operator-pass-kickoff

Operator Pass Kickoff — adaptive router

Activation

Loaded by operator-pass on bare invocation, or:

• "Operator Pass status"
• "Where do I start with the API"

State detection

state = {
    "env_var_set":       bool(os.environ.get("OPERATOR_PASS_API_KEY")),
    "has_brand_config":  file_exists("brand-config.json"),
    "has_soul":          file_exists("SOUL.md"),
    "key_valid":         api_get("/me") returns 200,
    "quota_remaining":   parse from /me response,
    "cache_dir_exists":  file_exists(".operator-pass-cache"),
    "recent_calls":      count of entries in usage.jsonl from last 7 days,
}

State	Route to
!env_var_set	"Set OPERATOR_PASS_API_KEY. Subscribe at jaymountconsulting.com/operator-pass."
env_var_set AND !key_valid	"Key invalid or expired. Renew at jaymountconsulting.com/operator-pass."
key_valid AND !has_brand_config OR !has_soul	operator-pass-onboarding
quota_remaining < 20%	"⚠ Only X% quota remaining. Proceed carefully or upgrade."
recent_calls == 0	"No calls in the last 7 days. Want to try a sample call? /operator-pass call cold-email-linter"
else	"API ready. <quota>% quota. <N> recent calls. What do you want to do?"

## Welcome flow

/operator-pass

[Detected: OPERATOR_PASS_API_KEY not set]

You need an Operator Pass subscription + API key to use this skill.

→ Subscribe: https://jaymountconsulting.com/operator-pass

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Once you have a key: export OPERATOR_PASS_API_KEY="jmc_live_..."

Then re-run /operator-pass and I'll walk you through setup.

## Status mode

`/operator-pass status`:

Operator Pass status

API key: ✓ Valid (jmc_live_xxxxxx_xxxx... — last 4) Plan: Operator Pass Quota remaining: 847 / 1000 calls this month (84.7%) Brand config: ✓ brand-config.json (5 preferred tools) SOUL: ✓ SOUL.md Cache: ✓ .operator-pass-cache (catalog cached 2 minutes ago) Recent calls: 14 in the last 7 days

Recent tool usage: cold-email-linter 6 calls (Wed batch) competitive-teardown 4 calls (Mon prospect research) evp-generator 2 calls geo-visibility 2 calls

Recommended next:

• Continue your batch: /operator-pass call cold-email-linter
• Or run the live catalog: /operator-pass list

## References

- `../operator-pass-onboarding/SKILL.md`
- `../operator-pass-call/SKILL.md`
- `../operator-pass-list/SKILL.md`