---
title: "Ask Questions If Underspecified"
description: "Ask the minimum set of clarifying questions needed to avoid wrong work."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readme-606
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:36:45.233Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Ask Questions If Underspecified — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readme-606)"
---

# Ask Questions If Underspecified
Ask the minimum set of clarifying questions needed to avoid wrong work.

## Overview

# Ask Questions If Underspecified

Ask the minimum set of clarifying questions needed to avoid wrong work.

**Author:** Kevin Valerio

## When to Use

Use this skill when:
- The request has multiple plausible interpretations
- Success criteria, scope, constraints, or environment details are unclear
- Starting implementation without clarification risks doing the wrong work

## What It Does

- Asks 1–5 must-have questions in a scannable, answerable format (multiple choice + defaults)
- Pauses before acting until required answers are provided (unless the user approves proceeding on stated assumptions)
- Restates confirmed requirements before starting work

## Installation

```
/plugin install trailofbits/skills/plugins/ask-questions-if-underspecified
```

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Source: [Claudary](https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/readme-606) · https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com