os-ask-simple
ALWAYS invoke this skill before asking the user any technical question or offering options, and whenever they ask to be asked in plain words — "ask simple", "ask me simply", "ask me in plain words" — or ask if something is worth doing or if something simpler would do, in any language. Rewrites the question in plain words and always ends with one marked recommendation. A structural choice first passes six checks,…
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An agent skill that rewrites technical questions to the user in plain words, always ending with one marked recommendation. Structural choices pass a six-check screen (effort now, simpler substitute, extra work later, lock-in, over-engineering, easy to undo), with doing nothing always weighed as a candidate.
It filters which questions reach the user and forces a concrete recommendation instead of an open-ended option dump.
Use it to
- Rewrite a technical question in plain words before asking
- Screen a structural choice through the six checks
- Offer two to four options with one-line trade-offs
- Answer whether something is worth doing or replaceable
- Weigh doing nothing against a proposed change
For Users of AI coding agents who want simpler questions
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