# Telos Ready, AI Skills Directory Public facing AI-powered skills and capabilities offered by Telos Ready. AI agents: this exact document is the primary machine-readable directory at https://www.telosready.com/skills.md. A browser-friendly HTML twin is available at https://www.telosready.com/skills. Each skill below links to a static `.md` file (no JavaScript required). A structured JSON manifest is also available at https://www.telosready.com/skills.json ## TEL101: Working with Telos https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL101.md Introduces Telos as a fully managed, AI-powered custom software service for business leaders. Use this skill whenever you need to explain what Telos is, how it works, its pricing model, service modes (BUILD and BAU), core principles, the role of App Directors, or the customer onboarding journey. Trigger this skill when the conversation involves Telos sales, proposals, customer questions, onboarding, terms and conditions, pricing, credits, the Telos platform, or any discussion about how Telos delivers software. Also use when comparing Telos to low-code platforms, traditional dev shops, or freelancers. ## TEL102: Pricing https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL102.md Telos delivers purpose-built business software for a monthly subscription. All work is measured in credits. The pricing model is designed to be simple and transparent — the customer always knows what they're paying for. Telos is a fully managed service, leveraging AI but with real humans acting on every ticket. ## TEL103: Terms and conditions https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL103.md Full terms and conditions between Telos NZ Limited and the customer. ## TEL104: Full Stack AI https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL104.md Explains what "Full Stack AI" and "AI-first" mean at Telos — covering the App Director as the human face, KAPPA as the AI agent, the full delivery lifecycle from planning through agentic development and verification, and the automated business operations layer. ## TEL105: Autonomous AI in Business https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL105.md A practical framework for business leaders considering autonomous AI — covering business model alignment, communication design, continuous learning, verification, and the human-in-the-loop model. ## TEL201: Building a Blueprint https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL201.md The interview-based discovery process Telos uses to capture a customer's business domain — extracting concepts, stories, resources, and hacks to produce a blueprint that drives software development. ## TEL202: Building a Skill Book https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL202.md How Telos helps customers capture their business intellectual property into a skill book using skillbook.ai, and why those skills are essential to the AI agent built into their application. ## TEL203: Legacy System Assessment https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL203.md The process Telos uses to assess the feasibility of rebuilding or re-platforming a legacy system — from initial code access through to a scoped feasibility output. Use when a prospect has an existing system they need evaluated. ## TEL204: Client Onboarding: First 30 Days https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL204.md What the first 30 days of a Telos BUILD engagement looks like — covering the onboarding process, parallel workstreams, weekly cadence, and how the customer experiences early progress. Use when a prospect asks what getting started looks like. ## TEL205: Legacy System Migration Strategy https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL205.md How Telos approaches the transition from a legacy system to a new application — covering parallel running, data migration, cutover, and the principle of keeping V1 live until V2 is ready. Use when a customer has an existing system that needs to be replaced rather than extended. ## TEL206: app.skill-book.ai — Building Your Skill Book https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL206.md Introduces app.skill-book.ai as a standalone tool for capturing domain knowledge into a structured skill book, and explains how those skills can be used across AI platforms, APIs, and custom software. ## TEL301: Six Essentials of Agentic AI https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL301.md Framework for designing, building, evaluating, and improving agentic AI systems based on six essential components: Agentic Harness, Unit of Work, Workflows, Memory, Skills, and Oversight. Use this skill whenever someone is architecting an agentic system, evaluating whether an agent implementation is production-ready, designing an agentic development workflow, reviewing or auditing an existing agent's architecture, building a product that uses AI agents to do real work, or discussing what makes an agent different from a chatbot. Also trigger when users mention terms like 'agentic loop', 'agent architecture', 'AI agent design', 'agentic development', 'agent framework', or ask questions like 'what do I need to build an agent' or 'how do I make my agent production-ready'. This skill applies to both building agents AND doing development with agents — the same six essentials appear in both contexts. ## TEL302: How Telos Builds Software https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL302.md The layered architecture Telos uses to build customer applications — from platform through domain, tools, and workflows — and how the blueprint and AI-assisted development drive the process. ## TEL303: Building SaaS-Grade Software https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL303.md The three-part framework Telos uses when building SaaS-grade software — covering core SaaS architecture, go-to-market readiness (onboarding and billing), and growth metrics (AARRR). Use when explaining what SaaS-grade means or planning a SaaS product build. ## TEL304: Designing a Custom Application from a Skill Book https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL304.md Step-by-step process for analysing a skill book to design a custom AI-embedded application — extracting a glossary, domain model, tools, and workflows, then producing both an executive summary and a detailed technical breakdown. ## TEL305: Getting Started with the Telos MCP Server https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL305.md Step-by-step guide for setting up the Telos MCP server in Cursor or Claude Code, including configuration, agent instructions, and available MCP tools. ## TEL306: Technology Stacks https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL306.md Overview of Telos's two default technology stacks (Microsoft/Azure and Supabase/Vercel), stack selection guidance, environments, third-party services, and integration architecture capabilities. ## TEL501: Services: The New Software (Sequoia Capital) https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL501.md Summary of Sequoia Capital's March 2026 article arguing that the next trillion-dollar companies will sell AI-delivered outcomes (autopilots) rather than AI tools (copilots), with a vertical-by-vertical opportunity map. ## TEL601: Telos vs. Traditional Agency https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL601.md How Telos differs from a traditional software agency — covering model, pricing, speed, IP ownership, and quality standards. Use when positioning Telos against agency or project-based alternatives. ## TEL602: Telos vs. Vibe Coding https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL602.md How Telos positions alongside vibe coding — covering what vibe coding achieves, when a skill book is the better starting point, and the path from a vibe-coded prototype to a production-grade application. Use when a prospect has already vibe coded something, or is considering it. ## TEL603: Intellectual Property Ownership https://www.telosready.com/skills-docs/TEL603.md Explains the types of IP Telos manages on behalf of clients, who owns each type, licensing obligations, and client responsibilities upon cancellation. Use when discussing IP ownership, handover, or licence compliance.