Council

Council of the Wise

Get multi-perspective feedback on your ideas from a panel of AI experts. Perfect for stress-testing business plans, project designs, content strategies, or major decisions.

Usage

"Send this to the council: [idea/plan/document]" "Council of the wise: [topic]" "Get the council's feedback on [thing]"

Council Members

The skill auto-discovers agent personas from {skill_folder}/agents/. Any .md file in that folder (except README.md and synthesis.md) becomes a council member. The synthesis persona is used for the moderator voice. Each agent file includes YAML frontmatter with name, emoji, and domain (general/technical/creative/analytical). Default members: DevilsAdvocate.md — Challenges assumptions, finds weaknesses, stress-tests Architect.md — High-level strategy, systems thinking, structure, tradeoffs Engineer.md — Implementation details, time estimates, concrete build steps Artist.md — Voice, style, presentation, user experience Analyst.md — ROI analysis, opportunity cost, quantitative rigor Synthesis voice: synthesis.md — Moderator who synthesizes all perspectives, surfaces conflicts, gives a verdict

Adding New Council Members

Simply add a new .md file to the agents/ folder with YAML frontmatter: --- name: Pentester emoji: 🔓 domain: technical --- # Pentester You analyze security implications... The skill will automatically include any agents it finds. No config file needed.

Process

• Receive the idea/topic from the user
• Discover available agents (scan agents/ folder for .md files with frontmatter)
• Send a loading message to the user:
• 🏛️ *The Council convenes...*
• *Five perspectives. One question. No consensus guaranteed.*
• *This takes 2-5 minutes — they're thorough.*
• Spawn a sub-agent with 5-minute timeout using this task template:
• Analyze this idea/plan from multiple expert perspectives.
• **The Idea:**
• [user's idea here]
• **Your Task:**
• Read and apply these agent perspectives from [AGENT_PATH]:
• [List all discovered agents dynamically]
• For each perspective:
• 1. Key insights (2-3 bullets)
• 2. Concerns or questions
• 3. Recommendations
• Also read synthesis.md for the moderator voice.
• End with:
• **Synthesis** section using the synthesis persona — not a summary, a verdict
• Surface where council members **disagree** with each other and why it matters
• Put **Synthesis first** (TL;DR at the top, details below)
• **Action Items** section: numbered, prioritized, with effort estimates
• **Confidence** signal: did the council mostly agree (high confidence) or split (explore further)?
• Use the voice and personality defined in each agent file. Don't just list points — embody the perspective.
• Return the consolidated feedback to the user

Output Format

## 🏛️ Council of the Wise — [Topic] ### ⚖️ Synthesis (TL;DR) [combined verdict + key tensions between perspectives] [not a summary — a wise moderator's take after hearing everyone] --- ### 👹 Devil's Advocate [challenges and risks — opens with the scariest question] ### 🏗️ Architect [structure and strategy — systems-first framing, no implementation details] ### 🛠️ Engineer [implementation plan — concrete steps with time/effort estimates] ### 🎨 Artist [voice and experience — anchored by a real-world analogy from outside the domain] ### 📊 Analyst [quantitative analysis — at least one number or calculation] --- ## 🎯 Action Items 1. **[Highest priority action]** — [effort estimate] 2. **[Next action]** — [effort estimate] 3. **[Next action]** — [effort estimate] ## Confidence [High / Medium / Low] — [one sentence explaining why: "The council mostly agreed on X" or "Sharp disagreement between Engineer and Analyst on timeline suggests more research needed"] --- *Found this useful? ⭐ [Council of the Wise on ClawdHub](https://clawhub.com)*

Follow-Up

If the user wants to dig deeper with one council member, spawn a follow-up sub-agent with just that agent's persona file. Example: "I want to hear more from the Engineer on point 3."

Configuration

No config file needed. The skill auto-discovers agents and uses sensible defaults: Timeout: 5 minutes (enforced via sub-agent spawn) Agents: All .md files in agents/ folder Output: Markdown with synthesis and token usage Model: Uses session default (can override via Clawdbot)

Notes

Council review takes 2-5 minutes depending on complexity Timeout: 5 minutes enforced; on timeout returns partial results if available Use for: business ideas, content plans, project designs, major decisions Don't use for: quick questions, simple tasks, time-sensitive requests The sub-agent consolidates all perspectives into a single response with Synthesis first Add specialized agents for domain-specific analysis (security, legal, etc.)

Agent Implementation Notes

Trigger phrases: "send this to the council", "council of the wise", "get the council's feedback on" When triggered: Send loading message (see Process section above) Spawn sub-agent with 5-minute timeout using the task template in Process section Return synthesized council report to user Don't invoke for: Quick questions, time-sensitive tasks, simple decisions.