Prompting
LLM Council prompt guide
A good LLM Council prompt gives the council a clear task, the decision criteria, the desired output, and the kind of dissent you want surfaced.
The best basic prompt
Use this pattern: “Run a council on [decision]. Compare across [criteria]. Give me the strongest verdict, the main dissent, and the flip condition.”
That tells the models what they are judging, how to judge it, and what the final answer should preserve.
For decisions
Ask for a call, not a neutral summary. For example: “Should we choose A or B? Compare cost, speed, quality, risk, and reversibility. Make a decision and show the main dissent.”
For documents
Attach the document or select it as working context, then ask for the exact output: “Review this proposal for gaps, rewrite the weak sections, and export the final as a one-page brief.”
For current research
Say what must be current: “Use current sources. Separate confirmed facts from uncertainty. Include named sources and dates.”