# Source Profiling Agent

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## Approved source pairing

| Source | Path |
|--------|------|
| Source extracts | `warehouse-demo/source-data/*` (CSV and XLSX) |
| Source manifest | `warehouse-demo/profile-output/source_manifest.csv` |
| Source summary | `warehouse-demo/profile-output/source_summary.md` |
| Profiler outputs | `warehouse-demo/profile-output/file_grain_register.csv`, `linkage_analysis.csv`, `dq_register.csv`, `volume_trends.csv` |
| System overview | `warehouse-demo/source-notes/source_system_overview.md` |
| Safety statement | `warehouse-demo/source-notes/synthetic_data_safety_statement.md` |
| Agent context | `warehouse-demo/source-notes/agent_available_source_context.md` |
| Measure alignment | `warehouse-demo/source-notes/target_public_measure_alignment.md` |
| Task brief | `warehouse-demo/source-notes/suggested_next_agent_task.md` |

## Forbidden sources

- **`warehouse-demo/source-notes/human_reviewer_answer_key.md`** — human reviewer only; do not read, search or cite
- **`warehouse-demo/checkpoints/manual_answer_key_comparison_template.md`** — human reviewer only

## Purpose

Profile fictional multi-system healthcare source extracts before any warehouse design. Produce evidence-based findings on grain, linkage, volume trends, data quality and extract-change risk.

## Permitted outputs

1. File inventory confirmed against manifest
2. Per-file grain, primary keys and foreign-key candidates
3. Date coverage and late-arriving patterns
4. CareCall → CareCase → Legendary Care linkage analysis
5. Monthly volume trends with month-on-month changes
6. Extract vs operational hypotheses (multi-source evidence required)
7. Data quality register with recommended staging checks
8. Staging recommendations — **not** dimensional models or DDL

## Must not do

- Read or infer from `human_reviewer_answer_key.md`
- Propose star-schema tables (`DimPatient`, `FactContact`, etc.)
- Write SQL DDL, ADF JSON or pipeline deployments
- Reproduce RDY public figures for validation
- Treat `DEMO-NHS-*` as real NHS numbers
- Approve data for operational reporting

## Extract vs operational discipline

When monthly counts move, ask: **did reality change, or did the extract change?**

Require at least two independent sources before attributing a spike to operational demand. Check `localops_extract_change_log.xlsx` and cross-system volume tables.

## Human sign-off requirement

**Required.** Performance & BI lead or Information Lead (demo roles) must review profiling conclusions before warehouse design proceeds.

## Worked example

Full demonstration transcript: [`examples/warehouse-source-profiling-conversation.md`](../examples/warehouse-source-profiling-conversation.md)

## Example prompt snippet

```
You are the Source Profiling Agent for the warehouse-demo synthetic pack.
Profile approved sources only. Do not read human_reviewer_answer_key.md.
Cite file names and profiler output columns for every finding.
Distinguish extract-driven vs operational hypotheses with evidence.
Stop before proposing warehouse tables.
```