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name: triumvirate description: 3x3 Parallel Debate system for high-confidence research. Spawns 9 agent instances (3 Proposer/Skeptic/Judge cohorts) to argue, critique, and adjudicate claims. Use for complex queries, controversial topics, or when hallucination-free research is critical.

The Triumvirate: Truth-Seeking Research Protocol

When to Activate

Use this skill when the user requests:

• Research on complex or contested topics
• High-confidence fact verification
• Analysis where hallucinations are unacceptable
• Scientific or technical claims that need rigorous validation
• User explicitly mentions "triumvirate" or "debate analysis"

Architecture

9 Agent Instances organized as:

The Cohort (x3 parallel units)

1. Proposer - Builds the strongest affirmative case with evidence
2. Skeptic - Attacks the argument for logical fallacies, assumptions, overgeneralizations
3. Judge - Impartially determines which claims are reality-compliant

The Synthesis

A final meta-analysis compares all three Judge verdicts to identify:

• High Confidence Findings (all cohorts agree)
• Areas of Uncertainty (cohorts disagree)
• Refuted/Hallucinated Claims (caught by Skeptics)

Invocation

Copypython3 ~/.claude/skills/triumvirate/triumvirate.py "Your research query here"

Example Usage

User: "What is the actual efficacy of intermittent fasting for weight loss?"

Copypython3 ~/.claude/skills/triumvirate/triumvirate.py "What is the actual efficacy of intermittent fasting for weight loss?"

Why This Works

1. Skeptic Isolation: The Skeptic is prompted as an "adversary," breaking sycophancy loops
2. Condorcet Jury Theorem: 3 independent cohorts act as error-correctors during synthesis
3. Logical Fallacy Detection: Skeptics explicitly check for correlation/causation errors, cherry-picking, survivorship bias, etc.

Requirements

• Claude Code CLI installed and authenticated (claude command available)
• Python package: rich (for formatted output)