council.config.yaml

The Council is declared in core/council.config.yaml.

mode: auto                    # auto | offline | online
local_council: role           # role (default) | multi-model
chairman: gemini-3.1-pro
fallback_chairman: local:deepseek-r1-distill-32b

local_seats:                  # used by multi-model council
  - local:deepseek-r1-distill-32b
  - local:qwen3-32b
  - local:qwen3-8b

local_roles:                  # used by role council (1 model, several roles)
  - solver
  - skeptic
  - security_reviewer
  - summarizer

online_seats:
  - anthropic/claude-opus-4.8
  - openai/gpt-5.5
  - google/gemini-3.1-pro
  - deepseek/deepseek-v4      # Grok removed (Aug-2026 EOL)

routing:
  prefer: offline
  escalate_on: [user_opt_in]  # low_local_confidence deferred until a dissent measure exists
  privacy_guard: true
  cost_cap_usd_per_query: 0.50 # Stage 2 is ~O(N²) → token/cost cap

review_bias_guard:
  randomize_order: true
  forbid_self_voting: true
  normalize_style: true

wireless:                       # planned (v0.6) — off by default
  hub_mode: false               # serve to nearby devices over high-speed Wi-Fi
  share: [model-packs, tools, council-api]   # never: vault, chats, keys
  internet_bridge: false        # local LAN only — not air-gapped

In the local role council, summarizer is the Chairman: it composes the verdict. The configured chairman / fallback_chairman are synthesis seats for the online frontier council and local multi-model council.

Fields

Key	Meaning
`mode`	Force offline/online or let the router decide (`auto`).
`local_council`	`role` (local role council, default) or `multi-model` (local multi-model council); see local council.
`chairman` / `fallback_chairman`	Synthesis model; the fallback is local so offline always works.
`local_seats` / `local_roles`	Seats for the local multi-model council / roles for the local role council.
`online_seats`	Online frontier council seats used on opt-in.
`routing`	Offline preference, escalation trigger, privacy guard, cost cap.
`review_bias_guard`	Peer-review fairness; see bias guard.
`wireless`	Planned (v0.6), off by default. local distribution hub mode; internet-off LAN, not air-gapped.