Customization

Before executing, check for user customizations at: ~/.claude/PAI/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/Council/

If this directory exists, load and apply any PREFERENCES.md, configurations, or resources found there. These override default behavior. If the directory does not exist, proceed with skill defaults.

🚨 MANDATORY: Voice Notification (REQUIRED BEFORE ANY ACTION)

You MUST send this notification BEFORE doing anything else when this skill is invoked.

Send voice notification:

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8888/notify
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the Council skill to ACTION"}' \

/dev/null 2>&1 &

Output text notification:

Running the WorkflowName workflow in the Council skill to ACTION...

This is not optional. Execute this curl command immediately upon skill invocation.

Council Skill

Multi-agent debate system where specialized agents discuss topics in rounds, respond to each other's points, and surface insights through intellectual friction.

Key Differentiator from RedTeam: Council is collaborative-adversarial (debate to find best path), while RedTeam is purely adversarial (attack the idea). Council produces visible conversation transcripts; RedTeam produces steelman + counter-argument.

Workflow Routing

Route to the appropriate workflow based on the request.

When executing a workflow, output this notification directly:

Running the WorkflowName workflow in the Council skill to ACTION...

Trigger Workflow

Full structured debate (3 rounds, visible transcript) Workflows/Debate.md

Quick consensus check (1 round, fast) Workflows/Quick.md

Pure adversarial analysis RedTeam skill

Quick Reference

Workflow Purpose Rounds Output

DEBATE Full structured discussion 3 Complete transcript + synthesis

QUICK Fast perspective check 1 Initial positions only

Context Files

File Content

CouncilMembers.md

Agent roles, perspectives, voice mapping

RoundStructure.md

Three-round debate structure and timing

OutputFormat.md

Transcript format templates

Core Philosophy

Origin: Best decisions emerge from diverse perspectives challenging each other. Not just collecting opinions - genuine intellectual friction where experts respond to each other's actual points.

Speed: Parallel execution within rounds, sequential between rounds. A 3-round debate of 4 agents = 12 agent calls but only 3 sequential waits. Complete in 30-90 seconds.

Examples

"Council: Should we use WebSockets or SSE?" -> Invokes DEBATE workflow -> 3-round transcript

"Quick council check: Is this API design reasonable?" -> Invokes QUICK workflow -> Fast perspectives

"Council with security: Evaluate this auth approach" -> DEBATE with Security agent added

Integration

Works well with:

• RedTeam - Pure adversarial attack after collaborative discussion

• Development - Before major architectural decisions

• Research - Gather context before convening the council

Best Practices

• Use QUICK for sanity checks, DEBATE for important decisions

• Add domain-specific experts as needed (security for auth, etc.)

• Review the transcript - insights are in the responses, not just positions

• Trust multi-agent convergence when it occurs

Last Updated: 2025-12-20