# llm-council

llm-council sends a question or decision to five AI advisors, has them review one another, and produces a final verdict. Use it for high-stakes tradeoffs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1400 installs · ★ 2745
- Author: aiwithremy
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council/tree/HEAD/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/llm-council

## What it does

llm-council runs a decision through five distinct viewpoints: a Contrarian, a First Principles Thinker, an Expansionist, an Outsider, and an Executor. They work independently, review each other anonymously, and pass their findings to a chairman that combines agreements, conflicts, and a final recommendation.

Before the session, the skill scans project context such as `CLAUDE.md`, `memory/`, referenced files, and earlier council transcripts. It reframes the question, then starts five sub-agents in parallel. This is a poor fit for a simple factual lookup because the skill is designed for decisions with real uncertainty, competing options, and costly mistakes.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council --skill llm-council -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/llm-council/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/llm-council/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council --skill llm-council -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/llm-council/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council --skill llm-council -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/llm-council/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council llm-council
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/llm-council/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council --skill llm-council -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/llm-council/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council --skill llm-council -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aiwithremy/claude-skills-llm-council/tree/HEAD/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compare product launch options before committing
- find weak points in landing page copy
- pressure-test a business idea from several angles
- weigh hiring an assistant against building automation
- turn an unclear decision into a practical first step

## Example prompts
- \`council this`: compare these two positioning options and recommend one.
- \`pressure-test this`: review my course launch idea against the constraints in the project files.
- I am choosing between hiring an assistant and building an automation. `run the council` and give me the final recommendation.

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## Other versions with the same name
- [llm-council · am-will](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/am-will-llm-council.md) — 1200 installs

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