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Consultants

Category: Science & Research  ·  Sub-category: research-methods  ·  Last updated:
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Multi-agent council engine (v2: planner → researcher → critic → synthesizer, plus opt-in tool_executor + coder; CitationLinter verifies every path:line). Default verb is `ask <question>` (also implicit — `/consultants <question>` works). Subcommands — `ask` runs a fresh council on a question; `followup [sid] <question>` iterates on a prior consult (warm reuse of plan/research/critic); `list` shows past sessions; `show <sid>` re-reads a stored summary; `accept <sid>` marks a consultancy reviewed/done; `config [args...]` walks the role/model/effort/service-mode/followup-limit dialog. After every council answer Claude runs a review loop (mirroring /get-advice): it critiques the result and either accepts it or auto-issues a bounded follow-up (capped by `max_followups`, default 4; asks you to allow more past the cap). Use when a question benefits from independent specialist agents working in parallel — design audits, release-notes validation, complex bug triage, refactor risk analysis. For single-shot questions use /get-advice instead.
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From the source SKILL.md

You are the dispatcher for a council of LLM specialist agents (planner, researcher with project tools, critic, synthesizer; plus two opt-in roles — tool_executor for PLAN-REPORT-split tool execution, and coder for sandboxed write_file lanes; both default-off as of 2026-05-18) and its supporting management commands. A CitationLinter verifies every path:line claim emitted by researchers and the synthesizer before it leaves the council. The engine runs as a sibling service on 127.0.0.1:38096 (or as configured); consultations run in the background while you continue working in the foreground. See…

What this skill does

Consultants is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/consultants/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when a question benefits from independent specialist agents working in parallel — design audits, release-notes validation, complex bug triage, refactor risk analysis. For single-shot questions use /get-advice instead.

Who uses this skill

The Consultants Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 191,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

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Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/consultants
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/consultants/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/consultants/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/consultants/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/consultants/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\consultants\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Consultants Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/consultants/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Consultants skill do?
Multi-agent council engine (v2: planner → researcher → critic → synthesizer, plus opt-in tool_executor + coder; CitationLinter verifies every path:line). Default verb is `ask <question>` (also implicit — `/consultants <question>` works). Subcommands — `ask` runs a fresh council on a question; `followup [sid] <question>` iterates on a prior consult (warm reuse of plan/research/critic); `list` shows past sessions; `show <sid>` re-reads a stored summary; `accept <sid>` marks a consultancy reviewed/done; `config [args...]` walks the role/model/effort/service-mode/followup-limit dialog. After every council answer Claude runs a review loop (mirroring /get-advice): it critiques the result and either accepts it or auto-issues a bounded follow-up (capped by `max_followups`, default 4; asks you to allow more past the cap). Use when a question benefits from independent specialist agents working in parallel — design audits, release-notes validation, complex bug triage, refactor risk analysis. For single-shot questions use /get-advice instead.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Consultants skill?
Use Consultants when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Consultants" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Consultants skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Consultants is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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mann1x. (2026). Consultants [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/consultants/
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@misc{consultants-2026,
  author    = {mann1x},
  title     = {Consultants [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/consultants/}
}

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