consult-outside-expert

Open @references/guide.md and follow it. Do not proceed without it.

Consult an outside expert to collaboratively refine work through iterative back-and-forth. Use when you want:

• Fresh perspective on your work

• Stress-testing from a different angle

• Steelmanning of ideas

• Progressive convergence on optimal outcomes

The guide contains:

• The consultation loop and mediator role

• Round templates and expert prompts

• Convergence gates and quality criteria

• Eval checks and failure modes

• Working log templates (manual + MCP modes)