debate-hall

===DEBATE_HALL===

META: TYPE::SKILL VERSION::"2.1" PURPOSE::"Wind/Wall/Door debate orchestration via MCP tools" DOMAIN::ATHENA[strategic_decisions]⊕HERMES[orchestration]

§1::PATTERN TRIAD::[ WIND::PATHOS["What if..."|expansive|visionary|possibilities], WALL::ETHOS["Yes, but..."|grounding|critical|reality_testing], DOOR::LOGOS["Therefore..."|synthesizing|decisive|actionable_truth] ] DYNAMIC::WIND⇌WALL→DOOR[tension_produces_emergence]

§2::WORKFLOW SEQUENCE::INIT→TURN→GET→CLOSE TOOLS::[ init_debate(thread_id,topic,mode?,max_turns?,max_rounds?,strict_cognition?), add_turn(thread_id,role,content,cognition?,agent_role?,model?), get_debate(thread_id,include_transcript?,context_lines?), close_debate(thread_id,synthesis,output_format?) ]

§3::TOOL_PARAMS INIT_DEBATE::[ thread_id::REQUIRED[date-first_unique_identifier, FORMAT:"YYYY-MM-DD-descriptor", EXAMPLE:"2026-01-06-microservices-decision"], topic::REQUIRED[question_or_issue], mode::"fixed"|"mediated"[default:fixed], max_turns::12[default], max_rounds::4[default], strict_cognition::false[default] ] ADD_TURN::[ thread_id::REQUIRED, role::REQUIRED["Wind"|"Wall"|"Door"], content::REQUIRED, cognition::PATHOS|ETHOS|LOGOS[optional_override], agent_role::STRING[audit_trail], model::STRING[audit_trail] ] GET_DEBATE::[ thread_id::REQUIRED, include_transcript::true[default], context_lines::all[default] ] CLOSE_DEBATE::[ thread_id::REQUIRED, synthesis::REQUIRED[Door_final_text], output_format::"json"|"octave"|"both"[default:json] ]

§4::MODES FIXED::[ SEQUENCE::Wind→Wall→Door→repeat, USE_FOR::[structured_decisions,guaranteed_coverage,standard_debates] ] MEDIATED::[ SEQUENCE::pick_next_speaker(thread_id,role), USE_FOR::[dynamic_debates,breaking_deadlocks,role_skipping,multi_agent_same_cognition], WARNING::"Can bias outcomes if roles starved" ]

§4.1::PARALLEL_EXTERNAL_AGENTS // Clarifies multi-process / multi-model usage: parallel thinking is allowed; state commits remain sequential. DEFINITIONS::[ PARALLEL_THINKING::"Generate candidate turns concurrently off-server (multiple models/processes)", SEQUENTIAL_COMMIT::"Persist turns in strict order via add_turn (one committed head at a time)" ] HARD_RULES::[ DOOR_NEVER_SYNTHESIZES_BEFORE_WIND_AND_WALL_COMMITTED, WALL_REALITY_TESTS_CONCRETE_WIND_OUTPUT∨PRECOMPUTES_CONSTRAINT_CHECKLIST_THEN_APPLIES_POST_WIND, ONE_COMMIT_PER_THREAD_AT_A_TIME[avoid_lost_updates], RETRY_ON_STALE_STATE::get_debate→regenerate→add_turn ] BARRIER_PROTOCOL::[ // Round barrier ensures Door sees both sides ("yes, and more") ROUND::Rk[ STEP_1::snapshot=get_debate(thread_id), STEP_2::spawn_parallel_drafts[Wind_draft,Wall_draft] using snapshot, STEP_3::commit::Wind_then_Wall using add_turn (serial), STEP_4::Door_reads_latest=get_debate(thread_id) then synthesizes and commits, STEP_5::repeat_or_close ] ] MEDIATED_FLOOR_CONTROL::[ // For strict turn-taking in multi-agent environments REQUIRE::pick_next_speaker(thread_id,"Wind")→add_turn(Wind), REQUIRE::pick_next_speaker(thread_id,"Wall")→add_turn(Wall), REQUIRE::pick_next_speaker(thread_id,"Door")→add_turn(Door) ] DEPLOYMENT_REQUIREMENTS::[ // Avoid split-brain when multiple processes talk to the server REQUIRE::DEBATE_HALL_STATE_DIR_set_to_shared_location ]

§5::AGENT_TIERS // Choose tier based on debate complexity TIER_1_BASIC::[ AGENTS::[wind-agent.oct.md,wall-agent.oct.md,door-agent.oct.md], BEHAVIOR::[explores_obvious_paths,balanced_judgment,balanced_integration], USE_FOR::[quick_decisions,standard_debates] ] TIER_2_SPECIALIST::[ PATHOS::[ideator[minimal_elegant],edge-optimizer[hidden_vectors]], ETHOS::[validator[cold_truth],critical-engineer[production_readiness]], LOGOS::[synthesizer[breakthrough_1+1=3]], USE_FOR::[architectural_decisions,security_reviews,innovation] ] TIER_3_DOMAIN_MIX::[ SECURITY::edge-optimizer+critical-engineer+technical-architect, INNOVATION::ideator+validator+synthesizer, ARCHITECTURE::ideator+critical-engineer+holistic-orchestrator ] MAPPING::specialists→cognition_role[PATHOS→Wind,ETHOS→Wall,LOGOS→Door]