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# /sideeye:ask — ask the expensive model This session runs on a cheap model. This command sends this session (or part of it) to a stronger judge for an independent second opinion. The user types what they want checked; the judge's answer comes back verbatim. ## Decide the mode (first match wins, top to bottom) | User typed | Mode | Command to run | |---|---|---| | nothing, or `--help` / `help` | usage | print the Usage section below and stop (no spend) | | `--validate` | setup check | `sideeye doctor --verify` (free) | | `--all` | full review | `sideeye session --client claude --current` | | anything else (free text, `--turn N`) | scoped opinion | `sideeye advise --client claude --current --question "<their text>"` | Routing rules: - **`--validate` wins over everything** — run `sideeye doctor --verify` alone, print stdout verbatim, stop. - **`--all` wins over free text** — run the session review and mention in one line that the text was ignored. - `--turn N` or `--turns N` → add `--turns N` to the advise command (default 1). - Free text becomes `--question "<text verbatim>"`. - Pass through `--model <model>`, `--provider <provider>`, `--no-code`, `--repo <path>`, `--base-url <url>` unchanged when the user typed them. ## Run it Use a generous Bash timeout (≥ 300000 ms). Run from the session's project directory. If `sideeye` is not on PATH, use `"$HOME/.local/bin/sideeye"`. Then: 1. **Present the command's stdout VERBATIM**, inside a fenced code block. Do not summarize, soften, reorder, re-score, or "clean up" any of it. For `advise --json`, present the JSON; the `advice` field is the judge's answer. 2. **On a nonzero exit code:** show stderr verbatim and STOP. Do not retry with different flags. For `--validate`, the diagnostic is on stdout; show stdout. 3. **NEVER write the verdict or advice yourself.** Only the real Side-Eye stdout is the judge's answer. If the command fails or is blocked, say so plainly and stop. ## Usage ``` /sideeye:ask --validate free setup and route check /sideeye:ask --help this text (no spend) /sideeye:ask <question> the judge's opinion on recent work /sideeye:ask --turn 3 <question> same, over the last 3 exchanges /sideeye:ask --all full sighted review of this session + diff flags: --model <id> · --provider anthropic|openai-compatible · --no-code · --base-url <url> ``` ## Requirements - `sideeye` on PATH, or at `~/.local/bin/sideeye`. - A configured judge route. `sideeye doctor --verify` checks it for free.