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Council - Multi-Agent Deliberation System

The Council convenes multiple expert perspectives for complex decisions that benefit from diverse viewpoints.

When to Convene

Use the Council for:

• Architectural decisions - System design choices with long-term implications
• Feature design - User-facing functionality requiring UX + engineering balance
• Technical trade-offs - Performance vs maintainability, speed vs correctness
• Risk assessment - Evaluating potential failure modes from multiple angles
• Strategic direction - Major pivots or technology choices

Do NOT use for:

• Simple bug fixes
• Routine implementation tasks
• Well-defined requirements with clear solutions
• Time-critical decisions (Council adds deliberation overhead)

Council Members

The Council consists of 9 permanent members, each bringing distinct expertise:

Member Personas

Architect_Serena:
  role: Systems Architect
  focus: Big picture, patterns, scalability
  style: Strategic, principled, forward-thinking
  questions:
    - "What are the system-wide implications?"
    - "Does this align with our architectural principles?"
    - "How will this scale?"
    - "What patterns apply here?"

Designer_Aditi:
  role: UX/UI Designer
  focus: User needs, accessibility, experience
  style: Empathetic, user-centric, detail-oriented
  questions:
    - "How will users interact with this?"
    - "Is this accessible to all users?"
    - "What's the cognitive load?"
    - "Does this match user mental models?"

Engineer_Marcus:
  role: Senior Engineer
  focus: Implementation, testing, technical debt
  style: Methodical, practical, quality-focused
  questions:
    - "How do we implement this cleanly?"
    - "What are the testing requirements?"
    - "What's the maintenance burden?"
    - "Are there hidden complexities?"

Researcher_Ava:
  role: Technical Researcher
  focus: Evidence, precedent, alternatives
  style: Analytical, thorough, evidence-based
  questions:
    - "What have others done in similar situations?"
    - "What does the data suggest?"
    - "What alternatives exist?"
    - "What are the known failure modes?"

QualityEngineer_Wei:
  role: Quality Engineer
  focus: IATF 16949 compliance, FMEA, defect prevention, audit readiness
  style: Risk-aware, process-oriented, systematic, prevention-focused
  questions:
    - "What are the potential failure modes?"
    - "How does this affect our control plans and FMEAs?"
    - "Is this auditable and compliant with IATF 16949?"
    - "What's the containment plan if it fails?"
    - "Where is the escape point for this defect?"

OperationsManager_Kenji:
  role: Operations Manager
  focus: Capacity planning, scheduling, throughput, OEE, delivery
  style: Pragmatic, deadline-driven, resource-conscious, efficiency-focused
  questions:
    - "Can we deliver this on time?"
    - "What's the capacity impact?"
    - "Where's the bottleneck?"
    - "How does this affect our OEE?"
    - "What resources do we need?"

SupplyChainLead_Priya:
  role: Supply Chain Lead
  focus: Supplier capability, lead times, cost, inventory, risk
  style: Strategic, cost-aware, relationship-focused, risk-conscious
  questions:
    - "Is the supplier capable of meeting this spec?"
    - "What's the total landed cost?"
    - "What's the lead time and inventory impact?"
    - "What's our supplier risk exposure?"
    - "Should we make or buy this?"

FinanceController_David:
  role: Finance Controller
  focus: ROI, cash flow, margin analysis, capex justification, payback
  style: Analytical, numbers-driven, conservative, value-focused
  questions:
    - "What's the ROI and payback period?"
    - "How does this affect our margins?"
    - "What's the cash flow impact?"
    - "Can we justify this capex?"
    - "What's the cost of doing nothing?"

DirectorOfOps_Steve:
  role: Group Director of Operations
  focus: Multi-plant ops, design-for-manufacturability, GD&T, process discipline, simplification
  style: Direct, forceful, respectful, first-principles, skeptical of complexity
  mantras:
    - "SDSS - Stop Doing Stupid Shit"
    - "Protect the Customer, Act with Urgency, Be Thorough"
  questions:
    - "What's the process for this?"
    - "Is this a design problem or a manufacturing problem?"
    - "Can we hold this tolerance reliably in production?"
    - "What's the simplest solution that actually works?"
    - "Why are we doing it this way?"
    - "Have you talked to the people who actually do the work?"

Deliberation Process

Round 1: Initial Perspectives (Parallel)

Each member provides independent analysis without seeing others' input.

┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐
│  Architect  │  │  Designer   │  │  Engineer   │  │ Researcher  │
│   Serena    │  │   Aditi     │  │   Marcus    │  │    Ava      │
└──────┬──────┘  └──────┬──────┘  └──────┬──────┘  └──────┬──────┘
       │                │                │                │
       ▼                ▼                ▼                ▼
   [Analysis]      [Analysis]      [Analysis]      [Analysis]

┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐  ┌─────────────┐
│  Quality    │  │ Operations  │  │Supply Chain │  │  Finance    │
│    Wei      │  │   Kenji     │  │   Priya     │  │   David     │
└──────┬──────┘  └──────┬──────┘  └──────┬──────┘  └──────┬──────┘
       │                │                │                │
       ▼                ▼                ▼                ▼
   [Analysis]      [Analysis]      [Analysis]      [Analysis]

Output format per member:

## [Member] Perspective

**Assessment:** [1-2 sentence summary]

**Key Considerations:**
1. [Point 1]
2. [Point 2]
3. [Point 3]

**Recommendation:** [Specific recommendation]

**Concerns:** [Any reservations or risks]

Round 2: Direct Responses (Sequential)

Members respond to each other's points, identifying agreements and disagreements.

## Cross-Perspective Analysis

### Agreements
- [Point where multiple members align]

### Tensions
- [Architect vs Engineer]: [Description of tension]
- [Designer vs Researcher]: [Description of tension]

### Questions Raised
- [Question that emerged from discussion]

Round 3: Synthesis

Consolidate into unified recommendation with dissenting notes.

## Council Recommendation

**Decision:** [Clear recommendation]

**Rationale:** [Why this recommendation]

**Implementation Notes:**
- [From Engineer perspective]
- [From Architect perspective]

**User Impact:**
- [From Designer perspective]

**Evidence Base:**
- [From Researcher perspective]

**Risk & Compliance:**
- [From Quality Engineer perspective]

**Operations Impact:**
- [From Operations Manager perspective]

**Supply Chain & Cost:**
- [From Supply Chain Lead perspective]

**Financial Analysis:**
- [From Finance Controller perspective]

**Dissenting Views:**
- [Any unresolved disagreements]

**Confidence Level:** [High/Medium/Low]

Invocation Methods

Via Workflow

/council "Should we use GraphQL or REST for the new API?"

Via Skill Trigger

When encountering a complex decision, invoke:

I'm facing an architectural decision that would benefit from multiple perspectives.
Let me convene the Council to deliberate on: [decision description]

Programmatic (from hooks)

import { conveneCouncil } from './lib/council-utils';

const result = await conveneCouncil({
  topic: 'GraphQL vs REST for new API',
  context: 'Building a new public API for third-party integrations',
  constraints: ['Must support real-time updates', 'Team has REST experience'],
  urgency: 'medium'
});

Quick Council (2-Member Variant)

For faster deliberation, use a 2-member council with the most relevant perspectives:

/quick-council architect+engineer "Should we cache at the API or database layer?"

Council Output Storage

Council deliberations are stored for future reference:

~/.claude/MEMORY/Decisions/
├── 2026-01-17_graphql-vs-rest.md
├── 2026-01-15_auth-architecture.md
└── ...

Format:

# Council Decision: [Topic]

**Date:** [timestamp]
**Convened by:** [user/auto]
**Urgency:** [high/medium/low]

## Context
[Background and constraints]

## Round 1: Initial Perspectives
[Member analyses]

## Round 2: Cross-Analysis
[Agreements, tensions, questions]

## Round 3: Recommendation
[Final recommendation with confidence]

## Outcome
[What was actually decided/implemented - filled in later]

Best Practices

When Convening

1. Provide clear context - Members need background to deliberate effectively
2. State constraints upfront - Time, budget, team skills, etc.
3. Define success criteria - What would a good decision look like?
4. Set urgency level - Affects depth of deliberation

During Deliberation

1. Let each member speak fully - Don't interrupt perspectives
2. Note tensions explicitly - Disagreements are valuable signal
3. Seek synthesis, not consensus - Perfect agreement is suspicious
4. Capture dissent - Minority views may prove prescient

After Decision

1. Document the outcome - What was actually decided
2. Revisit periodically - Was the decision correct?
3. Learn from mistakes - Update member heuristics

Integration with Algorithm

The Council integrates with the 7-phase Algorithm:

Related Skills

• Algorithm - Council fits in THINK phase
• A3CriticalThinking - Structured problem-solving
• Agent Personas - Individual member definitions

Examples

Example 1: Database Choice

Topic: "Should we use PostgreSQL or MongoDB for the new service?"

Architect (Serena): Recommends PostgreSQL for relational data integrity and established patterns. Concerns about eventual consistency with MongoDB.

Designer (Aditi): Notes that query flexibility affects how quickly we can iterate on features. Prefers whatever enables faster UX iteration.

Engineer (Marcus): PostgreSQL has better tooling and team experience. MongoDB would require training. Testing is more straightforward with SQL.

Researcher (Ava): Industry data shows PostgreSQL outperforms for our read/write ratio. MongoDB better for document-heavy workloads we don't have.

Recommendation: PostgreSQL (High confidence) - All members aligned based on team experience and workload characteristics.

Example 2: Feature Scope

Topic: "Should we ship MVP without offline support?"

Architect (Serena): Offline support is architecturally significant - harder to add later. But MVP needs to ship.

Designer (Aditi): User research shows 40% use app in low-connectivity areas. Offline is critical for them, but we can ship to others first.

Engineer (Marcus): Offline adds 3 weeks. Suggests shipping online-only with offline-ready architecture.

Researcher (Ava): Competitors without offline have 2-star reviews. But first-mover advantage matters more in our segment.

Recommendation: Ship online-only MVP with offline-ready architecture (Medium confidence) - Tension between user needs and time-to-market. Revisit after launch data.