simmer

Use when user says "simmer this", "refine this", "hone this", "iterate on this", or asks to improve a specific artifact over multiple rounds. Runs an iterative refinement loop with investigation-first judges that read the code, understand the problem, and propose evidence-based improvements. Auto-selects single judge or multi-judge board based on complexity. Works on any artifact type: documents, prompts, specs, emails, creative writing, API designs, pipelines, codebases. Supports multi-file workspace targets, runnable evaluators, and open-ended optimization (model selection, pipeline topology, prompt tuning).

Judge board subskill for simmer. Dispatches a panel of judges with different lenses, runs one deliberation round where they challenge each other's scores, then synthesizes consensus scores + single ASI. Drop-in replacement for simmer-judge that produces identical output format. Do not invoke directly — dispatched by the simmer orchestrator when JUDGE_MODE is board.

Reflect subskill for simmer. Records iteration results in trajectory table, tracks best candidate, handles regression rollback, and passes ASI forward to the next round. Supports both single-file and workspace modes. Do not invoke directly — called by simmer orchestrator after each judge round.

Setup subskill for simmer. Inspects the artifact or workspace, infers evaluation contracts and search space, proposes a complete assessment to the user, and produces a setup brief after confirmation. Conversational, not form-based — the agent does the work of understanding the problem, then presents what it found. Do not invoke directly — called by simmer orchestrator.

Generator subskill for simmer. Produces an improved version of the artifact based on the judge's ASI feedback. Handles both single-file and workspace targets. Do not invoke directly — dispatched as a subagent by the simmer orchestrator.

Judge subskill for simmer. Scores a candidate artifact against user-defined criteria on a 1-10 scale and produces ASI (highest-leverage direction) for the next generator round. Supports judge-only, runnable evaluator, and hybrid evaluation modes. Do not invoke directly — dispatched as a subagent by the simmer orchestrator.