tzurot-council-mcp

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Best practices for using the Council MCP server in Tzurot v3 development - When to consult external AI, how to structure prompts, model selection, and multi-turn conversations. Use when planning major changes or needing a second opinion.

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Tzurot v3 Council MCP Collaboration

Use this skill when: Planning major refactors, debugging complex issues, getting code reviews, brainstorming solutions, validating architectural decisions, or needing a second opinion.

Overview

The Council MCP (v4.0.0) provides access to multiple AI models via OpenRouter. Default model is google/gemini-3-pro-preview.

Available Tools

Core Tools

Tool	Purpose
`mcp__council__ask`	Ask general questions
`mcp__council__brainstorm`	Brainstorm ideas/solutions
`mcp__council__code_review`	Code review feedback
`mcp__council__test_cases`	Test case suggestions
`mcp__council__explain`	Explain complex code/concepts
`mcp__council__synthesize_perspectives`	Combine multiple viewpoints

New in v4.0.0

Tool	Purpose
`mcp__council__debug`	Structured debugging with hypotheses, tracks previous attempts
`mcp__council__refactor`	Step-by-step refactoring plans with before/after examples
`mcp__council__recommend_model`	Get best model for a task type
`mcp__council__list_models`	Browse available models with filtering
`mcp__council__set_model`	Change active model for session

Multi-Turn Conversations

Tool	Purpose
`mcp__council__start_conversation`	Start session with specific model
`mcp__council__continue_conversation`	Send follow-up message
`mcp__council__list_conversations`	List active sessions
`mcp__council__get_conversation_history`	Get full message history
`mcp__council__end_conversation`	End session, optionally summarize

When to Consult Council

Always Use For

Major Refactorings (>500 lines)

mcp__council__brainstorm({
  topic: 'Risks in refactoring PersonalityService',
  constraints: 'Must maintain exact functionality',
});

Structured Debugging

mcp__council__debug({
  error_message: 'Memory leak in BullMQ workers',
  code_context: 'Workers OOM after 2 hours',
  previous_attempts: ['Checked event listeners', 'Reviewed Redis connections'],
});

Safe Refactoring Plans

mcp__council__refactor({
  code: myCode,
  goal: 'reduce_complexity', // or: extract_method, simplify_logic, improve_naming, etc.
  language: 'typescript',
});

Before Completing Major PRs

mcp__council__code_review({
  code: changes,
  focus: 'behavior preservation, edge cases',
  language: 'typescript',
});

When Thinking "This seems unnecessary" STOP! Consult Council before removing code.

Don't Use For

Questions answered by existing docs/skills
Obvious code issues (typos, syntax errors)
Small style preferences

Model Selection

Quick Guide

Task Type	Recommended Models
Coding/Review	Claude Sonnet 4, Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Reasoning/Math	DeepSeek R1, Gemini 3 Pro
Vision/Images	Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro
Web Development	Gemini 2.5 Pro
Long Documents	Gemini (1M tokens), Llama 4 Scout (10M)
General/Creative	Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o

Model Classes

FLASH: Fast & cheap (Haiku, GPT-4o-mini, Gemini Flash)
PRO: Balanced quality/cost (Sonnet, GPT-4o, Gemini Pro)
DEEP: Maximum quality (Opus, o1, DeepSeek R1)

Free Tier Options

meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct:free
deepseek/deepseek-chat:free
qwen/qwen-2.5-72b-instruct:free

Using Model Selection

// Get recommendation for task
mcp__council__recommend_model({ task: 'code_review' });

// Change model for session
mcp__council__set_model({ model: 'anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet' });

// Or specify per-call
mcp__council__code_review({
  code: myCode,
  model: 'anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet',
});

Multi-Turn Conversations

For complex discussions that need context across multiple exchanges:

// Start a session
const { session_id } = await mcp__council__start_conversation({
  model: 'deepseek/deepseek-r1',
  system_prompt: 'You are a TypeScript architecture expert',
  initial_message: 'Review this service design...',
});

// Continue the conversation
await mcp__council__continue_conversation({
  session_id,
  message: 'What about the error handling?',
});

// End and get summary
await mcp__council__end_conversation({
  session_id,
  summarize: true,
});

Prompt Structuring

// BAD - No context
mcp__council__ask({ question: 'How do I fix this?' });

// GOOD - Full context
mcp__council__ask({
  question: 'How do I fix race condition in webhook reply tracking?',
  context: 'Using Redis to map message IDs. Bot-client and api-gateway both access Redis.',
});

// BAD - Generic review
mcp__council__code_review({ code: myCode });

// GOOD - Focused review
mcp__council__code_review({
  code: myCode,
  focus: 'resource leaks, error handling, Redis connection management',
  language: 'typescript',
});

The Safety Stack

Thinking -> MCP -> Action

Use thinking keywords to analyze ("Ultrathink about...")
Consult Council for second opinion
Follow project guidelines

Council Limitations

Council doesn't have access to:

Your local filesystem
Project-specific documentation (unless provided)
Git history

Always validate against:

Project guidelines (CLAUDE.md, skills)
Existing codebase patterns
Architecture decisions

When Council and Claude Disagree

Resolution hierarchy:

Project guidelines (CLAUDE.md, skills)
Existing codebase patterns
Technical correctness
User preference

Related Skills

tzurot-architecture - Major design decisions
tzurot-docs - Document recommendations
tzurot-security - Security pattern validation
tzurot-testing - Test case suggestions

References

MCP tools: mcp__council__* functions
Thinking keywords: ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md#mandatory-thinking-requirements
Project guidelines: CLAUDE.md