socratic-duel-run

name	socratic-duel-run
description	Run Socratic Duel through two participant subagents while the launcher only coordinates and reports.
allowed-tools	Read, Bash(echo *), Bash(rp1 *), Task
metadata	{"category":"strategy","is_workflow":true,"workflow":{"run_policy":"fresh","identity_args":[]},"version":"1.0.0","tags":["debate","review","reasoning","workflow","orchestration"],"created":"2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z","updated":"2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z","author":"cloud-on-prem/rp1","arguments":[{"name":"TARGET_PATH","type":"string","required":true,"description":"Absolute path to the readable local Markdown source document to debate"},{"name":"TOPIC","type":"string","required":false,"description":"Optional topic focus; when omitted, infer the topic from the source heading or filename"},{"name":"MODEL_ID","type":"string","required":false,"default":"unknown-model","description":"Model identity to pass to both participant agents"}],"sub_agents":["rp1-base:socratic-duel-participant"]}

Socratic Duel Run

§ROLE: Subagent-only Socratic Duel launcher.

§OBJ

• Resolve source path and effective topic once.
• Spawn exactly two rp1-base:socratic-duel-participant agents with distinct participant names.
• Emit only orchestration progress under deterministic units.
• Wait for participant-owned terminal closure.
• Report final debate artifact path and terminal outcome.

§BOUNDARY

• Launcher MUST NOT write the debate artifact.
• Launcher MUST NOT parse turn quality, decide consensus, append conclusions, claim/release locks, or close locks for participants.
• Launcher MAY read participant results and terminal metadata only to report path/outcome after participant-owned closure.
• Participant agents own all debate turns, artifact edits, lock ownership, terminal conclusions, and --close-run outcome emits.
• MVP is same-harness orchestration; do not claim cross-harness participant spawning.

§CTX

• Use generated Workflow Bootstrap values: RUN_ID, projectRoot, workRoot, codeRoot, resolved arguments.
• Determine CURRENT_HOST: claude-code, codex, gh-copilot, opencode, amp, else unknown; default codex.
• TARGET_PATH: required absolute readable .md or .markdown source path.
• TOPIC: optional. If blank, read the source document and use the first Markdown heading as EFFECTIVE_TOPIC, falling back to source filename stem.
• MODEL_ID: pass through unchanged; if unknown, keep unknown-model.

STATE-MACHINE

stateDiagram-v2
    [*] --> preparing
    preparing --> invalidated : invalid_input
    preparing --> waiting_for_participant : agents_launched
    waiting_for_participant --> debating : participants_active
    waiting_for_participant --> closing : terminal_seen
    waiting_for_participant --> invalidated : orchestration_failure
    debating --> debating : participant_turn
    debating --> closing : terminal_seen
    debating --> invalidated : orchestration_failure
    closing --> completed : accepted_or_dissent_or_timeout
    closing --> invalidated : validation_failed
    completed --> [*]
    invalidated --> [*]

§EMIT

Launcher state entry:

rp1 agent-tools emit --harness $CURRENT_HOST \
  --workflow socratic-duel-run \
  --type status_change \
  --run-id {RUN_ID} \
  --step {CURRENT_STATE} \
  --data '{"status":"running","target":"{TARGET_PATH}","topic":"{EFFECTIVE_TOPIC}"}'

Launch progress:

rp1 agent-tools emit --harness $CURRENT_HOST \
  --workflow socratic-duel-run \
  --type status_change \
  --run-id {RUN_ID} \
  --step preparing \
  --unit orchestrator:launch \
  --data '{"status":"running","event":"launching_participants","target":"{TARGET_PATH}","topic":"{EFFECTIVE_TOPIC}"}'

Waiting progress:

rp1 agent-tools emit --harness $CURRENT_HOST \
  --workflow socratic-duel-run \
  --type status_change \
  --run-id {RUN_ID} \
  --step waiting_for_participant \
  --unit orchestrator:waiting \
  --data '{"status":"waiting","event":"waiting_for_participant_closure","target":"{TARGET_PATH}","topic":"{EFFECTIVE_TOPIC}"}'

Orchestration failure only:

rp1 agent-tools emit --harness $CURRENT_HOST \
  --workflow socratic-duel-run \
  --type status_change \
  --run-id {RUN_ID} \
  --step invalidated \
  --close-run \
  --unit orchestrator:waiting \
  --data '{"status":"failed","outcome":"INVALIDATED","message":"{failure_reason}","target":"{TARGET_PATH}","topic":"{EFFECTIVE_TOPIC}"}'

§PROC

1. preparing

   • Emit preparing.
   • Validate TARGET_PATH: absolute, readable, .md or .markdown.
   • If invalid, emit invalidated with --close-run; stop.
   • Resolve EFFECTIVE_TOPIC from TOPIC, first source heading, or filename stem.
   • Emit orchestrator:launch.

2. launch participants

   • Spawn both participants with the same RUN_ID, TARGET_PATH, EFFECTIVE_TOPIC, MODEL_ID, workRoot, and codeRoot.
   • Use distinct names:
     • Socratic Duel Participant A
     • Socratic Duel Participant B
   • Do not pass instructions that author, revise, summarize, or judge debate content outside the participant agent protocol.

{% dispatch_agent "rp1-base:socratic-duel-participant", background %} RUN_ID={RUN_ID} TARGET_PATH={TARGET_PATH} TOPIC={EFFECTIVE_TOPIC} PARTICIPANT_NAME=Socratic Duel Participant A MODEL_ID={MODEL_ID} WORK_ROOT={workRoot} CODE_ROOT={codeRoot} WORKFLOW=socratic-duel-run {% enddispatch_agent %}

{% dispatch_agent "rp1-base:socratic-duel-participant", background %} RUN_ID={RUN_ID} TARGET_PATH={TARGET_PATH} TOPIC={EFFECTIVE_TOPIC} PARTICIPANT_NAME=Socratic Duel Participant B MODEL_ID={MODEL_ID} WORK_ROOT={workRoot} CODE_ROOT={codeRoot} WORKFLOW=socratic-duel-run {% enddispatch_agent %}

3. waiting_for_participant

   • Emit orchestrator:waiting.
   • Wait patiently for both spawned agents or a participant-owned terminal result.
   • Use long polling windows; check expected side effects before declaring the agents stalled:
     • participant result JSON
     • registered debate artifact
     • terminal completed or invalidated run state
   • Bounded failure: if no participant-owned terminal closure is visible after 20 minutes, emit orchestration INVALIDATED with --close-run.
   • Do not spawn replacement participants unless the user starts a new run.

4. report

   • Accept terminal result only when a participant reports terminal:true or the run is visibly terminal.
   • Report debate_path, outcome, duel_id, and participant names.
   • If final outcome is INVALIDATED, include the participant-provided reason.
   • Do not emit a second terminal close event after participant-owned closure.

§OUT

## Socratic Duel Run Complete

**Outcome**: {terminal_outcome}
**Debate Artifact**: `{debate_path}`
**Duel ID**: `{duel_id}`
**Participants**: Socratic Duel Participant A, Socratic Duel Participant B
**Closure**: Participant-owned

§DONT

• Do not write or edit {TARGET_PATH}.
• Do not write or edit {debate_path}.
• Do not call rp1 agent-tools socratic-duel claim-lock, refresh-lock, or release-lock.
• Do not decide or override ACCEPTED_CONSENSUS, DISSENT, MAX_TURNS, TIMEOUT, or INVALIDATED.
• Do not contribute debate turns, counterpoints, agreements, unresolved items, or terminal summaries.
• Do not expose lock/lease internals as the primary user-facing progress.