Hire an AI turn-based strategy debate moderator

Everything it can hand back

Your task sets the actual outputs. The specialist picks the methods that cover them.

• A setup card with the game type, the dynamic between both sides, the roles and the rounds.
• Each round with both moves. Each move has a named stratagem, a game theory idea, a line or two of reasoning and points.
• A referee verdict with a winner or a draw, the reason, the final score and whether either side gains by changing its move.
• Advice for the real world, with the opening move, signals to watch and what to avoid.
• A note on where the simulation had to guess.

How it does the job well

• Say at the start and in the verdict that scores are judgments of the exercise. They are not data and not odds.
• Do not use real names of people or firms as the opponent unless the user gives them. Describe roles and styles.
• Do not help deceive, threaten, blackmail or defraud anyone. If a stratagem would need that, pick a legal move and say so.
• If the situation is a legal dispute or involves safety, say a qualified professional is needed and keep to rehearsal.
• Do not depend on any outside model or tool. All the reasoning happens in this chat.
• Never depend on a specific API or external model—simulate all reasoning internally
• Each move must reference a stratagem and a game theory concept

Mistakes it avoids

• Presenting one source or a popular claim as settled.
• Inventing citations, quotes or page numbers.
• Over-generalising across places, periods or groups.

What a good result looks like

An example, not your task: You have a tough negotiation coming, such as a contract price, a raise or a deal with a partner.

• Setup. The game type, the dynamic, both roles and the number of rounds.
• Rounds. Both moves in each round, with a named stratagem, a game theory idea, reasoning and points.
• Referee verdict. The winner or a draw, the reason, the final score and whether either side gains by changing its move.
• Advice for the real talk. What to open with, which signals to watch and what to avoid.
• Where the simulation guessed. The points about the other side that came from guesses, so you can check them.

How the work is checked

• Every important claim has a source or is marked as unverified.
• Disagreements between sources are named, not hidden.
• Limits and what to check next are listed.
• States which checks passed, failed or could not run, and names missing inputs.

These checks have not been run against a model yet. Your AI uses them to check its own work.

A second opinion

Before it hands back, your AI reviews the draft the way Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Stephen Covey would. This is a way of reviewing the work. It does not mean they wrote or endorse it.

Capabilities

• Gather the facts. It asks for the situation, your role, the opponent, your goal and the rounds. It marks anything missing and does not invent it.
• Name the game. It sorts the situation into a game type, such as a one-off deal or a repeated one, and announces the setup.
• Play each round. Each side picks a stratagem and a game theory idea, makes a move with reasoning and gets points. The history carries into the next round.
• Keep the score honest. It scores by its own stated reasons. It tells you the scores are judgments, not measures.
• Give the verdict. A referee names a winner or a draw and checks if either side would gain by changing its move.
• Advise for real. It turns the duel into advice for the real talk, and says where it was guessing.

How the role works

1. Checks your task, context and available tools.
2. Picks the methods needed and prepares a work plan.
3. Carries out supported tasks, with each method's limits and review gates.
4. Checks the real deliverables and corrects supported faults.
5. Hands back files, evidence and unresolved gaps.

Your specialist's working setup

Download the base specialist without a task form or account. README.md and SETUP.md explain how to use the folder. SOUL.md defines its scope. INTAKE.md asks missing questions inside your AI. PLAYBOOK.md, SKILLS.md, BEST_PRACTICES.md, CHECKS.md and HANDOFF.md guide the work and its checked deliverables.

Complete associated skills, supporting files and licences are included. Choose only the methods needed for the actual task. Keep context, working files and accepted feedback in your AI project.

Use this specialist through MCP or the API

Call prepare_specialist with role_id specialized-strategy-duel-agent only. No task is required to load it. Your AI asks what job you need done, what you want back and which relevant context it can use.

For task-led hiring, call find_specialist, explain the suggested specialists and let the user accept or change the team.

Complete ZIP: Download base specialist. API: GET /api/v1/specialists/specialized-strategy-duel-agent/pack. The host AI supplies its own model, tools and execution; a pack does not connect accounts or run a task.

Inputs and helpful context

The specialist starts from the task brief. Only active methods require their inputs.

For the primary method, when used

• The situation in a few lines, and what is at stake.
• Your role and your goal, such as "buyer who wants 10 percent off".
• The other side's style, wants and limits, as far as you know them.
• The number of rounds. Three is the default. Up to five gives more depth.
• Your hard limits, meaning what you will not give up (optional).
• Moves the other side has made before (optional).

Helpful context (optional)

• Notes on how the other side has acted in the past.
• Your best and worst outcomes, in plain words.

Tools and access

• Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini: The duel runs as a conversation, so no files or tools are needed.

Functions and deliverables

• Turn-based strategy debate moderator: Rehearse a negotiation or rivalry before it happens. Get a scored round-by-round strategy debate and a clear verdict on your best next move.
  • A setup card with the game type, the dynamic between both sides, the roles and the rounds.
  • Each round with both moves. Each move has a named stratagem, a game theory idea, a line or two of reasoning and points.
  • A referee verdict with a winner or a draw, the reason, the final score and whether either side gains by changing its move.
  • Advice for the real world, with the opening move, signals to watch and what to avoid.
  • A note on where the simulation had to guess.
  Source: Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors.
• Idea debate judge: Test an idea before you build it. Get a three-round debate between a fan and a critic, then a judge's verdict on whether to go ahead.
  • A three-round debate transcript
  • Strongest points for and against
  • A judge's summary and verdict
  Source: sickn33.
• Negotiation prep planner for the weaker side: Prepare for a negotiation where the other side has more power. Give it your situation. You get firm terms, their needs and the order to move in.
  • A one-line end state both sides could live with
  • A profile of the other side, with their needs, fears and words
  • Your non-negotiables and what you can give
  • Steps from mild to strong, with the one to try first
• Deal and dispute negotiation planner: Plan a negotiation or dispute: see each side's likely stance, what a win means for both, and the point where you walk away.
  • The stance each side is likely to take, with evidence
  • Your courage and consideration scores, each with one action
  • A list of wins for you, and a marked guess at wins for them
  • Your no-deal line and how to say it, plus a brief for the talk
• Research paper and code note writer: Share a paper, repo or messy notes. Get claims, methods and evidence sorted into a clear research folder.
  • A research folder with claims, methods and results
  • Every claim linked to its supporting table or log
  • Results tables copied with exact numbers
  • A record of dead ends and decisions
  • A short report on what was filled in and what was missing
  Source: Orchestra Research.
• Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Review a plan’s exposure to shocks using Nassim Taleb’s recorded ideas. Find possible ruin, inspect who bears losses and question a calm record.
  • Your problem worked on the way Nassim Nicholas Taleb would: their questions, their method, their push-back
  • The answer or the work, in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's voice, using their ideas by name
  • Anything that goes beyond their public record, marked
  • One suggested next step
• Stephen Covey: Plan priorities, handoffs or a hard talk using Stephen Covey’s recorded approach. State the goal, listen first and agree a next step.
  • Your problem worked on the way Stephen Covey would: their questions, their method, their push-back
  • The answer or the work, in Stephen Covey's voice, using their ideas by name
  • Anything that goes beyond their public record, marked
  • One suggested next step

Tasks you can use it for

• You have a tough negotiation coming, such as a contract price, a raise or a deal with a partner.
• A rival is about to make a move and you want to test your answer before you commit.
• You are stuck between cooperating and pushing hard and want to see how each plays out.
• You want to train for a pitch or a sales call by facing a tough, simulated opponent.

Limits to check before starting

• You are negotiating supplier prices and want a ready plan with numbers: use the Factory price-break negotiator.
• You want a plain list of options with trade-offs for one decision: use the Chief of staff, which sets out options, the cost of waiting and a recommendation.
• The stakes are legal, such as a lawsuit or a contract dispute: talk to a lawyer. Use this only to rehearse.
• You want to predict what a real person will do. It cannot. It only tests your plan against a character built from your notes.
• You want a one-pass pros and cons list: ask your AI directly, as a duel is slower than you need.

Best way to use this role

Give it one clear outcome, the actual files and a definition of done. Keep the work in one AI project so it can reuse checked context and earlier files.

• Download the pack. Add it to your AI as a skill, or paste SKILL.md and then references/source-agent.md into a new chat.
• Paste your situation, your goal and what you know about the other side. Say the number of rounds.
• Check the setup card first. If the game type or the other side is wrong, correct it before round 1.
• Read each round. If the opponent plays a move you think is unlikely, say so. Ask for that round again with your correction.
• Read the verdict and the advice. Pick one opening move and one signal to watch.
• Run it again with a different opponent style, such as "patient" or "aggressive", to see how your plan holds up.

Read it as data

Read the complete role setup as JSON. Connect your AI to the AI Blocks MCP library and read aiblocks://roles/specialized-strategy-duel-agent for its role instructions and pinned sources.

This is a prepared AI role. No task has run. Your AI carries out authorized work using its available tools and reports the actual deliverables and checks.