council-consensus
Use for multi-perspective analysis with both Codex and Gemini exploring different viewpoints. Triggers on "council perspectives", "pros and cons from council", "council evaluate options", "what are the tradeoffs", "council consensus".
When & Why to Use This Skill
The Council Consensus skill is a sophisticated multi-model reasoning tool designed for high-stakes decision-making and technical evaluation. By orchestrating parallel analysis from both Codex and Gemini, it provides a balanced, 'council-style' assessment of complex topics. It systematically explores 'For', 'Against', and 'Neutral' perspectives to deliver a synthesized consensus, effectively mitigating individual model biases and providing a high-confidence framework for trade-off analysis and architectural planning.
Use Cases
- Technology Stack Evaluation: Compare competing frameworks or databases (e.g., SQL vs. NoSQL) by analyzing their respective pros, cons, and long-term trade-offs from multiple AI perspectives.
- Architectural Decision Support: Conduct deep-dive reviews of proposed system designs to identify hidden risks, scalability bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Strategic Trade-off Analysis: Evaluate complex business or technical decisions where objective, multi-faceted reasoning is required to reach a balanced conclusion.
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Use divergent model viewpoints to uncover potential edge cases and vulnerabilities in a project plan before implementation.
- Consensus Building: Synthesize conflicting viewpoints into a unified recommendation with a clear confidence level based on model agreement.
| name | council-consensus |
|---|---|
| description | Use for multi-perspective analysis with both Codex and Gemini exploring different viewpoints. Triggers on "council perspectives", "pros and cons from council", "council evaluate options", "what are the tradeoffs", "council consensus". |
Council Consensus Skill
Multi-perspective analysis with both Codex and Gemini, each exploring for/against/neutral viewpoints for comprehensive evaluation.
When to Use
- Evaluating technology choices
- Architecture decisions
- Trade-off analysis
- When user needs pros and cons
- Comparing different approaches
- Decision-making support
Reasoning Level
high (default for balanced analysis)
Execution
Identify the topic/question for consensus
Gather relevant context
For each model, request stance-based analysis:
Analyze this topic from multiple perspectives: Topic: <topic or decision> Please provide: 1. **FOR** arguments - Best case for this approach 2. **AGAINST** arguments - Concerns and risks 3. **NEUTRAL** assessment - Objective analysis 4. **Recommendation** - Your balanced conclusionRun BOTH commands in parallel:
Codex:
codex exec --sandbox read-only -c model_reasoning_effort="high" "<prompt>"Gemini:
gemini -s -y -o json "<prompt>"Synthesize multi-model, multi-perspective analysis
Response Format
## AI Council Consensus Analysis
### Codex (GPT-5.2) Perspectives:
**FOR:**
- [Pro arguments]
**AGAINST:**
- [Con arguments]
**NEUTRAL:**
- [Objective observations]
**Recommendation:** [Codex's conclusion]
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### Gemini Perspectives:
**FOR:**
- [Pro arguments]
**AGAINST:**
- [Con arguments]
**NEUTRAL:**
- [Objective observations]
**Recommendation:** [Gemini's conclusion]
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### Council Consensus:
**Unanimous FOR:** [Points both models agree are advantages]
**Unanimous AGAINST:** [Concerns both models share]
**Divergent Views:** [Where the models disagree]
**Cross-Model Insights:**
- [Unique insights from combining perspectives]
**Council Recommendation:**
[Synthesized recommendation based on all perspectives from both models]
**Confidence Level:** [High if both agree, Medium if partial agreement, Low if divergent]
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*Session IDs: Codex=[id], Gemini=[id]*