skills/session-compare/SKILL.md

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name: session-compare
description: Compare two or more conference or session transcripts, chronicles, or summaries across themes, speaker positions, convergence, divergence, evidence, and implications. Use for cross-session synthesis and comparison; do not use for a single-session recap.
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# Session Compare

Build an evidence-grounded synthesis across supplied sessions. Do not manufacture symmetry, conflict, or consensus merely to complete a comparison framework.

## Workflow

1. Confirm that at least two distinguishable source units are available; identify their titles or neutral labels.
2. Assess comparability: topic, purpose, participants, format, date, and level of detail. State material limitations.
3. Create an evidence map for recurring themes and session-specific concerns. Keep absence of discussion distinct from disagreement.
4. Compare positions with cautious attribution using [attribution guidance](../../references/attribution-guidance.md).
5. Report supported convergence, divergence, complementary emphasis, and unresolved questions.
6. Derive implications only when warranted, labeling interpretations as synthesis rather than source claims.

Use a narrative, matrix, or hybrid structure according to the number and complexity of sessions. Cite or point to transcript evidence precisely enough that the comparison can be checked. Preserve meaningful outliers rather than forcing a majority story.