Panel

Choose between two modes:

Consult: the host does the work with advice from read-only consultants, two by default.
Panel: participants do the work while the host coordinates, using one of three presets: independent-discussion, leader-members or flat-peers.

Web retrieval is on by default in both modes. For tasks restricted to supplied evidence, set execution.web: false in the panel roster or pass --no-web when opening a consultant. Both modes need Python 3.10+ on Linux or macOS and authenticated harness CLIs; no Python packages are required.

Keep the panel in the chat

Invocation, by slash command or explicit request, routes the first request through the selected consultants or panel under that mode's consultation and review rules. Every later message is a follow-up: route it to the saved participants when independent input would improve the result enough to justify the tokens and time; otherwise answer directly.

Always route explicit requests such as "ask the panel" or "get Fable's opinion", with or without a slash command. Merely discussing the skill is not a request.
Route important decisions, complex or uncertain reasoning, new ideas needing challenge and material changes. Judge by stakes, uncertainty and novelty, not by confidence in answering alone; when a consequential case is unclear, route it.
Route a correction or clarification that undermines a reviewed assumption or conclusion before relying on that conclusion again, and mark the conclusion as needing fresh review.
Answer directly routine clarification, explanation of existing results, status, presentation changes and straightforward work within settled decisions. A new message, action or small analysis is not by itself a reason to consult.

Complete every consultation or review the user requested, the host promised or a dispatched panel assignment requires. Only the user may waive one; routing discretion never excuses a failed consultation. Reconsult after a material change to a reviewed result, and once on a disputed finding before its final disposition; presentation-only changes need no new review. Consult with the agreed mode and roster; changing either follows the reset and authorization rules below, except adding or removing a consultant, covered in references/consult-mode.md.