# Ask Constraints

> Understand hard boundaries on the user's research — target venues, methodology preferences, areas to avoid, advisor/team requirements. Not limited to ML/AI — works for any research domain.

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

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# Ask Constraints

Identify non-negotiable constraints.

## Execution

Dialogue — inline, no subagent.

## What to Ask About (one at a time)

- Target venue/journal (if any)
- Methodology preferences (empirical? theoretical? both?)
- Areas to explicitly avoid
- Advisor/team hard requirements
- Ethical/legal constraints

## Key Behavior

Not limited to ML/AI. Works for any research domain. Some users have no constraints — that's a valid answer.

## Output

Constraints section of ActorProfile.