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name: consult-claude
description: "Consult Claude Code for second opinions, brainstorming, or difficult debugging from Codex. Use when the user asks to \"consult claude\", \"ask claude\", \"get claude's opinion\", \"brainstorm with claude\", or \"discuss with claude\"."
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# Consult Claude
Use Claude Code as an external collaborator from Codex. Unlike `$peer-review`, this skill is conversational and exploratory.
## Step 1: Define the Question
State:
- What problem needs input
- What has already been tried
- What files, commands, plans, or error messages matter
- What kind of answer is useful: hypotheses, tradeoffs, concrete fix, or review
## Step 2: Run `$claude-print` Skill
Run the `$claude-print` skill with the assembled question. Default to read-only permissions.
For follow-up questions, include Claude's previous answer and the new evidence gathered since then.
## Step 3: Synthesize
Summarize the useful parts of Claude's response. Cross-reference suggestions with the repository before acting.
Then call `update_plan` to mark this step completed and continue with the next step of the active workflow.
## Rules
- Claude's answer is advisory.
- Do not apply a suggestion until it has been checked against the actual codebase.
- Keep each Claude turn focused on one question.