asking-questions
CommunityAsk smarter questions, build better solutions.
Software Engineering#requirements#implementation#communication#clarification#ambiguity#trade-offs#decision-making
Authoroaustegard
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
This Skill prevents building the wrong thing by identifying when user requests are ambiguous or contain critical implementation choices that could significantly affect outcomes.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Clarification Framework: Structured approach for asking targeted questions about ambiguous requirements, missing context, and technical trade-offs.
- Decision Guidance: Presents 2-5 specific options with clear trade-offs to help users make informed choices.
- Use Case: When a user says "refactor this code to make it faster," use this Skill to ask whether they prioritize performance optimization, code readability, or maintainability, and present specific refactoring approaches for each priority.
Quick Start
Use the asking-questions skill when you encounter an ambiguous request like "clean up the database" to determine if they mean archiving old data, optimizing queries, or removing unused tables.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
None requiredComponents
Standard package💻 Claude Code Installation
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: asking-questions Download link: https://github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills/archive/main.zip#asking-questions Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.