Agent skill

Roundtable Debate

Hosts a structured roundtable debate on one topic with 3 to 5 real people, an ASCII structure diagram each round, user-controlled pacing and a saved org-mode transcript.

MITAuto-check passedKnowledge Management

SKILL.md written in Chinese; this summary is our English description.

Install Roundtable Debate

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lijigang/ljg-skills --skill ljg-roundtable -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lijigang/ljg-skills ljg-roundtable --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/lijigang/ljg-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ljg-roundtable .claude/skills/ljg-roundtable && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "ljg-roundtable" agent skill from https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills/tree/master/skills/ljg-roundtable into .claude/skills/ljg-roundtable/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ljg-roundtable", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills/tree/master/skills/ljg-roundtable

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lijigang/ljg-skills --skill ljg-roundtable -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lijigang/ljg-skills ljg-roundtable --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ljg-roundtable .agents/skills/ljg-roundtable && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "ljg-roundtable" agent skill from https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills/tree/master/skills/ljg-roundtable into .agents/skills/ljg-roundtable/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ljg-roundtable", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lijigang/ljg-skills --skill ljg-roundtable -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lijigang/ljg-skills ljg-roundtable --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ljg-roundtable .cursor/skills/ljg-roundtable && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "ljg-roundtable" agent skill from https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills/tree/master/skills/ljg-roundtable into .cursor/skills/ljg-roundtable/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ljg-roundtable", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills.git --path skills/ljg-roundtable

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lijigang/ljg-skills --skill ljg-roundtable -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lijigang/ljg-skills ljg-roundtable --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ljg-roundtable .gemini/skills/ljg-roundtable && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "ljg-roundtable" agent skill from https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills/tree/master/skills/ljg-roundtable into .gemini/skills/ljg-roundtable/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ljg-roundtable", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lijigang/ljg-skills ljg-roundtable

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lijigang/ljg-skills --skill ljg-roundtable -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ljg-roundtable .github/skills/ljg-roundtable && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "ljg-roundtable" agent skill from https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills/tree/master/skills/ljg-roundtable into .github/skills/ljg-roundtable/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ljg-roundtable", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add lijigang/ljg-skills --skill ljg-roundtable -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install lijigang/ljg-skills ljg-roundtable --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ljg-roundtable .opencode/skills/ljg-roundtable && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "ljg-roundtable" agent skill from https://github.com/lijigang/ljg-skills/tree/master/skills/ljg-roundtable into .opencode/skills/ljg-roundtable/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ljg-roundtable", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: ljg-roundtable
GitHub stars: 7.5k
Token cost: ~529 tokens
SKILL.md length: 88 words
Files: 2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 26
Repo updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Hosts a structured roundtable debate on one topic with 3 to 5 real people, an ASCII structure diagram each round, user-controlled pacing and a saved org-mode transcript.

Works in 4 steps: date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S 取时间戳 → 写入… → 文件结构 → …
Exploring a contested topic through a multi-perspective structured debate
SKILL.md covers Usage and Instructions
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Triggered by words like roundtable or debate, the skill makes the agent a neutral host. It picks 3 to 5 real people, historical or contemporary and never fictional, and gives each a name, MBTI type, one-line stance and the reason for inviting them. Guests should have positions that clash, ideally authors of classic work on the topic, with at least one outsider. The host opens with a definition question about the topic's core concept, and every speech uses one format: the person's name, an action tag (state, question, add, rebut, revise or synthesize) and a one-line summary.

Each round has three parts. Speakers respond directly to what came before, then the host names the core dispute, draws an ASCII diagram such as a 2x2 matrix, spectrum, causal loop or tree that shows how positions are structured, and poses a deeper follow-up question. You steer with four commands: continue, stop, dig deeper into the current section, or bring in a new person. On stop, the host gives an overall summary, a full knowledge-network ASCII diagram and a list of open questions.

The whole discussion is then saved verbatim as an org file in the ~/Context folder under a timestamped name, and the path is reported. The host takes no side, pursues one dispute per round and pushes past polite agreement, while guests stay faithful to the real thinking of the person they play. The agent first reads references/original-prompt.org, which holds the original design.

When your agent uses it

Exploring a contested topic through a multi-perspective structured debate
Pressure-testing an idea against well-known thinkers with opposing views
Keeping a full written record of a discussion as an org-mode note

Example prompts

“Roundtable: does free will exist?”
“Run a roundtable on whether AI can be truly creative, and save the transcript.”
“Hold a debate with five real thinkers on remote work versus office work.”

Requirements

A writable ~/Context folder for the saved org transcript

Workflow steps

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

date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S 取时间戳
写入 ~/Context/{timestamp}--圆桌-{议题关键词}__roundtable.org
文件结构
写完把文件路径报给用户。

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e75497. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are org).
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

Roundtable Debate loads about 529 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 59 tokens; SKILL.md has 88 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~59
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~529
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~2.5k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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

The full file from lijigang/ljg-skills at commit 9e75497, republished under its MIT licence (© lijigang). 88 words, ~529 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ljg-roundtable/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: ljg-roundtable
description: 一个议题，一场圆桌：主持人请来 3-5 位真实人物，定义开场，逐轮交锋，每轮收一张 ASCII 结构图，用户用指令控节奏（可/止/深入此节/引入新人物），散场后全文存入 org 笔记。Use when user says "圆桌讨论", "圆桌", "roundtable", "辩论", or wants to explore a topic through multi-perspective structured debate.

Usage

<example>
User: 圆桌讨论 人工智能是否拥有真正的创造力？
Assistant: [主持人开场，请出人物，从定义谈起]
</example>

<example>
User: 圆桌 自由意志是否存在？
Assistant: [就自由意志展开圆桌]
</example>

Instructions

先读 references/original-prompt.org，这套框架的原始设计在里面，主持人的性格和整个流程都从它来。

一、定议题

用户给了议题直接用。只说「圆桌讨论」没带议题，先问一句。

二、请人

按议题挑 3-5 位真实人物，历史的当代的都行，不要虚构。每位给四样：

姓名
MBTI
立场，一句话
为什么请他：他看这个议题的角度，别人给不了

挑人看三条：

几个人的立场要能互相较劲，光分正方反方两队不够
优先挑在这个题上写过经典、说过名言的人
至少一位行外人

三、开场

主持人开场，亮出人物名单和请他们来的理由，然后抛出定义问题：

「开谈之前，先把『议题核心概念』说清楚：它指什么？哪些要素少不了？」

每人依次就定义发言。发言格式全场统一：

【人物名】【行动标签】：发言内容

**简言之**：一句话总结

行动标签六种：陈述、质疑、补充、反驳、修正、综合。

四、讨论循环

每轮三步。

发言。 谁说话看讨论走势定，不排班。每段发言必须接着前面的话说，质疑、补充、反驳都行，不许自说自话。说完照例收一句 简言之。

综述。 一轮说完，主持人做三件事：

点出本轮核心争议点。挑最深的那一个，别求全。
画一张 ASCII 图：2x2 矩阵、光谱轴、因果环、层级树，哪种贴合本轮结构用哪种。图画的是讨论的结构：立场怎么分布、因果怎么绕、正负反馈环在哪。别拿图复述内容。
从争议点里引出下一层问题。

等指令。 综述后亮菜单：

【主持】：(指令: 可 / 止 / 深入此节 / 引入新人物)

可：接受下一层问题，继续
止：收场，进入总结
深入此节：不推进，围着当前争议点再挖
引入新人物：用户点名一位新人物，主持人介绍后请他先就当前话题表态

五、收场

用户下了 止：

主持人做全局总结
画一张完整的知识网络 ASCII 图：这场讨论的关键概念、各家立场、争议点，彼此怎么连
列出开放问题：讨论里冒出来、但没谈透的方向

六、存档

讨论全文写进 org 文件，一字不差。发言、ASCII 图、综述，全部原文照录，不摘要，不压缩，不改写。

date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S 取时间戳
写入 ~/Context/{timestamp}--圆桌-{议题关键词}__roundtable.org

文件结构：

org

#+title: 圆桌：{议题}
#+date: [{日期}]
#+filetags: :roundtable:
* 议题与参会者
[人物名单：姓名、MBTI、立场、入选理由]
* 开场：定义
[主持人开场词 + 每人的定义发言]
* 各轮讨论记录
** 第 N 轮：{引导问题}
*** 发言记录
[本轮全部发言原文，含行动标签和简言之]
*** 主持人综述
[争议点 + ASCII 图 + 下一层问题]
* 知识网络（全局）
[全局总结 + 知识网络图]
* 开放问题
[没谈完的方向]

写完把文件路径报给用户。

主持人怎么当

不站队。
每轮只追一个争议点，追到底，别摊大饼。
要交锋。参会者说得客气、绕开分歧，主持人要点破，把分歧摆回桌面。表面共识等于没讨论。
综述时把各方的底牌摊开：站在什么假设上，前提是什么，推理链在哪里分岔。光复述谁说了什么，不够。

参会者怎么说

忠于本人真实的思想体系，说这个人真会说的话，引他写过的书、说过的名言。
泛泛而谈的正确废话不要。质疑就指出对方哪个前提站不住，补充就把论证往前推一步。

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/ljg-roundtable of lijigang/ljg-skills.

SKILL.md
references/original-prompt.org

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e75497

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Questions about Roundtable Debate

What does Roundtable Debate do?

Hosts a structured roundtable debate on one topic with 3 to 5 real people, an ASCII structure diagram each round, user-controlled pacing and a saved org-mode transcript. Triggered by words like roundtable or debate, the skill makes the agent a neutral host. It picks 3 to 5 real people, historical or contemporary and never fictional, and gives each a name, MBTI type, one-line stance and the reason for inviting them.

When should I use Roundtable Debate?

Roundtable Debate fits situations like: exploring a contested topic through a multi-perspective structured debate; pressure-testing an idea against well-known thinkers with opposing views; keeping a full written record of a discussion as an org-mode note.

How do I install Roundtable Debate in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Roundtable Debate in Codex?

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

Can I use Roundtable Debate 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 lijigang/ljg-skills --skill ljg-roundtable -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ljg-roundtable, .gemini/skills/ljg-roundtable, .github/skills/ljg-roundtable and .opencode/skills/ljg-roundtable in your project.

What does Roundtable Debate need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Roundtable Debate is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: A writable ~/Context folder for the saved org transcript.

Does Roundtable Debate 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 Roundtable Debate safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Roundtable Debate use?

Roundtable Debate is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Roundtable Debate use?

About 529 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Roundtable Debate?

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Who maintains Roundtable Debate?

lijigang (a GitHub user) maintains it in lijigang/ljg-skills, which has 7,474 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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

Install Roundtable Debate

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Usage

Instructions

一、定议题

二、请人

三、开场

四、讨论循环

五、收场

六、存档

主持人怎么当

参会者怎么说

Files

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