nateherkai/roast-room

What is it?

Key features

• 01Seven advisor personas, each with a defined focus area such as strategy, pricing or cash risk.
• 02Runs inside Claude Code with the chair coordinating rounds and writing the verdict.
• 03Scores each option weighted by each seat's relevance to the decision.
• 04Local web app that replays the debate and exports a PDF report.
• 05Saves every council session locally for later replay.
• 06Quick mode and single-advisor options for smaller decisions.

Use cases

• Weighing whether to raise prices for existing customers or only new ones.
• Stress-testing a go-to-market or hiring decision before committing budget.
• Getting a structured second opinion on a reversible business call.
• Exploring how different business philosophies would approach the same choice.

Quick start

1. 1

   Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/nateherkai/roast-room.git
2. 2

   Enter the project folder

   cd roast-room
3. 3

   Start the room and open http://localhost:4730

   npm start
4. 4

   Open Claude Code in the same folder and run the skill with your decision

   /roast-room

Things to know

• !Each full council uses 21 sub-agent runs, which consumes a significant part of a Claude plan's usage.
• !Requires Claude Code and Node.js 20 or newer.
• !The advisors are simulations built from public work and do not speak for the real people.
• !License is listed as NOASSERTION in metadata, though the README states the code is MIT licensed.

Topics

FAQ

What is roast-room?

Seven AI personas modeled on public figures (Bezos, Paul Graham, Hormozi and others) debate a business decision inside Claude Code and return a scored verdict. Roast Room is a council of seven AI advisors for hard business decisions. Each seat is modeled on a public figure: Jeff Bezos, Paul Graham, Alex Hormozi, Gary Vaynerchuk, Dan Martell, Gino Wickman and Warren Buffett. Each advisor's knowledge is compiled from that person's public letters, essays, talks and videos, with quotes tied to sources.

Is roast-room free to use? What license does it have?

roast-room is open source under the Other license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.

Is roast-room still maintained?

Actively maintained. The last commit to roast-room was on Oct 13, 2026.

What can I use roast-room for?

Weighing whether to raise prices for existing customers or only new ones. Stress-testing a go-to-market or hiring decision before committing budget. Getting a structured second opinion on a reversible business call. Exploring how different business philosophies would approach the same choice.

How do I install roast-room?

Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/nateherkai/roast-room.git Enter the project folder: cd roast-room Start the room and open http://localhost:4730: npm start Open Claude Code in the same folder and run the skill with your decision: /roast-room

Where can I get roast-room?

The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/nateherkai/roast-room