---
name: consult-outside-expert
description: |
  Get a second opinion via Codex MCP. Use for stress-testing ideas, getting fresh perspective,
  steelmanning arguments, or iteratively refining work through expert back-and-forth.
  Invoke for ANY request involving external review, feedback, or consultation.
triggers:
  # Direct invocations
  - consult outside expert
  - outside expert
  - /consult
  # Codex-specific
  - codex
  - ask codex
  - use codex
  - codex sparring
  - codex review
  - codex feedback
  # Expert consultation
  - expert consultation
  - expert review
  - expert feedback
  - get expert input
  - external consultation
  - external review
  - outside review
  # Second opinion / fresh perspective
  - second opinion
  - another perspective
  - fresh perspective
  - different angle
  - outside perspective
  - external perspective
  # Stress testing / validation
  - stress test
  - pressure test
  - sanity check
  - reality check
  - gut check
  - sense check
  - validate my thinking
  - check my work
  - review my approach
  # Informal / conversational
  - bounce this off
  - run this by
  - get feedback on
  - what do you think about
  # Refinement / convergence
  - cross-agent refinement
  - dual-agent convergence
  - iterative refinement
  - steelman
  # Questions and capability discovery
  - can I get feedback
  - can I consult
  - how do I get expert
  - should I consult
  - is there a way to get review
  - what is codex
  - does codex
  - how does codex work
---

# consult-outside-expert

Open `@references/guide.md` and follow it. Do not proceed without it.

Consult an outside expert to collaboratively refine work through iterative back-and-forth. Use when you want:
- Fresh perspective on your work
- Stress-testing from a different angle
- Steelmanning of ideas
- Progressive convergence on optimal outcomes

The guide contains:
- The consultation loop and mediator role
- Round templates and expert prompts
- Convergence gates and quality criteria
- Eval checks and failure modes
- Working log templates (manual + MCP modes)