Executes council queries by running pipelines across AI providers (Gemini, OpenAI, Grok, Perplexity), displays formatted responses verbatim, and synthesizes consensus, divergence, recommendations. Invoked via /querying-council.
From claude-councilnpx claudepluginhub hex/claude-marketplace --plugin claude-councilThis skill uses the workspace's default tool permissions.
Searches, retrieves, and installs Agent Skills from prompts.chat registry using MCP tools like search_skills and get_skill. Activates for finding skills, browsing catalogs, or extending Claude.
Searches prompts.chat for AI prompt templates by keyword or category, retrieves by ID with variable handling, and improves prompts via AI. Use for discovering or enhancing prompts.
Guides slash command development for Claude Code: structure, YAML frontmatter, dynamic arguments, bash execution, user interactions, organization, and best practices.
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.
Use the Read tool to read the output file path returned by Step 1.
CRITICAL: Display the file content EXACTLY as written. Do NOT:
---)Simply copy-paste the entire file content into your response.
The file ends with a ## Synthesis header. Write your synthesis UNDER that header:
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.
The output file uses emoji prefixes to visually distinguish providers. Preserve this format when displaying results:
| Provider | Prefix |
|---|---|
| Gemini | 🟦 Gemini |
| OpenAI | 🔳 OpenAI |
| Grok | 🟥 Grok |
| Perplexity | 🟩 Perplexity |