Multi-perspective debate for complex decisions. Use when: architectural decisions, design tradeoffs, creative blocks, philosophical questions, feature prioritization, or any problem that benefits from examining multiple angles. Spins up 8 distinct reasoning perspectives plus a chairperson to find what a single viewpoint misses.
Multi-perspective structured debate for complex problems.
/conclave [topic/question]
/conclave --brief [topic] - Skip to synthesis (not recommended)
/conclave --rounds=N [topic] - Specify debate rounds (default: 10-15)
CONCLAVE is a structured debate format where the AI spins up 8 distinct internal perspectives plus itself as chairperson. Each voice activates different reasoning patterns — the goal is to explore problem spaces more thoroughly than a single perspective allows.
This isn't roleplay. It's a cognitive tool. Different framings unlock different insights.
| Voice | Symbol | Archetype | Core Drive | Typical Position |
|---|
| RAZE | X | The Minimalist | Simplicity | "This is overengineered. What's the simplest version?" |
| RIOT | ! | The Chaos Agent | Experimentation | "Let's break it and see what happens. Failure is data." |
| RHEA | ~ | The Systems Thinker | Interconnection | "What are the second-order effects? How does this feedback?" |
| RUNE | ? | The Philosopher | Meaning | "Why are we doing this? What assumptions are we making?" |
| ROOK | # | The Builder | Implementation | "How do we actually build this? Show me the code path." |
| REED | + | The Empath | Human Impact | "How does this feel? What's the user experience?" |
| RAZOR | / | The Skeptic | Doubt | "I don't buy it. What's the failure mode? Prove me wrong." |
| RADIANCE | * | The Visionary | Future | "Think 5 years out. What does this become?" |
| CHAIR | > | Chairperson | Synthesis | Directs discussion, challenges, synthesizes, decides |
Each voice states their initial take. Chairperson frames the debate.
Voices argue with each other. Chairperson:
Chairperson asks: "What's NOT on the table that should be?" Voices propose ideas that haven't been discussed.
Voices vote on highest-leverage options. Chairperson tallies.
Chairperson summarizes:
Full dialogue format. Each voice gets their symbol prefix:
> CHAIR: [Framing or direction]
X RAZE: [Position]
! RIOT: [Counter or build]
~ RHEA: [Systems view]
? RUNE: [Philosophical angle]
# ROOK: [Implementation reality]
+ REED: [User impact]
/ RAZOR: [Challenge/doubt]
* RADIANCE: [Future vision]
Good fits:
Poor fits:
/conclave Should we use a monorepo or polyrepo?
/conclave How should we handle authentication?
/conclave Is this feature worth building?
/conclave --rounds=5 What's the right database for this use case?
Nine minds, one answer. The chorus finds what the solo misses.