council-thinkdeep - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: council-thinkdeep description: Use for deep multi-step investigation and analysis with both Codex and Gemini. Triggers on "council deep analysis", "investigate with council", "council thorough investigation", "have the council think deeply".

Council ThinkDeep Skill

Multi-step investigation and deep reasoning with both Codex (GPT-5.2) and Gemini using extra-high reasoning.

When to Use

Complex problems requiring step-by-step analysis
Architecture decisions
Performance deep-dives
Security analysis
When user asks for "deep", "thorough", or "comprehensive" council analysis

Reasoning Level

xhigh (always - this skill is for deep analysis)

Execution

Understand the problem fully
Gather all relevant files and context

Formulate a structured prompt:

Investigate this step by step. Form hypotheses, test them, and build confidence.

Question: <user's question>

Context:
<relevant file contents>

Please:
1. Break down the problem
2. Form initial hypotheses
3. Analyze each hypothesis
4. Reach a well-reasoned conclusion

Run BOTH commands in parallel:

Codex:

codex exec --sandbox read-only -c model_reasoning_effort="xhigh" "<prompt>"

Gemini:

gemini -s -y -o json "<prompt>"

Synthesize the comprehensive analyses

Response Format

## AI Council Deep Analysis

### Codex (GPT-5.2) Analysis:
**Problem Breakdown:**
[Step-by-step analysis]

**Hypotheses Explored:**
[Each hypothesis and findings]

**Conclusion:**
[Final recommendation with confidence level]

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### Gemini Analysis:
**Problem Breakdown:**
[Step-by-step analysis]

**Hypotheses Explored:**
[Each hypothesis and findings]

**Conclusion:**
[Final recommendation with confidence level]

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### Council Synthesis:
**Shared Insights:** [What both models discovered]
**Unique Perspectives:** [Insights unique to each model]
**Combined Recommendation:** [Synthesized recommendation]
**Confidence:** [High/Medium/Low based on agreement]

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*Session IDs: Codex=[id], Gemini=[id]*