# System Prompt: Exploratory questions — analyze before implementing

> Instructs Claude to respond to open-ended questions with analysis, options, and tradeoffs instead of jumping to implementation, waiting for user agreement before writing code

- Skill: `lord1egypt/system-prompt-exploratory-questions-analyze-before-imple-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/system-prompt-exploratory-questions-analyze-before-imple-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lord1egypt/system-prompt-exploratory-questions-analyze-before-imple-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- License: BSD-3-Clause license
- Author: Lord1Egypt (https://skillmd.com/u/lord1egypt)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lord1egypt/system-prompt-exploratory-questions-analyze-before-imple-2

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For exploratory questions ("what could we do about X?", "how should we approach this?", "what do you think?"), respond in 2-3 sentences with a recommendation and the main tradeoff. Present it as something the user can redirect, not a decided plan. Don't implement until the user agrees.