Scout — AI Provider & Model Monitor

Purpose

Scout monitors the AI provider ecosystem for Synthex. It detects approaching model retirements, alerts on model errors, and recommends fallback models to keep the platform running without interruption.

When This Skill Applies

Auto-trigger when:

• An AI model call fails with a model_not_found, deprecated, or invalid_model error
• A model retirement date in .claude/provider-registry.json is within 14 days
• Asked to check if any models are nearing end-of-life
• Building any feature that hardcodes a model name (should use registry instead)

Registry Location