Encounter

Constraints (From Prior Dialogues)

1. Anchor rule: Every encounter MUST start from a concrete question tied to the user's life. No free-floating philosophy. "Terrain d'exercice, pas terrain de jeu."
2. Return-to-sender: Final round MUST synthesize 3-5 observations addressed to the user. Not abstract conclusions.
3. Self-termination: If same point restated 3x across turns, close early. Quality over length.
4. 2-3 philosophers only. No 4th philosopher yet.

Execution Flow

1. VALIDATE

• Parse philosopher names from arguments. Verify each has an agent file at ../../agents/{name}.md
• If no topic provided: ask user with AskUserQuestion. Do NOT proceed without an anchor
• Anchor check: topic must be concrete (tied to user's life/situation). If abstract, ask user to ground it
• 2-3 philosophers only. If 1 → suggest solo skill. If 4+ → refuse

2. SETUP

• Determine format: use --format if given, else auto-detect from philosopher count + topic
• Create session directory: {CWD}/philosopher-encounter-{YYYY-MM-DD}-{topic-slug}/
• Initialize transcript.md with frontmatter:

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