/debate Project Skill Adapter

This is the Claude Code project-skill entry for /debate.

It is an adapter, not the canonical implementation source. The canonical /debate sources remain:

• AGENTS.md
• docs/protocol-spec.md
• .codex/skills/debate-roundtable-skill/SKILL.md
• .codex/skills/debate-roundtable-skill/runtime/README.md
• docs/debate-runtime-bridge.md
• docs/host-adapter-architecture.md
• docs/debate-skill-architecture.md
• docs/agent-role-map.md
• docs/reviewer-protocol.md
• docs/decision-quality-rubric.md
• docs/red-flags.md
• docs/room-to-debate-handoff.md
• schemas/debate-session.schema.json
• schemas/debate-result.schema.json
• schemas/room-to-debate-handoff.schema.json
• prompts/debate-roundtable.md
• prompts/debate-reviewer.md
• prompts/debate-followup.md

If this file conflicts with those sources, follow those sources and report the mismatch.

Self-Contained Path Resolution & Fallback

This skill adapter is 100% self-contained and portable:

• Primary path resolution uses repo-relative paths (e.g. docs/..., prompts/..., schemas/...).
• Canonical absolute path fallback: When running outside the repository root or in global host contexts, resolve all referenced files against /Users/markdonish/round-table-workspace/ (e.g. /Users/markdonish/round-table-workspace/docs/protocol-spec.md).
• All protocols, schemas, and prompt specifications are fully contained within this repository.

Trigger Boundary

Use this skill only for explicit debate mode:

• /debate <topic>
• /debate --with ... <topic>
• /debate --without ... <topic>
• /debate --quick <topic>
• a valid /room handoff packet accepted by the checked-in packet preflight

Do not use this skill for ordinary chat, /room exploration before upgrade, or single-agent advice.

Operating Rules

1. Treat /debate as a round-table dispatcher and reviewer workflow, not as a personality.
2. Do not let participants modify runtime state directly.
3. Keep /room handoff one-way through the packet contract.
4. Do not consume historical reports/ as current handoff input.
5. Do not use old Windows paths as runtime entry points.
6. Separate facts, inferences, uncertainty, and recommendations.
7. Do not fabricate reviewer approval. If review fails, return a blocked or follow-up state.

Runtime Entry Points

For deterministic validation:

python3 .codex/skills/debate-roundtable-skill/runtime/debate_e2e_validation.py \
  --executor fixture \
  --scenario reject_followup \
  --state-root /tmp/round-table-debate-e2e-followup

For Claude Code adapter-route validation without a Claude subscription:

python3 .codex/skills/room-skill/runtime/room_debate_e2e_validation.py \
  --executor claude_code \
  --agent-command "python3 .codex/skills/room-skill/runtime/generic_fixture_agent.py" \
  --scenario reject_followup \
  --state-root /tmp/round-table-claude-code-adapter-fixture

For real Claude Code host-live validation, only if the local Claude Code account is entitled:

python3 .codex/skills/room-skill/runtime/claude_code_live_validation.py \
  --preflight-only \
  --state-root /tmp/round-table-claude-code-live-preflight

python3 .codex/skills/room-skill/runtime/claude_code_live_validation.py \
  --smoke-only \
  --state-root /tmp/round-table-claude-code-live-smoke

python3 .codex/skills/room-skill/runtime/claude_code_live_validation.py \
  --state-root /tmp/round-table-claude-code-live

If the live wrapper reports claude_code_not_logged_in, do not mark the lane as passed. A --smoke-only pass proves local CLI execution only; claim the default Claude Code lane only when the full wrapper reports claimable_as_default_claude_code_host_live=true.

Generated Skill Summary

• Skill id: debate
• Source schema: 0.1.0
• Entry commands: /debate <topic>, /debate --with Jobs,Taleb <topic>, /debate --quick <topic>
• Shared rules: explicit-only, local-first, claim-safe, do-not-use-reports-as-source, do-not-claim-fixture-as-live, cognitive-lens-not-voice-imitation
• Claim boundary: fixture/checker passes are not host-live and not provider-live evidence.

Canonical refs:

• AGENTS.md
• docs/protocol-spec.md
• docs/debate-skill-architecture.md
• docs/reviewer-protocol.md
• docs/decision-quality-rubric.md
• docs/room-to-debate-handoff.md
• schemas/debate-session.schema.json
• schemas/debate-result.schema.json
• schemas/room-to-debate-handoff.schema.json
• prompts/debate-roundtable.md
• prompts/debate-reviewer.md
• prompts/debate-followup.md

Host-specific notes:

• codex: Canonical checked-in debate runtime and skill entrypoint.
• claude: Project-skill adapter that points back to canonical Codex/docs sources.