consult

The developer just typed /quill:consult — likely because something feels stuck, inconsistent, or off. Their note: "$ARGUMENTS"

Don't try to solve the problem yet. Run this dialogue with Quill first.

Step 1 — Frame what you see

Look back at the last 6-10 exchanges in this session. In 2-3 sentences, describe:

• What the developer has been trying to achieve
• What you've actually been doing
• Where their experience and your behavior might be diverging

Be specific. Reference concrete moments. This is your view of the situation, not theirs.

Length limit: keep your framing under 600 characters total. The bridge caps inputs at 1000 chars and will truncate longer messages. Tight framings get sharper reframings — say what's load-bearing, leave the rest.

Step 2 — Send your framing to Quill via the bridge

Use this command, substituting your framing from Step 1 for <YOUR FRAMING>:

python3 -c "
import json, urllib.request, sys
msg = sys.argv[1]
payload = json.dumps({'message': msg}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('http://127.0.0.1:9000/consult', data=payload, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=180) as r:
        data = json.loads(r.read())
    if data.get('welcome'):
        print('=== WELCOME ===')
        print(data['welcome'])
        print('=== END WELCOME ===')
        print()
    print(data['reply'])
except Exception as e:
    print(f'BRIDGE UNAVAILABLE: {e}')
" "<YOUR FRAMING>"

If you see BRIDGE UNAVAILABLE, the local advisor server isn't running. Tell the developer to check the plugin's status (it should auto-start when the plugin is enabled — see the plugin README for the recovery command) and stop here.

First-install note: if the output contains === WELCOME === / === END WELCOME === markers, this is the developer's very first Quill invocation. Show the welcome text (between the markers) verbatim as a brief preface in Step 3, before the three-paragraph dialogue. After this session it will never appear again — don't paraphrase or skip it.