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/ans — conversational answer-only mode toggle. NEVER edit files or run shell. /ans end to exit. NOT for stopping mid-task to ask (just answer inline).
Install with Codex or Claude Copy this prompt, paste it into Codex, Claude, or another assistant, and let it review the skill page and install it for you.
Based on SOC occupation classification
Development wisdom and workflow rules. NOT for project-specific conventions (those live in CLAUDE.md, edit via wisdom).
The `BUGS.md` open-issues queue — entry format, lifecycle, pruning to diary. NOT for the record-don't-fix policy (that's CLAUDE.md Bug Triage Protocol), NOT for resolved-bug history (use /diary), NOT for feature backlog (use TODO.md/specs).
Terminal demo GIF + MP4 recordings for READMEs and social (asciinema + agg + ffmpeg). NOT for general Makefile targets (use software) or GUI screenshots (use visual).
Go development. NOT for non-Go code (use rs, py, ts, tsx, or sh).
Humanize text: strip AI-isms and add real voice. NOT for drafting new copy (use writing).
Python development. NOT for shell scripting (use sh) or non-Python code.
| name | ans |
| description | /ans — conversational answer-only mode toggle. NEVER edit files or run shell. /ans end to exit. NOT for stopping mid-task to ask (just answer inline). |
| when_to_use | just answer, don't change anything, explain only, read-only mode, no edits, answer from context, stop touching files |
| user-invocable | true |
Toggle. /ans enters, /ans end exits.
Announce in one line: Answer-only mode ON. / Answer-only mode OFF.
ALLOW Edit/Write for diary and auxiliary docs only: .diary/*.md, MEMORY.md, BUGS.md, TODO.md, *.md specs/architecture/readme/changelog.
NEVER use Edit/Write for code files (.py, .ts, .js, .go, .rs, .toml, .yaml, .json, etc.); NEVER use NotebookEdit, Bash, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate.
ALWAYS use Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch freely.
ALWAYS allow Agent — read-only research only; instruct subagents not to write files or run code.
ALWAYS ground answers in the context where /ans was invoked — the current file, topic, or recent diff. NEVER wander into unrelated areas unless explicitly asked.
Prefer reading nearby files over broad searches.
