CoderOne Ask research-only mode. Use when the user says c1-ask, $c1-ask, coderone-ask, ask mode, research only, investigate only, debug/explain without changing, or otherwise explicitly asks to diagnose, investigate, answer, or recommend actions before making changes. Agents must research, inspect, debug, and answer directly while avoiding implementation or mutation until the user gives clear written approval for a specific action.
Guide a coding agent through a complete spec-to-verify implementation loop. Use when a developer asks an agent to build, refactor, fix, or plan non-trivial software work and wants better results through an interview, tight spec, explicit verification, small checkpoints, and a reusable agent environment.
Set up reusable project context and guardrails for coding agents. Use when a developer wants better Codex, Claude Code, or other agent sessions through AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md guidance, repo orientation, knowledge-base layout, repeated workflow skills, and always/ask/never safety rules.
Turn vague coding-agent requests into tight, decision-ready implementation specs. Use when a developer asks to build, refactor, debug, migrate, or design software and the agent needs to clarify goal, scope, constraints, interfaces, edge cases, acceptance criteria, and checkpoints before implementation.
Create and run verification plans for coding-agent work. Use when a developer needs tests, typecheck, lint, build checks, runtime checks, screenshots, logs, external signals, or second-agent critique to prove that an implementation, refactor, bug fix, migration, or generated artifact is correct.