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Guidelines for gathering task requirements through focused clarifying questions. Use when creating tasks and the provided requirements are incomplete, ambiguous, or missing critical information like acceptance criteria, scope, technical constraints, or target users.

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task/skills/task-clarifying-questions/SKILL.md

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January 21, 2026

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# Clarifying Questions Skill

## When to Ask Questions

Ask clarifying questions **only if** the provided task details are missing critical information.

## How to Ask Questions

**CRITICAL:** Always use the `AskUserQuestion` tool - never ask questions in plain text.

- Limit to 1-4 questions per round
- Each question should have 2-4 clear options
- Focus on the most critical missing information

## Key Information to Gather

Ask about what's missing:

1. **Problem & Goal** - What problem does this solve?
2. **Acceptance Criteria** - How will we know it's done?
3. **Scope** - What's included and what's not?
4. **Target Users** - Who will use this and how?
5. **Technical Constraints** - Any specific requirements or limitations?

## When You Have Enough

Stop asking when you can clearly define:

- What problem we're solving
- What success looks like
- What's in and out of scope

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