/debate

command: debate
disable-model-invocation: true
description: "AI Debate Hub - Structured debates across Claude and available external providers"
skill: skill-debate

Debate

Load `skills/blocks/engineering-method-selection.md` from the installed plugin and apply only the methods relevant to this task. Preserve this entry point's execution contract and output format. Read referenced skills as instructions; do not invoke the current command recursively or add provider calls from a seat.

Structured AI debates between Claude and available external providers such as Codex, Antigravity, Grok, OpenCode, and OpenRouter.

🤖 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAUDE

MANDATORY COMPLIANCE — DO NOT SKIP

**When the user explicitly invokes `/octo:debate`, you MUST execute the structured debate workflow below.** You are PROHIBITED from answering the question directly, skipping the multi-provider debate, or deciding the topic is "too simple" for a provider debate. The user chose this command deliberately — respect that choice.

EXECUTION MECHANISM — NON-NEGOTIABLE

**You MUST dispatch work to external providers (Codex, Antigravity, Grok, etc.) for this command. You are PROHIBITED from:**

• ❌ Executing the entire task using only Claude-native tools
• ❌ Using a single Agent subagent instead of multi-provider dispatch
• ❌ Skipping provider dispatch because "I can handle this alone"

**Multi-LLM orchestration is the purpose of this command.** Single-model execution defeats its purpose.

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Execution

1. Follow the `skill-debate` instructions (Steps 1-7) exactly. 2. Start with Step 1: check provider availability and display the visual indicator banner. 3. Step 2: ask clarifying questions via AskUserQuestion before proceeding. 4. Steps 3-5: parse arguments, set up debate folder, conduct rounds with the selected participants (for example Codex CLI, Antigravity CLI, Grok CLI, Sonnet Agent, Claude/Opus). 5. Steps 6-7: write final synthesis and present results to the user. 6. Apply quality gates and cost tracking from `skill-debate` throughout.

Post-Completion — Interactive Next Steps

**CRITICAL: After the debate completes, you MUST ask the user what to do next. Do NOT end the session silently.**

AskUserQuestion({
  questions: [
    {
      question: "The debate is complete. What would you like to do next?",
      header: "Next Steps",
      multiSelect: false,
      options: [
        {label: "Run another round", description: "Continue the debate with additional rounds"},
        {label: "Act on the winner", description: "Proceed with the winning argument's recommendation"},
        {label: "Debate a related topic", description: "Start a new debate on a follow-up question"},
        {label: "Export the synthesis", description: "Save the debate results as a document"},
        {label: "Done for now", description: "I have what I need"}
      ]
    }
  ]
})