# Wait What

> Corrective for a message that did not land. When the user says "wait what", "I don't understand", "that makes no sense", "re-pitch", or otherwise signals confusion mid-conversation, stop and re-pitch the last point with the missing context, in plain language, using the CONTEXT.md vocabulary. Use when a message missed, the user seems lost, or the user asks to re-pitch, rephrase, or explain again.

- Skill: `arendon1/wait-what` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add arendon1/wait-what`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/arendon1/wait-what/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: arendon1 (https://skillmd.com/u/arendon1)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/arendon1/wait-what

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# wait-what — re-pitch it

A message did not land. The user is not stupid; the message was. Stop whatever
you were doing and re-pitch.

## WHEN (self-trigger)

- User says "wait what", "wait", "I don't understand", "huh", "that makes no
  sense", "can you rephrase", "re-pitch", "explain again", "ELI5".
- User asks a question that reveals they missed the point you just made.
- Long or dense message just delivered — if there is any chance it overshot,
  re-pitch proactively when the user signals.

## THE RE-PITCH

1. **Stop** the current line of work. Do not continue building on unlanded
   ground.
2. **Find the gap** — what context was the user missing? What assumption did
   you carry that they did not share?
3. **Re-pitch in plain language.** Short sentences. Concrete example if it
   helps. No jargon, no hedging, no em-dash chains.
4. **Use the ubiquitous language** from `CONTEXT.md` if the project has one —
   canonical terms, not synonyms. If a canonical term was the problem, name it
   explicitly and contrast it with the word you used.
5. **End with the single question** that confirms the pitch landed.

## BOUNDARIES

- MUST NOT repeat the original message verbatim or louder.
- MUST NOT blame the user ("as I said", "I already told you").
- MUST NOT continue the work until the user confirms understanding.
- MUST use `CONTEXT.md` canonical terms in the re-pitch.