Clarify underspecified

Skill charlieviettq/awesome-agent-skill/.claude/skills/clarify-underspecified

Ask the minimum clarifying questions before implementing when scope, constraints, or success criteria are unclear. Use when a request has multiple plausible interpretations, missing acceptance criteria, or ambiguous environment constraints.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add charlieviettq/awesome-agent-skill --skill clarify-underspecified

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One thing to look at

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SKILL.md

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Clarify underspecified requests

When to use

Multiple plausible interpretations exist.
Objective, scope, constraints, or "done" criteria are missing.
Quick read-only discovery cannot resolve the ambiguity.

When not to use

Request is already specific enough to proceed.
A short repo/config read answers the open questions.

Workflow

Decide if the request is underspecified (objective, scope, constraints, environment, safety).
Ask 1-5 questions max; prefer multiple-choice with a defaults fast path.
Separate need to know vs nice to know.
Do not run mutating commands or commit to a detailed plan until must-have answers arrive.
If the user asks to proceed without answers, state assumptions explicitly and get confirmation.

Question format

1) Scope?
a) Minimal change (default)
b) Broader refactor in the same area
c) Not sure - use default

Reply: defaults (or 1a 2b)

Anti-patterns

Do not ask what a quick read of repo/docs already answers.
Do not ask open-ended questions when a yes/no or A/B choice is faster.

Output

Restate requirements in 1-3 sentences (constraints + success criteria), then start work.

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.