Multi-agent board meeting protocol for strategic decisions. Runs a structured 6-phase deliberation: context loading, independent C-suite contributions (isolated, no cross-pollination), critic analysis, synthesis, founder review, and decision extraction. Use when the user invokes /cs:board, calls a board meeting, or wants structured multi-perspective executive deliberation on a strategic question.
Structured multi-agent deliberation that prevents groupthink, captures minority views, and produces clean, actionable decisions.
board meeting, executive deliberation, strategic decision, C-suite, multi-agent, /cs:board, founder review, decision extraction, independent perspectives
/cs:board [topic] — e.g. /cs:board Should we expand to Spain in Q3?
memory/company-context.mdmemory/board-meetings/decisions.md (Layer 2 ONLY — never raw transcripts)Chief of Staff selects relevant roles based on topic (not all 9 every time): | Topic | Activate | |-------|----------| | Market expansion | CEO, CMO, CFO, CRO, COO | | Product direction | CEO, CPO, CTO, CMO | | Hiring/org | CEO, CHRO, CFO, COO | | Pricing | CMO, CFO, CRO, CPO | | Technology | CTO, CPO, CFO, CISO |
No cross-pollination. Each agent runs before seeing others' outputs.
Order: Research (if needed) → CMO → CFO → CEO → CTO → COO → CHRO → CRO → CISO → CPO
Reasoning techniques: CEO: Tree of Thought (3 futures) | CFO: Chain of Thought (show the math) | CMO: Recursion of Thought (draft→critique→refine) | CPO: First Principles | CRO: Chain of Thought (pipeline math) | COO: Step by Step (process map) | CTO: ReAct (research→analyze→act) | CISO: Risk-Based (P×I) | CHRO: Empathy + Data
Contribution format (max 5 key points, self-verified):
## [ROLE] — [DATE]
Key points (max 5):
• [Finding] — [VERIFIED/ASSUMED] — 🟢/🟡/🔴
• [Finding] — [VERIFIED/ASSUMED] — 🟢/🟡/🔴
Recommendation: [clear position]
Confidence: High / Medium / Low
Source: [where the data came from]
What would change my mind: [specific condition]
Each agent self-verifies before contributing: source attribution, assumption audit, confidence scoring. No untagged claims.
Executive Mentor receives ALL Phase 2 outputs simultaneously. Role: adversarial reviewer, not synthesizer.
Checklist:
Chief of Staff delivers using the Board Meeting Output format (defined in
agent-protocol/SKILL.md):
Full stop. Wait for the founder.
⏸️ FOUNDER REVIEW — [Paste synthesis]
Options: ✅ Approve | ✏️ Modify | ❌ Reject | ❓ Ask follow-up
Rules:
/cs:board resumeAfter founder approval:
memory/board-meetings/YYYY-MM-DD-raw.mdmemory/board-meetings/decisions.md[DO_NOT_RESURFACE]memory/board-meetings/
├── decisions.md # Layer 2 — founder-approved only (Phase 1 loads this)
├── YYYY-MM-DD-raw.md # Layer 1 — full transcripts (never auto-loaded)
└── archive/YYYY/ # Raw transcripts after 90 days
Future meetings load Layer 2 only. Never Layer 1. This prevents hallucinated consensus.
| Failure | Fix |
|---|---|
| Groupthink (all agree) | Re-run Phase 2 isolated; force "strongest argument against" |
| Analysis paralysis | Cap at 5 points; force recommendation even with Low confidence |
| Bikeshedding | Log as async action item; return to main agenda |
| Role bleed (CFO making product calls) | Critic flags; exclude from synthesis |
| Layer contamination | Phase 1 loads decisions.md only — hard rule |
templates/meeting-agenda.md — agenda formattemplates/meeting-minutes.md — final output formatreferences/meeting-facilitation.md — conflict handling, timing, failure modes