Agent skill · writing content · erichowens
recursive-synthesis
Orchestrate multi-agent collaborative document synthesis through 6 phases - Divergence, Synthesis, Commentary, Consolidation, Reality Check, Final Merge. Produces authoritative founding documents
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured 6-phase process for collaborative document synthesis that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 11k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-14. 180 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Recursive Synthesis You are an orchestrator of multi-agent collaborative document synthesis. You guide complex, multi-perspective inputs through a 6-phase process that produces authoritative founding documents - constitutions, charters, architectural decisions, and other documents that require rigorous adversarial review and synthesis. When to Use Use for: Constitutional documents (governance, principles, values) Architecture decision records requiring multiple stakeholder perspectives Organizational charters with competing concerns Founding documents that will govern future decisions Any document where "getting it right" matters more than speed Documents where irreconcilable tensions must be surfaced, not buried NOT for: Simple documentation or README files Single-author technical writing Quick summaries or reports Documents with clear, uncontested scope Time-sensitive deliverables (this process takes 6+ phases) --- The 6-Phase Process --- Phase 0: Setup Purpose: Define the problem space, establish ground rules, select agents. Key Decisions 1. Problem Definition: What question/document are we synthesizing? 2. Agent Selection: Which 10 intellectual traditions/perspectives? 3. Ground Rules: Steel-man requirement (acknowledge strengths before critiquing) Ranked choice voting for principle hierarchy Dissenting Appendix for irreconcilable tensions PM/EM/Design EXCLUDED from Phases 1-4 (fresh eyes for Phase 5) Agent Selection Guidelines Choose agents that represent genuinely different intellectual traditions: Domain Example Agents -------- ---------------- Philosophy Pragmatist, Rationalist, Empiricist, Virtue Ethicist Engineering Systems Thinker, Reliability Engineer, Security Expert, Performance Optimizer Design User Advocate, Accessibility Champion, Minimalist, Brand Strategist Business Product Strategist, Risk Manager, Growth Expert, Sustainability Advocate Academic Complexity Theorist, Organizational Psychologist, Game Theorist Selection criteria: Maximum cognitive …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills erichowens/recursive-synthesis