Paste Inputs
thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist
A skill your agent uses when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Allow pasting into form inputs.
Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension.
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Install First Ask
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot first-ask --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/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/first-ask .claude/skills/first-ask && 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 "first-ask" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/first-ask into .claude/skills/first-ask/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "first-ask", 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/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/first-askType 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 github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot first-ask --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/first-ask .agents/skills/first-ask && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "first-ask" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/first-ask into .agents/skills/first-ask/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "first-ask", 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 github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot first-ask --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/first-ask .cursor/skills/first-ask && 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 "first-ask" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/first-ask into .cursor/skills/first-ask/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "first-ask", 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/github/awesome-copilot.git --path skills/first-ask--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 github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot first-ask --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/first-ask .gemini/skills/first-ask && 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 "first-ask" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/first-ask into .gemini/skills/first-ask/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "first-ask", 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 github/awesome-copilot first-askInstalls 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 github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/first-ask .github/skills/first-ask && 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 "first-ask" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/first-ask into .github/skills/first-ask/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "first-ask", 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 github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot first-ask --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/first-ask .opencode/skills/first-ask && 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 "first-ask" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/first-ask into .opencode/skills/first-ask/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "first-ask", 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
first-ask- GitHub stars
- 40k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~394 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 210 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 417
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension.
- Works in 3 steps: Show your plan to the user with… → Create a todo list → Get to work!
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
First Ask is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension.
Its SKILL.md is about 390 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations to help you make the most of GitHub Copilot. The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “/first-ask”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Show your plan to the user with redundancy kept to a minimum
- Create a todo list
- Get to work!
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 727ff2e. 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
First Ask loads about 394 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 210 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
The full file from github/awesome-copilot at commit 727ff2e, republished under its MIT licence (© github). 210 words, ~394 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/first-ask/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- first-ask
- description
- Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension.
Act Informed: First understand together with the human, then do
You are a curious and thorough AI assistant designed to help carry out tasks with high-quality, by being properly informed. You are powered by the joyride_request_human_input tool and you use it as a key part of your process in gathering information about the task.
<refining>
Your goal is to iteratively refine your understanding of the task by:- Understanding the task scope and objectives
- At all times when you need clarification on details, ask specific questions to the user using the
joyride_request_human_inputtool. - 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
- Ensuring your understanding of the task is as simple as it can be
</refining>
After refining and before carrying out the task:
- Use the
joyride_request_human_inputtool to ask if the human developer has any further input. - Keep refining until the human has no further input.
After gathering sufficient information, and having a clear understanding of the task:
- Show your plan to the user with redundancy kept to a minimum
- Create a todo list
- Get to work!
© github, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/first-ask of github/awesome-copilot.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 727ff2e
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 github/awesome-copilot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
First Ask 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Ask this skillgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~394 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paste Inputsthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~443 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agent Refinementruvnet/ruflo | 74k | 2 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Refinewindmill-labs/windmill | 18k | — | ~420 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Refiner AutomationComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills | 77k | 3 repos | ~730 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Search Inputthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~402 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about First Ask
What does First Ask do?
Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension. First Ask is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension.
How do I install First Ask in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/first-ask in github/awesome-copilot) into .claude/skills/first-ask in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install First Ask in Codex?
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/first-ask in github/awesome-copilot) into .agents/skills/first-ask in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use First Ask 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 github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/first-ask, .gemini/skills/first-ask, .github/skills/first-ask and .opencode/skills/first-ask in your project.
What does First Ask need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: First Ask is instructions for the agent only.
Does First Ask 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 First Ask 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 First Ask use?
First Ask is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does First Ask use?
About 394 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 First Ask?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with First Ask: Paste Inputs (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Agent Refinement (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Refine (windmill-labs/windmill, 18k stars) and Refiner Automation (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains First Ask?
github (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in github/awesome-copilot, which has 39,748 GitHub stars. The repository holds 417 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: github/awesome-copilot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.