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ask-questions-if-underspecified

by trailofbitsCommunicationSource

This skill analyzes user prompts to detect missing context or ambiguity, requesting necessary details to clarify objectives.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/ask-questions-if-underspecified && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/3332" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/ask-questions-if-underspecified && rm skill.zip

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Activation

This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.

Clarify requirements before implementing. Use when serious doubts arise.
72 chars✓ has a “when” trigger
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • →Identify missing requirements
  • →Clarify ambiguous constraints
  • →Validate project objectives
  • →Define acceptance criteria
  • →State assumptions before implementation

How it works

It prompts the user for missing information using structured, scannable questions to prevent incorrect implementation.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Ambiguous user request
You get back
Clarifying questions or confirmed requirements

When to use ask-questions-if-underspecified

  • →Identify missing acceptance criteria
  • →Clarify ambiguous system constraints
  • →Resolve conflicting implementation instructions

About ask-questions-if-underspecified

Helps the AI identify missing requirements or multiple interpretations in a prompt. It guides the user to provide necessary context on objectives, acceptance criteria, and constraints.

Clarify requirements before implementing. Use when serious doubts arise.

When not to use it

  • →Do not use when the request is clear or answerable via quick discovery

Limitations

  • →Requires user responsiveness to proceed

How it compares

This approach forces explicit confirmation of requirements before starting work, rather than assuming intent.

Compared to similar skills

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