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Is Debate Hall free to use?

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tomevault-io (@tomevault-io) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Debate Hall by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Debate Hall
Author: tomevault-io

File contents

===DEBATE_HALL===

META: TYPE::SKILL[ROUTER] VERSION::"4.0" PURPOSE::"Route to focused debate skills based on task"

§1::CONCEPT PATTERN::WIND[PATHOS]⇌WALL[ETHOS]→DOOR[LOGOS] VALUE::"Multi-perspective decisions through structured dialectic"

TERMINOLOGY_CLARIFICATION::[ POSITIONS::"Wind/Wall/Door are debate POSITIONS (structural turn order)", COGNITIONS::"PATHOS/ETHOS/LOGOS are COGNITION modes (thinking styles, mapped to positions)", ROLES::"Agent roles (ideator, critical-engineer, etc.) are EXPERTISE identities configured in tiers.yaml" ]

NOTE::"Position determines WHO speaks, Cognition determines HOW they think, Role determines WHAT expertise they bring"

§2::ROUTING[MUST_load_appropriate_skill] AUTO_DEBATES::[ TRIGGERS::["run debate","resolve question","automated debate","tier selection"], ACTION::"MUST load /debate-hall-auto", TOOLS::[run_debate,resolve_question,resume_debate] ]

MANUAL_CONTROL::[ TRIGGERS::["manual debate","turn by turn","init debate","add turn","custom orchestration"], ACTION::"MUST load /debate-hall-manual", TOOLS::[init_debate,add_turn,get_debate,close_debate,pick_next_speaker] ]

GITHUB_OPS::[ TRIGGERS::["github sync","ratify","adr pr","discussion sync"], ACTION::"MUST load /debate-hall-github", TOOLS::[github_sync_debate,ratify_rfc,human_interject] ]

ADMIN_OPS::[ TRIGGERS::["force close","tombstone","admin","safety override"], ACTION::"MUST load /debate-hall-admin", TOOLS::[force_close_debate,tombstone_turn] ]

§3::GRAVITY_MAPPING LOW[<40]::fast[exploration,reversible] MEDIUM[40-60]::standard[design,moderate_impact] HIGH[>60]::premium[production,irreversible]

§4::RESOURCES AGENTS::agents/README.md TIERS::src/debate_hall/config/tiers.yaml PATTERNS::docs/examples/multi-model-debate-patterns.md ADR::docs/adr/adr-0005-skill-hierarchy-architecture.md

===END===

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---name: debate-halldescription: Wind/Wall/Door debate orchestration router. Routes to focused skills based on task. Use when this capability is needed.---===DEBATE_HALL===META: TYPE::SKILL[ROUTER] VERSION::"4.0" PURPOSE::"Route to focused debate skills based on task"§1::CONCEPT PATTERN::WIND[PATHOS]⇌WALL[ETHOS]→DOOR[LOGOS] VALUE::"Multi-perspective decisions through structured dialectic" TERMINOLOGY_CLARIFICATION::[ POSITIONS::"Wind/Wall/Door are debate POSITIONS (structural turn order)", COGNITIONS::"PATHOS/ETHOS/LOGOS are COGNITION modes (thinking styles, mapped to positions)", ROLES::"Agent roles (ideator, critical-engineer, etc.) are EXPERTISE identities configured in tiers.yaml" ] NOTE::"Position determines WHO speaks, Cognition determines HOW they think, Role determines WHAT expertise they bring"§2::ROUTING[MUST_load_appropriate_skill] AUTO_DEBATES::[ TRIGGERS::["run debate","resolve question","automated debate","tier selection"], ACTION::"MUST load /debate-hall-auto", TOOLS::[run_debate,resolve_question,resume_debate] ] MANUAL_CONTROL::[ TRIGGERS::["manual debate","turn by turn","init debate","add turn","custom orchestration"], ACTION::"MUST load /debate-hall-manual", TOOLS::[init_debate,add_turn,get_debate,close_debate,pick_next_speaker] ] GITHUB_OPS::[ TRIGGERS::["github sync","ratify","adr pr","discussion sync"], ACTION::"MUST load /debate-hall-github", TOOLS::[github_sync_debate,ratify_rfc,human_interject] ] ADMIN_OPS::[ TRIGGERS::["force close","tombstone","admin","safety override"], ACTION::"MUST load /debate-hall-admin", TOOLS::[force_close_debate,tombstone_turn] ]§3::GRAVITY_MAPPING LOW[<40]::fast[exploration,reversible] MEDIUM[40-60]::standard[design,moderate_impact] HIGH[>60]::premium[production,irreversible]§4::RESOURCES AGENTS::agents/README.md TIERS::src/debate_hall/config/tiers.yaml PATTERNS::docs/examples/multi-model-debate-patterns.md ADR::docs/adr/adr-0005-skill-hierarchy-architecture.md===END===---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/elevanaltd) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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