Steelman opposing views on topics you're exploring. Use when user asks for debate, steelman, opposing arguments, devil's advocate, challenge my view, or /debate.
Generates the strongest possible versions of opposing arguments (steelmanning) for topics you're exploring. Helps stress-test your thinking by presenting the other side at its best — the opposite of strawmanning.
# Topic only — AI infers your implied position
python3 _scripts/debate_steelman.py "inverse problems in life decisions"
python3 _scripts/debate_steelman.py "AI will replace most knowledge work"
# With vault context — use a note as your current view
python3 _scripts/debate_steelman.py "inverse problems" --from-path "Atlas/Essay - inverse problems.md"
python3 _scripts/debate_steelman.py "personal AI infrastructure" --from-path "00 - Inbox/inverse-problems-life-decisions.md"
# Custom output filename
python3 _scripts/debate_steelman.py "regularization" --title "Debate - Regularization in Decisions"
When user says "debate X", "steelman X", "challenge my view on X", or "/debate X":
--from-path with that notepython3 _scripts/debate_steelman.py "topic" [--from-path path]Atlas/Debate - {topic}.md — structured note with:
--from-path gives the AI your actual reasoning, producing more targeted counterarguments