ZenBot: When Three AI Minds Are Better Than One

August 6, 2025

• Build Fast: The entrepreneurial hustler who sees opportunities and wants to move NOW
• Stillness: The mindful philosopher who values patience, reflection, and long-term thinking
• Zen Judge: The wise mediator who synthesizes both perspectives into actionable wisdom

1. Build Fast and Stillness both receive your question simultaneously (thanks to Go's goroutines)
2. They each craft their argument independently, no influence, pure perspective
3. Once both respond, Zen Judge reads both arguments and synthesizes a resolution
4. You watch it all unfold in real-time through Server-Sent Events

→ "Build Fast argues"
→ "Stillness reflects"  
→ "Combining results"
→ "Resolution forming"
→ [Streamed response, word by word...]

// Launch both agents at once
for i, agent := range agents {
    go callLLMAgent(ctx, w, llmService, agent, req.Message, 
                   conversationHistory, responseChans[i], errorChan, &wg)
}

// Wait for both to finish
wg.Wait()

func streamMessageProgressively(w http.ResponseWriter, message string) {
    words := strings.Fields(message)
    for _, word := range words {
        currentContent += word
        // Send progressive update
        w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("event: message\ndata: %s\n\n", currentContent)))
        time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond) // Human-like pacing
    }
}

"You embody values of curiosity and opportunity-seeking. Provide a concise argument for rapid, bold action to achieve tangible results. Focus on innovation and opportunity."

"You embody values of ego-less collaboration, emptiness, and OK-ness. Provide a concise argument for patience, introspection, and balance. Emphasize calmness and long-term harmony."

"Synthesize a creative, actionable resolution balancing both perspectives. Weave in exactly three Zen-inspired paradoxes in 'to X is to Y' format (like 'to rush is to pause'). Include travel-inspired metaphors and specific, measurable metrics."

"To rush is to pause 🌿. Begin your journey as a mindful trek: chart a path that honors momentum without forsaking mindfulness. From Build Fast, embrace that 'rapid user growth attracts better investment offers,' targeting a 20% month-over-month user base increase by experimenting swiftly with your value proposition. Yet heed Stillness's wisdom that 'clarity arises from stillness,' and secure only $100K in strategic, mission-aligned investment—just enough to support essential scaling without clouding your vision 🕉️. Grow your user community as a living compass, letting engagement guide your product evolution, while also inviting funding as a companion—quiet, respectful, and in step with your pace. To gain is to yield. To surge is to stay centered. 🌄 As you navigate this shared path, ask gently: what does the trek reveal that a destination cannot?"

• Language: Go (because concurrency)
• LLMs: OpenAI's GPT-4 Mini for Build Fast and Stillness, GPT-4o for Zen Judge
• Database: SQLite (keeps it simple, no server needed)
• Streaming: Server-Sent Events for real-time updates
• Testing: Standard Go testing with race detection

zenbot/
├── cmd/zenbot/          # Main entry point
├── internal/
│   ├── handler/         # HTTP handlers and SSE streaming
│   ├── llm/            # OpenAI client and prompts
│   └── model/          # Data structures
└── db/                 # SQLite database

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/v1/zenbot \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "conversation_id": "my-dilemma",
    "message": "Should we launch the new AI feature now or refine it further?"
  }'

event: status
data: Build Fast argues

event: status
data: Stillness reflects

event: status
data: Resolution forming

event: message
data: message_id: zenbot-1640995200, content: A balanced path forward...