Is the Consult skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from saadshahd/moo.md. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Consult SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Consult?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Consult with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Consult

Simulates named expert panels (Fowler, Hickey, Fielding...) to reason through a design or architecture question.

by saadshahd · saadshahd/moo.md

Tested · Works

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Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 15, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 235e669

Ran a real REST-vs-GraphQL question through the mechanism using the actual Fielding and Bloch profile files bundled in profiles/ - got two genuinely opposed, attributed positions (HATEOAS purism vs. permanent-API-surface pragmatism) instead of a flattened recommendation, which a normal answer doesn't give you.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Consult does

Consult routes a technical or domain question into a pool of 2-8 real, documented experts and has them reason through it in their own voice, surfacing disagreement instead of collapsing to one recommendation. It offers a single-lens MENTOR mode or a multi-expert PANEL mode with named tensions, and triggers on expert names, 'mentor'/'panel', 'what would X say', and 'stuck on' phrasing.

How to install Consult

git clone https://github.com/saadshahd/moo.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r moo.md/hope/skills/consult ~/.claude/skills/consult

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Consult

/consult Simulates named expert panels (Fowler, Hickey, Fielding...) to reason through a design or architecture question.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

what would Fowler and Hickey say about this architecture decision
get a panel of experts to debate REST versus GraphQL for my API
I'm stuck on a database design choice, mentor me through it

Frequently asked questions

Is the Consult skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from saadshahd/moo.md. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Consult work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran a real REST-vs-GraphQL question through the mechanism using the actual Fielding and Bloch profile files bundled in profiles/ - got two genuinely opposed, attributed positions (HATEOAS purism vs. permanent-API-surface pragmatism) instead of a flattened recommendation, which a normal answer doesn't give you.
What is the Consult SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Consult?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Consult with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.