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debate

The `/debate` command orchestrates structured four-way debates between Claude, Sonnet, Gemini, and Codex on user-specified topics. Use this when you need multiple AI perspectives on a question, want comparative argumentation across different models, or require a synthesized analysis that considers diverse reasoning approaches before making decisions.

View source Repository: claude-octopus

Install in Claude Code

Copy

mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nyldn/claude-octopus/HEAD/commands/debate.md -o ~/.claude/commands/debate.md

Then start a new Claude Code session; the slash command loads automatically.

Definition

debate.md

# Debate

Structured AI debates between Claude and available external providers such as Codex, Antigravity, Grok, OpenCode, and OpenRouter.

## 🤖 INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAUDE

### MANDATORY COMPLIANCE — DO NOT SKIP

**When the user explicitly invokes `/octo:debate`, you MUST execute the structured debate workflow below.** You are PROHIBITED from answering the question directly, skipping the multi-provider debate, or deciding the topic is "too simple" for a provider debate. The user chose this command deliberately — respect that choice.

### EXECUTION MECHANISM — NON-NEGOTIABLE

**You MUST dispatch work to external providers (Codex, Antigravity, Grok, etc.) for this command. You are PROHIBITED from:**
- ❌ Executing the entire task using only Claude-native tools
- ❌ Using a single Agent subagent instead of multi-provider dispatch
- ❌ Skipping provider dispatch because "I can handle this alone"

**Multi-LLM orchestration is the purpose of this command.** Single-model execution defeats its purpose.

---

### Execution

1. Follow the `skill-debate` instructions (Steps 1-7) exactly.
2. Start with Step 1: check provider availability and display the visual indicator banner.
3. Step 2: ask clarifying questions via AskUserQuestion before proceeding.
4. Steps 3-5: parse arguments, set up debate folder, conduct rounds with the selected participants (for example Codex CLI, Antigravity CLI, Grok CLI, Sonnet Agent, Claude/Opus).
5. Steps 6-7: write final synthesis and present results to the user.
6. Apply quality gates and cost tracking from `skill-debate` throughout.

### Post-Completion — Interactive Next Steps

**CRITICAL: After the debate completes, you MUST ask the user what to do next. Do NOT end the session silently.**

```javascript
AskUserQuestion({
questions: [
{
question: "The debate is complete. What would you like to do next?",
header: "Next Steps",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{label: "Run another round", description: "Continue the debate with additional rounds"},
{label: "Act on the winner", description: "Proceed with the winning argument's recommendation"},
{label: "Debate a related topic", description: "Start a new debate on a follow-up question"},
{label: "Export the synthesis", description: "Save the debate results as a document"},
{label: "Done for now", description: "I have what I need"}
]
}
]
})
```