| name | smithers-ask |
| description | Ask a question about Smithers using your installed agent and the Smithers MCP server. Run `bunx smithers-orchestrator ask --help` for usage details. |
| requires_bin | bunx |
| command | bunx smithers-orchestrator ask |
bunx smithers-orchestrator 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 |
--noMcp | boolean | false | Disable MCP bootstrap and use prompt-only fallback |
--printBootstrap | boolean | false | Print the selected bootstrap configuration and exit |