Trialog

Three models. One aligned answer.

Trialog is a local-first CLI that runs a bounded three-model council:

• one primary model drafts the answer
• two reviewer models critique it
• the primary accepts or rejects each remark
• the loop stops on approval, stagnation, or the round cap
• all three models then perform one final alignment pass

Why this exists

Most multi-agent frameworks optimize for open-ended delegation. Trialog is narrower and more opinionated:

• a fixed three-role council
• bounded review loops
• strict structured output
• local model CLI support
• transcript and report artifacts

Current scope

Trialog currently ships with CLI adapters for:

• codex
• claude
• gemini

The architecture is adapter-based so API transports can be added later without rewriting the council engine.

Install

npm install

Build

npm run build

Test

npm test

Usage

Check which providers are available:

node dist/cli.js --list-providers

Run with explicit roles:

node dist/cli.js \
  --primary codex \
  --secondary claude \
  --tertiary gemini \
  --task "Design a bounded review workflow for three local coding agents."

Run with a chosen primary and random reviewers:

node dist/cli.js \
  --primary claude \
  --random-reviewers \
  --task-file ./task.md

Write transcripts and a Markdown report:

node dist/cli.js \
  --primary codex \
  --secondary claude \
  --tertiary gemini \
  --output-dir ./runs/demo \
  --task "Review this design and converge quickly."

Design constraints

• maximum rounds default to 5
• reviewer output is capped and structured
• reviewers are critique-only
• only the primary may get workspace tool access
• the tool fails fast if a selected provider is missing

Publishing

The trialog npm package name was available when checked against the npm registry on March 10, 2026.