Owlex

Get a second opinion without leaving Claude Code.

Different AI models have different strengths and blind spots. Owlex lets you query Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, ClaudeOR, and AiChat directly from Claude Code - and optionally run a structured deliberation where they review each other's answers before Claude synthesizes a final response.

How the Council Works

1. Round 1 - Your question goes to each agent independently. They answer without seeing each other.
2. Round 2 - Each agent sees all Round 1 answers and can revise their position.
3. Synthesis - Claude reviews everything and outputs a structured answer.

Use it for architecture decisions, debugging tricky issues, or when you want more confidence than a single model provides. Not for every question - for the ones that matter.

Data Flow

Installation

uv tool install git+https://github.com/agentic-mcp-tools/owlex.git

Add to .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "owlex": {
      "command": "owlex-server"
    }
  }
}

Usage

Council Deliberation

council_ask prompt="Should I use a monorepo or multiple repos for 5 microservices?"

Options:

• claude_opinion - Share your initial thinking with agents
• deliberate - Enable Round 2 revision (default: true)
• critique - Agents critique each other instead of revise
• roles - Assign specialist roles (dict or list)
• team - Use a predefined team preset
• timeout - Timeout per agent in seconds (default: 300)

Specialist Roles

Agents can operate with specialist perspectives that shape their analysis:

Assign roles explicitly:

council_ask prompt="Review this auth flow" roles={"codex": "security", "gemini": "perf"}

Auto-assign from list (in agent order: codex, gemini, opencode, claudeor, aichat):

council_ask prompt="Review this code" roles=["security", "skeptic", "maintainer"]

Team Presets

Predefined role combinations for common scenarios:

council_ask prompt="Is this design secure?" team="security_audit"

Individual Agent Sessions

Claude Code Skills

Non-blocking slash commands for quick agent invocation:

Async Task Management

Council runs in the background. Start a query, keep working, check results later.

Configuration

Cost Notes

• Codex and Gemini use your existing subscriptions (Claude Max, Google AI Pro, etc.)
• OpenCode and AiChat use API tokens (provider-dependent)
• Exclude agents with COUNCIL_EXCLUDE_AGENTS to control costs
• Use council for important decisions, not every question

When to Use Each Agent