/diverga:setup

Version: 12.0.0 Trigger:

/diverga:setup

Description

Diverga setup wizard. 4 steps: Researcher Profile, Tools & Access, Agent Teams + VS Arena, Config Generation. Captures information that genuinely changes agent behavior.

Design Principles

1. Only ask what agents actually use — no dead config fields
2. Lazy config for rare features — OpenAlex email, citation format, qual software are asked when the relevant agent runs for the first time
3. Researcher profile is stable — discipline and tools don't change per project; checkpoints handle project-specific decisions

Workflow

When user invokes

/diverga:setup

Step 0: Project Detection

Check for existing config:

• If

  ~/.claude/plugins/diverga/config/diverga-config.json

  exists with

  researcher

  field → "Existing profile detected. Update?"
• Otherwise → "New profile setup"

Step 1: Welcome + Researcher Profile

Display welcome message, then ask TWO questions using a single AskUserQuestion call:

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                    Welcome to Diverga v12.0                     ║
║   AI Research Assistant - 29 Agents (24 core + 5 VS Arena)      ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║                                                                  ║
║  Diverga adapts to your background.                             ║
║  A doctoral student gets more scaffolding.                      ║
║  An experienced faculty gets concise recommendations.           ║
║  Your preferred tools determine code and database suggestions.  ║
║                                                                  ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

questions:
  - question: "What is your primary research discipline?"
    header: "Discipline"
    multiSelect: false
    options:
      - label: "Education"
        description: "Educational Technology, Curriculum, Higher Ed, STEM Ed, etc."
      - label: "Psychology"
        description: "Clinical, Developmental, Social, Cognitive, I/O, etc."
      - label: "Health Sciences"
        description: "Public Health, Nursing, Medicine, Rehabilitation, etc."
      - label: "Social Sciences"
        description: "Sociology, Political Science, Communication, Business, etc."
    # User can also type a custom discipline via "Other"

  - question: "What is your research experience level?"
    header: "Experience"
    multiSelect: false
    options:
      - label: "Doctoral Student"
        description: "Currently pursuing PhD/EdD. More guidance on methodology and analysis."
      - label: "Postdoc / Early Career"
        description: "Completed doctorate. Familiar with research process."
      - label: "Faculty / Senior Researcher"
        description: "Experienced researcher. Concise recommendations preferred."

How this affects agents:

• Doctoral Student

  → A1 explains PICO/SPIDER, C1 scaffolds power analysis, E1 adds interpretation guidance

• Faculty

  → Agents skip explanations, go straight to options and trade-offs
• Discipline → G1 prioritizes field-specific journals, I1 leads with field-appropriate databases

Step 2: Tools & Institutional Access

Ask TWO questions using a single AskUserQuestion call:

questions:
  - question: "Which statistical software do you use?"
    header: "Stats Tools"
    multiSelect: true
    options:
      - label: "R"
        description: "tidyverse, lavaan, lme4, etc."
      - label: "Python"
        description: "pandas, statsmodels, scikit-learn, etc."
      - label: "SPSS"
        description: "IBM SPSS Statistics"
      - label: "Stata"
        description: "Stata/SE or Stata/MP"

  - question: "Which academic databases can you access?"
    header: "DB Access"
    multiSelect: true
    options:
      - label: "Scopus"
        description: "Elsevier Scopus (institutional subscription)"
      - label: "Web of Science"
        description: "Clarivate WoS (institutional subscription)"
      - label: "PsycINFO"
        description: "APA PsycINFO (institutional subscription)"
      - label: "ERIC + Semantic Scholar (free)"
        description: "Always available, no subscription needed"

How this affects agents:

• Stats tools → E1 generates code ONLY in selected languages (no more 4-language output)
• DB access → I1/I0 recommends only accessible databases at

  SCH_DATABASE_SELECTION

  checkpoint

Step 3: Agent Teams and VS Arena

question: "Configure multi-agent collaboration mode"
header: "Agent Teams"
options:
  - label: "Agent Teams + VS Arena (Recommended)"
    description: "Full parallel execution with inter-agent communication. VS Arena debates use real cross-critique between personas. Requires Claude Code v2.1.32+. Higher token usage."
  - label: "Subagents + Classic VS (Default)"
    description: "Agents run as subagents. VS Arena generates options from single agent (no cross-critique). Lower cost."
  - label: "Disabled"
    description: "No multi-agent features. Single agent execution only."

If "Agent Teams + VS Arena" selected, add to config:

{
  "agent_teams": { "enabled": true },
  "vs_arena": { "enabled": true, "team_size": 3, "cross_critique": true }
}

Also set

CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS=1

settings.json

1. Write to

   ~/.claude/settings.json

   :

   { "env": { "CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS": "1" } }
   

   (merge with existing settings, don't overwrite)

If "Subagents + Classic VS" selected, add to config:

{
  "agent_teams": { "enabled": false },
  "vs_arena": { "enabled": true, "team_size": 3, "cross_critique": false }
}

If "Disabled" selected, add to config:

{
  "agent_teams": { "enabled": false },
  "vs_arena": { "enabled": false }
}

Step 4: Generate Configuration & Complete

After collecting all preferences, generate

config/diverga-config.json

~/.claude/plugins/diverga/config/

{
  "version": "12.0.0",
  "researcher": {
    "discipline": "Education",
    "experience": "doctoral_student",
    "stats_software": ["R", "SPSS"],
    "db_access": ["Scopus", "ERIC", "Semantic Scholar"]
  },
  "agent_teams": { "enabled": true },
  "vs_arena": { "enabled": true, "team_size": 3, "cross_critique": true }
}

Experience level mapping:

• "Doctoral Student" →

  "doctoral_student"

• "Postdoc / Early Career" →

  "early_career"

• "Faculty / Senior Researcher" →

  "faculty"

Display completion:

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                  Diverga v12.0 Setup Complete!                  ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║                                                                  ║
║  Profile saved:                                                  ║
║    Discipline: Education                                        ║
║    Experience: Doctoral Student                                  ║
║    Stats: R, SPSS                                               ║
║    Databases: Scopus, ERIC, Semantic Scholar                    ║
║    Agent Teams: Enabled                                          ║
║    VS Arena: Cross-critique enabled                              ║
║                                                                  ║
║  29 agents (24 core + 5 VS Arena)                               ║
║  Agent Teams orchestrator — unified parallel and debate workflows║
║                                                                  ║
║  Quick Start:                                                    ║
║  - Just describe your research in natural language               ║
║  - "I want to conduct a systematic review on AI in education"    ║
║  - Diverga adapts to your profile automatically                  ║
║                                                                  ║
║  Commands:                                                       ║
║  - /diverga:help     - View all 29 agents                       ║
║  - /diverga:memory   - Memory system commands                    ║
║  - /diverga:setup    - Update your profile anytime               ║
║                                                                  ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Lazy Config (Agent-Level)

These settings are NOT asked during setup. Each agent asks when first needed:

journal_search_by_field

.omc/config.json

researcher.citation_format

researcher.qual_software

Lazy config prompt template (for agents to use):

When an agent needs a lazy config value that isn't set yet:

1. Explain WHY the information is needed (1 sentence, tied to the current task)
2. Ask via AskUserQuestion with relevant options
3. Save to

   config/diverga-config.json

   under the

   researcher

   object
4. Continue with the task — do NOT restart or re-prompt

Example (G1 first call):

"Journal search uses OpenAlex API. Registering your email enables
faster responses (polite pool). This is optional."
→ AskUserQuestion: [Enter email] [Skip]
→ If email: save to .omc/config.json

First-Run Detection

When a Diverga plugin session starts:

1. Check if

   ~/.claude/plugins/diverga/config/diverga-config.json

   exists with

   researcher

   field
2. If missing → display:

   Welcome to Diverga! Run /diverga:setup to set up your researcher profile (1 minute).
   

3. Do NOT auto-run — only display the suggestion once.

Config Schema Reference

{
  "version": "12.0.0",
  "researcher": {
    "discipline": "string",
    "experience": "doctoral_student | early_career | faculty",
    "stats_software": ["R", "Python", "SPSS", "Stata", "Mplus"],
    "db_access": ["Scopus", "Web of Science", "PsycINFO", "ERIC", "Semantic Scholar"],
    "qual_software": "NVivo | ATLAS.ti | MAXQDA | Dedoose | manual",
    "citation_format": "APA | Chicago | Vancouver | Harvard"
  },
  "agent_teams": {
    "enabled": "boolean"
  },
  "vs_arena": {
    "enabled": "boolean",
    "team_size": "number (default 3)",
    "cross_critique": "boolean"
  }
}

Fields are added incrementally:

• researcher.discipline

  ,

  experience

  ,

  stats_software

  ,

  db_access

  — set during

  /diverga:setup

• researcher.qual_software

  ,

  citation_format

  — added by lazy config when relevant agent runs

• agent_teams

  ,

  vs_arena

  — set during

  /diverga:setup

  Step 3

Error Handling

If config directory doesn't exist, create it:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/plugins/diverga/config