AugmentClaude

Council Query Executor

Run questions across multiple AI providers and synthesize their responses.

Installation

  1. Make sure Claude is on your device and in your terminal.

    Skills load from ~/.claude/skills/ when Claude Code starts up — so you need it on your machine first. If you don't have it yet, install it once with the command below, then run claude in any terminal to verify.

    One-time setup
    npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

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  2. Paste into Claude Code or into your terminal.

    This copies the whole skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/council-execution-hex/ — the SKILL.md plus any scripts, reference docs, or templates the skill ships with. Safe default: works for every skill.

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    Skips the clone and grabs only the SKILL.md file. Don't use this if the skill ships Python scripts, reference markdowns, or asset templates — they won't be downloaded and the skill will fail when it tries to load them.

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  3. Restart Claude Code.

    Quit and reopen Claude Code (or any other agent that loads from ~/.claude/skills/). New skills are picked up on startup.

  4. Just ask Claude.

    Skills auto-activate when your request matches the skill's description — no slash command needed. Trigger phrases live in the skill's own frontmatter; you can read them in the “What this skill does” section above.

Prefer to read the source first? Open on GitHub.

When Claude uses it

Executes council queries by running the query pipeline across selected AI providers (Gemini, OpenAI, Grok, Perplexity), displaying formatted responses verbatim, and generating a synthesis of consensus, divergence, and recommendations. Invoked by the ask command during standard (non-agent) council queries.

What this skill does

Council Query Execution

Step 1: Run Query and Save to File

bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/run-council.sh --providers=gemini,openai -- "Your question"

This outputs the path to the saved file (e.g., .claude/council-cache/council-1734567890.md).

Flag syntax: Use = with no spaces: --providers=gemini,openai

CRITICAL: Always place -- before the prompt to prevent prompt text containing dashes from being parsed as flags.

Step 2: Read and Display the Output VERBATIM

Use the Read tool to read the output file path returned by Step 1.

CRITICAL: Display the file content EXACTLY as written. Do NOT:

  • Reformat or reinterpret any text
  • Add your own headers or structure
  • Summarize or abbreviate responses
  • Skip any lines including separator lines (---)

Simply copy-paste the entire file content into your response.

Step 3: Complete the Synthesis Section

The file ends with a ## Synthesis header. Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/prompts/synthesis.md and write your synthesis UNDER that header following its structure (Consensus / Divergence / Recommendation) and calibration rules.

Step 4: Notify User of Saved Output

After displaying the synthesis, tell the user:


(use this emoji 💾) Full output saved to .claude/council-cache/council-TIMESTAMP.md (use the actual filename)

This lets them review the complete responses later.

Output Format: Provider Names

The output file uses emoji prefixes to visually distinguish providers. Preserve this format when displaying results:

ProviderPrefix
Gemini🟦 Gemini
OpenAI🔳 OpenAI
Grok🟥 Grok
Perplexity🟩 Perplexity

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