# Debate Defender

> Responds to attacks with counter-evidence and counter-arguments. Defends artifact using evidence, clarification, and rebuttal while acknowledging valid criticisms.

- Skill: `yogsoth-ai/debate-defender` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yogsoth-ai/debate-defender`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yogsoth-ai/debate-defender/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: yogsoth-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/yogsoth-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yogsoth-ai/debate-defender

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# Debate Defender

Responds to structured attacks with counter-evidence and rebuttals.

## Execution

Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent.

## Why Subagent

Defense requires dedicated advocacy stance. Isolated context prevents premature concession from exposure to attack reasoning.

## Input

- **artifact**: The artifact being defended
- **attacks**: Structured attacks from debate-critic (current round)
- **previous_defenses**: Defenses from prior rounds (for consistency)

## Output

- **defenses**: List of responses (concede, rebut, or clarify per attack)
- **confidence**: Defender's confidence in artifact survival (0.0–1.0)
- **concessions**: Any points conceded as valid weaknesses

## Budget

One unit = one set of defenses for one round of attacks.

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## Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

| SOP | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| spawn-agent | Spawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. Used by SOPs that declare execution: subagent. |

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