Brainstorming
obra/superpowers
Makes the agent clarify intent and agree on a design with you before writing any code, scaling the process from a quick spike to a written spec.
Use after initial design context is gathered, before brainstorming - resolves contradictions in requirements, disambiguates terminology, clarifies scope boundaries, and verifies assumptions to…
Install Asking Clarifying Questions
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins asking-clarifying-questions --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions .claude/skills/asking-clarifying-questions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "asking-clarifying-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions into .claude/skills/asking-clarifying-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "asking-clarifying-questions", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questionsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins asking-clarifying-questions --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions .agents/skills/asking-clarifying-questions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "asking-clarifying-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions into .agents/skills/asking-clarifying-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "asking-clarifying-questions", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins asking-clarifying-questions --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions .cursor/skills/asking-clarifying-questions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "asking-clarifying-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions into .cursor/skills/asking-clarifying-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "asking-clarifying-questions", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git --path plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins asking-clarifying-questions --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions .gemini/skills/asking-clarifying-questions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "asking-clarifying-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions into .gemini/skills/asking-clarifying-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "asking-clarifying-questions", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins asking-clarifying-questionsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions .github/skills/asking-clarifying-questions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "asking-clarifying-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions into .github/skills/asking-clarifying-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "asking-clarifying-questions", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins asking-clarifying-questions --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions .opencode/skills/asking-clarifying-questions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "asking-clarifying-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions into .opencode/skills/asking-clarifying-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "asking-clarifying-questions", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
asking-clarifying-questions- GitHub stars
- 250
- Token cost
- ~3.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,434 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 34
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Use after initial design context is gathered, before brainstorming - resolves contradictions in requirements, disambiguates terminology, clarifies scope boundaries, and verifies assumptions to…
- Works in 6 steps: Contradictions (First Pass) → Technical Terminology → Scope Boundaries → …
- Tasks that involve Requirements gathering
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Before Clarifying and What to Clarify, plus 5 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Asking Clarifying Questions is an agent skill from ed3dai/ed3d-plugins. Use after initial design context is gathered, before brainstorming - resolves contradictions in requirements, disambiguates terminology, clarifies scope boundaries, and verifies assumptions to prevent building the wrong solution
Its SKILL.md is about 3.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Requirements gathering and Brainstorming. The repository describes itself as: Ed's repo of Claude Code plugins, centered around a research-plan-implement workflow. Only a tiny bit cursed. If you're lucky.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Requirements gathering
- Tasks that involve Brainstorming
Example prompts
- “/asking-clarifying-questions”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Contradictions (First Pass)
- Technical Terminology
- Scope Boundaries
- Assumptions and Constraints
- Version and API Specifics
- Definition of Done (Required Final Step)
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0c90f4b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
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
Asking Clarifying Questions loads about 3.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,434 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 1,434 words (~3,145 tokens).
“Bridge the gap between raw user input and structured brainstorming by understanding what the user actually means, not what they said.”
- name
- asking-clarifying-questions
- user-invocable
- false
Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions of ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0c90f4b
Compare with similar skills
Asking Clarifying Questions next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking Clarifying Questions this skilled3dai/ed3d-plugins | 250 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Brainstormingobra/superpowers | 297k | 1 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Brainstorming Before BuildingjnMetaCode/superpowers-zh | 8.3k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| CE BrainstormEveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin | 25k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Grill Menateherkai/AIS-OS | 1.6k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Architect Before You Buildjsmastery-pro/jsm-agent-skill | 221 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Runs a short design conversation before coding: aligns on terms, works through the decisions that matter and ends with a plan you confirm.
OMA Brainstorm
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Explores goals, constraints and alternative designs one question at a time and saves an approved design document before any planning or coding starts.
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What does Asking Clarifying Questions do?
Use after initial design context is gathered, before brainstorming - resolves contradictions in requirements, disambiguates terminology, clarifies scope boundaries, and verifies assumptions to…. Asking Clarifying Questions is an agent skill from ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.
When should I use Asking Clarifying Questions?
Asking Clarifying Questions fits situations like: tasks that involve Requirements gathering; tasks that involve Brainstorming.
How do I install Asking Clarifying Questions in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins) into .claude/skills/asking-clarifying-questions in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Asking Clarifying Questions in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ed3d-plan-and-execute/skills/asking-clarifying-questions in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins) into .agents/skills/asking-clarifying-questions in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Asking Clarifying Questions 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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill asking-clarifying-questions -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/asking-clarifying-questions, .gemini/skills/asking-clarifying-questions, .github/skills/asking-clarifying-questions and .opencode/skills/asking-clarifying-questions in your project.
What does Asking Clarifying Questions need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Asking Clarifying Questions is instructions for the agent only.
Does Asking Clarifying Questions 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 Asking Clarifying Questions 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 Asking Clarifying Questions use?
No licence was found for Asking Clarifying Questions or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Asking Clarifying Questions use?
About 3.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k 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 Asking Clarifying Questions?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Asking Clarifying Questions: Brainstorming (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Brainstorming Before Building (jnMetaCode/superpowers-zh, 8.3k stars), CE Brainstorm (EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin, 25k stars) and Grill Me (nateherkai/AIS-OS, 1.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Asking Clarifying Questions?
ed3dai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins, which has 250 GitHub stars. The repository holds 34 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 6, 2026.
Source: ed3dai/ed3d-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.