Required to unlock all other Missions, Campaigns, and Wars.
Before you act, you need ground truth.
The Foundational Recon Mission establishes a clear, shared understanding of your environment, risks, and execution priorities.
This is not an audit. It is operational intelligence gathering designed to enable correct execution.
Foundational Recon is a structured discovery Mission that grounds all future execution in your actual operating environment.
It is not an audit. It is intelligence gathering for execution, not reporting.
Map your architecture, tooling, and security controls
Identify dependencies, gaps, and execution constraints
Validate campaign assumptions and execution priorities
Onboard the CDA team to your environment and constraints
Establish operating cadence and collaboration patterns
Execution does not begin without Recon.
Not a fixed deliverable checklist or template exercise
Not a compliance audit
Not a penetration test
Not campaign execution
Not a fixed checklist
How Recon Works
Week 1: Discovery
Environment mapping, tooling inventory, stakeholder interviews, architecture review.
Week 2: Analysis
Gap identification, dependency mapping, risk prioritization, campaign sequencing.
Week 3: Planning
Roadmap refinement, Mission sequencing, team alignment, kickoff preparation.
No execution occurs during Foundational Recon.
This Mission is intentionally focused on understanding your environment and defining correct execution paths. Once Recon completes, execution proceeds according to the validated plan and your Access Level.
