# Ask User

> Gate execution at a real decision point by asking the user a small explicit question.

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

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# Ask User

Use this skill when another workflow cannot safely proceed without a human choice.

## Workflow

1. State the decision that blocks progress.
2. Offer 2-3 concrete options when possible.
3. Explain the practical consequence of each option in one sentence.
4. Wait for the user's answer before taking the gated action.

## Guardrails

- Do not ask questions whose answer can be discovered from the repo.
- Do not bundle many unrelated choices into one question.
- Do not continue past a destructive or privacy-sensitive decision without consent.