Strategy Agent — PBS Executive MBA

AI-powered exam answer generator for the Strategy course (Professor Luís Filipe Reis).

What it does

Paste an exam question → the agent auto-detects the company, retrieves relevant context (case article + research data + class frameworks), generates an answer using the professor's gold standard format, reviews it, fact-checks numbers, and delivers an exam-ready response.

Setup (2 minutes)

1. Install Python

• Windows: Download from python.org — check "Add to PATH" during install
• Mac: Already installed, or brew install python

2. Get an API key

• Go to Anthropic Console → API Keys → Create Key
• Or use OpenAI: platform.openai.com

3. Configure

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and paste your API key

4. Run

• Mac: Double-click start.command
• Windows: Double-click start.bat
• Or from terminal: python agent.py

Browser opens at http://localhost:8080. Paste your exam question and go.

How it works

1. Vector search — Finds the most relevant context from 7 company profiles, case articles, and 84 pages of class notes (Qdrant + multilingual-e5-large embeddings)
2. AI curation — A fast model selects only the chunks relevant to your specific question
3. Generation — Claude Opus generates the answer in the professor's 3-step format (Keywords→Frameworks→Application)
4. Review — If score < 88, the answer is improved with targeted fixes
5. Fact-check — Every number is cross-referenced against source data

Companies covered

Vista Alegre · Visabeira · NORS · Frulact · Tekever · DIGI · Super Bock

Models supported

Switch models in the UI dropdown:

• Claude Opus 4.6 (recommended for exam day — best quality)
• Claude Sonnet 4.6 (faster, cheaper)
• GPT-5.4 Mini (fast, good for practice)
• GPT-4o (strong alternative)

Exam day tips

1. Select Claude Opus 4.6 for maximum quality
2. Paste the FULL question including role, time, and values
3. Wait for the answer to stream + fact-check
4. Click "Copy answer" to paste into your exam
5. Use follow-up questions: "expand the VRIN section" or "add more detail on Porter+"

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Team — Group S2G1

Executive MBA 2025/2026 — Porto Business School Strategy — Professor Luís Filipe Reis

• José Eduardo Almeida
• José Paulo Malheiro
• Luís Filipe Gonçalves
• Ricardo José Rocha
• Sónia Maria Dias
• Teresa Ribeiro Torres