F05 -- Opposition Research & Debate Briefing

Compiles and analyzes opposition records, statements, and positions to generate comprehensive debate preparation briefings and detect contradictions in public statements.

Key Features

• Opponent profiles: Maintain detailed dossiers on political opponents with policy positions, voting records, and public statements.
• Debate briefing generation: LLM-powered structured briefings covering background, vulnerabilities, policy weaknesses, attack lines, and defense preparation.
• Contradiction detection: Automated identification of flip-flops and inconsistencies in opponents' stated positions.
• Position tracking: Record and organize opponents' positions on key issues over time.
• Evidence linking: Attach sources and evidence to specific claims and contradictions.

Server Functions

Function	Endpoint	Description
create_opponent	opposition/create	Create an opponent profile
update_opponent	opposition/update	Update opponent details
list_opponents	opposition/list	List all tracked opponents
get_opponent	opposition/get	Fetch full opponent profile
generate_briefing	opposition/briefing	Generate a debate briefing
detect_contradictions	opposition/contradictions	Find contradictions in positions

Briefing Structure

Generated briefings follow a standardized markdown structure:

1. Background -- biographical and political context
2. Key Vulnerabilities -- areas where the opponent is weakest
3. Policy Weaknesses -- specific policy positions open to challenge
4. Recommended Attack Lines -- suggested debate points
5. Defense Preparation -- anticipated attacks and prepared responses

UI Components

• Opponents list (/opposition): Table of tracked opponents with quick-access to briefings.
• Opponent detail (/opposition/:id): Full profile with positions, contradictions, and generated briefings.
• Briefing viewer: Rendered markdown briefing with section navigation.
• Contradiction timeline: Visual display of detected inconsistencies.

Database Tables

• opponents -- opponent profiles with positions (jsonb), voting records
• contradictions -- detected inconsistencies with evidence and confidence scores