Bid

---
name: bid
description: Submit a bid or speech in an active --user discuss session
argument-hint: "<score>, <thought> | <speech content>"
---

# Bid / Speak in Active Discussion

Submit a bid or speech as the `user` observer in a running `--user` discuss session.

## Pre-flight Check

Resolve `session` by reading `CORAL_PROJECT/discuss/active-user-session.json`.
If that file does not exist or does not contain a valid active session,
respond: "No active --user discuss session. Start one with `/discuss --user <topic>`."
Then STOP — do not proceed.

## Parse Rule

Split args on the **first comma**:
- If the left side (trimmed) is a bare integer 0–100: **bid mode** → `score = left`, `thought = right.trimmed`
  - If thought is empty → error: "Bid requires a thought. Usage: `/bid <score>, <thought>`"
- Otherwise: **speech mode** → entire string is speech content

**Examples**:
- `/bid 50, I want to address the scalability concern` → bid(50, "I want to address the scalability concern")
- `/bid 0, nothing to add` → bid(0, "nothing to add")
- `/bid I think we should use a microservices approach` → speak("I think we should use a microservices approach")
- `/bid 80` → bid mode detected, but thought empty → error
- `/bid I think 80 is right` → speak("I think 80 is right")

## Bid Mode Flow

1. Run `coral-cli discuss participate --session "<session>" --agent-name "user" --score <score> --thought "<thought>"`
2. If output starts with `Listen` → "Bid recorded. Wait for the discuss watch output to show the next state."
3. If output is `Your turn to speak` → tell the user they won the floor and should submit `/bid <speech>`.
4. If output starts with `Session ended` → "Discussion ended." Delete `CORAL_PROJECT/discuss/active-user-session.json`.

## Speech Mode Flow

1. Run `coral-cli discuss participate --session "<session>" --agent-name "user" --content "<content>"`
2. If output is `Speech recorded` → "Speech recorded. Waiting for next round..."
3. If output starts with `Not your turn` → "It's not your turn yet. Wait to win the floor, then use `/bid <speech>`."
4. If output starts with `Session ended` → "Discussion ended." Delete `CORAL_PROJECT/discuss/active-user-session.json`.

## Error Policy

- Session ended mid-bid → "Discussion ended." Delete `CORAL_PROJECT/discuss/active-user-session.json`.
- speak() error → "Speech was not recorded. Wait for the next watch update, then try again if needed."