council

What This Skill Does

The Council skill is an advanced orchestration pattern for OpenClaw that revolutionizes multi-agent interaction. Instead of spawning isolated, fragmented agent processes, the Council skill creates a unified 'Chamber' session. This environment allows multiple expert personas to deliberate synchronously. By integrating with the Graphiti Memory Bridge and a dedicated SQLite backend, the council ensures that all participants share a consistent knowledge base. The orchestration follows a rigorous three-turn deliberation process: initial individual analysis, structured cross-pollination where members critique each other, and a final synthesis stage that delivers a cohesive, executive-level summary. It effectively mimics a real-world boardroom meeting, ensuring that technical, security, and strategic viewpoints are cross-referenced before arriving at a conclusion.

Installation

To integrate the Council skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw command-line interface. Run the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/emasoudy/council

Post-installation, ensure you initialize the required database by executing the setup script: {baseDir}/init-db.sh This creates the necessary SQLite structures for member registration and session logging.

Use Cases

• Software Architecture Review: Assemble an architect, security officer, and strategist to evaluate the impact of a new API integration on existing system latency and security posture.
• Business Strategy Planning: Use the strategist and analyst to model potential ROI for new feature deployments based on existing user data retrieved via the Memory Bridge.
• Incident Root Cause Analysis: Gather the security, architect, and developer personas to dissect a system failure, ensuring all technical debt and security vulnerabilities are accounted for in the resolution plan.
• UX/UI Auditing: Collaborate between designers and analysts to evaluate user feedback patterns and suggest high-impact design changes.

Example Prompts

1. "Start a council session on the security risks of our upcoming legacy database migration involving the architect and security officer."
2. "Convening a chamber for the Q3 product roadmap; invite the strategist, designer, and analyst to discuss our target demographics."
3. "List all registered council members to see who is available for a deep-dive analysis on our cloud infrastructure costs."

Tips & Limitations

• Memory Context: Ensure the Graphiti service is running properly, as the quality of the Council's deliberation depends heavily on the retrieved factual context.
• Persona Management: You can customize the council experience by using council_add_member to tailor the expertise to your specific domain needs, such as adding a 'Compliance Officer' for regulated industries.
• Performance: While the single-session model is efficient, deliberating with more than 5 members simultaneously may lead to longer latency in turn-taking. Keep the cohort focused for the best results.
• Storage: Monitor the council.db file size periodically if you run high-frequency, complex sessions, as detailed transcripts are stored within the session records.