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CALCULATE_CAP_TABLE_WATERFALL

Calculates startup exit payouts based on the Capitalization Table (Cap Table). Simulates how much cash shareholders/founders/options receive at an exit valuation.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
input_pathstringyesAbsolute path to the Cap Table (CSV/Excel) containing columns [Shareholder, Shares, Class].
exit_valuationnumberyesHypothetical Enterprise Exit Value (in dollars, e.g. 100000000 for $100M).
output_pathstringyesAbsolute path to save the resulting distribution table (CSV/Excel).

How to use it

You normally trigger this by describing what you want in chat — the agent selects CALCULATE_CAP_TABLE_WATERFALL automatically. For example:

Try saying
“use analyst tools to calculate …”

In a workflow

As a step in a multi-step workflow DAG:

json
{
  "id": "s1",
  "agent": "analyst_tools",
  "action": "CALCULATE_CAP_TABLE_WATERFALL",
  "args": {
    "input_path": "/Users/me/Documents/file.txt",
    "exit_valuation": 1,
    "output_path": "/Users/me/Documents/file.txt"
  },
  "depends_on": [],
  "outputs": []
}

Direct call

For scripting, call it directly via POST /execute_tool. Every tool returns { success, message, data }.

bash
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/execute_tool \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tool_name":"CALCULATE_CAP_TABLE_WATERFALL","args":{"input_path":"/Users/me/Documents/file.txt","exit_valuation":1,"output_path":"/Users/me/Documents/file.txt"}}'

Part of the analyst_tools plugin. Browse the full Plugin & Tool Catalog or the relevant feature guide.