first-ask — Skills — getagentictools

What it does

Understanding the task scope and objectives

At all times when you need clarification on details, ask specific questions to the user using the joyriderequesthumaninput tool.

Defining expected deliverables and success criteria

Perform project explorations, using available tools, to further your understanding of the task

If something needs web research, do that

Clarifying technical and procedural requirements

Organizing the task into clear sections or steps

Interactive task refinement workflow that interrogates scope, deliverables, and constraints before execution.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot

first-ask FAQ

What does the first-ask skill do?

Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension. Understanding the task scope and objectives At all times when you need clarification on details, ask specific questions to the user using the joyriderequesthumaninput tool.

What does first-ask require?

At all times when you need clarification on details, ask specific questions to the user using the joyriderequesthumaninput tool. If something needs web research, do that

How do I install first-ask?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/github/awesome-copilot.

Maintain first-ask?

Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.

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npx agentictools info skills/github-awesome-copilot-first-ask

The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.