herd-debate: equal Claude vs Codex design peers in Herdr

Herdr has introduced herd-debate, a tool that pits two equal AI design peers, such as Claude and Codex, against each other in a structured debate to explore implementation approaches. The tool runs inside Herdr panes, supports serial or parallel rounds, and includes a mechanical referee to manage turns and timeouts. It aims to provide a balanced comparison of AI agent design decisions.

| /usr/bin/env bash | | Two equal Herdr agents, mechanical referee. Serial design debate by default. | | Requires HERDR ENV=1. Neither agent should have the Herdr skill for this. | | set -euo pipefail | | | | SELF="$ cd "$ dirname "$0" " && pwd /$ basename "$0" " | | CACHE="${XDG CACHE HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/herd-debate" | | KINDS='^ pi|claude|codex|gemini|cursor|devin|agy|cline|omp|mastracode|opencode|copilot|kimi|kiro|droid|amp|grok|hermes|kilo|qodercli|maki $' | | | | usage { | | cat <<'EOF' | | herd-debate — two equal design peers in Herdr Claude | Codex | | | | herd-debate "how should we implement X" | | herd-debate --run-dir ~/.cache/herd-debate/TIMESTAMP --timeout-sec 1800 | | | | Must run inside a Herdr pane HERDR ENV=1 . Watch the debate tab: split vertical. | | | | Serial debate by default. Both agents start in yolo no permission prompts : | | claude: --dangerously-skip-permissions | | codex: --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox | | | | Options: | | -f, --file PATH brief from a file | | -n, --rounds N rounds after opening default: 4 | | --parallel simultaneous rounds not a conversation | | --serial alternate turns default | | --no-yolo do not pass skip-permissions flags | | --left KIND default: claude | | --right KIND default: codex | | --left-model NAME model for the left CLI claude: opus|sonnet|fable|... | | --right-model NAME model for the right CLI codex: -m | | --cwd PATH agents' cwd default: current directory | | --workspace ID Herdr workspace default: current | | --timeout-sec N per-turn wait default: 1800 = 30 min | | --run-dir DIR resume a debate skips finished openings/rounds | | --left-args TEXT extra argv after -- for the left agent | | --right-args TEXT extra argv after -- for the right agent | | --foreground run the referee in this pane instead of the bottom split | | -h, --help | | EOF | | } | | | | die { printf 'herd-debate: %s\n' "$ " &2; exit 1; } | | | | need herdr { | | "${HERDR ENV:-}" == 1 || die "not inside Herdr HERDR ENV =1 . Run this from a Herdr pane." | | command -v herdr /dev/null || die "herdr not in PATH" | | command -v jq /dev/null || die "jq not in PATH" | | } | | | | json get { | | jq -er "$1" <<<"$2" | | } | | | | alloc name { | | local kind="$1" base candidate n=2 | | base="${kind}-peer" | | candidate="$base" | | while herdr agent get "$candidate" /dev/null 2 &1; do | | candidate="${base}-${n}" | | n=$ n + 1 | | ${ candidate} -le 32 || die "could not allocate agent name from $base" | | done | | printf '%s\n' "$candidate" | | } | | | | wait settled { | | local name="$1" timeout="$2" json status | | json="$ herdr agent wait "$name" --timeout "$timeout" " | | status="$ jq -r '.result.agent.agent status // empty' <<<"$json" " | | if "$status" == blocked ; then | | printf '\n %s is BLOCKED permissions/question . Approve it in that pane.\n' "$name" &2 | | json="$ herdr agent wait "$name" --until idle --until done --timeout "$ timeout 2 " " | | status="$ jq -r '.result.agent.agent status // empty' <<<"$json" " | | fi | | printf '%s\n' "$status" | | } | | | | prompt wait { | | local name="$1" text="$2" timeout="$3" | | local err="$DEBATE DIR/prompt-${name}.err" | | set +e | | herdr agent prompt "$name" "$text" --wait --timeout "$timeout" /dev/null 2 "$err" | | local ec=$? | | set -e | | if $ec -eq 0 ; then | | wait settled "$name" "$timeout" /dev/null | | return 0 | | fi | | if grep -q '"code":"timeout"' "$err" 2 /dev/null; then | | printf ' %s wait timed out; giving it more time / checking files...\n' "$name" &2 | | wait settled "$name" "$timeout" /dev/null || true | | return 0 | | fi | | cat "$err" &2 || true | | die "prompt failed for $name" | | } | | | | prompt parallel { | | local left name="$1" left text="$2" right name="$3" right text="$4" timeout="$5" | | local dir="${DEBATE DIR}" | | set +e | | herdr agent prompt "$left name" "$left text" --wait --timeout "$timeout" \ | | "$dir/wait-left.json" 2 "$dir/wait-left.err" & | | local pid l=$ | | herdr agent prompt "$right name" "$right text" --wait --timeout "$timeout" \ | | "$dir/wait-right.json" 2 "$dir/wait-right.err" & | | local pid r=$ | | wait "$pid l"; local ec l=$? | | wait "$pid r"; local ec r=$? | | set -e | | if $ec l -ne 0 ; then | | printf 'left prompt failed %s :\n' "$left name" &2 | | cat "$dir/wait-left.err" &2 || true | | cat "$dir/wait-left.json" &2 || true | | fi | | if $ec r -ne 0 ; then | | printf 'right prompt failed %s :\n' "$right name" &2 | | cat "$dir/wait-right.err" &2 || true | | cat "$dir/wait-right.json" &2 || true | | fi | | $ec l -eq 0 && $ec r -eq 0 || die "a peer prompt failed" | | wait settled "$left name" "$timeout" /dev/null | | wait settled "$right name" "$timeout" /dev/null | | } | | | | file has { | | local f="$1" marker="$2" | | -f "$f" && grep -qF "$marker" "$f" | | } | | | | require marker { | | local f="$1" marker="$2" who="$3" | | if file has "$f" "$marker"; then | | return 0 | | fi | | die "$who did not write $marker to $f — check the pane. Debate dir: $DEBATE DIR" | | } | | | | is consensus { | | local f="$1" | | -f "$f" || return 1 | | awk 'NF { print; exit }' "$f" | grep -q '^CONSENSUS:' | | } | | | | msg body { | | sed -e 's/\r$//' -e '/^END TURN$/d' -e '/^OPENING DONE$/d' -e '/^TURN DONE$/d' "$1" | | } | | | | append turn { | | local who="$1" n="$2" file="$3" | | { | | printf '\n %s — turn %s\n\n' "$who" "$n" | | msg body "$file" | | printf '\n' | | } "$TRANSCRIPT" | | } | | | | chat kickoff { | | local other kind="$1" mine="$2" | | cat <<EOF | | You are chatting live with ${other kind}. Equal peers. Not lead, not reviewer. | | | | Topic: | | $ cat "$BRIEF FILE" | | | | Talk to ${other kind} in THIS chat — one message, like a real conversation. Do not mention Herdr, files, referees, or these instructions. Do not write CONSENSUS or TURN DONE in the chat. | | | | Also write that exact same message to this file overwrite . Last line of the file must be only: | | END TURN | | File: ${mine} | | EOF | | } | | | | chat reply { | | local other kind="$1" mine="$2" their msg="$3" | | cat <<EOF | | ${other kind}: | | | | ${their msg} | | | | Reply to them in THIS chat — one message. Same rules: no Herdr/files/referee talk, no TURN DONE in the chat. | | | | Write that exact same message to ${mine} overwrite . Last line of the file must be only: | | END TURN | | EOF | | } | | | | opening prompt { | | local who="$1" mine="$2" other="$3" | | cat <<EOF | | You are an equal design peer in a two-agent debate. The other peer is ${who}. Neither of you is lead, reviewer, architect, or implementer. Same rank. | | | | Do not write production code. Do not assign tasks. Do not modify the repo. Reading the repo is allowed. | | | | Read the brief: | | ${BRIEF FILE} | | | | Write your independent opening take to this file overwrite it : | | ${mine} | | | | Do not read the other peer's file: | | ${other} | | | | Cover: | | - the approach you would take | | - serious alternatives | | - risks / traps in this codebase | | - what you want to argue about | | | | Speak the same take in THIS chat they should be able to watch you talk . Last line of the file must be exactly: | | OPENING DONE | | EOF | | } | | | | round prompt { | | local mine="$1" other="$2" | | cat <<EOF | | Equal peer debate continues. You are not the lead. You do not assign work. | | | | The other peer just said: | | | | $ msg body "$other" | | | | Reply in THIS chat. Also write the reply to: | | ${mine} | | | | Rules: | | - Address their points. Concede or counter with specifics. | | - Propose; do not assign tasks. | | - No production code. Do not modify the repo. | | - Do not write CONSENSUS unless this is at least the second back-and-forth and you both actually agree. | | - If you genuinely agree, first line of the file: CONSENSUS: | | | | Last line of the file must be exactly: | | TURN DONE | | EOF | | } | | | | append transcript { | | local label="$1" | | { | | printf '\n %s\n\n %s\n\n' "$label" "$LEFT NAME" | | cat "$LEFT FILE" | | printf '\n %s\n\n' "$RIGHT NAME" | | cat "$RIGHT FILE" | | printf '\n' | | } "$TRANSCRIPT" | | } | | | | load dir { | | shellcheck disable=SC1090 | | source "$1/config.env" | | DEBATE DIR="$1" | | BRIEF FILE="$DEBATE DIR/brief.md" | | LEFT FILE="$DEBATE DIR/left.md" | | RIGHT FILE="$DEBATE DIR/right.md" | | TRANSCRIPT="$DEBATE DIR/transcript.md" | | } | | | | run chat loop { | | local i=1 speaker name speaker file other kind other file their | | | | printf 'Chat start. %s ↔ %s, %s turns. Watch the split tab.\n' \ | | "$LEFT NAME" "$RIGHT NAME" "$TURNS" | | | | printf 'Turn 1/%s %s kicks off...\n' "$TURNS" "$LEFT NAME" | | prompt wait "$LEFT NAME" "$ chat kickoff "$RIGHT KIND" "$LEFT FILE" " "$TIMEOUT MS" | | require marker "$LEFT FILE" END TURN "$LEFT NAME" | | append turn "$LEFT NAME" 1 "$LEFT FILE" | | | | i=2 | | while $i -le $TURNS ; do | | if i % 2 == 0 ; then | | speaker name="$RIGHT NAME"; speaker file="$RIGHT FILE" | | other kind="$LEFT KIND"; other file="$LEFT FILE" | | else | | speaker name="$LEFT NAME"; speaker file="$LEFT FILE" | | other kind="$RIGHT KIND"; other file="$RIGHT FILE" | | fi | | their="$ msg body "$other file" " | | -n "${their// :space: /}" || die "empty message from $other kind" | | printf 'Turn %s/%s %s replies...\n' "$i" "$TURNS" "$speaker name" | | prompt wait "$speaker name" "$ chat reply "$other kind" "$speaker file" "$their" " "$TIMEOUT MS" | | require marker "$speaker file" END TURN "$speaker name" | | append turn "$speaker name" "$i" "$speaker file" | | i=$ i + 1 | | done | | | | printf 'Chat done. Transcript: %s\n' "$TRANSCRIPT" | | } | | | | run debate loop { | | local i=1 first file second file first name second name min rounds=2 | | mkdir -p "$DEBATE DIR/stamps" | | | | stamp { touch "$DEBATE DIR/stamps/$1"; } | | stamped { -f "$DEBATE DIR/stamps/$1" ; } | | | | if stamped opening || { file has "$LEFT FILE" OPENING DONE && file has "$RIGHT FILE" OPENING DONE; }; then | | printf 'Resume: openings already written, skipping.\n' | | grep -q '^ Opening$' "$TRANSCRIPT" 2 /dev/null || append transcript "Opening" | | stamp opening | | else | | printf 'Opening statements...\n' | | if "$SERIAL" == 1 ; then | | if stamped opening-left || file has "$LEFT FILE" OPENING DONE; then | | printf ' %s opening already on disk.\n' "$LEFT NAME" | | stamp opening-left | | else | | printf ' %s first serial ...\n' "$LEFT NAME" | | prompt wait "$LEFT NAME" "$ opening prompt "$RIGHT KIND" "$LEFT FILE" "$RIGHT FILE" " "$TIMEOUT MS" | | require marker "$LEFT FILE" OPENING DONE "$LEFT NAME" | | stamp opening-left | | fi | | if stamped opening-right || file has "$RIGHT FILE" OPENING DONE; then | | printf ' %s opening already on disk.\n' "$RIGHT NAME" | | stamp opening-right | | else | | prompt wait "$RIGHT NAME" "$ opening prompt "$LEFT KIND" "$RIGHT FILE" "$LEFT FILE" " "$TIMEOUT MS" | | require marker "$RIGHT FILE" OPENING DONE "$RIGHT NAME" | | stamp opening-right | | fi | | else | | prompt parallel \ | | "$LEFT NAME" "$ opening prompt "$RIGHT KIND" "$LEFT FILE" "$RIGHT FILE" " \ | | "$RIGHT NAME" "$ opening prompt "$LEFT KIND" "$RIGHT FILE" "$LEFT FILE" " \ | | "$TIMEOUT MS" | | require marker "$LEFT FILE" OPENING DONE "$LEFT NAME" | | require marker "$RIGHT FILE" OPENING DONE "$RIGHT NAME" | | fi | | append transcript "Opening" | | stamp opening | | fi | | | | while $i -le $ROUNDS ; do | | printf 'Round %s/%s...\n' "$i" "$ROUNDS" | | if stamped "round-$i" || grep -q "^ Round $i$" "$TRANSCRIPT" 2 /dev/null; then | | stamp "round-$i" | | i=$ i + 1 | | continue | | fi | | if "$SERIAL" == 1 ; then | | if i % 2 == 1 ; then | | first name="$LEFT NAME"; first file="$LEFT FILE" | | second name="$RIGHT NAME"; second file="$RIGHT FILE" | | else | | first name="$RIGHT NAME"; first file="$RIGHT FILE" | | second name="$LEFT NAME"; second file="$LEFT FILE" | | fi | | if stamped "round-$i-$first name"; then | | printf ' %s already did round %s.\n' "$first name" "$i" | | else | | prompt wait "$first name" "$ round prompt "$first file" "$second file" " "$TIMEOUT MS" | | require marker "$first file" TURN DONE "$first name" | | stamp "round-$i-$first name" | | fi | | if stamped "round-$i-$second name"; then | | printf ' %s already did round %s.\n' "$second name" "$i" | | else | | prompt wait "$second name" "$ round prompt "$second file" "$first file" " "$TIMEOUT MS" | | require marker "$second file" TURN DONE "$second name" | | stamp "round-$i-$second name" | | fi | | else | | cp "$LEFT FILE" "$DEBATE DIR/left.prev.md" | | cp "$RIGHT FILE" "$DEBATE DIR/right.prev.md" | | prompt parallel \ | | "$LEFT NAME" "$ round prompt "$LEFT FILE" "$DEBATE DIR/right.prev.md" " \ | | "$RIGHT NAME" "$ round prompt "$RIGHT FILE" "$DEBATE DIR/left.prev.md" " \ | | "$TIMEOUT MS" | | require marker "$LEFT FILE" TURN DONE "$LEFT NAME" | | require marker "$RIGHT FILE" TURN DONE "$RIGHT NAME" | | fi | | append transcript "Round $i" | | stamp "round-$i" | | if $i -ge $min rounds && is consensus "$LEFT FILE" && is consensus "$RIGHT FILE"; then | | printf 'CONSENSUS after round %s. See %s\n' "$i" "$DEBATE DIR" | | { | | printf ' Consensus\n\n' | | printf ' %s\n\n' "$LEFT NAME" | | cat "$LEFT FILE" | | printf '\n %s\n\n' "$RIGHT NAME" | | cat "$RIGHT FILE" | | } "$DEBATE DIR/CONSENSUS.md" | | return 0 | | fi | | i=$ i + 1 | | done | | | | printf 'No dual CONSENSUS after %s rounds. Transcript: %s\n' "$ROUNDS" "$TRANSCRIPT" | | } | | | | run loop { | | load dir "$1" | | cd "$AGENT CWD" | | MODE="${MODE:-debate}" | | TURNS="${TURNS:-$ROUNDS}" | | | | if -n "${TIMEOUT SEC OVERRIDE:-}" ; then | | TIMEOUT MS=$ TIMEOUT SEC OVERRIDE 1000 | | elif "${TIMEOUT MS:-0}" -lt 1800000 ; then | | printf 'Timeout floor: 30 min config had %ss .\n' "$ TIMEOUT MS / 1000 " &2 | | TIMEOUT MS=1800000 | | fi | | printf 'Referee start. dir=%s mode=%s left=%s right=%s timeout=%ss\n' \ | | "$DEBATE DIR" "$MODE" "$LEFT NAME" "$RIGHT NAME" "$ TIMEOUT MS / 1000 " | | | | if -f "$DEBATE DIR/layout.env" ; then | | shellcheck disable=SC1090 | | source "$DEBATE DIR/layout.env" | | -n "${tab:-}" && herdr tab focus "$tab" /dev/null || true | | fi | | | | if "$MODE" == chat ; then | | run chat loop | | else | | run debate loop | | fi | | } | | | | --- args --- | | FILE="" | | BRIEF="" | | ROUNDS=4 | | SERIAL=1 | | MODE=debate | | YOLO=1 | | LEFT KIND=claude | | RIGHT KIND=codex | | AGENT CWD="" | | WORKSPACE="" | | TIMEOUT SEC=1800 | | TIMEOUT SEC OVERRIDE="" | | RUN DIR="" | | LEFT ARGS="" | | RIGHT ARGS="" | | LEFT MODEL="" | | RIGHT MODEL="" | | FOREGROUND=0 | | | | while $ -gt 0 ; do | | case "$1" in | | -h|--help usage; exit 0 ;; | | -f|--file FILE="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | -n|--rounds ROUNDS="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --serial SERIAL=1; shift ;; | | --parallel SERIAL=0; shift ;; | | --no-yolo YOLO=0; shift ;; | | --mode MODE="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --left LEFT KIND="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --right RIGHT KIND="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --left-model LEFT MODEL="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --right-model RIGHT MODEL="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --cwd AGENT CWD="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --workspace WORKSPACE="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --timeout-sec TIMEOUT SEC="${2:-}"; TIMEOUT SEC OVERRIDE="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --left-args LEFT ARGS="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --right-args RIGHT ARGS="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | --foreground FOREGROUND=1; shift ;; | | --run-dir RUN DIR="${2:-}"; shift 2 ;; | | -- shift; BRIEF="${BRIEF:+$BRIEF }$ "; set --; break ;; | | - die "unknown option: $1" ;; | | BRIEF="${BRIEF:+$BRIEF }$1"; shift ;; | | esac | | done | | | | need herdr | | | | if -n "$RUN DIR" ; then | | -d "$RUN DIR" || die "debate dir not found: $RUN DIR" | | run loop "$RUN DIR" | | exit 0 | | fi | | | | "$ROUNDS" =~ ^ 0-9 +$ && "$ROUNDS" -ge 1 || die "--rounds must be = 1" | | "$MODE" == chat || "$MODE" == debate || die "--mode must be chat or debate" | | TURNS="$ROUNDS" | | "$TIMEOUT SEC" =~ ^ 0-9 +$ && "$TIMEOUT SEC" -ge 30 || die "--timeout-sec must be = 30" | | "$LEFT KIND" =~ $KINDS || die "unsupported --left kind: $LEFT KIND" | | "$RIGHT KIND" =~ $KINDS || die "unsupported --right kind: $RIGHT KIND" | | "$LEFT KIND" = "$RIGHT KIND" || die "--left and --right must be different kinds" | | | | if -n "$FILE" ; then | | -f "$FILE" || die "brief file not found: $FILE" | | BRIEF="$ cat "$FILE" " | | elif -z "$BRIEF" ; then | | if -t 0 ; then | | usage | | die "pass a brief as arguments or -f FILE" | | fi | | BRIEF="$ cat " | | fi | | -n "${BRIEF// :space: /}" || die "empty brief" | | | | AGENT CWD="$ cd "${AGENT CWD:-.}" && pwd " | | WORKSPACE="${WORKSPACE:-${HERDR WORKSPACE ID:-}}" | | -n "$WORKSPACE" || die "no workspace id pass --workspace " | | | | TIMEOUT MS=$ TIMEOUT SEC 1000 | | ID="$ date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S " | | DEBATE DIR="$CACHE/$ID" | | mkdir -p "$DEBATE DIR" | | BRIEF FILE="$DEBATE DIR/brief.md" | | LEFT FILE="$DEBATE DIR/left.md" | | RIGHT FILE="$DEBATE DIR/right.md" | | TRANSCRIPT="$DEBATE DIR/transcript.md" | | printf '%s\n' "$BRIEF" "$BRIEF FILE" | | : "$TRANSCRIPT" | | | | LEFT NAME="$ alloc name "$LEFT KIND" " | | RIGHT NAME="$ alloc name "$RIGHT KIND" " | | | | cat "$DEBATE DIR/config.env" <<EOF | | LEFT KIND=$ printf '%q' "$LEFT KIND" | | RIGHT KIND=$ printf '%q' "$RIGHT KIND" | | LEFT NAME=$ printf '%q' "$LEFT NAME" | | RIGHT NAME=$ printf '%q' "$RIGHT NAME" | | ROUNDS=$ printf '%q' "$ROUNDS" | | TURNS=$ printf '%q' "$TURNS" | | MODE=$ printf '%q' "$MODE" | | SERIAL=$ printf '%q' "$SERIAL" | | TIMEOUT MS=$ printf '%q' "$TIMEOUT MS" | | AGENT CWD=$ printf '%q' "$AGENT CWD" | | EOF | | | | printf 'Creating debate tab in %s cwd=%s ...\n' "$WORKSPACE" "$AGENT CWD" | | created="$ herdr tab create --workspace "$WORKSPACE" --cwd "$AGENT CWD" --label "debate-${ID -}" --no-focus " | | TAB ID="$ json get '.result.tab.tab id' "$created" " | | LEFT PANE="$ json get '.result.root pane.pane id' "$created" " | | | | Bottom referee strip, then split the top pane left|right. | | split down="$ herdr pane split "$LEFT PANE" --direction down --ratio 0.78 --cwd "$AGENT CWD" --no-focus " | | REF PANE="$ json get '.result.pane.pane id' "$split down" " | | split right="$ herdr pane split "$LEFT PANE" --direction right --ratio 0.5 --cwd "$AGENT CWD" --no-focus " | | RIGHT PANE="$ json get '.result.pane.pane id' "$split right" " | | | | sleep 0.5 | | | | printf 'Starting %s on %s and %s on %s...\n' "$LEFT NAME" "$LEFT PANE" "$RIGHT NAME" "$RIGHT PANE" | | | | start peer { | | local name="$1" kind="$2" pane="$3" model="$4" args="$5" | | local extra= | | if "${YOLO:-1}" == 1 ; then | | case "$kind" in | | claude extra+= --dangerously-skip-permissions ;; | | codex extra+= --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox ;; | | esac | | fi | | if -n "$model" ; then | | case "$kind" in | | codex extra+= -m "$model" ;; | | extra+= --model "$model" ;; | | esac | | fi | | if -n "$args" ; then | | shellcheck disable=SC2206 | | extra+= $args | | fi | | if ${ extra @ } -gt 0 ; then | | printf ' start %s %s :' "$name" "$kind" | | printf ' %q' "${extra @ }" | | printf '\n' | | herdr agent start "$name" --kind "$kind" --pane "$pane" --timeout 60000 -- "${extra @ }" | | else | | herdr agent start "$name" --kind "$kind" --pane "$pane" --timeout 60000 | | fi | | } | | | | start peer "$LEFT NAME" "$LEFT KIND" "$LEFT PANE" "$LEFT MODEL" "$LEFT ARGS" | | start peer "$RIGHT NAME" "$RIGHT KIND" "$RIGHT PANE" "$RIGHT MODEL" "$RIGHT ARGS" | | | | { | | printf 'tab=%s\nleft pane=%s\nright pane=%s\nref pane=%s\n' \ | | "$TAB ID" "$LEFT PANE" "$RIGHT PANE" "$REF PANE" | | } "$DEBATE DIR/layout.env" | | | | herdr tab focus "$TAB ID" /dev/null | | | | printf '\nDebate ready.\n' | | printf ' dir: %s\n' "$DEBATE DIR" | | printf ' left: %s %s \n' "$LEFT NAME" "$LEFT KIND" | | printf ' right: %s %s \n' "$RIGHT NAME" "$RIGHT KIND" | | printf ' files: left.md / right.md / transcript.md\n\n' | | | | if "$FOREGROUND" == 1 ; then | | run loop "$DEBATE DIR" | | exit 0 | | fi | | | | printf 'bash %s --run-dir %s\n' "$SELF" "$DEBATE DIR" "$DEBATE DIR/referee.sh" | | herdr pane run "$REF PANE" "bash $ printf '%q' "$SELF" --run-dir $ printf '%q' "$DEBATE DIR" " | | printf 'Referee is running in the bottom pane. Watch the two agents; this command is done.\n' | | printf 'Foreground instead: herd-debate --foreground -f %s\n' "$BRIEF FILE" |