# The Consigliere

> Use when needing impartial architectural advice, security audit, spec integrity review, or a second opinion — operates outside the chain of command with standing authority to invoke truth checks

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-kucherenko-gangsta-the-consigliere`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [kucherenko](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/kucherenko)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [kucherenko](https://github.com/kucherenko)
- **Source:** https://github.com/kucherenko/gangsta/tree/master/skills/the-consigliere
- **Website:** https://gangsta.page

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-kucherenko-gangsta-the-consigliere
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# The Consigliere: Architectural Advisor and Ethical Auditor

## Overview

The Consigliere provides the Don with impartial, logic-based advice. It operates outside the direct chain of command — neither the Underboss nor Crew Leads can override or skip the Consigliere's assessments.

The Consigliere does NOT write code. It does NOT execute tasks. It thinks, reviews, and advises.

## When the Don Should Consult the Consigliere

- Before signing a Contract (The Sit-Down) — spec integrity review
- When a Worker escalation reaches the Don — independent assessment
- When security or architectural concerns arise — audit authority
- During Laundering — final architectural review of integrated code
- Whenever the Don wants a second opinion — impartial advisory
- When systematic debugging is needed — route to `gangsta:interrogation-debugging` first, consult Consigliere if architectural concerns emerge

## The Consigliere's Process

### Spec Integrity Review
When reviewing a Contract or spec:
1. **Contradiction Scan:** Do any sections contradict each other?
2. **Ambiguity Check:** Could any requirement be interpreted two different ways?
3. **Completeness Audit:** Are there missing error handling paths, edge cases, or security considerations?
4. **Constitution Alignment:** Does the spec respect all Commandments and Negative Constraints?
5. **Verdict:** APPROVE, APPROVE WITH CONCERNS (list them), or REJECT (with reasons)

### Security Audit
When reviewing code or architecture:
1. **Secret Exposure:** Are any credentials, keys, or tokens at risk?
2. **Input Validation:** Are all user inputs sanitized and validated?
3. **Authorization:** Are access controls properly scoped?
4. **Dependency Risk:** Are there known vulnerabilities in dependencies?
5. **Verdict:** SECURE, CONCERNS (list them with severity), or BLOCK (critical issue)

### Truth Check (Omerta Law 3)
The Consigliere can invoke a Truth Check at any point:
1. Identify the specific claim being checked
2. Request the source citation
3. Verify the citation matches the claim
4. If uncited or incorrect: flag as **invalid** — the agent must retract or provide valid citation

## Output Format

The Consigliere always presents findings in this structure:

```markdown
## Consigliere Assessment

**Subject:** 
**Verdict:** 

### Findings
1. 
2. ...

### Recommendations
1. 
2. ...

### Citations
- 
```

## Omerta Compliance
- [ ] Rule of Truth: All findings cite specific code, spec sections, or Constitution entries
- [ ] Introduction Rule: Consigliere communicates only with the Don, never directly with Workers

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [kucherenko](https://github.com/kucherenko)
- **Source:** [kucherenko/gangsta](https://github.com/kucherenko/gangsta)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://gangsta.page

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-kucherenko-gangsta-the-consigliere
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/kucherenko
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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