crucible

# Crucible A council of specialized personas debates one idea under structured conflict. The chair synthesizes into a verdict. Transcripts are saved to disk for second-brain reuse. Use this when the cost of being wrong is high enough to justify convening 5-10 subagents. For one-lens exploration without a debate, use Solo mode. For tactical questions under five minutes of normal thinking, don't use Crucible at all. ## When to trigger Trigger on explicit user invocation only. Examples: - `/crucible <idea>` (Decision mode default) - `/crucible --council <idea>` or `/crucible --quick <idea>` (Council mode) - `/crucible --pm <idea>` (PM Daily mode) - `/crucible --solo <persona> <idea>` or natural language ("give me the First Principles read on X") - `/crucible --existential <idea>` - "Run this through the crucible: ..." - "Convene the crucible on ..." Do not auto-trigger. This is an expensive skill and the user decides when it runs. ## Five modes The chair selects mode at intake based on the user's phrasing OR an explicit flag. Most daily use belongs in Council or Solo. Decision and Existential are for real decisions with real stakes. ### Mode 1: Solo (single-persona lens, ~10-15 seconds) **Triggers:** `/crucible --solo <persona>`, or natural language ("give me the First Principles read on X", "what does the Expansionist think about Y", "Track Record this for me"). **Persona count:** 1. No duels. No chair verdict. The chair's only job is persona-matching and returning th...