Panel Obsidian

description: Convene a panel of distinct perspectives on a decision - one independent verdict per lens, then a synthesis. A multi-persona complement to /obsidian-challenge

category: thinking

triggers_en: ["convene a panel", "advisor panel", "get multiple perspectives on", "panel review", "what would the experts say about"]

Use the obsidian-second-brain skill. Execute /obsidian-panel [decision or question]:

Pressure-tests a decision from several independent angles at once. Where /obsidian-challenge red-teams from one adversarial stance, this gathers a panel of distinct lenses and makes each argue on its own before you see a synthesis.

1. Resolve the decision/question from the argument. If none, ask what to put to the panel.
2. Choose the panel:

• If the vault has an Advisors/ folder, read those persona notes and use each as a panelist (each verdict reflects that advisor's stated lens and priorities).
• Otherwise, use 4 generic lenses: the skeptic (what breaks this), the user/customer (who is served or hurt), the operator (can this actually be run/maintained), and the long-game (what does this look like in a year).

1. For EACH panelist, write an independent verdict: their position, the strongest reason behind it, and what would change their mind. Keep them genuinely distinct - do not let them converge prematurely.
2. Write a synthesis: where the panel agreed, where it split, and a recommended decision with its main risk. Do not hide the disagreement - the split is the most useful output.
3. Save to wiki/concepts/YYYY-MM-DD - panel - <slug>.md (type: synthesis, tagged [thinking, panel]), linking any [[Advisors/...]] notes and [[entities/projects]] the decision touches. Cross-link from today's daily note.

AI-first rule: Every note created or updated by this command MUST follow references/ai-first-rules.md - ## For future Claude preamble, rich frontmatter (type, date, tags, ai-first: true, plus type-specific fields), recency markers per external claim, mandatory [[wikilinks]] for every person/project/concept referenced, sources preserved verbatim with URLs inline, and confidence levels where applicable. The vault is for future-Claude retrieval - not human reading.

Anti-fabrication: If you use Advisors/ notes, base each verdict on what that note actually says - do not invent an advisor's position or attribute views to a real person they have not expressed. Never fabricate a consensus; report the real split. See the anti-fabrication and search-completeness hard rules in references/ai-first-rules.md.