| name | interrogate |
| description | Use when any software development request needs to be clarified before work begins, with a bias toward exploring the codebase first and asking one question at a time until the user and agent are fully aligned. |
Interrogate
Use this skill when a software development request needs tighter alignment before implementation.
What this skill does
- Explore the codebase, docs, tests, and existing patterns first when the answer can be learned locally
- Ask exactly one question at a time
- Focus on the highest-risk unknowns first
- Restate the current understanding after each answer
- Keep asking until the request, constraints, and success criteria are fully aligned
Workflow
- Inspect the repository for relevant code, docs, tests, and conventions.
- If the needed information is not available locally, ask one focused question.
- After each answer, summarize the current understanding in one short paragraph.
- Identify the next most important unknown and ask the next single question.
- Continue until there are no material ambiguities left.
Question style
- Prefer open-ended questions when they help surface intent
- Use multiple-choice only when it reduces ambiguity materially
- Avoid bundling multiple decisions into one question
- Keep the conversation moving toward concrete decisions
Outcome
Stop only when the plan, scope, constraints, and expected result are clear enough to proceed confidently.
