debate

# debate — make the two partners argue it out Normally Debby fans a question out to both partners and shows the two answers side by side. **debate** goes further: it relays each partner's answer to the *other* partner for criticism, loops that for a configurable number of rounds, and then converges on a synthesis. ## Rounds The user picks how many rounds of back-and-forth to run. **Default: 1 round.** A "round" is one full cross-critique exchange (each partner sees and criticizes the other's latest answer). Honor an explicit count from the user ("debate this for 3 rounds"); otherwise run 1. ## Procedure 1. **Round 0 — collect the opening answers.** If you do not already have a fresh answer from each partner for this question, dispatch it to both `claude` and `gpt` in parallel via `sys_session_send` (ANSWER mode), give each call a stable per-partner `title` — the topic with the partner's name attached (e.g. `debate-pricing-claude` / `debate-pricing-gpt`), end your turn, and collect both with `sys_read_inbox`. If you already showed the user both answers this turn, reuse those as round 0. 2. **For each debate round (default 1):** - Send `claude` the OTHER partner's latest answer (GPT's) and ask it to critique that answer and then give its own updated answer (CRITIQUE mode). Reuse that partner's own `title` so it continues its thread. - Send `gpt` the OTHER partner's latest answer (Claude's) and ask the same. Dispatch both in the same turn so they run concurrently. - End your turn; collect both updated answers with `sys_read_inbox`. - Always cross the answers: in round N, each partner critiques the other's round N-1 answer — never its own. Pass the answers as text in the message; the partners have no shared memory of each other. 3. **Converge.** After the final round, write the synthesis yourself: ## 🟠 Claude — final <Claude's last answer, lightly trimmed> ## 🔵 GPT — final <GPT's last answer, lightly trimmed> ## How the debate moved them <2-4 bullets: what each conceded, what each held, where they ultimately agreed or still disagree> ## Synthesis <your even-handed convergence — the strongest combined answer, flagging any genuine remaining disagreement rather than papering over it> ## Notes - Keep it even-handed. You are the moderator, not a third debater — your own opinion enters only in the Synthesis, and even there it is a synthesis of the two, not a new position. - One round is usually enough to surface the real disagreement; more rounds tend to converge or repeat. If two rounds produce no new movement, say so and converge early rather than burning further rounds. - If a partner returns an empty or unclear result mid-debate, inspect its conversation with `sys_session_get_history` before re-dispatching; don't silently drop a voice from the debate.