What problem does it solve? Choosing between options or judging finished work often relies on intuition or stale knowledge. This Skill grounds every decision or evaluation in current external evidence, comparing your target against the accepted standard and the strongest supported exemplars before returning a source-linked recommendation. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Guidance for open decisions: Researches current primary sources, classifies the standard (formal requirement, dominant convention, contested practice, or none), and recommends one option with stated tradeoffs and confidence. - Evaluation of completed work: Checks a finished artifact or diff against observable criteria in a criterion/bar/current/fix table and returns ranked Top Fixes, including replacements of custom code with maintained community tools. - Embedded Evaluation mode: When invoked by a parent workflow, returns only a numbered Top Fixes list without editing files. - Use Case: You are deciding between two API design approaches or reviewing a finished CLI. The Skill searches current documentation and shipped exemplars, then returns a Decision Brief with cited evidence, confidence levels, and concrete fixes. ## Quick Start Use ask-exemplar to evaluate this completed CLI design against current standards and the strongest supported exemplars, and return a Decision Brief with Top Fixes.