@event4u/agent-config 2.12.0 → 2.13.0

package/scripts/council_cli.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import yaml
 
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 SETTINGS_FILE = REPO_ROOT / ".agent-settings.yml"
+AI_COUNCIL_FILE = REPO_ROOT / "agents" / ".ai-council.yml"
 
 sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))
 
@@ -32,14 +33,25 @@ from scripts.ai_council.bundler import (  # noqa: E402
 )
 from scripts.ai_council.clients import (  # noqa: E402
     DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS, UNLIMITED_TOKENS_FALLBACK,
-    AnthropicClient, CouncilResponse, ExternalAIClient, ManualClient,
-    OpenAIClient, load_anthropic_key, load_openai_key,
+    AnthropicClient, CouncilResponse, ExternalAIClient, GeminiClient,
+    ManualClient, OpenAIClient, PerplexityClient, XAIClient,
+    load_anthropic_key, load_openai_key,
+)
+from scripts.ai_council.advisors import (  # noqa: E402
+    AdvisorPlan, build_persona_labels, plan_advisor_swap,
+)
+from scripts.ai_council.config import (  # noqa: E402
+    AdvisorConfig, CouncilConfig, CouncilConfigError,
+    load_council_config, resolve_api_key,
 )
 from scripts.ai_council.modes import (  # noqa: E402
     InvalidModeError, resolve_mode,
 )
 from scripts.ai_council.orchestrator import (  # noqa: E402
-    CostBudget, CouncilQuestion, consult, estimate, render,
+    ConsensusResult,
+    CostBudget, CouncilQuestion, DebateCapExceeded, DebateCheckpoint,
+    PeerReviewResult, consult, estimate, render,
+    run_consensus_scoring, run_debate, run_peer_review,
 )
 from scripts.ai_council.pricing import (  # noqa: E402
     PriceTable, estimate_cost, load_prices,
@@ -48,21 +60,92 @@ from scripts.ai_council.project_context import detect_project_context  # noqa: E
 
 SCHEMA_VERSION = 1
 
+#: Provider names accepted under `mode=api`. Mirrors the routing table
+#: in ``_construct_api_member``; both must stay in sync.
+_API_PROVIDERS = frozenset({"anthropic", "openai", "gemini", "xai", "perplexity"})
+
 
 class CouncilDisabledError(RuntimeError):
     """Raised when ai_council.enabled is false or no member is enabled."""
 
 
-def load_settings(path: Path = SETTINGS_FILE) -> dict[str, Any]:
+def load_settings(
+    path: Path = SETTINGS_FILE,
+    *,
+    ai_council_path: Path = AI_COUNCIL_FILE,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Load merged settings via the centralized loader.
 
     road-to-portable-dev-preferences P3 migration: tolerance contract
     (missing file / malformed YAML / no PyYAML) is handled uniformly by
     ``load_agent_settings``. ``ai_council.*`` keys are not whitelisted,
     so the project file remains authoritative for council config.
+
+    Step-2 council-redesign overlay: when ``agents/.ai-council.yml``
+    exists it is the single source of truth — the validated config is
+    synthesized back into ``settings['ai_council']`` and wins over any
+    legacy block in ``.agent-settings.yml``. The pre-2 path stays alive
+    so the migration breadcrumb in ``.agent-settings.yml`` can ship
+    independently.
     """
     from scripts._lib.agent_settings import load_agent_settings
-    return load_agent_settings(project_path=path)
+    settings = load_agent_settings(project_path=path)
+    if ai_council_path.exists():
+        cfg = load_council_config(ai_council_path)
+        settings["ai_council"] = _synthesize_ai_council_block(cfg)
+    return settings
+
+
+def _synthesize_ai_council_block(cfg: CouncilConfig) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Project a validated ``CouncilConfig`` onto the legacy dict shape.
+
+    ``build_members`` and the ``_resolve_*`` helpers read the legacy
+    ``ai_council.*`` keys — keeping the projection identical means no
+    downstream caller changes. ``api_key_ref`` is carried through; raw
+    keys are never resolved here (resolution is lazy, per enabled
+    member, inside ``_construct_api_member``).
+    """
+    members: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    for name, m in cfg.members.items():
+        entry: dict[str, Any] = {"enabled": m.enabled, "model": m.model}
+        if m.api_key_ref is not None:
+            entry["api_key_ref"] = m.api_key_ref
+        if m.mode is not None:
+            entry["mode"] = m.mode
+        members[name] = entry
+    advisors: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    for name, a in cfg.advisors.items():
+        entry = {
+            "enabled": a.enabled,
+            "member": a.member,
+            "persona": a.persona,
+        }
+        if a.model is not None:
+            entry["model"] = a.model
+        advisors[name] = entry
+    return {
+        "enabled": cfg.enabled,
+        "mode": cfg.defaults.mode,
+        "min_rounds": cfg.defaults.min_rounds,
+        "deep_min_rounds": cfg.defaults.deep_min_rounds,
+        "max_output_tokens": cfg.defaults.max_output_tokens,
+        "session_retention_days": cfg.defaults.session_retention_days,
+        "debate_max_rounds": cfg.defaults.debate_max_rounds,
+        "cost_budget": {
+            "max_input_tokens": cfg.cost_budget.max_input_tokens,
+            "max_output_tokens": cfg.cost_budget.max_output_tokens,
+            "max_calls": cfg.cost_budget.max_calls,
+            "max_total_usd": cfg.cost_budget.max_total_usd,
+        },
+        "consensus_scoring": {
+            "enabled": cfg.consensus_scoring.enabled,
+            "strong_threshold": cfg.consensus_scoring.strong_threshold,
+            "minority_threshold": cfg.consensus_scoring.minority_threshold,
+            "lenses": list(cfg.consensus_scoring.lenses),
+        },
+        "members": members,
+        "advisors": advisors,
+    }
 
 
 def build_members(
@@ -138,12 +221,17 @@ def build_members(
                 raise CouncilDisabledError(
                     f"--siblings requires mode=api for member {name!r} (got {mode!r})."
                 )
+            api_key_ref = cfg.get("api_key_ref")
             for sib_model in siblings[name]:
-                members.append(_construct_api_member(name, sib_model))
+                members.append(
+                    _construct_api_member(name, sib_model, api_key_ref=api_key_ref),
+                )
             continue
         model = overrides.get(name) or cfg.get("model")
-        if mode == "api" and name in {"anthropic", "openai"}:
-            members.append(_construct_api_member(name, model))
+        if mode == "api" and name in _API_PROVIDERS:
+            members.append(
+                _construct_api_member(name, model, api_key_ref=cfg.get("api_key_ref")),
+            )
         elif mode == "manual":
             members.append(ManualClient(name=name, model=model or "manual"))
         elif mode == "playwright":
@@ -152,7 +240,8 @@ def build_members(
             )
         else:
             raise CouncilDisabledError(
-                f"member {name!r} has no transport — mode={mode}, name not in {{anthropic,openai}}."
+                f"member {name!r} has no transport — mode={mode}, "
+                f"name not in {sorted(_API_PROVIDERS)!r}."
             )
     if not members:
         raise CouncilDisabledError(
@@ -162,16 +251,124 @@ def build_members(
     return members
 
 
-def _construct_api_member(name: str, model: str | None) -> ExternalAIClient:
-    """Build an api-mode client for a known provider name."""
+def _build_advisor_plans(
+    ai_cfg: dict[str, Any],
+    repo_root: Path,
+) -> dict[str, AdvisorPlan]:
+    """Reconstruct AdvisorConfig from the projected dict, then plan swaps.
+
+    The legacy ``ai_council.advisors`` dict shape is the projection
+    written by ``_synthesize_ai_council_block``. Disabled advisors are
+    silently skipped by ``plan_advisor_swap``; one-per-provider is
+    enforced there. Returns empty when no advisor block is present.
+    """
+    raw = ai_cfg.get("advisors") if isinstance(ai_cfg, dict) else None
+    if not raw:
+        return {}
+    advisors: dict[str, AdvisorConfig] = {}
+    for name, entry in raw.items():
+        if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+            continue
+        advisors[name] = AdvisorConfig(
+            name=name,
+            enabled=bool(entry.get("enabled", False)),
+            member=str(entry.get("member", "")),
+            persona=str(entry.get("persona", "")),
+            model=entry.get("model"),
+        )
+    return plan_advisor_swap(advisors, repo_root)
+
+
+def _advisor_model_overrides(
+    plans: dict[str, AdvisorPlan],
+    explicit: dict[str, str] | None,
+) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Merge advisor model_overrides under explicit ``--model`` flags.
+
+    Explicit CLI ``--model`` overrides win over advisor-bound model
+    overrides — the user's flag is always authoritative.
+    """
+    merged: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for member, plan in plans.items():
+        if plan.model_override:
+            merged[member] = plan.model_override
+    if explicit:
+        merged.update(explicit)
+    return merged
+
+
+def _format_advisor_summary(
+    plans: dict[str, AdvisorPlan],
+    members: list[ExternalAIClient],
+) -> str:
+    """Render the ``advisor: <persona> on <member> via <model>`` lines."""
+    if not plans:
+        return ""
+    member_models = {m.name: m.model for m in members}
+    rows: list[str] = []
+    for member, plan in plans.items():
+        model = member_models.get(member, plan.model_override or "?")
+        rows.append(
+            f"  advisor: {plan.display_name} on {member} via {model}"
+        )
+    return "\n".join(rows)
+
+
+def _construct_api_member(
+    name: str,
+    model: str | None,
+    *,
+    api_key_ref: str | None = None,
+) -> ExternalAIClient:
+    """Build an api-mode client for a known provider name.
+
+    ``api_key_ref`` carries the validated ``file:<path>`` / ``env:<VAR>``
+    reference from ``agents/.ai-council.yml`` and is resolved lazily here
+    so the council does not require keys for disabled providers. When
+    ``api_key_ref`` is ``None`` (no new config yet, or legacy code path),
+    fall back to the per-provider loaders so the pre-step-2
+    ``.agent-settings.yml`` flow keeps working during migration. Tests
+    monkeypatch the legacy loaders — that path stays intact.
+    """
     if name == "anthropic":
-        return AnthropicClient(model=model or "claude-sonnet-4-5",
-                               api_key=load_anthropic_key())
+        api_key = (
+            resolve_api_key(api_key_ref, scope="ai_council.members.anthropic")
+            if api_key_ref else load_anthropic_key()
+        )
+        return AnthropicClient(model=model or "claude-sonnet-4-5", api_key=api_key)
     if name == "openai":
-        return OpenAIClient(model=model or "gpt-4o",
-                            api_key=load_openai_key())
+        api_key = (
+            resolve_api_key(api_key_ref, scope="ai_council.members.openai")
+            if api_key_ref else load_openai_key()
+        )
+        return OpenAIClient(model=model or "gpt-4o", api_key=api_key)
+    if name == "gemini":
+        if not api_key_ref:
+            raise CouncilDisabledError(
+                "member 'gemini' requires api_key_ref in agents/.ai-council.yml "
+                "(e.g. `env:GEMINI_API_KEY`) — no legacy fallback."
+            )
+        api_key = resolve_api_key(api_key_ref, scope="ai_council.members.gemini")
+        return GeminiClient(model=model or "gemini-2.5-pro", api_key=api_key)
+    if name == "xai":
+        if not api_key_ref:
+            raise CouncilDisabledError(
+                "member 'xai' requires api_key_ref in agents/.ai-council.yml "
+                "(e.g. `env:XAI_API_KEY`) — no legacy fallback."
+            )
+        api_key = resolve_api_key(api_key_ref, scope="ai_council.members.xai")
+        return XAIClient(model=model or "grok-4", api_key=api_key)
+    if name == "perplexity":
+        if not api_key_ref:
+            raise CouncilDisabledError(
+                "member 'perplexity' requires api_key_ref in agents/.ai-council.yml "
+                "(e.g. `env:PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`) — no legacy fallback."
+            )
+        api_key = resolve_api_key(api_key_ref, scope="ai_council.members.perplexity")
+        return PerplexityClient(model=model or "sonar-pro", api_key=api_key)
     raise CouncilDisabledError(
-        f"member {name!r} has no api transport (known: anthropic, openai)."
+        f"member {name!r} has no api transport "
+        f"(known: {sorted(_API_PROVIDERS)!r})."
     )
 
 
@@ -180,8 +377,16 @@ def build_question(
     input_path: Path,
     input_mode: str,
     max_tokens: int,
+    prompt_mode_override: str | None = None,
 ) -> tuple[CouncilQuestion, str]:
-    """Bundle the input file. Returns (question, artefact_label)."""
+    """Bundle the input file. Returns (question, artefact_label).
+
+    `prompt_mode_override` swaps the per-mode neutrality addendum looked
+    up by `system_prompt_for(question.mode, ...)`. The bundle shape is
+    unchanged — the bundler still uses `input_mode` to format the
+    artefact. Routed by the `/council pr|design|optimize|analysis`
+    wrappers via the `--prompt-mode` CLI flag.
+    """
     if input_mode == "prompt":
         text = input_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
         ctx = bundle_prompt(text)
@@ -193,13 +398,19 @@ def build_question(
         raise ValueError(
             f"unsupported input mode: {input_mode!r} (use prompt | roadmap)"
         )
-    return CouncilQuestion(mode=ctx.mode, user_prompt=ctx.text,
+    mode = prompt_mode_override or ctx.mode
+    return CouncilQuestion(mode=mode, user_prompt=ctx.text,
                            max_tokens=max_tokens), artefact
 
 
 def format_estimate_table(
     members: list[ExternalAIClient],
     estimates: list[Any],
+    *,
+    consensus_delta_usd: float = 0.0,
+    consensus_extra_calls: int = 0,
+    peer_review_delta_usd: float = 0.0,
+    peer_review_extra_calls: int = 0,
 ) -> str:
     rows = [
         f"  {m.name}/{m.model}: "
@@ -207,10 +418,204 @@ def format_estimate_table(
         for m, e in zip(members, estimates)
     ]
     total = sum(e.total_usd for e in estimates)
+    if consensus_extra_calls > 0:
+        rows.append(
+            f"  +consensus scoring: +{consensus_extra_calls} calls "
+            f"(~+${consensus_delta_usd:.4f})"
+        )
+        total += consensus_delta_usd
+    if peer_review_extra_calls > 0:
+        rows.append(
+            f"  +peer-review: +{peer_review_extra_calls} calls "
+            f"(~+${peer_review_delta_usd:.4f})"
+        )
+        total += peer_review_delta_usd
     rows.append(f"  TOTAL:  ${total:.4f}")
     return "\n".join(rows)
 
 
+def _consensus_cost_delta(
+    ai_cfg: dict[str, Any],
+    prompt_mode: str,
+    estimates: list[Any],
+    n_billable: int,
+) -> tuple[int, float]:
+    """Return ``(extra_calls, extra_usd)`` for the consensus round.
+
+    Active when ``ai_council.consensus_scoring.enabled`` is true AND the
+    invocation's lens is in ``consensus_scoring.lenses``. Each member
+    contributes two extra calls (extraction + scoring); the worst-case
+    cost uses the base per-member estimate as a ceiling.
+    """
+    cs = ai_cfg.get("consensus_scoring") or {}
+    if not cs.get("enabled"):
+        return 0, 0.0
+    lenses = cs.get("lenses") or ["analysis"]
+    if prompt_mode not in lenses:
+        return 0, 0.0
+    extra_calls = 2 * n_billable
+    extra_usd = 2.0 * sum(e.total_usd for e in estimates)
+    return extra_calls, extra_usd
+
+
+def _maybe_run_consensus(
+    ai_cfg: dict[str, Any],
+    question: CouncilQuestion,
+    members: list[ExternalAIClient],
+    responses: list[CouncilResponse],
+    budget: CostBudget,
+    table: PriceTable,
+    project: Any,
+    args: argparse.Namespace,
+) -> ConsensusResult | None:
+    """Run the consensus scoring round when enabled for this lens."""
+    cs = ai_cfg.get("consensus_scoring") or {}
+    if not cs.get("enabled"):
+        return None
+    lenses = cs.get("lenses") or ["analysis"]
+    if question.mode not in lenses:
+        return None
+    return run_consensus_scoring(
+        members, responses,
+        budget=budget, table=table, project=project,
+        original_ask=args.original_ask,
+        max_tokens=question.max_tokens,
+        strong_threshold=float(cs.get("strong_threshold", 0.7)),
+        minority_threshold=float(cs.get("minority_threshold", 0.4)),
+    )
+
+
+def _serialise_consensus(consensus: ConsensusResult) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Project ConsensusResult onto a JSON-safe dict for session payloads."""
+    return {
+        "findings": [
+            {"id": f.id, "source": f.source, "text": f.text}
+            for f in consensus.findings
+        ],
+        "scores": [
+            {
+                "finding_id": s.finding_id, "scorer": s.scorer,
+                "score": s.score, "agree": s.agree, "reason": s.reason,
+            }
+            for s in consensus.scores
+        ],
+        "metadata": {
+            fid: {
+                "mean_score": m.mean_score,
+                "agreement_rate": m.agreement_rate,
+                "consensus_strength": m.consensus_strength,
+                "dissent_count": m.dissent_count,
+                "scorers": list(m.scorers),
+            }
+            for fid, m in consensus.metadata.items()
+        },
+        "extraction_responses": _serialise_responses(consensus.extraction_responses),
+        "scoring_responses": _serialise_responses(consensus.scoring_responses),
+    }
+
+
+# ── peer-review (Phase 5 / F1, Karpathy anonymous review) ──────────
+
+
+def _peer_review_active(ai_cfg: dict[str, Any], args: argparse.Namespace) -> bool:
+    """Return True when peer-review should fire for this invocation.
+
+    Resolution chain (highest priority first):
+      1. ``--peer-review`` CLI flag — explicit opt-in.
+      2. ``ai_council.peer_review.enabled: true`` in
+         ``agents/.ai-council.yml`` — opt-in via config.
+    Both default to false; peer-review is opt-in by R2 verdict.
+    """
+    if getattr(args, "peer_review", False):
+        return True
+    pr_cfg = ai_cfg.get("peer_review") or {}
+    return bool(pr_cfg.get("enabled"))
+
+
+def _peer_review_cost_delta(
+    ai_cfg: dict[str, Any],
+    args: argparse.Namespace,
+    estimates: list[Any],
+    n_billable: int,
+) -> tuple[int, float]:
+    """Return ``(extra_calls, extra_usd)`` for the peer-review round.
+
+    One extra call per billable member (each reviews the others). The
+    worst-case cost uses the base per-member estimate as a ceiling —
+    same heuristic as ``_consensus_cost_delta``.
+    """
+    if not _peer_review_active(ai_cfg, args):
+        return 0, 0.0
+    if n_billable < 2:
+        # Need ≥ 2 distinct deliberation outputs for peer-review to
+        # have anything to review. The orchestrator no-ops below 2.
+        return 0, 0.0
+    extra_calls = n_billable
+    extra_usd = sum(e.total_usd for e in estimates)
+    return extra_calls, extra_usd
+
+
+def _maybe_run_peer_review(
+    ai_cfg: dict[str, Any],
+    args: argparse.Namespace,
+    question: CouncilQuestion,
+    members: list[ExternalAIClient],
+    responses: list[CouncilResponse],
+    budget: CostBudget,
+    table: PriceTable,
+    project: Any,
+    *,
+    persona_labels: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+) -> PeerReviewResult | None:
+    """Run the peer-review pass when opted in.
+
+    No-ops if fewer than 2 successful deliberation responses exist —
+    the orchestrator surfaces the empty result in that case.
+
+    ``persona_labels`` (Phase 6) flows through to ``anonymize_responses``
+    so advisor-mode runs render as ``Response A (Contrarian)`` instead
+    of bare ``Response A``. Plain-member runs pass ``None``.
+    """
+    if not _peer_review_active(ai_cfg, args):
+        return None
+    result = run_peer_review(
+        members, responses,
+        budget=budget, table=table, project=project,
+        original_ask=args.original_ask,
+        max_tokens=question.max_tokens,
+        persona_labels=persona_labels,
+    )
+    if not result.responses:
+        return None
+    return result
+
+
+def _serialise_peer_review(peer_review: PeerReviewResult) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Project PeerReviewResult onto a JSON-safe dict for session payloads."""
+    return {
+        "responses": _serialise_responses(peer_review.responses),
+        "label_to_source": dict(peer_review.label_to_source),
+        "persona_labels": dict(peer_review.persona_labels),
+    }
+
+
+def _deserialise_peer_review(
+    data: dict[str, Any] | None,
+) -> PeerReviewResult | None:
+    """Reconstruct a PeerReviewResult from a session payload section.
+
+    Returns ``None`` for payloads predating Phase 5 or runs where the
+    flag was not passed.
+    """
+    if not data:
+        return None
+    return PeerReviewResult(
+        responses=_deserialise_responses(data.get("responses") or []),
+        label_to_source=dict(data.get("label_to_source") or {}),
+        persona_labels=dict(data.get("persona_labels") or {}),
+    )
+
+
 # ── subcommands ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 
@@ -273,29 +678,112 @@ def cmd_estimate(
     """Print per-member cost preview. No API calls."""
     if settings is None:
         settings = load_settings()
+    ai_cfg = (settings.get("ai_council") or {}) if isinstance(settings, dict) else {}
+    advisor_plans = _build_advisor_plans(ai_cfg, REPO_ROOT)
+    explicit_overrides = _parse_model_overrides(getattr(args, "model", None))
     if members is None:
         members = build_members(
             settings,
             invocation_mode=args.mode_override,
-            model_overrides=_parse_model_overrides(getattr(args, "model", None)),
+            model_overrides=_advisor_model_overrides(
+                advisor_plans, explicit_overrides,
+            ),
             siblings_overrides=_parse_siblings_overrides(getattr(args, "siblings", None)),
         )
     if table is None:
         table = load_prices()
-    ai_cfg = (settings.get("ai_council") or {}) if isinstance(settings, dict) else {}
     question, _ = build_question(
         input_path=Path(args.question), input_mode=args.input_mode,
         max_tokens=_resolve_max_tokens(args, ai_cfg),
+        prompt_mode_override=getattr(args, "prompt_mode", None),
     )
     project = detect_project_context(REPO_ROOT)
     billable = [m for m in members if getattr(m, "billable", True)]
     estimates = estimate(question, billable, table,
-                         project=project, original_ask=args.original_ask)
+                         project=project, original_ask=args.original_ask,
+                         advisor_plans=advisor_plans)
+    if getattr(args, "debate", False):
+        return _emit_debate_estimate(
+            args, ai_cfg, members, billable, estimates, advisor_plans,
+        )
+    extra_calls, extra_usd = _consensus_cost_delta(
+        ai_cfg, question.mode, estimates, len(billable),
+    )
+    pr_extra_calls, pr_extra_usd = _peer_review_cost_delta(
+        ai_cfg, args, estimates, len(billable),
+    )
     sys.stdout.write(
         f"council:estimate · mode={question.mode} · members={len(members)} "
         f"(billable={len(billable)})\n"
     )
-    sys.stdout.write(format_estimate_table(billable, estimates) + "\n")
+    advisor_summary = _format_advisor_summary(advisor_plans, billable)
+    if advisor_summary:
+        sys.stdout.write(advisor_summary + "\n")
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        format_estimate_table(
+            billable, estimates,
+            consensus_delta_usd=extra_usd,
+            consensus_extra_calls=extra_calls,
+            peer_review_delta_usd=pr_extra_usd,
+            peer_review_extra_calls=pr_extra_calls,
+        ) + "\n"
+    )
+    return 0
+
+
+def _emit_debate_estimate(
+    args: argparse.Namespace,
+    ai_cfg: dict[str, Any],
+    members: list[ExternalAIClient],
+    billable: list[ExternalAIClient],
+    estimates: list[Any],
+    advisor_plans: Any,
+) -> int:
+    """Render the round-by-round debate cost projection.
+
+    Upper bound only — progressive disclosure may stop the debate early.
+    Cost shape mirrors ``cmd_debate``: one call per billable member per
+    round, default ``ai_council.min_rounds`` (typically 2), capped at
+    ``ai_council.debate_max_rounds`` (typically 4).
+    """
+    min_rounds = int(ai_cfg.get("min_rounds", 2))
+    max_rounds_cap = int(ai_cfg.get("debate_max_rounds", 4))
+    requested = (
+        int(args.rounds) if getattr(args, "rounds", None) is not None
+        else min_rounds
+    )
+    if requested < 1:
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
+            f"--rounds must be >= 1 (got {requested})"
+        )
+    if requested > max_rounds_cap:
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
+            f"--rounds={requested} exceeds debate_max_rounds={max_rounds_cap}; "
+            f"raise the cap in agents/.ai-council.yml or lower --rounds."
+        )
+    rounds = requested
+    per_round_usd = sum(e.total_usd for e in estimates)
+    projected_total = per_round_usd * rounds
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        f"council:estimate · mode=debate · members={len(members)} "
+        f"(billable={len(billable)}) · rounds={rounds} "
+        f"(cap={max_rounds_cap})\n"
+    )
+    advisor_summary = _format_advisor_summary(advisor_plans, billable)
+    if advisor_summary:
+        sys.stdout.write(advisor_summary + "\n")
+    for round_idx in range(1, rounds + 1):
+        sys.stdout.write(f"\nRound {round_idx} of {rounds}:\n")
+        sys.stdout.write(format_estimate_table(billable, estimates) + "\n")
+        if round_idx < rounds:
+            sys.stdout.write("  " + "─" * 40 + "\n")
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        f"\n  PROJECTED TOTAL ({rounds} rounds):  ${projected_total:.4f}\n"
+    )
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        "  Note: progressive disclosure may stop the debate early; "
+        "this is an upper bound.\n"
+    )
     return 0
 
 
@@ -325,6 +813,44 @@ def _deserialise_responses(items: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[CouncilResponse]
     return out
 
 
+def _deserialise_consensus(data: dict[str, Any] | None) -> ConsensusResult | None:
+    """Reconstruct a ConsensusResult from a serialised payload section.
+
+    Used by ``cmd_render`` to re-render saved sessions that captured a
+    consensus round. Returns ``None`` when the payload predates Phase 4
+    or the round was skipped for the lens.
+    """
+    if not data:
+        return None
+    from scripts.ai_council.consensus import (
+        ConsensusMetadata, Finding, FindingScore,
+        aggregate_scores, bucket_by_threshold,
+    )
+    findings = [
+        Finding(id=f["id"], source=f["source"], text=f["text"])
+        for f in (data.get("findings") or [])
+    ]
+    scores = [
+        FindingScore(
+            finding_id=s["finding_id"], scorer=s["scorer"],
+            score=int(s["score"]), agree=bool(s["agree"]),
+            reason=s.get("reason", ""),
+        )
+        for s in (data.get("scores") or [])
+    ]
+    metadata = aggregate_scores(findings, scores)
+    bucket = bucket_by_threshold(findings, metadata)
+    return ConsensusResult(
+        bucket=bucket, findings=findings, scores=scores, metadata=metadata,
+        extraction_responses=_deserialise_responses(
+            data.get("extraction_responses") or [],
+        ),
+        scoring_responses=_deserialise_responses(
+            data.get("scoring_responses") or [],
+        ),
+    )
+
+
 def cmd_run(
     args: argparse.Namespace,
     *,
@@ -335,29 +861,52 @@ def cmd_run(
     """Estimate, then run the council. Requires --confirm to spend."""
     if settings is None:
         settings = load_settings()
+    ai_cfg = (settings.get("ai_council") or {}) if isinstance(settings, dict) else {}
+    advisor_plans = _build_advisor_plans(ai_cfg, REPO_ROOT)
+    explicit_overrides = _parse_model_overrides(getattr(args, "model", None))
     if members is None:
         members = build_members(
             settings,
             invocation_mode=args.mode_override,
-            model_overrides=_parse_model_overrides(getattr(args, "model", None)),
+            model_overrides=_advisor_model_overrides(
+                advisor_plans, explicit_overrides,
+            ),
             siblings_overrides=_parse_siblings_overrides(getattr(args, "siblings", None)),
         )
     if table is None:
         table = load_prices()
-    ai_cfg = (settings.get("ai_council") or {}) if isinstance(settings, dict) else {}
     question, artefact = build_question(
         input_path=Path(args.question), input_mode=args.input_mode,
         max_tokens=_resolve_max_tokens(args, ai_cfg),
+        prompt_mode_override=getattr(args, "prompt_mode", None),
     )
     project = detect_project_context(REPO_ROOT)
     billable = [m for m in members if getattr(m, "billable", True)]
     estimates = estimate(question, billable, table,
-                         project=project, original_ask=args.original_ask)
+                         project=project, original_ask=args.original_ask,
+                         advisor_plans=advisor_plans)
+    extra_calls, extra_usd = _consensus_cost_delta(
+        ai_cfg, question.mode, estimates, len(billable),
+    )
+    pr_extra_calls, pr_extra_usd = _peer_review_cost_delta(
+        ai_cfg, args, estimates, len(billable),
+    )
     sys.stdout.write(
         f"council:run · mode={question.mode} · members={len(members)} "
         f"(billable={len(billable)})\n"
     )
-    sys.stdout.write(format_estimate_table(billable, estimates) + "\n")
+    advisor_summary = _format_advisor_summary(advisor_plans, billable)
+    if advisor_summary:
+        sys.stdout.write(advisor_summary + "\n")
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        format_estimate_table(
+            billable, estimates,
+            consensus_delta_usd=extra_usd,
+            consensus_extra_calls=extra_calls,
+            peer_review_delta_usd=pr_extra_usd,
+            peer_review_extra_calls=pr_extra_calls,
+        ) + "\n"
+    )
 
     if not args.confirm:
         sys.stdout.write(
@@ -378,10 +927,28 @@ def cmd_run(
         members, question, budget,
         table=table, project=project,
         original_ask=args.original_ask, rounds=rounds,
+        advisor_plans=advisor_plans,
+    )
+    # Pipeline order (R4 verdict): deliberation → peer-review → consensus
+    # → synthesis. Peer-review anonymises only deliberation outputs;
+    # consensus-scoring runs on the de-anonymised findings.
+    persona_labels = build_persona_labels(advisor_plans, billable)
+    peer_review = _maybe_run_peer_review(
+        ai_cfg, args, question, members, responses, budget, table, project,
+        persona_labels=persona_labels,
+    )
+    consensus = _maybe_run_consensus(
+        ai_cfg, question, members, responses, budget, table, project, args,
     )
     estimated_total = sum(e.total_usd for e in estimates)
     actual_total = 0.0
-    for r in responses:
+    all_responses: list[CouncilResponse] = list(responses)
+    if peer_review is not None:
+        all_responses.extend(peer_review.responses)
+    if consensus is not None:
+        all_responses.extend(consensus.extraction_responses)
+        all_responses.extend(consensus.scoring_responses)
+    for r in all_responses:
         if r.error:
             continue
         ce = estimate_cost(r.provider, r.model, r.input_tokens, r.output_tokens, table)
@@ -389,6 +956,9 @@ def cmd_run(
     payload = {
         "schema_version": SCHEMA_VERSION,
         "mode": question.mode,
+        "prompt_mode": getattr(args, "prompt_mode", None),
+        "prose_synthesis": getattr(args, "prose_synthesis", None),
+        "peer_review_enabled": _peer_review_active(ai_cfg, args),
         "artefact": artefact,
         "original_ask": args.original_ask,
         "members": [f"{m.name}/{m.model}" for m in members],
@@ -397,6 +967,10 @@ def cmd_run(
         "cost_usd_actual": round(actual_total, 6),
         "responses": _serialise_responses(responses),
     }
+    if peer_review is not None:
+        payload["peer_review"] = _serialise_peer_review(peer_review)
+    if consensus is not None:
+        payload["consensus"] = _serialise_consensus(consensus)
     out_path = Path(args.output)
     out_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     out_path.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
@@ -408,11 +982,308 @@ def cmd_run(
     return 1 if errors and len(errors) == len(responses) else 0
 
 
+def _debate_round_filename(round_number: int) -> str:
+    return f"debate-round-{round_number}.json"
+
+
+def _write_debate_round(
+    out_dir: Path,
+    round_number: int,
+    responses: list[CouncilResponse],
+    *,
+    question: CouncilQuestion,
+    members: list[ExternalAIClient],
+    artefact: str,
+    original_ask: str,
+    total_planned_rounds: int,
+    table: PriceTable,
+    prompt_mode: str | None,
+    prose_synthesis: bool | None,
+) -> Path:
+    """Persist a single debate round as a self-contained JSON.
+
+    Each round file mirrors the ``cmd_run`` payload shape — re-rendering
+    via ``council render <debate-round-N.json>`` works without special
+    handling. Round-specific keys (``debate_round``, ``debate_total_rounds``)
+    are additive so the renderer can ignore them safely.
+    """
+    out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    actual_total = 0.0
+    for r in responses:
+        if r.error:
+            continue
+        ce = estimate_cost(r.provider, r.model, r.input_tokens, r.output_tokens, table)
+        actual_total += ce.total_usd
+    payload = {
+        "schema_version": SCHEMA_VERSION,
+        "mode": question.mode,
+        "prompt_mode": prompt_mode,
+        "prose_synthesis": prose_synthesis,
+        "artefact": artefact,
+        "original_ask": original_ask,
+        "members": [f"{m.name}/{m.model}" for m in members],
+        "debate_round": round_number,
+        "debate_total_rounds": total_planned_rounds,
+        "rounds": 1,
+        "cost_usd_actual": round(actual_total, 6),
+        "responses": _serialise_responses(responses),
+    }
+    out_path = out_dir / _debate_round_filename(round_number)
+    out_path.write_text(json.dumps(payload, indent=2) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    return out_path
+
+
+def _load_debate_seed(
+    path: Path,
+    expected_members: list[ExternalAIClient],
+) -> list[CouncilResponse]:
+    """Load `--continue-as-debate` seed: round-1 responses from a prior session.
+
+    The seed file must be the JSON written by ``cmd_run`` (or a prior
+    debate round). Members + models must match the current invocation —
+    a mismatch is a hard error per the Phase 7 contract, not a silent
+    fallback. The host agent surfaces the mismatch and asks the user
+    to either re-run with matching members or drop ``--continue-as-debate``.
+    """
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"--continue-as-debate path not found: {path}"
+        )
+    payload = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    source_members = list(payload.get("members") or [])
+    expected_labels = [f"{m.name}/{m.model}" for m in expected_members]
+    if source_members != expected_labels:
+        raise CouncilDisabledError(
+            f"--continue-as-debate member mismatch: source session has "
+            f"{source_members!r}, current invocation has {expected_labels!r}. "
+            f"Re-run with matching members or drop --continue-as-debate."
+        )
+    return _deserialise_responses(payload.get("responses") or [])
+
+
+def _make_debate_continue_prompt(
+    *, auto_continue: bool,
+    stream: Any = None,
+) -> Any:
+    """Build the on_continue callback for `run_debate()`.
+
+    ``--auto-continue`` returns ``None`` so the orchestrator skips the
+    gate entirely (still subject to the hard-cap check). Interactive
+    mode prints the checkpoint line and reads y/N from stdin.
+    """
+    if auto_continue:
+        return None
+    out = stream or sys.stdout
+
+    def _prompt(checkpoint: DebateCheckpoint) -> bool:
+        out.write(
+            f"\ndebate:checkpoint round={checkpoint.completed_round}/"
+            f"{checkpoint.total_planned_rounds} "
+            f"cost_so_far=${checkpoint.cost_so_far_usd:.4f} "
+            f"next_round_estimate=${checkpoint.next_round_estimate_usd:.4f} "
+            f"— continue? [y/N]: "
+        )
+        out.flush()
+        try:
+            answer = sys.stdin.readline().strip().lower()
+        except (EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt):
+            return False
+        return answer in {"y", "yes"}
+
+    return _prompt
+
+
+def cmd_debate(
+    args: argparse.Namespace,
+    *,
+    settings: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    members: list[ExternalAIClient] | None = None,
+    table: PriceTable | None = None,
+) -> int:
+    """Run a multi-round debate with progressive cost disclosure.
+
+    Phase 7 contract: each member produces an initial position in
+    Round 1, then rebuts the strongest opposing position in subsequent
+    rounds. The orchestrator pauses after each round and asks the user
+    to continue (``--auto-continue`` bypasses the prompt). Round files
+    are persisted incrementally so an interrupted debate leaves a
+    recoverable trail.
+    """
+    if settings is None:
+        settings = load_settings()
+    ai_cfg = (settings.get("ai_council") or {}) if isinstance(settings, dict) else {}
+    advisor_plans = _build_advisor_plans(ai_cfg, REPO_ROOT)
+    explicit_overrides = _parse_model_overrides(getattr(args, "model", None))
+    if members is None:
+        members = build_members(
+            settings,
+            invocation_mode=args.mode_override,
+            model_overrides=_advisor_model_overrides(
+                advisor_plans, explicit_overrides,
+            ),
+            siblings_overrides=_parse_siblings_overrides(
+                getattr(args, "siblings", None),
+            ),
+        )
+    if table is None:
+        table = load_prices()
+    question, artefact = build_question(
+        input_path=Path(args.question), input_mode=args.input_mode,
+        max_tokens=_resolve_max_tokens(args, ai_cfg),
+        prompt_mode_override="debate",
+    )
+    project = detect_project_context(REPO_ROOT)
+    billable = [m for m in members if getattr(m, "billable", True)]
+
+    # Resolve round count: explicit --rounds wins; otherwise default 2.
+    # Hard ceiling: ai_council.debate_max_rounds (Phase 0 reserved key).
+    max_rounds_cap = int(ai_cfg.get("debate_max_rounds", 4))
+    requested = (
+        int(args.rounds) if getattr(args, "rounds", None) is not None else 2
+    )
+    if requested < 1:
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
+            f"--rounds must be >= 1 (got {requested})"
+        )
+    if requested > max_rounds_cap:
+        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
+            f"--rounds={requested} exceeds debate_max_rounds={max_rounds_cap}; "
+            f"raise the cap in agents/.ai-council.yml or lower --rounds."
+        )
+    rounds = requested
+
+    estimates = estimate(
+        question, billable, table,
+        project=project, original_ask=args.original_ask,
+        advisor_plans=advisor_plans,
+    )
+    per_round_usd = sum(e.total_usd for e in estimates)
+    projected_total = per_round_usd * rounds
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        f"council:debate · members={len(members)} (billable={len(billable)}) "
+        f"· rounds={rounds} (cap={max_rounds_cap})\n"
+    )
+    advisor_summary = _format_advisor_summary(advisor_plans, billable)
+    if advisor_summary:
+        sys.stdout.write(advisor_summary + "\n")
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        format_estimate_table(billable, estimates) + "\n"
+    )
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        f"  × {rounds} rounds (worst case, before progressive disclosure)\n"
+        f"  PROJECTED TOTAL:  ${projected_total:.4f}\n"
+    )
+
+    if not args.confirm:
+        sys.stdout.write(
+            "\nNo --confirm flag — estimate only. Re-run with --confirm to "
+            "start the debate.\n"
+        )
+        return 0
+
+    cost_cfg = ai_cfg.get("cost_budget") or {}
+    budget = CostBudget(
+        max_input_tokens=int(cost_cfg.get("max_input_tokens", 50_000)),
+        max_output_tokens=int(cost_cfg.get("max_output_tokens", 20_000)),
+        max_calls=int(cost_cfg.get("max_calls", 10)),
+        max_total_usd=float(cost_cfg.get("max_total_usd", 0.0) or 0.0),
+    )
+
+    out_dir = Path(args.output)
+    seed: list[CouncilResponse] | None = None
+    if getattr(args, "continue_as_debate", None):
+        seed = _load_debate_seed(Path(args.continue_as_debate), billable)
+        sys.stdout.write(
+            f"council:debate · seeding round 1 from "
+            f"{args.continue_as_debate} ({len(seed)} responses)\n"
+        )
+
+    written: list[Path] = []
+
+    def _on_round_complete(round_number: int, results: list[CouncilResponse]) -> None:
+        path = _write_debate_round(
+            out_dir, round_number, results,
+            question=question, members=members,
+            artefact=artefact, original_ask=args.original_ask,
+            total_planned_rounds=rounds, table=table,
+            prompt_mode="debate",
+            prose_synthesis=getattr(args, "prose_synthesis", None),
+        )
+        written.append(path)
+        errors = [r for r in results if r.error]
+        sys.stdout.write(
+            f"council:debate · wrote {path} "
+            f"({len(results) - len(errors)}/{len(results)} ok)\n"
+        )
+
+    on_continue = _make_debate_continue_prompt(
+        auto_continue=bool(getattr(args, "auto_continue", False)),
+    )
+
+    try:
+        all_rounds = run_debate(
+            members, question,
+            budget=budget, table=table, project=project,
+            original_ask=args.original_ask,
+            max_rounds=rounds,
+            on_round_complete=_on_round_complete,
+            on_continue=on_continue,
+            advisor_plans=advisor_plans,
+            seed_round_1=seed,
+        )
+    except DebateCapExceeded as exc:
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            f"❌  council:debate cap reached after round {exc.completed_round}: "
+            f"{exc}\n"
+            f"Partial debate persisted under {out_dir} "
+            f"({len(written)} rounds).\n"
+        )
+        return 3
+
+    actual_total = 0.0
+    for rnd in all_rounds:
+        for r in rnd:
+            if r.error:
+                continue
+            ce = estimate_cost(
+                r.provider, r.model, r.input_tokens, r.output_tokens, table,
+            )
+            actual_total += ce.total_usd
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        f"\ncouncil:debate · {len(all_rounds)} round(s) complete · "
+        f"actual ${actual_total:.4f} (cap projection ${projected_total:.4f})\n"
+    )
+    errors_last = [r for r in all_rounds[-1] if r.error] if all_rounds else []
+    return 1 if errors_last and len(errors_last) == len(all_rounds[-1]) else 0
+
+
 def cmd_render(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
-    """Re-render a saved responses JSON to the markdown report."""
+    """Re-render a saved responses JSON to the markdown report.
+
+    Lens resolution order: explicit ``--prompt-mode`` > ``prompt_mode``
+    in the payload > ``mode`` in the payload > ``None`` (default decision
+    template). R4 Q4 escape hatch ``--prose-synthesis`` overrides the
+    table.
+    """
     payload = json.loads(Path(args.responses).read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
     items = payload.get("responses") or []
-    sys.stdout.write(render(_deserialise_responses(items)) + "\n")
+    explicit = getattr(args, "prompt_mode", None)
+    mode = explicit or payload.get("prompt_mode") or payload.get("mode")
+    prose = getattr(args, "prose_synthesis", None)
+    if prose is None:
+        prose = payload.get("prose_synthesis")
+    consensus = _deserialise_consensus(payload.get("consensus"))
+    peer_review = _deserialise_peer_review(payload.get("peer_review"))
+    sys.stdout.write(
+        render(
+            _deserialise_responses(items),
+            mode=mode,
+            prose_synthesis=prose,
+            consensus=consensus,
+            peer_review=peer_review,
+        )
+        + "\n"
+    )
     return 0
 
 
@@ -479,6 +1350,15 @@ def _add_common_input_args(p: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
     p.add_argument("--input-mode", choices=["prompt", "roadmap"],
                    default="prompt",
                    help="How to bundle the file (default: prompt).")
+    p.add_argument("--prompt-mode",
+                   choices=["pr", "design", "optimize", "analysis"],
+                   default=None, dest="prompt_mode",
+                   help="Lens-override for the system-prompt addendum. "
+                        "The bundle shape stays as --input-mode; only "
+                        "the per-mode neutrality addendum is swapped "
+                        "(see scripts/ai_council/prompts.py _MODE_TABLE). "
+                        "Routed by the /council pr|design|optimize|"
+                        "analysis wrappers.")
     p.add_argument("--max-tokens", type=int, default=None,
                    help="Per-member output budget. Default reads "
                         "ai_council.max_output_tokens from .agent-settings.yml "
@@ -505,6 +1385,14 @@ def _add_common_input_args(p: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
                         "skill.")
     p.add_argument("--original-ask", default="",
                    help="The user's framing sentence (flows into handoff).")
+    p.add_argument("--peer-review", dest="peer_review", action="store_true",
+                   default=False,
+                   help="Run an anonymous peer-review pass after the main "
+                        "deliberation. Each member critiques the others' "
+                        "(anonymised) responses for blind spots before "
+                        "synthesis. Adds N extra API calls. Opt-in per the "
+                        "R2 verdict; also accepts ai_council.peer_review."
+                        "enabled: true in agents/.ai-council.yml.")
 
 
 def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
@@ -516,6 +1404,15 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
     p_est = sub.add_parser("estimate", help="Pre-call cost preview (no spend).")
     _add_common_input_args(p_est)
+    p_est.add_argument("--debate", action="store_true", default=False,
+                       help="Render the round-by-round projection for a "
+                            "debate run (one call per member per round). "
+                            "Progressive disclosure may stop the debate "
+                            "early — this is an upper bound.")
+    p_est.add_argument("--rounds", type=int, default=None,
+                       help="Debate round count for --debate. Defaults to "
+                            "ai_council.min_rounds (typically 2); capped "
+                            "at ai_council.debate_max_rounds (typically 4).")
 
     p_run = sub.add_parser("run", help="Run the council; --confirm required to spend.")
     _add_common_input_args(p_run)
@@ -534,14 +1431,59 @@ def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
                             "artefacts. Set by the host agent when the consuming "
                             "rule/skill/command declares council_depth: deep. "
                             "Overridden by explicit --rounds.")
+    _add_prose_synthesis_arg(p_run)
+
+    p_deb = sub.add_parser(
+        "debate",
+        help="Multi-round debate with progressive cost disclosure (Phase 7).",
+    )
+    _add_common_input_args(p_deb)
+    p_deb.add_argument("--output", required=True,
+                       help="Directory to write debate-round-N.json files.")
+    p_deb.add_argument("--confirm", action="store_true",
+                       help="Required to actually start the debate.")
+    p_deb.add_argument("--rounds", type=int, default=None,
+                       help="Number of debate rounds (default 2). Capped by "
+                            "ai_council.debate_max_rounds in agents/.ai-council.yml.")
+    p_deb.add_argument("--auto-continue", action="store_true",
+                       default=False, dest="auto_continue",
+                       help="Skip the between-round y/N prompt. The hard cap "
+                            "against cost_budget.max_total_usd still applies.")
+    p_deb.add_argument("--continue-as-debate", default=None,
+                       dest="continue_as_debate", metavar="PATH",
+                       help="Seed round 1 from an existing council session "
+                            "JSON. Members + models must match the current "
+                            "invocation.")
+    _add_prose_synthesis_arg(p_deb)
 
     p_ren = sub.add_parser("render", help="Re-render a saved responses JSON.")
     p_ren.add_argument("responses",
                        help="Path to the JSON written by `council run`.")
+    p_ren.add_argument("--prompt-mode",
+                       choices=["default", "pr", "design", "optimize", "analysis",
+                                "prompt", "roadmap", "diff", "files"],
+                       default=None, dest="prompt_mode",
+                       help="Override the synthesis-template lens. Defaults "
+                            "to the `mode` recorded in the responses JSON.")
+    _add_prose_synthesis_arg(p_ren)
 
     return parser
 
 
+def _add_prose_synthesis_arg(p: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """R4 Q4 escape hatch — toggle structured vs prose synthesis."""
+    group = p.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    group.add_argument("--prose-synthesis", dest="prose_synthesis",
+                       action="store_const", const=True, default=None,
+                       help="Force open-ended prose synthesis (bare slot) "
+                            "regardless of lens. R4 Q4 escape hatch.")
+    group.add_argument("--no-prose-synthesis", dest="prose_synthesis",
+                       action="store_const", const=False,
+                       help="Force the structured default decision-lens "
+                            "template even on a creative lens "
+                            "(design / optimize). Symmetric escape hatch.")
+
+
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
     args = build_parser().parse_args(argv)
     try:
@@ -549,6 +1491,8 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
             return cmd_estimate(args)
         if args.cmd == "run":
             return cmd_run(args)
+        if args.cmd == "debate":
+            return cmd_debate(args)
         if args.cmd == "render":
             return cmd_render(args)
     except CouncilDisabledError as exc: