smithers-ask

name	smithers-ask
description	Ask a question about Smithers using your installed agent and the Smithers MCP server. Run `smithers ask --help` for usage details.
requires_bin	smithers
command	smithers ask

smithers ask

Ask a question about Smithers using your installed agent and the Smithers MCP server.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
question	string	no	The question to ask

Options

Flag	Type	Default	Description
--agent	string		Explicitly select which agent CLI to use
--listAgents	boolean	false	List detected agents plus their bootstrap mode and exit
--dumpPrompt	boolean	false	Print the generated system prompt and exit
--toolSurface	string	semantic	Choose which Smithers MCP tool surface to expose
--mcp	boolean	true	Bootstrap the Smithers MCP server. Use --no-mcp for prompt-only fallback.
--printBootstrap	boolean	false	Print the selected bootstrap configuration and exit