Skip to main content

Sophisticated investor — Agent Prompt Library

8 v1 prompts live on api.secapi.ai/mcp today · 4 v2 expansion prompts queued.
Forensic accounting and insider surveillance for activist, short-thesis, and prosumer analyst workflows.
v1 framing: forensic accounting (footnote forensics + insider/13F divergence + cash-flow stress). v2 expansion adds dilution forensics (warrants, convertibles, ATM-program tracking, cash runway) when OMNI-3071/3079/3087 land.
Run any prompt by pasting it into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor with the Omni Datastream MCP server installed. Or use the CLI:
omni-sec agents prompts read sophisticated-investor-equity-comp-burn-rate
omni-sec agents prompts copy sophisticated-investor-equity-comp-burn-rate | pbcopy

Headline workflow

1. Equity comp burn-rate forensics

Walk equity comp grants vs cash flow vs shares outstanding to surface dilution-via-comp risk. Category: Equity comp forensics · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-equity-comp-burn-rate Prompt
For a high-growth issuer with heavy equity-comp use (e.g., SNOW), pull the latest named-executive comp, the trailing 5 years of cash flow statements (focus on share-based compensation), the income statement (for share-based-comp expense line), and the relevant XBRL fact (ShareBasedCompensation tag). Compute equity-comp burn rate as a fraction of revenue and as shares-issued-as-comp / shares-outstanding. Output a forensic memo.
Expected tool chain
  1. comp.list — Named-executive comp baseline
  2. companies.cash_flow_statements — 5-year share-based comp cash flow line
  3. facts.get — ShareBasedCompensation XBRL fact
  4. companies.income_statements — Revenue context for burn rate
Expected output: Forensic memo + burn-rate table (% revenue, % shares-out).

All v1 workflows

2. Debt covenant headroom check

Pull debt-covenant footnote + balance sheet to estimate covenant headroom. Category: Credit forensics · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-debt-covenant-headroom Prompt
For a leveraged issuer (e.g., HTZ), pull the debt-covenant footnote (intelligence.footnotes topic=debt_covenant), the latest balance sheet (focus on debt + cash), and the latest ratios (leverage, interest coverage). Cross-reference with the MD&A (Item 7) for any covenant-relief or amendment language. Output a covenant headroom estimate (% of trigger) + 3-paragraph risk summary.
Expected tool chain
  1. intelligence.footnotes — Debt-covenant footnote text
  2. companies.balance_sheets — Debt + cash snapshot
  3. companies.ratios — Leverage + interest coverage
  4. sections.get — MD&A covenant amendment language
Expected output: Covenant headroom % + 3-paragraph risk summary.

3. Stress-test uncertain tax positions

Surface uncertain tax positions and stress-test against income statement. Category: Tax forensics · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-tax-position-stress Prompt
For a multinational (e.g., GOOGL), pull the tax footnote (intelligence.footnotes topic=tax), the deferred-tax-asset XBRL fact, the trailing 3 years of income statement (focus on effective tax rate), and the relevant 10-K MD&A passages. Stress-test scenarios where deferred-tax assets are written down by 25/50/100%. Output a tax forensics memo + scenario impact table.
Expected tool chain
  1. intelligence.footnotes — Tax footnote text
  2. facts.get — DeferredTaxAssetsNet XBRL fact
  3. companies.income_statements — Effective-tax-rate trajectory
  4. sections.get — MD&A tax discussion
Expected output: Tax forensics memo + 25/50/100% write-down scenario table.

4. Revenue-recognition forensics on growth narratives

Compare deferred revenue + revenue footnote + income statement for revenue-recognition aggression. Category: Revenue forensics · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-revenue-recognition-forensics Prompt
For a high-growth SaaS issuer (e.g., NOW), pull the revenue-recognition footnote (intelligence.footnotes topic=revenue), the deferred-revenue XBRL fact across 5 years, the trailing 5-year income statement, and the MD&A passages. Surface any divergence between billings growth, deferred revenue, and recognized revenue. Output a forensic memo with a billings-vs-revenue ratio table.
Expected tool chain
  1. intelligence.footnotes — Revenue-recognition footnote text
  2. facts.get — DeferredRevenue XBRL fact 5-year
  3. companies.income_statements — 5-year revenue trajectory
  4. sections.get — MD&A revenue discussion
Expected output: Revenue forensic memo + billings-vs-revenue ratio table.

5. Spot smart-money divergence for thesis validation

Surface 13F filers diverging on a name and cross-reference with insider trades + comp. Category: Smart-money signals · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-13f-divergence-thesis Prompt
For a contested name (e.g., GME), pull the latest 13F snapshot for the top 20 institutional holders, compare quarter-over-quarter, identify the 5 holders making the largest position increases AND the 5 making the largest decreases, then pull insider Form 4 history and comp comparison. Output a divergence memo for short/long thesis validation.
Expected tool chain
  1. owners.get_13f — Top-20 institutional snapshot
  2. owners.compare_13f — Q-over-Q rotation
  3. insiders.list — Insider Form 4 history
  4. comp.compare — Comp comparison for executive alignment
Expected output: Divergence memo + long/short thesis validation table.

6. Sweep small-cap watchlist for going-concern language

Find substantial-doubt and going-concern language across small caps and estimate runway. Category: Solvency forensics · Difficulty: intermediate · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-going-concern-sweep Prompt
For a watchlist of 100 US micro-caps, search 10-K and 10-Q filings for 'going concern' or 'substantial doubt' language. For each match, pull Item 9A (Controls), the latest balance sheet, and the cash flow statement to estimate runway. Output a runway-ranked alert table with one-line risk summary per name.
Expected tool chain
  1. sections.search — Going-concern keyword sweep
  2. sections.get — Item 9A internal-controls text
  3. companies.balance_sheets — Latest balance sheet for runway
  4. companies.cash_flow_statements — Burn-rate context
Expected output: Runway-ranked alert table + 1-line risk summary per name.

7. Lease-obligation off-balance-sheet forensics

Walk lease footnote + balance sheet + XBRL lease tags to estimate true leverage. Category: Off-balance-sheet · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-lease-obligations-forensics Prompt
For a lease-heavy retailer (e.g., M), pull the lease footnote (intelligence.footnotes topic=lease), the operating-lease-liability XBRL fact, the latest balance sheet, and the cash flow statement. Compute adjusted leverage including capitalized operating leases at 8x rent. Output a lease-adjusted leverage memo + comparison table vs reported leverage.
Expected tool chain
  1. intelligence.footnotes — Lease footnote text
  2. facts.get — OperatingLeaseLiability XBRL fact
  3. companies.balance_sheets — Reported balance sheet
  4. companies.cash_flow_statements — Lease cash flows
Expected output: Lease-adjusted leverage memo + reported-vs-adjusted comparison table.

8. Segment-disclosure forensics on diversified issuers

Surface segment-aggregation choices and compare to peer disclosure granularity. Category: Segment forensics · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-segment-aggregation-forensics Prompt
For a diversified issuer (e.g., GE), pull the segment-disclosure footnote and segment income statement. Compare segment count and revenue concentration to factor-similar peers. Identify any segment that contributes more than 50% of revenue but less than 30% of segment-level disclosure. Output a segment-aggregation forensic memo.
Expected tool chain
  1. intelligence.footnotes — Segment-disclosure footnote
  2. companies.income_statements — Segmented income
  3. sections.get — Item 8 financial-statement segment narrative
  4. factors.related_stocks — Peer-set comparison
Expected output: Segment-aggregation forensic memo + peer disclosure granularity comparison.

v2 expansion (queued)

Prompts in this section reference MCP tools that are not yet live on api.secapi.ai/mcp. They ship as part of the v2 expansion when the listed tickets merge.

9. Surface warrant + convertible overhang for dilution thesis

v2-pending — ships when OMNI-3071, OMNI-3079, OMNI-3087 merge. The tool chain references future MCP surfaces and is shown for visibility into the v2 expansion roadmap.
Walk warrants, convertibles, and shares outstanding to estimate dilution overhang. Category: Dilution forensics (v2) · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-warrants-overhang Prompt
For a low-float small cap with active capital raises, pull the dilution.warrants_query for outstanding warrants, dilution.convertibles for convertible debt, dilution.cash_position for runway, and cross-reference with the latest balance sheet + named-executive comp. Compute share-overhang at exercise and probability-weighted dilution at 12m horizon.
Expected tool chain
  1. dilution.warrants_query — Outstanding warrant inventory (FUTURE)
  2. dilution.convertibles — Convertible debt inventory (FUTURE)
  3. dilution.cash_position — Runway + burn (FUTURE)
  4. companies.balance_sheets — Reported balance sheet
Expected output: Dilution-overhang memo + 12m probability-weighted share-count scenario table. Blocked by: OMNI-3071, OMNI-3079, OMNI-3087

10. Track ATM program activity for dilution-velocity signal

v2-pending — ships when OMNI-3071, OMNI-3079, OMNI-3087 merge. The tool chain references future MCP surfaces and is shown for visibility into the v2 expansion roadmap.
Detect ATM program issuance velocity and cross-reference with insider trading. Category: Dilution forensics (v2) · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-atm-program-tracking Prompt
For an issuer with an active ATM (at-the-market) program, pull dilution.events for the latest ATM issuance, dilution.cash_position for runway impact, owners.compare_13f for institutional response, and insiders.list for any insider trading around the ATM dates. Output a dilution-velocity dashboard.
Expected tool chain
  1. dilution.events — ATM issuance events (FUTURE)
  2. dilution.cash_position — Runway impact (FUTURE)
  3. owners.compare_13f — Institutional response
  4. insiders.list — Insider trades around ATM dates
Expected output: Dilution-velocity dashboard. Blocked by: OMNI-3071, OMNI-3079, OMNI-3087

11. Stress-test convertible overhang against share price scenarios

v2-pending — ships when OMNI-3071, OMNI-3079, OMNI-3087 merge. The tool chain references future MCP surfaces and is shown for visibility into the v2 expansion roadmap.
Walk convertible inventory + price-based conversion mechanics for dilution risk. Category: Dilution forensics (v2) · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-convertible-overhang-stress Prompt
For an issuer with toxic convertibles, pull dilution.convertibles for the inventory + conversion mechanics (variable-reset, full-ratchet), dilution.warrants_query for any associated warrants, and stress-test share-count at -25%/-50% price scenarios. Cross-reference with companies.balance_sheets for cash + debt.
Expected tool chain
  1. dilution.convertibles — Convertible inventory + mechanics (FUTURE)
  2. dilution.warrants_query — Associated warrant inventory (FUTURE)
  3. dilution.cash_position — Cash + runway (FUTURE)
  4. companies.balance_sheets — Reported balance sheet
Expected output: Convertible stress-test memo + scenario share-count table. Blocked by: OMNI-3071, OMNI-3079, OMNI-3087

12. Cash runway forensics with corporate-action overlay

v2-pending — ships when OMNI-3071, OMNI-3079, OMNI-3087 merge. The tool chain references future MCP surfaces and is shown for visibility into the v2 expansion roadmap.
Compute cash runway and overlay reverse-split/de-SPAC corporate-action history. Category: Dilution forensics (v2) · Difficulty: advanced · Prompt id: sophisticated-investor-cash-runway-forensics Prompt
For a small-cap with cash burn concerns, pull dilution.cash_position for runway, dilution.corporate_actions for any reverse splits or de-SPACs in the past 24 months, dilution.ratings for the composite risk score, and cross-reference with companies.cash_flow_statements. Output a runway forensics memo.
Expected tool chain
  1. dilution.cash_position — Cash + burn + runway (FUTURE)
  2. dilution.corporate_actions — Reverse-split / de-SPAC history (FUTURE)
  3. dilution.ratings — Composite dilution risk score (FUTURE)
  4. companies.cash_flow_statements — Burn-rate context
Expected output: Cash runway forensics memo with corporate-action overlay. Blocked by: OMNI-3071, OMNI-3079, OMNI-3087

See also