# Antahkarana

> Multi-perspective reasoning through cognitive voices

- Skill: `majiayu000/antahkarana` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/antahkarana`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/antahkarana/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/antahkarana

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# Antahkarana

For the philosophical basis of these six voices — why they're structured this way and how they emerge from retrieval design — see [[../vedanta/antahkarana]] in the vedanta skill graph.

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[antahkarana] multi-perspective debate | via parallel Task agents

voices:
  manas: quick intuition, practical, "what feels right?"
  buddhi: analytical, evidence-based, "what does data say?"
  ahamkara: risk-aware, protective, "what could go wrong?"
  chitta: memory, patterns, "what worked before?"
  vikalpa: creative, exploratory, "what if we tried...?"
  sakshi: neutral witness, synthesizer

when: complex decisions | need diverse viewpoints | stuck on approach

execution:
  1. narrate(action=start, title="antahkarana: [question]")→THREAD_ID
  2. spawn voices in parallel, each reasons from their perspective
  3. each writes to chitta: observe(tags="thread:<id>,voice:<name>")
  4. brahman (main) synthesizes: recall_by_tag→find convergence+divergence
  5. narrate(action=end)

output:
## Antahkarana: [Question]
### Voices
- Manas: [intuition]
- Buddhi: [analysis]
- Ahamkara: [risks]
- Chitta: [patterns]
### Synthesis
[where voices converge | where they diverge | recommendation]

vs yajña: antahkarana=perspectives on one question | yajña=coordination of tasks
```