Agent skill

Ask User

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Pattern for effectively interacting with users to gather information or get decisions.

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Install Ask User

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ask-user -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace ask-user --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/clouder0/ask-user .claude/skills/ask-user && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
ask-user
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~466 tokens
SKILL.md length
171 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Pattern for effectively interacting with users to gather information or get decisions.

  • Works in 4 steps: Be Specific, Not Open-Ended → Offer Options When Possible → Provide Context → …
  • You need user input
  • SKILL.md covers When to Load This Skill, Principles, When to Ask vs Decide and Question Types
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ask User is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Pattern for effectively interacting with users to gather information or get decisions. Use when you need user input.

Its SKILL.md is about 470 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • You need user input

Example prompts

  • “/ask-user”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): AskUserQuestion

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Be Specific, Not Open-Ended
  2. Offer Options When Possible
  3. Provide Context
  4. Batch Related Questions

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • AskUserQuestion

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Ask User loads about 466 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 171 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~466

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 171 words (~466 tokens).

name
ask-user
allowed-tools
AskUserQuestion

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/clouder0/ask-user of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Dotnet Patternsaffaan-m/ECC275k1 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Python Patternsaffaan-m/ECC275k—~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Ask User

What does Ask User do?

Pattern for effectively interacting with users to gather information or get decisions. Ask User is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Pattern for effectively interacting with users to gather information or get decisions.

When should I use Ask User?

Ask User fits situations like: you need user input.

How do I install Ask User in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ask-user -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/clouder0/ask-user in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/ask-user in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ask User in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ask-user -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/clouder0/ask-user in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/ask-user in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ask User in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill ask-user -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ask-user, .gemini/skills/ask-user, .github/skills/ask-user and .opencode/skills/ask-user in your project.

What does Ask User need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ask User is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: AskUserQuestion.

Does Ask User access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Ask User safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Ask User use?

No licence was found for Ask User or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Ask User use?

About 466 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Ask User?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ask User: Golang Patterns (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), Kotlin Exposed Patterns (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), Dotnet Patterns (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars) and Fastapi Patterns (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ask User?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.