Is the Asking Questions skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from oaustegard/claude-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

Does Asking Questions work with Claude Code?

It is in our test queue — we run every skill on real work before issuing a verdict, and this one is scheduled.

How do I install Asking Questions?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Asking Questions with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Asking Questions

Guides when to ask clarifying questions for ambiguous or high-stakes requests.

by oaustegard · oaustegard/claude-skills

In test queue

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: In test queue
Tested: —
Environment: Pending

In the test queue — machine-screened (validator 85/100, 127★ repo), full install/trigger/output test scheduled.

What Asking Questions does

Guidance for asking clarifying questions when user requests are ambiguous, have multiple valid approaches, or require critical decisions. Use when implementation choices exist that could significantly affect outcomes.

How to install Asking Questions

git clone https://github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills
cp -r claude-skills/asking-questions ~/.claude/skills/asking-questions

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Asking Questions

/asking-questions Guides when to ask clarifying questions for ambiguous or high-stakes requests.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Should I ask before choosing this implementation approach
Help me clarify this ambiguous feature request
Decide whether this decision needs user input first

Frequently asked questions

Is the Asking Questions skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from oaustegard/claude-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Asking Questions work with Claude Code?: It is in our test queue — we run every skill on real work before issuing a verdict, and this one is scheduled.
How do I install Asking Questions?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Asking Questions with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.