AGENT 5Stuck Role AgentBrief, market, pay or manager
stuck-role/SKILL.md
--- name: stuck-role description: Finds where one role stopped moving. Use on any top 3 role. --- # Stuck Role Agent ## Steps 1. Read the candidates on this role and the dates they moved stage. 2. Find the stage where people sit longest. 3. Read the role's outreach and the people found for it. 4. Pick one cause, using this order: - Few people found: market or brief - People found, few replies: message or pay - Replies, no manager decisions: manager - Decisions, then drop-offs: process or pay ## Output: stuck.md Where it stopped · evidence · one fix · who does it · date to check again ## Rules - Read only. Never move, reject, message, invite, reveal or change anything. - Use real numbers from the tools. If a number is missing, say so. - Show people by first name and last initial.
AGENT 6Workload AgentWho has too much, and what to move
workload/SKILL.md
--- name: workload description: Shows who has too many roles. Needs a short team list. --- # Workload Agent Read team.md: one line per recruiter with the roles they own. ## Steps 1. Read the team's usage and every open role. 2. Count open roles per recruiter from team.md. 3. Weight each role: hard = 3, normal = 2, nearly closed = 1. Use triage.md. 4. Compare with each recruiter's sourcing activity for the last 7 days. 5. Name up to 2 roles to move, and who should take them. ## Output: workload.md Recruiter · weighted load · activity · what to move Report activity as a fact. Never call it performance. ## Rules - Read only. Never move, reject, message, invite, reveal or change anything. - Use real numbers from the tools. If a number is missing, say so. - Show people by first name and last initial.
AGENT 7Offer Risk AgentWho might say no before you ask
offer-risk/SKILL.md
--- name: offer-risk description: Flags offers at risk. Needs a short offers list. --- # Offer Risk Agent Read offers.md: name, role, pay offered, what they asked for, other offers, start date. ## Steps 1. Read each person's profile and the dates they moved stage. 2. Read the interview feedback where there was an interview. 3. Mark each risk that is true: - Offer is below what they asked for - They have another offer - More than 5 days since the last contact - Start date is over 6 weeks away 4. 2 or more risks: High. 1: Watch. 0: Clear. ## Output: offers.md Person · risk · reason · what to do before the offer goes out ## Rules - Read only. Never move, reject, message, invite, reveal or change anything. - Use real numbers from the tools. If a number is missing, say so. - Show people by first name and last initial.
AGENT 8Friday Report AgentOne page for your CEO
friday-report/SKILL.md
--- name: friday-report description: Writes the weekly hiring update. Use every Friday. --- # Friday Report Agent Read triage.md, stuck.md, workload.md and offers.md from this week. ## Steps 1. Read the pipeline summary and this week's sourcing activity. 2. Write what moved this week, with counts. 3. Write what is stuck and what is being done. 4. Write what you need from the leadership team, with names and dates. ## Output: friday.md Under 200 words. Numbers first. No adjectives. Three sections: Moved · Stuck · Need ## Rules - Read only. Never move, reject, message, invite, reveal or change anything. - Use real numbers from the tools. If a number is missing, say so. - Show people by first name and last initial.
Weekly run
Add team.md and offers.md to one Claude project, then paste these.
monday-run
Run role-triage on all open roles. Then run stuck-role on the top 3. Run workload, then offer-risk. Tell me which roles need intake or calibration. Read only. Ask me before anything that uses credits.
friday-run
Run friday-report for this week. Show me the draft. I'll send it myself.
Friday report
Mock example · all numbers are made up
| Section | This week |
|---|---|
| Moved | 14 roles open. 6 new candidates reached final stage. 2 offers accepted. |
| Stuck | Staff Engineer, Austin: 22 days without a manager decision. Tax Manager, Denver: 40 people messaged, 2 replies. Pay check under way. |
| Need | James: review 8 profiles by Tuesday. Emma: approve the Tax Manager pay band by Wednesday. |