# Wait What

> Stop. That last message did not land: re-pitch it. Use when the previous answer did not land and needs re-pitching in plain language. Triggers on: wait what, I don't follow, re-pitch that.

- Skill: `akillness/wait-what` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add akillness/wait-what`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/akillness/wait-what/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: akillness (https://skillmd.com/u/akillness)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/akillness/wait-what

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# Wait, What?

Stop. That last message did not land: re-pitch it. Use when the previous answer did not land and needs re-pitching in plain language. Triggers on: wait what, I don't follow, re-pitch that.

This skill is imported from `mattpocock/skills` (MIT) and is **user-invoked** upstream.

## When to use this skill

- Stop.
- That last message did not land: re-pitch it.
- Use when the previous answer did not land and needs re-pitching in plain language.
- Triggers on: wait what, I don't follow, re-pitch that.

## Instructions

Wait, I don't understand where you've got to here. Re-pitch that: give me a little bit of context, talk in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, and use the ubiquitous language from `CONTEXT.md` (follow `CONTEXT-MAP.md` to the right one if the repo has more than one).

## Examples

- Apply this skill to one narrow scope first, confirm the output matches the shape described above, then widen to the full task.
- When a step needs a fact from the repository or the environment, look it up instead of asking the user for it.

## Best practices

- Keep the upstream procedure intact; record deviations explicitly instead of silently improvising.
- Stop and hand control back to the user at every decision point this skill marks as theirs.
- Prefer small reversible changes, and state assumptions rather than burying them.

## References

- Upstream skill: `mattpocock/skills` `skills/productivity/wait-what/SKILL.md` (commit `3cca18b`, MIT)
- Project standards: `.agent-skills/skill-standardization/SKILL.md`
- Validator script: `.agent-skills/skill-standardization/scripts/validate_skill.sh`