ask

name	ask
description	Send Resolve a question or a request to investigate — continuing an existing chat or investigation, or starting a fresh one. Use when the user wants to send a message to Resolve — phrases like "ask Resolve about X", "follow up with Resolve", "what does Resolve think about Y", "have Resolve check Z", or wants Resolve to clarify a finding.
version	0.1.0
argument-hint	<message>
license	Apache-2.0

Ask Resolve

Use when the user wants Resolve to answer a question or do more investigation work.

Arguments

If $ARGUMENTS is non-empty, use it as the user's base message and proceed (enrich with conversation context as below, then call ask).

If $ARGUMENTS is empty (skill invoked without a clear question), ask the user once what they want to ask Resolve. Treat their next reply as the base message.

Composing the message

Before calling ask, enrich the user's base message with context from the current conversation that directly supports the specific question being asked.

Be ruthlessly selective. Do not dump every file you've read, every command you've run, or the conversation transcript. Include only what makes the question more answerable. If a piece of context isn't load-bearing for this specific message, leave it out.

Candidates to consider (include only those tied to the question):

• File paths the user opened or edited in the path of investigating this exact issue
• Error messages, log lines, or stack traces that name the symptom the user is asking about
• Git context (branch, recent commits, working changes) when the question is about a change being made
• URLs the user referenced that frame this question (Slack threads, dashboards, related canvases)
• A one-line framing of what the user is working on — only if the question doesn't stand on its own

Format the enriched message as the user's question first, then a brief ## Local context block with only the relevant items. Most asks need 1–3 lines of context, not a dump.

Picking scope

Default to whatever investigation/chat is currently in context:

• The user just engaged an investigation via investigate → scope the ask to it.
• A chat is already in flight under that investigation → continue it.
• The user switches to a different investigation mid-conversation → start fresh there.
• No active context → standalone Resolve chat.

After asking

Call ask with the selected scope and enriched message, then surface the returned URL.

If the response includes a stream_command, follow it using Codex's long-running command mechanism:

• Run the command with functions.exec_command.
• Request network escalation if sandbox networking blocks the stream.