Agent skill
ask
Context-aware Q&A with auto context gathering. Use when: user has a quick question about codebase, git history, rules, docs, or skills during development. Not for: code changes (use feature-dev), code review (use codex-review-fast), deep research (use deep-research), full code trace (use code-explore). Output: structured answer with source attribution.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/sd0xdev/sd0x-dev-flow/tree/main/skills/ask
SKILL.md
Ask — Context-Aware Q&A
Trigger
- Keywords: ask, quick question, context question, project question, 問一下, 想了解, 想知道
When NOT to Use
| Scenario | Alternative |
|---|---|
| Code modification or implementation | /feature-dev |
| Code review or PR review | /codex-review-fast |
| Tech spec review | /review-spec |
| Document review | /codex-review-doc |
| Bug fixing | /bug-fix |
| Next step decision | /next-step |
| Deep multi-source research | /deep-research |
| Systematic code tracing | /code-explore |
Procedure
Phase 0: Session Context Capture
Run these 4 commands in parallel to build session context:
| # | Action | Tool |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current branch | Bash("git branch --show-current") |
| 2 | Feature detection | Bash("node scripts/resolve-feature-cli.js") — graceful: {} on failure |
| 3 | Changed files | Bash("git status --porcelain") |
| 4 | Recent commits | Bash("git log --oneline -5") |
Untracked file fallback: If feature resolver returns key: null, derive feature from changed/untracked paths:
- Parse
git status --porcelainoutput fordocs/features/<key>/orskills/<key>/patterns - Extract
<key>as candidate feature - Use this for
docsintent feature-first lookup when resolver fails
Phase 1: Intent Classification + Routing
1a. Conversation Context Integration
Before classifying intent, review prior conversation turns for:
- Active feature: feature being developed, files recently discussed or edited
- Ongoing task: what skill was last invoked, what phase we are in
- Implicit scope: if the user asks "why?" after a code change, the scope is that change
Use this context to disambiguate the question and select the right intent. See references/intent-patterns.md for edge cases.
1b. Intent Classification
Classify the question (LLM-inferred) into one or more intents:
| Intent | Signal Examples | Context Actions |
|---|---|---|
code |
"function X 做什麼", file paths, module names | Grep → Read → trace 1 level |
git |
"最近改了什麼", "誰改的", "when" | git log / diff / blame |
docs |
"需求是什麼", "spec 寫了什麼" | Feature resolve → canonical_docs → fallback Glob |
rules |
"規則是什麼", "convention", "allowed" | Read rules/ files |
skill |
"有沒有 skill", "怎麼用 /X" | Glob skills/ → Read SKILL.md |
arch |
"系統架構", "整體設計" | CLAUDE.md + Explore agent |
multi |
Multiple intents mixed | Combine actions from each intent |
1c. Skill Routing Check
Before gathering context, check if the question is action-oriented. See references/routing-table.md.
If a better skill is identified, suggest it: "這個問題更適合 /X,要改用嗎?" — do not auto-redirect.
Phase 2: Context Gathering
Execute per-intent tool call sequences. Hard limits apply.
code: Grep keywords (top 10 files) → Read most relevant (max 5) → trace imports (1 level)
git: git log --oneline -20 → git diff (if recent changes) → git blame (if specific lines)
docs: Resolve feature → use canonical_docs map (tech_spec, requirements, architecture) → fallback Glob "docs/**/*.md" (top 5) → Read (max 3)
rules: Glob rules/*.md + .claude/rules/*.md → Grep keywords → Read + quote (max 3)
skill: Glob skills/*/SKILL.md → Grep keywords (top 5) → Read (max 3)
arch: Read CLAUDE.md + key entrypoints → dispatch Explore agent
multi: Combine steps from each intent. Parallel execution. Hard limit: max 8 file reads total.
Phase 3: Sub-Agent Dispatch (Optional)
| Complexity | Criteria | Strategy |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Single intent, clear target, < 5 files | Direct tools only (0 agents) |
| Medium | Multi-file, cross-module | 1 Explore agent |
| Complex | Multi-intent, cross-cutting | 2 agents parallel (hard max) |
Dispatch when: Grep returns > 10 files across modules, or question involves architecture / cross-cutting concerns. Default: direct tool calls.
Phase 4: Answer Synthesis
Combine all gathered context into a structured answer. Follow the output format below.
Read-Only Enforcement
This skill is strictly read-only. The following git commands are prohibited:
git add | git commit | git push | git pull | git reset | git stash
git rebase | git merge | git checkout -- | git restore | git clean
allowed-tools does not include Edit, Write, or NotebookEdit.
Path Security
| Control | Rule |
|---|---|
| Repo boundary | All Read/Glob within repo root (git rev-parse --show-toplevel) |
| Traversal rejection | Reject .. path segments, absolute paths outside repo, symlinks out of repo |
| Secret skip | Do not read .env, credentials.*, *secret* files |
| Output redaction | High-confidence secret patterns → [REDACTED]; medium-confidence → mask with 4 chars visible |
Output Format
## Answer
{Direct, concise answer}
### Sources
| Type | Reference | Relevance |
|------|-----------|-----------|
| file | `path/file.js:42` | {why relevant} |
| commit | `abc1234 — message` | {why relevant} |
| command | `git log --oneline -5` | {result summary} |
### See Also
- `/code-explore` — for full trace
- {other relevant skill or doc}
Every claim must have at least one source evidence. Answer < 500 words unless user requests detail.
Verification
- Session context captured (branch, feature, changed files)
- Intent classified and context gathered per pipeline
- Source attribution present for all claims
- No Edit/Write/mutating git commands executed
- No secrets in output
References
references/intent-patterns.md— Detailed intent examples and edge cases (read when classifying ambiguous questions)references/routing-table.md— Full skill routing decision table (read when checking if another skill is better)
Examples
Code Question
Input: /ask resolve-feature-cli.js 怎麼偵測 feature?
Phase 0: branch=feat/ask, feature=ask
Phase 1: Intent=code (file path mentioned)
Phase 2: Grep "resolve-feature" → Read scripts/lib/feature-resolver.js → trace exports
Phase 4: Answer with Sources (file evidence)
Git Question
Input: /ask 最近有什麼 commit?
Phase 0: branch=feat/ask
Phase 1: Intent=git ("最近", "commit")
Phase 2: git log --oneline -20
Phase 4: Answer with Sources (commit + command evidence)
Multi-Intent Question
Input: /ask auto-loop 的規則是什麼?有哪些 skill 會用到?
Phase 0: branch=feat/ask
Phase 1: Intent=multi (rules + skill)
Phase 2: Read rules/auto-loop.md + Grep "auto-loop" in skills/*/SKILL.md
Phase 4: Answer with Sources (file evidence from both rules and skills)
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