deliberation

# deliberation — The Forge Skill Innovator (propose) → Devil (challenge) → Mediator (synthesize) 3-layer core structure. The goal is not to pick a winner — it is to **extract salvageable fragments from the losing argument and produce a conditional verdict**. Even those who struggle to challenge assumptions can use this structure as a rope to reach better decisions. > **Role distinction from sim-conductor and steel-quench** > - sim-conductor: **validates** quality and consistency of a completed asset > - steel-quench: **adversarially stress-tests** a near-complete artifact (post-build defect surfacing) > - deliberation: perspective clash during the **design decision process** → synthesis (upstream of both) --- ## Triggers - `/deliberation` - "battle this out", "make them argue", "clash and synthesize" - "review this decision from multiple angles" - When agent-composer Step 4-b proposes `Wave next-D` automatically ### Natural Language Triggers (for general users — activates without internal vocabulary) Also activates when design decisions or perspective clashes are expressed in natural language: | Example phrase | Intent | |---|---| | "I'm not sure whether to do this or not" | Decision uncertainty → multi-perspective synthesis | | "It seems like opinions are divided" | Perspective clash → synthesis layer needed | | "Help me decide which side is right" | Conditional synthesis, not simple winner selection | | "Someone will probably object to this" | Request for devil's ad...