council ask
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Ask one expert from an existing panel a single question. For multi-expert debates use `council convene`. For conversation use `council chat`.
council ask [options] <panel> [question]Arguments
Section titled “Arguments”| Argument | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
<panel> |
Panel name from a previous debate (as shown by `council sessions`). For library experts, use `council chat`. | — |
[question] |
The question to ask (optional when –prompt-file is used) | — |
Options
Section titled “Options”| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
--prompt-file <path> |
Read the question VERBATIM from a file (or `-` for stdin) instead of the positional argument. Bypasses the shell so `$`, backticks, and values like `$180K` survive intact. Mutually exclusive with the positional <question>. | — |
--engine <kind> |
Engine to use (default: from config) (choices: copilot, mock, openai, anthropic) |
— |
--expert <slug> |
Expert slug to ask (default: first expert in the panel) | — |
--format <kind> |
Output format (choices: auto, json, plain) |
auto |
--max-words <n> |
Soft per-response word budget (opening-phase anchor; structured mode scales the other phases) | 250 |