I Thought My Multi-Agent Debate Engine Was Broken. The Real Bug Was the Prompt.

v0.2.1 RELEASED — Aug 28, 2026. Release notes · Field test report · PyPI

v0.2.1 Update: The 2,333->359 join collapse described in this article is now structurally prevented. v0.2.1 adds row-count invariant assertions at all 5 pipeline seams — the pipeline fails fast if any rows are silently lost. Also new: false-negative measurement (1.7-3.4% missed-issue rate, first recall data ever reported) and 55 new unit tests.

Previously: Most AI Second Opinions Are Fake

AdversarialDebate v0.2.0 is now released — v0.2.1 shipped Aug 28, 2026.

GitHub: https://github.com/deghosal-2026/adversarial-debate

I Thought My Multi-Agent Debate Engine Was Broken. The Real Bug Was the Prompt.

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