# Expert Council

> Alias for /council --mode=debate — adversarial named-persona debate. Triggers: "expert council", "dueling council", "council of <names>". Kept one release.

- Skill: `majiayu000/expert-council-2` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add majiayu000/expert-council-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/expert-council-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/expert-council-2

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# /expert-council — alias for /council --mode=debate

`expert-council` has been **absorbed into the `council` skill** as its `debate`
mode. The adversarial named-persona duel — independent verdicts → 0–1000
cross-scoring → mandatory reveal → ranked decision with dissent — is now
`/council --mode=debate`.

This thin alias is kept for one release. **Invoke `/council --mode=debate`
directly.**

## Routing

| You typed | Runs |
|-----------|------|
| `/expert-council <question>` | `/council --mode=debate <question>` |
| `/expert-council` (slate of named experts) | `/council --mode=debate` — persona slate confirmed in Phase 1 |

When invoked, route immediately to `/council --mode=debate` with the same
arguments. Do not run a separate workflow.

## Where the behavior lives now

The full debate-mode contract — persona slate, the duel, the mandatory reveal,
and the score matrix — lives in the `council` skill. Read `skills/council/SKILL.md`
(its `## Debate mode` section) and follow its reference documents from there.

## See Also

- [council](../council/SKILL.md) — the family skill; `--mode=debate` is this skill's successor