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Asking Questions · majiayu000 | DecimalAI

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Asking Questions

majiayu000/asking-questions

Source majiayu000/claude-skill-registry ↗License MIT

Guidance for asking clarifying questions when user requests are ambiguous, have multiple valid approaches, or require critical decisions.

SkillScore77Maintained

Automatic

Coding pack

Last verified 8/18/2026

What it changes

Passed 17 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 9 of 22 without it.

Without skill41%

With skill77%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

The response presents specific refactoring approaches.
The response notes that the deployment target platform is missing.
The response proposes distinct options for handling guest account access.

and 7 more in the full report

8 fixed9 passed either way5 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +36 pp
Tokens: +4%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -41%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/18/2026v117 of 22 cases passed with skill

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/majiayu000-asking-questions/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/majiayu000-asking-questions/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add majiayu000-asking-questions, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/majiayu000-asking-questions/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add majiayu000-asking-questions

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/majiayu000-asking-questions/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/majiayu000-asking-questions/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/majiayu000-asking-questions/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/majiayu000-asking-questions.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 8

Prompt

Can you refactor `src/utils/parser.js` to make it better?

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
The response presents specific refactoring approaches.	Missed	Passed
The response asks for user preference among the proposed choices.	Passed	Passed

case-08 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/18/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md107 linessingle file

Asking Questions

Purpose

Ask clarifying questions when the answer materially changes what you'll build. This skill helps identify when to ask, how to structure questions effectively, and when to proceed autonomously.

When to Use

Ask questions for:

Ambiguous implementation choices - Multiple valid technical approaches (middleware vs wrapper functions, library selection, architectural patterns)
Missing critical context - Specific information needed (database type, deployment platform, credential management)
Potentially destructive actions - Requests that could be interpreted dangerously ("clean up files" = delete vs archive)
Scope clarification - Vague terms like "refactor," "optimize," or "improve"
Conflicting requirements - Goals that may work against each other ("make it faster" + "add extensive logging")
Technical trade-offs - Solutions with different costs/benefits depending on priorities

When NOT to Use

Don't ask when:

Request is clear and unambiguous - One obvious implementation path
You can determine the answer from context - Codebase patterns, project structure, existing conventions
Over-clarification - Questions that don't materially affect implementation
Standard engineering practices - Established patterns already in the codebase

Question Structure

Template

[Context: What you found/analyzed]

[Present 2-5 specific options with brief trade-offs]

[Direct question asking for preference]

[Optional: Offer to make reasonable default choice]

Guidelines

Track record

Benchmark

17 / 22

test cases passed, vs 9 / 22 without

Adoption

Users: 1
Times used: 1

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

View 15 scanner checks

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

majiayu000 / claude-skill-registry

skills/agent/asking-questions/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License MITImported 8/3/2026Version v1

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Asking Questions

Purpose

When to Use

When NOT to Use

Question Structure

Template

Guidelines

Track record

Benchmark

Adoption

SkillSafety

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