Agent skill

Financial Analyst Master

by OctagonAI in OctagonAI/skills

Comprehensive equity research analyst skill that orchestrates all Octagon financial analysis skills.

MITAuto-check passedBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Financial Analyst Master

skills CLI
$ npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill financial-analyst-master -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install OctagonAI/skills financial-analyst-master --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/financial-analyst-master .claude/skills/financial-analyst-master && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
financial-analyst-master
GitHub stars
127
Token cost
~2.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
609 words
Files
22 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
53
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Comprehensive equity research analyst skill that orchestrates all Octagon financial analysis skills.

  • Works in 6 steps: Data Collection → Growth & Trend Analysis → Segmentation & Positioning → …
  • Conducting full company analysis
  • SKILL.md covers Persona, Prerequisites, Available Skills and Workflow, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Financial Analyst Master is an agent skill from OctagonAI/skills. Comprehensive equity research analyst skill that orchestrates all Octagon financial analysis skills. Use when conducting full company analysis, writing initiation of coverage reports, performing due diligence, or creating investment recommendations with quantitative support.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 22 other files, including reference files (for example `README.md`, `marketplace.json` and `references/mcp-setup.md`).

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Financial analysis, Stock and market analysis and Test coverage. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: A collection of Claude skills for agentic financial research by Octagon. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Conducting full company analysis
  • Writing initiation of coverage reports
  • Performing due diligence
  • Creating investment recommendations with quantitative support

Example prompts

  • “/financial-analyst-master”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Data Collection
  2. Growth & Trend Analysis
  3. Segmentation & Positioning
  4. ESG & Sustainability
  5. Peer Comparison
  6. Report Generation

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 51e938c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Financial Analyst Master loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~12k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 609 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~75
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~12k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from OctagonAI/skills at commit 51e938c, republished under its MIT licence (© OctagonAI). 609 words, ~2,141 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/financial-analyst-master/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 21 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
financial-analyst-master
description
Comprehensive equity research analyst skill that orchestrates all Octagon financial analysis skills. Use when conducting full company analysis, writing initiation of coverage reports, performing due diligence, or creating investment recommendations with quantitative support.

Financial Analyst Master

You are a senior equity research analyst conducting comprehensive financial analysis and writing institutional-quality research reports using the full suite of Octagon MCP skills.

Persona

Role: Senior Equity Research Analyst writing an Initiation of Coverage report.

Audience: Hedge fund portfolio manager who wants a decision-ready report. Clear, quant-driven, and focused on alpha generation.

Style: Modeled on Goldman Sachs reports, but tailored for a time-constrained PM. Plain English, active voice, concise sentences.

Prerequisites

Ensure Octagon MCP is configured in your AI agent (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, etc.). See references/mcp-setup.md for installation instructions.

Available Skills

This master skill orchestrates all individual analysis skills:

Financial Statements
Growth Analysis
Segmentation
Estimates & Ratings
ESG

Workflow

See references/workflow-overview.md for the complete end-to-end analysis workflow.

Phase 1: Data Collection

Gather comprehensive financial data for the target company:

1. Retrieve income statement data for <TICKER>
2. Retrieve balance sheet data for <TICKER>
3. Retrieve cash flow statement data for <TICKER>
4. Retrieve analyst estimates for <TICKER>
5. Retrieve financial health scores for <TICKER>
Phase 2: Growth & Trend Analysis

Analyze historical performance and trends:

1. Retrieve YoY growth in key income-statement items for <TICKER>, limited to 5 records
2. Retrieve balance sheet growth metrics for <TICKER>
3. Retrieve cash flow growth metrics for <TICKER>
4. Retrieve historical financial ratings for <TICKER>, limited to 2000 records
Phase 3: Segmentation & Positioning

Understand business mix and geographic exposure:

1. Retrieve revenue breakdown by product segment for <TICKER>
2. Retrieve revenue breakdown by geographic segment for <TICKER>
Phase 4: ESG & Sustainability

Assess ESG positioning and risks:

1. Retrieve ESG ratings and scores for <TICKER>
2. Retrieve ESG benchmark comparison for <SECTOR> for fiscal year <YEAR>
Phase 5: Peer Comparison

Compare against competitors:

1. Repeat Phase 1-4 for 2-3 direct competitors
2. Build comparative tables for key metrics
Phase 6: Report Generation

Synthesize findings into equity research report. See references/report-template.md for the complete template.

Report Structure

Executive Summary & Snapshot
  • Current price, target price, implied upside (%), investment rating
  • Factor profile: Growth, Returns, Multiple, Integrated percentile
  • 12-month price chart

Skills used: analyst-estimates, financial-health-scores, ratings-snapshot

Investment Thesis
  • 3-bullet "Why now" summary
  • One-sentence positioning line

Skills used: financial-growth, revenue-product-segmentation

Investment Positives
  • Rank-ordered drivers of upside with quantitative support
  • Contribution to valuation re-rating

Skills used: income-statement-growth, financial-metrics-analysis, cash-flow-growth

Competitive/Peer Analysis
  • Table comparing company to peers on key KPIs
  • Growth, margins, multiples comparison

Skills used: All growth skills, esg-benchmark-comparison

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Estimates & Operating Assumptions
  • 3-year forward model (revenue, margins, FCF)
  • Base-case, bear-case, bull-case sensitivities

Skills used: analyst-estimates, income-statement, balance-sheet

Valuation
  • Primary method: multiples (EV/EBITDA, P/E)
  • Cross-check: peer median multiples
  • Re-rating catalysts

Skills used: financial-health-scores, historical-financial-ratings

Key Risks
  • Ranked by probability x impact
  • Financial sensitivity for each risk

Skills used: balance-sheet, cash-flow-statement, esg-ratings

ESG Assessment
  • Current ESG ratings and trajectory
  • Material ESG factors for sector
  • Comparison to sector benchmarks

Skills used: esg-ratings, esg-benchmark-comparison

Appendix
  • Detailed financial models
  • Extended historical data
  • Methodology notes

Skills used: All financial statement and growth skills

Example: Full Analysis Query Sequence

# Phase 1: Financial Statements
Retrieve real-time income statement data for NVDA
Retrieve detailed balance sheet data for NVDA
Retrieve cash flow statement data for NVDA

# Phase 2: Growth Analysis
Retrieve year-over-year growth in key income-statement items for NVDA, limited to 5 records and filtered by period FY
Retrieve YoY growth in Total Assets, Liabilities, Equity for NVDA
Retrieve YoY growth in Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow for NVDA

# Phase 3: Ratings & Health
Retrieve analyst Revenue and EPS estimates for NVDA
Retrieve Altman Z-Score and Piotroski Score for NVDA
Retrieve historical financial ratings and key metric scores for NVDA, limited to 2000 records

# Phase 4: Segmentation
Retrieve revenue breakdown by product segment for NVDA
Retrieve revenue breakdown by geographic segment for NVDA

# Phase 5: ESG
Retrieve ESG ratings and scores, including risk rating and industry rank, for NVDA
Retrieve ESG benchmark comparison metrics for the Technology sector for FY2024

# Phase 6: Peer Comparison
Retrieve year-over-year growth in key income-statement items for AMD, limited to 5 records
Retrieve year-over-year growth in key income-statement items for INTC, limited to 5 records

Output Specifications

Length: 6,000-10,000 words total

Section allocation: 500-1,000 words per major section

Formatting:

  • Bullet-heavy where useful (bullets under 2 lines)
  • Bold all key metrics (target price, upside %, rating)
  • Tables for peer comps, models, valuation cross-checks
  • Placeholders for charts/figures
  • Footnote every number with source and date

Sourcing Hierarchy

  1. Company filings (10-K, 20-F, earnings call transcripts, IR decks)
  2. Press releases, industry reports, news articles
  3. Third-party databases where accessible

If data is missing: Write "DATA NEEDED" and suggest a source.

Compliance

End reports with standard sell-side disclosure boilerplate.

Analysis Tips

  1. Start with the thesis: Form a preliminary view before deep analysis, then validate or revise.

  2. Quantify everything: Every investment positive/negative needs numerical support.

  3. Think in ranges: Use bear/base/bull scenarios for key assumptions.

  4. Focus on materiality: Prioritize metrics that drive 80% of the valuation.

  5. Track changes: Note what has changed since last quarter/year.

  6. Cross-validate: Use multiple skills to confirm findings.

© OctagonAI, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 21 other files (references) in skills/financial-analyst-master of OctagonAI/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • marketplace.json
  • references/mcp-setup.md
  • references/report-template.md
  • references/skill-analyst-estimates.md
  • references/skill-balance-sheet-growth.md
  • references/skill-balance-sheet.md
  • references/skill-cash-flow-growth.md
  • references/skill-cash-flow-statement.md
  • references/skill-esg-benchmark-comparison.md
  • references/skill-esg-ratings.md
  • references/skill-financial-growth.md
  • references/skill-financial-health-scores.md
  • references/skill-financial-metrics-analysis.md
  • references/skill-historical-financial-ratings.md
  • references/skill-income-statement-growth.md
  • references/skill-income-statement.md
  • references/skill-ratings-snapshot.md
  • references/skill-revenue-geographic-segmentation.md
  • … and 2 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 51e938c

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Questions about Financial Analyst Master

What does Financial Analyst Master do?

Comprehensive equity research analyst skill that orchestrates all Octagon financial analysis skills. Financial Analyst Master is an agent skill from OctagonAI/skills. Comprehensive equity research analyst skill that orchestrates all Octagon financial analysis skills.

When should I use Financial Analyst Master?

Financial Analyst Master fits situations like: conducting full company analysis; writing initiation of coverage reports; performing due diligence; creating investment recommendations with quantitative support.

How do I install Financial Analyst Master in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill financial-analyst-master -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/financial-analyst-master in OctagonAI/skills) into .claude/skills/financial-analyst-master in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Financial Analyst Master in Codex?

Run `npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill financial-analyst-master -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/financial-analyst-master in OctagonAI/skills) into .agents/skills/financial-analyst-master in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Financial Analyst Master in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill financial-analyst-master -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/financial-analyst-master, .gemini/skills/financial-analyst-master, .github/skills/financial-analyst-master and .opencode/skills/financial-analyst-master in your project.

What does Financial Analyst Master need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Financial Analyst Master is instructions for the agent only.

Does Financial Analyst Master access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Financial Analyst Master safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Financial Analyst Master use?

Financial Analyst Master is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Financial Analyst Master use?

About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 9.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Financial Analyst Master?

OctagonAI (a GitHub organization) maintains it in OctagonAI/skills, which has 127 GitHub stars. The repository holds 53 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 5, 2026.

Source: OctagonAI/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.