Skill v1.0.1
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version: "1.0.1" name: council description: Run multi-LLM council for adversarial debate and cross-validation. Use it for implementation, architecture, review, security, research, and planning tasks with the canonical llm-council subagents and modes.
LLM Council Skill (v0.8.0)
Multi-model council: parallel drafts, adversarial critique, validated synthesis.
This skill requires thethe-llm-councilpackage to be installed. The skillprovides the agent-side interface; actual runs happen through the installedcouncilCLI.
Setup
Install the package:
pip install 'the-llm-council>=0.8.0'
Optional extras:
pip install 'the-llm-council[anthropic,openai,gemini]>=0.8.0'pip install 'the-llm-council[vertex]>=0.8.0'
Configure at least one provider key:
| Provider | Environment Variable | |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | OPENROUTER_API_KEY | |
| OpenAI | OPENAI_API_KEY | |
| Anthropic | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY | |
| Gemini API | GOOGLE_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY | |
| Vertex AI | GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT or ANTHROPIC_VERTEX_PROJECT_ID + ADC |
Verify what is usable in the current shell:
council doctorcouncil doctor --deep --provider claude --provider gemini-cli --provider codex
Canonical Surface
council run <subagent> [--mode <mode>] "<task>" [options]
Primary subagents:
| Subagent | Modes | Use for | |
|---|---|---|---|
drafter | impl, arch, test | implementation, architecture, tests | |
critic | review, security | code review and security analysis | |
planner | plan, assess | execution plans and decision assessments | |
researcher | — | research with sources and evidence | |
router | — | task classification and routed handoff | |
synthesizer | — | final merged output |
Legacy aliases such as implementer, architect, reviewer, red-team, assessor, test-designer, and shipper still work, but they are no longer the preferred interface.
Common Commands
# Implementationcouncil run drafter --mode impl "Add pagination to users API"# Architecturecouncil run drafter --mode arch "Design a caching layer"# Testscouncil run drafter --mode test "Design tests for cursor pagination"# Reviewcouncil run critic --mode review "Review auth changes"# Securitycouncil run critic --mode security "Analyze auth system vulnerabilities"# Planningcouncil run planner --mode plan "Plan MongoDB to PostgreSQL migration"# Assessmentcouncil run planner --mode assess "Redis vs Memcached for sessions"# Researchcouncil run researcher "Research WebSocket libraries for Node.js"# Router handoffcouncil run router "Should we buy or build auth?" --route
Useful Options
| Option | Purpose | ||
|---|---|---|---|
--mode <mode> | Select a runtime mode for drafter, critic, or planner | ||
--json | Return structured JSON | ||
--verbose | Show resolved execution details and council phases | ||
--providers | Explicit provider list. Omit to use config defaults | ||
--models | Explicit model list | ||
--runtime-profile bounded | Lower latency and token budgets | ||
| `--reasoning-profile off | light` | Reduce reasoning overhead | |
--route | Follow a router decision into the chosen subagent/mode | ||
--files | Add file context to the task | ||
--dry-run | Show the resolved plan without executing | ||
--schema | Use a custom output schema |
Provider Names
Canonical provider names:
openrouteropenaianthropicgeminigemini-clivertex-aiclaudecodex
User-selected providers and models should be respected. Health checks and deep doctor probes are for diagnostics, not for silently overriding explicit configuration.
When To Use It
Use council for:
- non-trivial implementation work
- architecture and system design
- code review and security analysis
- planning and build-vs-buy style decisions
- research that benefits from multiple models critiquing each other
Skip it for:
- trivial one-line edits
- simple lookups
- tasks where a single direct model call is clearly enough