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first-ask

Productivity

Gives your agent the ability to iteratively refine its understanding of a task by asking specific clarifying questions before execution.

When to use

  • When a task scope is ambiguous or objectives are unclear

  • When you want to ensure the agent understands all constraints and deliverables

  • When you want to collaborate on a plan before the agent starts working

How to use

  1. 1

    Initiate a task and allow the agent to interrogate the scope and objectives

  2. 2

    Answer the specific questions provided by the agent using the input tool

  3. 3

    Review the agent's project explorations and refined task sections

  4. 4

    Confirm the final plan and todo list before the agent begins the work

Example conversation

case
You

You

Help me refactor the entire payment system.

first-ask

Agent

I'll use the first-ask workflow to ensure I get this right. Before I start, I need to clarify: Which payment providers are currently in use? What are the specific performance issues you're seeing? And what are our strict constraints regarding downtime? I'll also explore the current codebase to map the dependencies.

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