# WebAsk — Survey Benchmark

> Compares WebAsk survey results against each other: one questionnaire across periods, or different surveys in the account. Use when someone asks whether things improved, how ratings changed, or which survey performs better. Requires the hosted WebAsk MCP server (Streamable HTTP: https://mcp.webask.io/mcp/v1) and the user’s own WebAsk account/API key. Public skill files: MIT, original publisher WebAsk; hosted service plans and limits apply. English source; Russian counterpart: https://github.com/WebAskio/webask-mcp/tree/main/skills/webask-benchmark

- Skill: `dmitry-molchanov/webask-survey-benchmark` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add dmitry-molchanov/webask-survey-benchmark`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/dmitry-molchanov/webask-survey-benchmark/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: any agent that reads SKILL.md (Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, 60+ more)
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: Dmitry Molchanov (https://skillmd.com/u/dmitry-molchanov)
- Updated: 2026-10-01
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/dmitry-molchanov/webask-survey-benchmark

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# Comparing with your past self

A single number means almost nothing: is 4.2 good or bad? Meaning appears only
against a previous measurement.

Reply to the person in the language they write in.

## Two kinds of comparison

**One survey across periods** — waves. The most reliable: same questionnaire, same
audience, only time differs.

**Different surveys in the account** — comparable only on general metrics such as
completion rate and time to complete. Substantive answers cannot be compared when
the questions differ.

## How to collect

For waves: `get_quiz_report` filtered by date, once per period.

For different surveys: `get_quiz_list`, then `get_quiz_summary` for each.

**Check `get_quiz_versions` before comparing.** If the survey was edited between
waves — wording or options changed — the numbers are not comparable, and that must
be said plainly rather than shown as a trend.

## What to compare

| Metric | What a change means |
|---|---|
| Average rating | a shift in audience sentiment |
| Distribution across options | more precise than the average: shows where the shift came from |
| Completion share | a change in the questionnaire or in audience quality |
| Number of responses | distribution activity, not product quality |

Look at the distribution, not only the average: the average can hold steady while
half the satisfied move to dissatisfied and the other half the other way.

## How to answer

- **State direction and size.** "The average rose from 4.0 to 4.3" — and how many
  responses each is based on.
- **Say whether it is meaningful.** On small samples, tenths mean nothing.
- **Do not explain a cause that is not in the data.** A guess can be offered, but
  labelled as a guess.

## What not to do

- **Do not compare periods of different length** without normalising.
- **Do not compare waves with an edited questionnaire** in between without saying so.
- **Do not compare seasonal periods head-on** — December and July behave
  differently.
- **Do not suggest a plan upgrade or lead to payment.** If a limit is hit, state
  the fact and stop.