Brainstorming Before Building
jnMetaCode/superpowers-zh
Turns a rough idea into an approved design before any code is written, sorting the request into spike, bounded or architectural and enforcing an approval gate.
Interview the user one question at a time to resolve remaining ambiguity before implementation.
Install Interview Me
$ npx skills add Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills interview-me --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/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/interview-me .claude/skills/interview-me && 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 "interview-me" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/interview-me into .claude/skills/interview-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "interview-me", 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/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/interview-meType 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills interview-me --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/interview-me .agents/skills/interview-me && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "interview-me" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/interview-me into .agents/skills/interview-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "interview-me", 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills interview-me --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/interview-me .cursor/skills/interview-me && 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 "interview-me" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/interview-me into .cursor/skills/interview-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "interview-me", 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/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git --path skills/interview-me--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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills interview-me --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/interview-me .gemini/skills/interview-me && 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 "interview-me" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/interview-me into .gemini/skills/interview-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "interview-me", 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills interview-meInstalls 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/interview-me .github/skills/interview-me && 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 "interview-me" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/interview-me into .github/skills/interview-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "interview-me", 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills interview-me --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/interview-me .opencode/skills/interview-me && 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 "interview-me" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/interview-me into .opencode/skills/interview-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "interview-me", 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
interview-me- GitHub stars
- 343
- Token cost
- ~447 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 239 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Interview the user one question at a time to resolve remaining ambiguity before implementation.
- Works in 5 steps: Read everything already established: the… → Build a private list of open ambiguities… → Ask exactly one question per turn. For… → …
- Brainstorming is done but unknowns remain
- SKILL.md covers Steps and Guardrails
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Interview Me is an agent skill from Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills. Interview the user one question at a time to resolve remaining ambiguity before implementation. Use when planning or brainstorming is done but unknowns remain, or when the user asks to be interviewed about a task or spec.
Its SKILL.md is about 450 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: 14 installable skills for Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Hermes: find unknowns, clarify requirements, manage context, test assumptions, and verify bug fixes with regression… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Brainstorming is done but unknowns remain
- The user asks to be interviewed about a task
Example prompts
- “/interview-me”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Read everything already established: the request, any spec, any prototypes, relevant code. Do not ask about things that are already…
- Build a private list of open ambiguities and sort by blast radius
- Ask exactly one question per turn. For each: give the context that makes it matter, offer 2-3 concrete options with your recommendation…
- Every few questions, checkpoint: restate what has been decided so far in one tight list, so drift dies early.
- Stop when the remaining unknowns are cheaper to discover during implementation than to ask about now, and say that out loud. End with the…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ca5696a. 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
Interview Me loads about 447 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 59 tokens; SKILL.md has 239 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills at commit ca5696a, republished under its MIT licence (© Neeeophytee). 239 words, ~447 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/interview-me/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- interview-me
- description
- Interview the user one question at a time to resolve remaining ambiguity before implementation. Use when planning or brainstorming is done but unknowns remain, or when the user asks to be interviewed about a task or spec.
Interview me
Brainstorming is over and there are still gaps between the user's map and the territory. Close them by asking, one question at a time, starting with the questions whose answers would change the most.
Steps
- Read everything already established: the request, any spec, any prototypes, relevant code. Do not ask about things that are already answered.
- Build a private list of open ambiguities and sort by blast radius:
- First: architecture-changers — answers that would alter the data model, the interfaces, or the overall approach.
- Then: behavior definers — edge cases, failure modes, defaults, permissions.
- Last: polish — naming, copy, cosmetics. Often not worth asking; propose and move on.
- Ask exactly one question per turn. For each: give the context that makes it matter, offer 2-3 concrete options with your recommendation, and accept "you decide" as an answer you then own.
- Every few questions, checkpoint: restate what has been decided so far in one tight list, so drift dies early.
- Stop when the remaining unknowns are cheaper to discover during implementation than to ask about now, and say that out loud. End with the final decision list, ready to paste into a plan.
Guardrails
- One question at a time means one. No question bundles.
- Never ask a question whose answer is discoverable from the codebase; go look instead.
- If an answer contradicts an earlier decision, flag the conflict immediately rather than silently taking the newest answer.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/interview-me of Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ca5696a
Compare with similar skills
Interview Me 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interview Me this skillNeeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills | 343 | — | ~447 | 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 | 218 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Feature BrainstormVeryGoodOpenSource/vgv-wingspan | 109 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Interview Me
What does Interview Me do?
Interview the user one question at a time to resolve remaining ambiguity before implementation. Interview Me is an agent skill from Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills. Interview the user one question at a time to resolve remaining ambiguity before implementation.
When should I use Interview Me?
Interview Me fits situations like: brainstorming is done but unknowns remain; the user asks to be interviewed about a task.
How do I install Interview Me in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/interview-me in Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills) into .claude/skills/interview-me in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Interview Me in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/interview-me in Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills) into .agents/skills/interview-me in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Interview Me 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill interview-me -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/interview-me, .gemini/skills/interview-me, .github/skills/interview-me and .opencode/skills/interview-me in your project.
What does Interview Me need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Interview Me is instructions for the agent only.
Does Interview Me 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 Interview Me 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 Interview Me use?
Interview Me 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 Interview Me use?
About 447 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Interview Me?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Interview Me: Brainstorming Before Building (jnMetaCode/superpowers-zh, 8.3k stars), CE Brainstorm (EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin, 25k stars), Grill Me (nateherkai/AIS-OS, 1.6k stars) and Architect Before You Build (jsmastery-pro/jsm-agent-skill, 218 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Interview Me?
Neeeophytee (a GitHub user) maintains it in Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills, which has 343 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.
Source: Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.