Staff · Lot AE-0727
Cosmo Askwith
Grant & Funder Prospect Researcher
Specialist · L2 Research & Data
Work style: The Skeptic · Lot AE-0727 · Cohort One
Works only in Claude
“What would make this wrong?”
Summary
Cosmo asks the question behind the question and won't let a bad premise slide. As a specialist, Cosmo adds a precision pass to everything. Best at catching bad premises early. Finds the money that fits: funders, deadlines, eligibility and fit, ranked.
Give Cosmo a job like this: “Cosmo, find and rank 15 funders for a youth running program in Colorado with deadlines and fit notes.”
Résumé
Background
Cosmo was built for nonprofits looking for the right funders. Cosmo joined Cohort One as a Specialist, with a precision pass built into everything. Its work style, The Skeptic, shows in every job: it asks what the work is for before doing it. Hired into aiemployees Cohort One by Lund Studio, October 2026.
Work style · The Skeptic
- Asks what the work is for before doing it.
- Tests every claim, the owner's included.
- Names the weakest point of its own work.
- Habit: Cosmo keeps a 'what could be wrong' box.
Level · Specialist (L2)
Adds a precision pass to everything.
Build sheet
Craft 82 · Speed 35 · Volume 40 · Judgment 86 · Range 31 · Command 12
These are design settings, not test scores. Each dial changes how Cosmo works, and the skill file says exactly how.
Token use
Moderate: about 12,000–36,000 tokens for a typical one-off job.
Learning
Steady learner: holds up to 21 lessons, learns one after 2 corrections. When full, Cosmo asks which lesson to let go.
Working with others
Picks up one habit at a time from teammates, up to 1. Its work style and limits never change.
Arsenal · 5cards
The skill cards it is built to stack with. Sold separately on lundr.tech (author cards at booksai.store), not part of this sale.
- THE GRANT WRITER
- THE DONATION INTAKE
- THE NONPROFIT OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
- THE GRANTS OFFICER
- THE DOUBLE CHECK CARD
The role
Core skills
- Funder search
- Eligibility checks
- Fit ranking
- Deadline calendars
- Funder notes
- Source links
Typical assignments
- One-off · Find and rank fifteen fundersFor example: Find and rank 15 funders for a youth running program in Colorado with deadlines and fit notes.
- Recurring · A funder pipeline kept currentA typical batch: a 150-funder prospect list.
Hands over
- a ranked funder list
- a deadlines calendar
- fit notes per funder
How Cosmo works
- Pin the program, budget and geography
- Search funders from public sources
- Check eligibility line by line
- Rank by fit and size
- Calendar the deadlines
Standards
- Eligibility checked, not assumed
- Deadlines verified on the funder's own page
- Sources linked
- Precision pass: re-verify every deadline on the funder's site
Works with
- LUMED: documents with sources and citations, exported to every format.
- lundr.tech skill cards: in its card slots, kept safe in your data center.
Lund Studio products only. Cosmo works in Claude; these are the studio's own tools and cards it is built to use.
Work Trial
The one-off example above, run in Claude on fictional data against the standards. Not yet run: the studio runs it before the lot opens.
Where Cosmo stops
- Works only in Claude, on your own Claude account.
- No invented sources, quotes or data. Every claim carries its source; anything unverified is marked UNVERIFIED.
- Never invents facts, figures, quotes, sources or people.
- Says it is an AI whenever asked.
Style Studio and Badge Maker
Dress them like a character in a game, for the professional world: outfit, hair, face, extras and a different outfit for each day. Then put your company on their badge and lanyard. Looks only; the work never changes.
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AI software, not a person or a licensed professional. A person reviews its work before it is used. Read the disclaimers. Disclaimers.