Frequently Asked Questions

Meta Council is an AI expert panel platform where 200+ specialized AI agents independently analyze your question across 15+ domains, then a synthesis step combines their opinions into a unified recommendation with full transparency into every expert's reasoning, perspective, and dissenting views.

You submit a question to a panel of expert AI agents. Each agent analyzes your question independently and in parallel, applying its domain-specific analytical framework. A synthesis model then combines all expert opinions into an executive summary, detailed analysis, consensus points, dissenting views, risk matrix, and action plan.

Meta Council has over 200 expert AI agents spanning 15+ domains including strategy, finance, legal, healthcare, biotech, military, cybersecurity, engineering, education, real estate, and more. Each agent has a unique professional persona, analytical framework, and domain expertise.

Yes. Meta Council offers an on-premise deployment option where your data never leaves your infrastructure. The self-hosted Docker deployment runs entirely on your own servers. For the cloud version, queries are processed in real-time and not used for model training.

Meta Council supports multiple LLM backends including locally-hosted open-source models via vLLM and Ollama, as well as cloud APIs. The platform is model-agnostic — you can configure which model each agent uses, and the self-hosted version runs entirely on open-source models with no external API calls.

Yes. Meta Council offers full self-hosted deployment via Docker and docker-compose. The on-premise version runs on your own infrastructure with GPU support, includes all 200+ agents and panels, and ensures your data never leaves your network. An Electron desktop app is also available.

Meta Council offers three tiers: Free (5 queries/day, 200+ agents, all panels), Pro at $49/month (50 queries/day, premium models, custom agents, API access), and Enterprise with custom pricing that includes on-premise deployment, SSO, and dedicated support.

Workflow pipelines are multi-step decision processes with human checkpoints. Meta Council includes 17 pre-built pipelines for tasks like TDD coding, M&A due diligence, research deep-dives, and incident postmortems. Each pipeline chains multiple council sessions together with review gates between steps.

The risk matrix is automatically generated during synthesis. It identifies risks from each expert's analysis, scores them by likelihood and impact, attributes each risk to the agent that raised it, and suggests specific mitigation strategies. This gives decision-makers a structured view of what could go wrong and how to prevent it.

Yes. You can create custom agents with your own domain expertise, analytical frameworks, and professional personas. Custom agents are defined as Markdown templates with YAML frontmatter specifying identity, expertise areas, a 12+ step analytical framework, decision criteria, and output expectations.

ChatGPT gives you one model's perspective. Meta Council runs multiple specialized expert agents in parallel, each with distinct domain expertise and analytical frameworks, then synthesizes their independent analyses into a comprehensive recommendation. You see every expert's reasoning, where they agree and disagree, and a risk matrix — not just a single answer.

Yes. Multi-agent cross-validation reduces hallucinations by 30-40% compared to single-model responses. When multiple specialized agents independently analyze the same question, errors and fabrications in one agent's output get flagged by other agents during synthesis, producing more reliable results.

Yes. The self-hosted deployment lets you configure your own model backends, including local models via vLLM or Ollama and cloud APIs with your own keys. The Pro tier also supports bringing your own API keys for premium cloud models.

Yes. Meta Council provides a REST API at /api/v1/ with API key authentication. Key endpoints include POST /api/v1/councils/run to execute a council session and GET /api/v1/councils/sessions/{id} to retrieve results. API access is included in the Pro and Enterprise tiers.

Meta Council supports 15+ industries including finance and M&A, healthcare and biotech, legal and compliance, cybersecurity, military and defense, education, real estate, manufacturing, energy, public policy, and technology. The 23 pre-built panels and 200+ agents cover the most common decision scenarios in each domain.