deliberation SKILL.md skillA

deliberation from chrono-meta/forge-harness is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add chrono-meta/forge-harness/deliberation@git:20260811.eede7ad

Pins git:20260811.eede7ad in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
chrono-meta/forge-harness
Path
plugins/fh-commons/skills/deliberation/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
5
Latest version
git:20260811.eede7ad, committed Aug 11, 2026
First version recorded
Jun 3, 2026
Size
14,708 bytes
Repository stars
30
License
MIT

Multi-perspective synthesis structure — Innovator (propose) → Devil-Advocate (challenge) → Mediator (synthesize) 3-layer execution. Outputs conditional verdicts without binary win/loss. Activates on "deliberation", "battle this out", "weigh the pros and cons", "review from multiple angles", "which side is right?". Optional deep-insight persona jurors for domain-specific views. Designed for design decisions, skill proposals, and architectural choices.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# deliberation — The Forge Skill

Innovator (propose) → Devil (challenge) → Mediator (synthesize) 3-layer core structure.
The goal is not to pick a winner — it is to **extract salvageable fragments from the losing argument and produce a conditional verdict**.
Even those who struggle to challenge assumptions can use this structure as a rope to reach better decisions.

> **Role distinction from sim-conductor and steel-quench**
> - sim-conductor: **validates** quality and consistency of a completed asset
> - steel-quench: **adversarially stress-tests** a near-complete artifact (post-build defect surfacing)
> - deliberation: perspective clash during the **design decision process** → synthesis (upstream of both)

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## Triggers

- `/deliberation`
- "battle this out", "make them argue", "clash and synthesize"
- "review this decision from multiple angles"
- When agent-composer Step 4-b proposes `Wave next-D` automatically

### Natural Language Triggers (for general users — activates without internal vocabulary)

Also activates when design decisions or perspective clashes are expressed in natural language:

| Example phrase | Intent |
|---|---|
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add chrono-meta/forge-harness/deliberation@sha256:3fca4a8f20918c25

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Source

GitHub

chrono-meta/forge-harness · 30 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-31 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_fqfegviadzv7hqxe
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=chrono-meta/forge-harness/deliberation
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/3fca4a8f20918c25425a9dcd8907aff0ae179d45cbf438b5955c30487b2510e4

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