Agent skill

Quorum

by Detrol in Detrol/quorum-cli

Run a structured debate between agent CLIs (claude, codex, agy, grok) and the user's configured API or local models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, OpenRouter, Ollama and more) through the Quorum…

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesAI & LLM Engineering

Install Quorum

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Detrol/quorum-cli --skill quorum -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Detrol/quorum-cli quorum --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Detrol/quorum-cli.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/quorum .claude/skills/quorum && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
quorum
GitHub stars
119
Token cost
~807 tokens
SKILL.md length
431 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Run a structured debate between agent CLIs (claude, codex, agy, grok) and the user's configured API or local models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, OpenRouter, Ollama and more) through the Quorum…

  • Works in 5 steps: Write the question with full context.… → Pick the method that fits the question… → Start with quorum_start: the question,… → …
  • Explicitly asks for a Quorum
  • SKILL.md covers Flow and When something fails
  • Calls claude and codex

What it does

Quorum is an agent skill from Detrol/quorum-cli. Run a structured debate between agent CLIs (claude, codex, agy, grok) and the user's configured API or local models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, OpenRouter, Ollama and more) through the Quorum MCP tools. Use only when the user explicitly asks for a Quorum, a debate, a multi-agent discussion, or a second opinion from other models — never on your own initiative.

Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering LLM inference and serving, Model routing and gateways and Multi-agent orchestration. It works with Ollama, OpenAI and OpenRouter. The repository describes itself as: Multi-agent AI discussion CLI for structured debates between LLMs.

When your agent uses it

  • Explicitly asks for a Quorum
  • A multi-agent discussion
  • A second opinion from other models — never on your own initiative

Example prompts

  • “/quorum”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Write the question with full context. Participants see only the question, the files you
  2. Pick the method that fits the question best from methods in quorum_list_models
  3. Start with quorum_start: the question, that method, cwd = the absolute project root,
  4. Wait with quorum_wait in a loop until status is done or failed. Tell the user the
  5. Report. Give the consensus level, the synthesis, the real disagreements, and anything

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 25dede3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • claude
    • codex

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Quorum loads about 807 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 431 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~93
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~807

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:9
    nd local models configured in `~/.quorum/.env`
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:45
    API key / `*_MODELS` entry in `~/.quorum/.env`.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 431 words (~807 tokens).

“Quorum puts one question to several models. Agent CLIs (claude, codex, agy, grok) research read-only in the project and on the web; API and local models configured in ~/.quorum/.env (openai, anthropic, google, xai, openrouter, lmstudio, llamaswap, custom, ollama) see only…”

— opening of SKILL.md by Detrol, Custom licence
name
quorum

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/quorum of Detrol/quorum-cli.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 25dede3

Compare with similar skills

Quorum next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Quorum this skillDetrol/quorum-cli119—~807Automated safety check: NotesCustom licence
Claudish UsageMadAppGang/claudish1k—~9kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Configuring Visionoxbshw/watch-skill460—~509Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Page AgentTommy-yw/RunbookHermes5463 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Summarize Anythingswyxio/skills175—~6.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
New Providerfinch-xu/cc-router272—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Quorum

What does Quorum do?

Run a structured debate between agent CLIs (claude, codex, agy, grok) and the user's configured API or local models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, OpenRouter, Ollama and more) through the Quorum…. Quorum is an agent skill from Detrol/quorum-cli. Run a structured debate between agent CLIs (claude, codex, agy, grok) and the user's configured API or local models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, OpenRouter, Ollama and more) through the Quorum MCP tools.

When should I use Quorum?

Quorum fits situations like: explicitly asks for a Quorum; A multi-agent discussion; A second opinion from other models — never on your own initiative.

How do I install Quorum in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Detrol/quorum-cli --skill quorum -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/quorum in Detrol/quorum-cli) into .claude/skills/quorum in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Quorum in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Detrol/quorum-cli --skill quorum -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/quorum in Detrol/quorum-cli) into .agents/skills/quorum in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Quorum in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Detrol/quorum-cli --skill quorum -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/quorum, .gemini/skills/quorum, .github/skills/quorum and .opencode/skills/quorum in your project.

What does Quorum need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Quorum needs the command-line tools its instructions call (claude and codex).

Does Quorum access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Quorum safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Quorum use?

Quorum has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Quorum use?

About 807 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Quorum?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Quorum: Claudish Usage (MadAppGang/claudish, 1k stars), Configuring Vision (oxbshw/watch-skill, 460 stars), Page Agent (Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes, 546 stars) and Summarize Anything (swyxio/skills, 175 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Quorum?

Detrol (a GitHub user) maintains it in Detrol/quorum-cli, which has 119 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

Source: Detrol/quorum-cli on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.