dialectic-brainstorminglisted

# dialectic-brainstorming — diverse minds diverge, dialectic converges A sibling of `dialectic`. Where `dialectic` runs three *structural* roles (thesis/antithesis/ synthesis) to drive one question to a single answer, this skill runs **N diverse persona-minds** that diverge through *different backgrounds*, then a neutral Synthesizer converges them to a **short list** via dialectical sublation. Diversity is the engine of divergence; dialectic is the engine of convergence. Use it for consequential questions with **no ground-truth answer** — naming, positioning, "which of these directions", any judgment call where you want many genuinely different minds rather than one voice averaging over itself. ## Mechanism in one line Cast orthogonal quality-axes → each persona maximizes its quality with concrete candidates → they cross-critique → the Synthesizer prunes weak candidates *using the critiques* and **recombines across axes** (crossover) onto a frontier → return the surviving short list. ## Two modes — pick before casting Each subagent spawn costs ~27k tokens **flat** (the agent's system prompt + tool schemas dominate; the brainstorming text is noise next to it). So **spawn count is the cost**, and the mode is a cost/independence trade: - **Batched (DEFAULT — low-to-mid-stakes).** A *single* subagent role-plays the whole panel in one call: give it all N axes/personas and have it return each persona's `PROPOSE`+`CRITIQUE` **independently and divergently** (instruct it e