@caddis/cli 0.0.0 → 0.2.0

package/bundles/antigravity-plugin-extras/skills/artifacts-builder/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: artifacts-builder
+description: Suite of tools for creating elaborate, multi-component claude.ai HTML artifacts using modern frontend web technologies (React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui). Use for complex artifacts requiring state management, routing, or shadcn/ui components - not for simple single-file HTML/JSX artifacts.
+license: Complete terms in LICENSE.txt
+---
+
+# Artifacts Builder
+
+To build powerful frontend claude.ai artifacts, follow these steps:
+1. Initialize the frontend repo using `scripts/init-artifact.sh`
+2. Develop your artifact by editing the generated code
+3. Bundle all code into a single HTML file using `scripts/bundle-artifact.sh`
+4. Display artifact to user
+5. (Optional) Test the artifact
+
+**Stack**: React 18 + TypeScript + Vite + Parcel (bundling) + Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
+
+## Design & Style Guidelines
+
+VERY IMPORTANT: To avoid what is often referred to as "AI slop", avoid using excessive centered layouts, purple gradients, uniform rounded corners, and Inter font.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Step 1: Initialize Project
+
+Run the initialization script to create a new React project:
+```bash
+bash scripts/init-artifact.sh <project-name>
+cd <project-name>
+```
+
+This creates a fully configured project with:
+- ✅ React + TypeScript (via Vite)
+- ✅ Tailwind CSS 3.4.1 with shadcn/ui theming system
+- ✅ Path aliases (`@/`) configured
+- ✅ 40+ shadcn/ui components pre-installed
+- ✅ All Radix UI dependencies included
+- ✅ Parcel configured for bundling (via .parcelrc)
+- ✅ Node 18+ compatibility (auto-detects and pins Vite version)
+
+### Step 2: Develop Your Artifact
+
+To build the artifact, edit the generated files. See **Common Development Tasks** below for guidance.
+
+### Step 3: Bundle to Single HTML File
+
+To bundle the React app into a single HTML artifact:
+```bash
+bash scripts/bundle-artifact.sh
+```
+
+This creates `bundle.html` - a self-contained artifact with all JavaScript, CSS, and dependencies inlined. This file can be directly shared in Claude conversations as an artifact.
+
+**Requirements**: Your project must have an `index.html` in the root directory.
+
+**What the script does**:
+- Installs bundling dependencies (parcel, @parcel/config-default, parcel-resolver-tspaths, html-inline)
+- Creates `.parcelrc` config with path alias support
+- Builds with Parcel (no source maps)
+- Inlines all assets into single HTML using html-inline
+
+### Step 4: Share Artifact with User
+
+Finally, share the bundled HTML file in conversation with the user so they can view it as an artifact.
+
+### Step 5: Testing/Visualizing the Artifact (Optional)
+
+Note: This is a completely optional step. Only perform if necessary or requested.
+
+To test/visualize the artifact, use available tools (including other Skills or built-in tools like Playwright or Puppeteer). In general, avoid testing the artifact upfront as it adds latency between the request and when the finished artifact can be seen. Test later, after presenting the artifact, if requested or if issues arise.
+
+## Reference
+
+- **shadcn/ui components**: https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/components

package/bundles/antigravity-plugin-extras/skills/artifacts-builder/scripts/bundle-artifact.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "📦 Bundling React app to single HTML artifact..."
+
+# Check if we're in a project directory
+if [ ! -f "package.json" ]; then
+  echo "❌ Error: No package.json found. Run this script from your project root."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if index.html exists
+if [ ! -f "index.html" ]; then
+  echo "❌ Error: No index.html found in project root."
+  echo "   This script requires an index.html entry point."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Install bundling dependencies
+echo "📦 Installing bundling dependencies..."
+pnpm add -D parcel @parcel/config-default parcel-resolver-tspaths html-inline
+
+# Create Parcel config with tspaths resolver
+if [ ! -f ".parcelrc" ]; then
+  echo "🔧 Creating Parcel configuration with path alias support..."
+  cat > .parcelrc << 'EOF'
+{
+  "extends": "@parcel/config-default",
+  "resolvers": ["parcel-resolver-tspaths", "..."]
+}
+EOF
+fi
+
+# Clean previous build
+echo "🧹 Cleaning previous build..."
+rm -rf dist bundle.html
+
+# Build with Parcel
+echo "🔨 Building with Parcel..."
+pnpm exec parcel build index.html --dist-dir dist --no-source-maps
+
+# Inline everything into single HTML
+echo "🎯 Inlining all assets into single HTML file..."
+pnpm exec html-inline dist/index.html > bundle.html
+
+# Get file size
+FILE_SIZE=$(du -h bundle.html | cut -f1)
+
+echo ""
+echo "✅ Bundle complete!"
+echo "📄 Output: bundle.html ($FILE_SIZE)"
+echo ""
+echo "You can now use this single HTML file as an artifact in Claude conversations."
+echo "To test locally: open bundle.html in your browser"

package/bundles/antigravity-plugin-extras/skills/artifacts-builder/scripts/init-artifact.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Exit on error
+set -e
+
+# Detect Node version
+NODE_VERSION=$(node -v | cut -d'v' -f2 | cut -d'.' -f1)
+
+echo "🔍 Detected Node.js version: $NODE_VERSION"
+
+if [ "$NODE_VERSION" -lt 18 ]; then
+  echo "❌ Error: Node.js 18 or higher is required"
+  echo "   Current version: $(node -v)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set Vite version based on Node version
+if [ "$NODE_VERSION" -ge 20 ]; then
+  VITE_VERSION="latest"
+  echo "✅ Using Vite latest (Node 20+)"
+else
+  VITE_VERSION="5.4.11"
+  echo "✅ Using Vite $VITE_VERSION (Node 18 compatible)"
+fi
+
+# Detect OS and set sed syntax
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+  SED_INPLACE="sed -i ''"
+else
+  SED_INPLACE="sed -i"
+fi
+
+# Check if pnpm is installed
+if ! command -v pnpm &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "📦 pnpm not found. Installing pnpm..."
+  npm install -g pnpm
+fi
+
+# Check if project name is provided
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "❌ Usage: ./create-react-shadcn-complete.sh <project-name>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+PROJECT_NAME="$1"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+COMPONENTS_TARBALL="$SCRIPT_DIR/shadcn-components.tar.gz"
+
+# Check if components tarball exists
+if [ ! -f "$COMPONENTS_TARBALL" ]; then
+  echo "❌ Error: shadcn-components.tar.gz not found in script directory"
+  echo "   Expected location: $COMPONENTS_TARBALL"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🚀 Creating new React + Vite project: $PROJECT_NAME"
+
+# Create new Vite project (always use latest create-vite, pin vite version later)
+pnpm create vite "$PROJECT_NAME" --template react-ts
+
+# Navigate into project directory
+cd "$PROJECT_NAME"
+
+echo "🧹 Cleaning up Vite template..."
+$SED_INPLACE '/<link rel="icon".*vite\.svg/d' index.html
+$SED_INPLACE 's/<title>.*<\/title>/<title>'"$PROJECT_NAME"'<\/title>/' index.html
+
+echo "📦 Installing base dependencies..."
+pnpm install
+
+# Pin Vite version for Node 18
+if [ "$NODE_VERSION" -lt 20 ]; then
+  echo "📌 Pinning Vite to $VITE_VERSION for Node 18 compatibility..."
+  pnpm add -D vite@$VITE_VERSION
+fi
+
+echo "📦 Installing Tailwind CSS and dependencies..."
+pnpm install -D tailwindcss@3.4.1 postcss autoprefixer @types/node tailwindcss-animate
+pnpm install class-variance-authority clsx tailwind-merge lucide-react next-themes
+
+echo "⚙️  Creating Tailwind and PostCSS configuration..."
+cat > postcss.config.js << 'EOF'
+export default {
+  plugins: {
+    tailwindcss: {},
+    autoprefixer: {},
+  },
+}
+EOF
+
+echo "📝 Configuring Tailwind with shadcn theme..."
+cat > tailwind.config.js << 'EOF'
+/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
+module.exports = {
+  darkMode: ["class"],
+  content: [
+    "./index.html",
+    "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}",
+  ],
+  theme: {
+    extend: {
+      colors: {
+        border: "hsl(var(--border))",
+        input: "hsl(var(--input))",
+        ring: "hsl(var(--ring))",
+        background: "hsl(var(--background))",
+        foreground: "hsl(var(--foreground))",
+        primary: {
+          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--primary))",
+          foreground: "hsl(var(--primary-foreground))",
+        },
+        secondary: {
+          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--secondary))",
+          foreground: "hsl(var(--secondary-foreground))",
+        },
+        destructive: {
+          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--destructive))",
+          foreground: "hsl(var(--destructive-foreground))",
+        },
+        muted: {
+          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--muted))",
+          foreground: "hsl(var(--muted-foreground))",
+        },
+        accent: {
+          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--accent))",
+          foreground: "hsl(var(--accent-foreground))",
+        },
+        popover: {
+          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--popover))",
+          foreground: "hsl(var(--popover-foreground))",
+        },
+        card: {
+          DEFAULT: "hsl(var(--card))",
+          foreground: "hsl(var(--card-foreground))",
+        },
+      },
+      borderRadius: {
+        lg: "var(--radius)",
+        md: "calc(var(--radius) - 2px)",
+        sm: "calc(var(--radius) - 4px)",
+      },
+      keyframes: {
+        "accordion-down": {
+          from: { height: "0" },
+          to: { height: "var(--radix-accordion-content-height)" },
+        },
+        "accordion-up": {
+          from: { height: "var(--radix-accordion-content-height)" },
+          to: { height: "0" },
+        },
+      },
+      animation: {
+        "accordion-down": "accordion-down 0.2s ease-out",
+        "accordion-up": "accordion-up 0.2s ease-out",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  plugins: [require("tailwindcss-animate")],
+}
+EOF
+
+# Add Tailwind directives and CSS variables to index.css
+echo "🎨 Adding Tailwind directives and CSS variables..."
+cat > src/index.css << 'EOF'
+@tailwind base;
+@tailwind components;
+@tailwind utilities;
+
+@layer base {
+  :root {
+    --background: 0 0% 100%;
+    --foreground: 0 0% 3.9%;
+    --card: 0 0% 100%;
+    --card-foreground: 0 0% 3.9%;
+    --popover: 0 0% 100%;
+    --popover-foreground: 0 0% 3.9%;
+    --primary: 0 0% 9%;
+    --primary-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    --secondary: 0 0% 96.1%;
+    --secondary-foreground: 0 0% 9%;
+    --muted: 0 0% 96.1%;
+    --muted-foreground: 0 0% 45.1%;
+    --accent: 0 0% 96.1%;
+    --accent-foreground: 0 0% 9%;
+    --destructive: 0 84.2% 60.2%;
+    --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    --border: 0 0% 89.8%;
+    --input: 0 0% 89.8%;
+    --ring: 0 0% 3.9%;
+    --radius: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  .dark {
+    --background: 0 0% 3.9%;
+    --foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    --card: 0 0% 3.9%;
+    --card-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    --popover: 0 0% 3.9%;
+    --popover-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    --primary: 0 0% 98%;
+    --primary-foreground: 0 0% 9%;
+    --secondary: 0 0% 14.9%;
+    --secondary-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    --muted: 0 0% 14.9%;
+    --muted-foreground: 0 0% 63.9%;
+    --accent: 0 0% 14.9%;
+    --accent-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    --destructive: 0 62.8% 30.6%;
+    --destructive-foreground: 0 0% 98%;
+    --border: 0 0% 14.9%;
+    --input: 0 0% 14.9%;
+    --ring: 0 0% 83.1%;
+  }
+}
+
+@layer base {
+  * {
+    @apply border-border;
+  }
+  body {
+    @apply bg-background text-foreground;
+  }
+}
+EOF
+
+# Add path aliases to tsconfig.json
+echo "🔧 Adding path aliases to tsconfig.json..."
+node -e "
+const fs = require('fs');
+const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('tsconfig.json', 'utf8'));
+config.compilerOptions = config.compilerOptions || {};
+config.compilerOptions.baseUrl = '.';
+config.compilerOptions.paths = { '@/*': ['./src/*'] };
+fs.writeFileSync('tsconfig.json', JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
+"
+
+# Add path aliases to tsconfig.app.json
+echo "🔧 Adding path aliases to tsconfig.app.json..."
+node -e "
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = 'tsconfig.app.json';
+const content = fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8');
+// Remove comments manually
+const lines = content.split('\n').filter(line => !line.trim().startsWith('//'));
+const jsonContent = lines.join('\n');
+const config = JSON.parse(jsonContent.replace(/\/\*[\s\S]*?\*\//g, '').replace(/,(\s*[}\]])/g, '\$1'));
+config.compilerOptions = config.compilerOptions || {};
+config.compilerOptions.baseUrl = '.';
+config.compilerOptions.paths = { '@/*': ['./src/*'] };
+fs.writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
+"
+
+# Update vite.config.ts
+echo "⚙️  Updating Vite configuration..."
+cat > vite.config.ts << 'EOF'
+import path from "path";
+import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
+import { defineConfig } from "vite";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [react()],
+  resolve: {
+    alias: {
+      "@": path.resolve(__dirname, "./src"),
+    },
+  },
+});
+EOF
+
+# Install all shadcn/ui dependencies
+echo "📦 Installing shadcn/ui dependencies..."
+pnpm install @radix-ui/react-accordion @radix-ui/react-aspect-ratio @radix-ui/react-avatar @radix-ui/react-checkbox @radix-ui/react-collapsible @radix-ui/react-context-menu @radix-ui/react-dialog @radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu @radix-ui/react-hover-card @radix-ui/react-label @radix-ui/react-menubar @radix-ui/react-navigation-menu @radix-ui/react-popover @radix-ui/react-progress @radix-ui/react-radio-group @radix-ui/react-scroll-area @radix-ui/react-select @radix-ui/react-separator @radix-ui/react-slider @radix-ui/react-slot @radix-ui/react-switch @radix-ui/react-tabs @radix-ui/react-toast @radix-ui/react-toggle @radix-ui/react-toggle-group @radix-ui/react-tooltip
+pnpm install sonner cmdk vaul embla-carousel-react react-day-picker react-resizable-panels date-fns react-hook-form @hookform/resolvers zod
+
+# Extract shadcn components from tarball
+echo "📦 Extracting shadcn/ui components..."
+tar -xzf "$COMPONENTS_TARBALL" -C src/
+
+# Create components.json for reference
+echo "📝 Creating components.json config..."
+cat > components.json << 'EOF'
+{
+  "$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema.json",
+  "style": "default",
+  "rsc": false,
+  "tsx": true,
+  "tailwind": {
+    "config": "tailwind.config.js",
+    "css": "src/index.css",
+    "baseColor": "slate",
+    "cssVariables": true,
+    "prefix": ""
+  },
+  "aliases": {
+    "components": "@/components",
+    "utils": "@/lib/utils",
+    "ui": "@/components/ui",
+    "lib": "@/lib",
+    "hooks": "@/hooks"
+  }
+}
+EOF
+
+echo "✅ Setup complete! You can now use Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui in your project."
+echo ""
+echo "📦 Included components (40+ total):"
+echo "  - accordion, alert, aspect-ratio, avatar, badge, breadcrumb"
+echo "  - button, calendar, card, carousel, checkbox, collapsible"
+echo "  - command, context-menu, dialog, drawer, dropdown-menu"
+echo "  - form, hover-card, input, label, menubar, navigation-menu"
+echo "  - popover, progress, radio-group, resizable, scroll-area"
+echo "  - select, separator, sheet, skeleton, slider, sonner"
+echo "  - switch, table, tabs, textarea, toast, toggle, toggle-group, tooltip"
+echo ""
+echo "To start developing:"
+echo "  cd $PROJECT_NAME"
+echo "  pnpm dev"
+echo ""
+echo "📚 Import components like:"
+echo "  import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'"
+echo "  import { Card, CardHeader, CardTitle, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card'"
+echo "  import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogTrigger } from '@/components/ui/dialog'"

package/bundles/antigravity-plugin-extras/skills/ascii-art/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: ascii-art
+description: Create text-based ASCII art using the right tool for the job — banners, borders, image conversion, pre-made art, and LLM-generated custom art. Decision-routing framework across pyfiglet, cowsay, TOIlet, boxes, and more.
+source: NousResearch/hermes-agent
+---
+
+# ASCII Art
+
+A decision-routing framework for text-based ASCII art. Each request type maps to a different tool — this skill picks the right one.
+
+## Tool Decision Tree
+
+```
+What do you need?
+├── Large text banner from a string
+│   ├── Need 500+ font choices, no install → asciified API (remote)
+│   ├── Local Python available → pyfiglet (local, 571 fonts)
+│   └── Want color/ANSI effects → TOIlet (Linux/WSL only)
+│
+├── Speech bubble or fun ASCII character
+│   └── cowsay (50+ characters)
+│
+├── Decorative border around text block
+│   └── boxes (70+ border styles)
+│
+├── Convert an image to ASCII
+│   ├── Supports color, braille, URLs → ascii-image-converter
+│   └── Lightweight JPEG only → jp2a
+│
+├── Browse pre-made art by subject
+│   └── ascii.co.uk (searchable collection)
+│
+├── QR code, weather art, GitHub Octocat
+│   └── Fun APIs: qrenco.de, wttr.in, github.com/octocat
+│
+└── Custom / conceptual art (not covered above)
+    └── LLM-generated using Unicode palette (see below)
+```
+
+## Tool Reference
+
+### pyfiglet (local — Python)
+```bash
+pip install pyfiglet
+python -c "import pyfiglet; print(pyfiglet.figlet_format('Hello', font='slant'))"
+# List available fonts:
+python -c "import pyfiglet; print('\n'.join(pyfiglet.FigletFont.getFonts()[:20]))"
+```
+571 built-in fonts. Good defaults: `slant`, `banner3`, `big`, `doom`, `isometric1`, `roman`.
+
+### asciified API (remote — no install)
+```bash
+curl "https://asciified.thelicato.io/api/v2/ascii?text=Hello&font=slant"
+```
+250+ FIGlet fonts, free REST endpoint, works anywhere curl is available.
+
+### TOIlet (local — Linux/WSL only)
+```bash
+# Install: sudo apt install toilet
+toilet -f mono9 -F border "Hello"
+toilet -f future --gay "Hello"    # rainbow ANSI
+toilet --list                     # show available fonts
+```
+**Windows note**: Requires WSL. Not available in native PowerShell/CMD.
+
+### cowsay (local)
+```bash
+# Install: brew install cowsay / sudo apt install cowsay
+cowsay "Hello, World"
+cowsay -f dragon "Rawr"
+cowsay -l               # list 50+ characters
+cowsay -e "@@" -T "U"   # custom eyes and tongue
+```
+Characters include: cow, dragon, tux, ghostbusters, stegosaurus, vader, and 45+ more.
+
+### boxes (local)
+```bash
+# Install: brew install boxes / sudo apt install boxes
+echo "Hello" | boxes -d stone
+echo "Hello" | boxes -d dog -a c    # centered
+boxes -l                             # list 70+ designs
+```
+Good designs: `stone`, `simple`, `parchment`, `dog`, `scroll`, `columns`, `peek`.
+
+### ascii-image-converter (local)
+```bash
+# Install: go install github.com/TheZoraiz/ascii-image-converter@latest
+ascii-image-converter image.jpg
+ascii-image-converter image.jpg --color        # ANSI color
+ascii-image-converter image.jpg --braille      # braille charset
+ascii-image-converter "https://url/image.jpg"  # from URL
+ascii-image-converter image.jpg -W 80          # 80-char width
+```
+
+### jp2a (local — JPEG only)
+```bash
+# Install: brew install jp2a / sudo apt install jp2a
+jp2a image.jpg
+jp2a --width=60 image.jpg
+```
+
+### Fun APIs (remote)
+```bash
+# QR code
+curl "qrenco.de/https://example.com"
+
+# Weather art
+curl "wttr.in/London"
+curl "wttr.in/London?format=3"      # compact
+
+# GitHub Octocat with quote
+curl "https://api.github.com/octocat"
+```
+
+## LLM-Generated Custom Art
+
+When no tool fits (conceptual art, diagrams, logos from text), generate directly using this character palette:
+
+**Block characters**: `█ ▓ ▒ ░`  
+**Box drawing**: `─ │ ┌ ┐ └ ┘ ├ ┤ ┬ ┴ ┼ ═ ║ ╔ ╗ ╚ ╝`  
+**Geometric**: `▲ ▼ ◆ ● ○ ◉ ★ ☆`  
+**Braille dots**: `⠁ ⠂ ⠃ ⠄ ⠅ ⠆ ⠇ ⠈ ⠉ ⠊`  
+**Lines/arrows**: `← → ↑ ↓ ↔ ↕ ⟵ ⟶ ⇒ ⟹`  
+**Math/misc**: `∞ ∑ ∏ √ ∂ ∫ ≈ ≠ ≤ ≥`
+
+Best practices for LLM-generated art:
+- Use monospace mental model: each character is equal width
+- Plan on paper/mentally before drawing
+- Start with the outline, fill interior second
+- Keep width ≤ 80 chars for readability in most terminals
+- Use `pre` or code blocks when displaying in Markdown
+
+## Platform Notes
+
+| Tool | Windows | macOS | Linux |
+|------|---------|-------|-------|
+| pyfiglet | ✓ (pip) | ✓ | ✓ |
+| asciified API | ✓ (curl) | ✓ | ✓ |
+| TOIlet | WSL only | brew | apt |
+| cowsay | WSL/chocolatey | brew | apt |
+| boxes | WSL only | brew | apt |
+| ascii-image-converter | ✓ (go) | ✓ | ✓ |
+| jp2a | WSL/pre-built | brew | apt |
+| Fun APIs | ✓ (curl/pwsh) | ✓ | ✓ |

package/bundles/antigravity-plugin-extras/skills/asking-questions/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: ask-questions-if-underspecified
+description: Clarify requirements before implementing. Do not use automatically, only when invoked explicitly.
+---
+
+# Ask Questions If Underspecified
+
+## Goal
+
+Ask the minimum set of clarifying questions needed to avoid wrong work; do not start implementing until the must-have questions are answered (or the user explicitly approves proceeding with stated assumptions).
+
+## Workflow
+
+### 1) Decide whether the request is underspecified
+
+Treat a request as underspecified if after exploring how to perform the work, some or all of the following are not clear:
+- Define the objective (what should change vs stay the same)
+- Define "done" (acceptance criteria, examples, edge cases)
+- Define scope (which files/components/users are in/out)
+- Define constraints (compatibility, performance, style, deps, time)
+- Identify environment (language/runtime versions, OS, build/test runner)
+- Clarify safety/reversibility (data migration, rollout/rollback, risk)
+
+If multiple plausible interpretations exist, assume it is underspecified.
+
+### 2) Ask must-have questions first (keep it small)
+
+Ask 1-5 questions in the first pass. Prefer questions that eliminate whole branches of work.
+
+Make questions easy to answer:
+- Optimize for scannability (short, numbered questions; avoid paragraphs)
+- Offer multiple-choice options when possible
+- Suggest reasonable defaults when appropriate (mark them clearly as the default/recommended choice; bold the recommended choice in the list, or if you present options in a code block, put a bold "Recommended" line immediately above the block and also tag defaults inside the block)
+- Include a fast-path response (e.g., reply `defaults` to accept all recommended/default choices)
+- Include a low-friction "not sure" option when helpful (e.g., "Not sure - use default")
+- Separate "Need to know" from "Nice to know" if that reduces friction
+- Structure options so the user can respond with compact decisions (e.g., `1b 2a 3c`); restate the chosen options in plain language to confirm
+
+### 3) Pause before acting
+
+Until must-have answers arrive:
+- Do not run commands, edit files, or produce a detailed plan that depends on unknowns
+- Do perform a clearly labeled, low-risk discovery step only if it does not commit you to a direction (e.g., inspect repo structure, read relevant config files)
+
+If the user explicitly asks you to proceed without answers:
+- State your assumptions as a short numbered list
+- Ask for confirmation; proceed only after they confirm or correct them
+
+### 4) Confirm interpretation, then proceed
+
+Once you have answers, restate the requirements in 1-3 sentences (including key constraints and what success looks like), then start work.
+
+## Question templates
+
+- "Before I start, I need: (1) ..., (2) ..., (3) .... If you don't care about (2), I will assume ...."
+- "Which of these should it be? A) ... B) ... C) ... (pick one)"
+- "What would you consider 'done'? For example: ..."
+- "Any constraints I must follow (versions, performance, style, deps)? If none, I will target the existing project defaults."
+- Use numbered questions with lettered options and a clear reply format
+
+```text
+1) Scope?
+a) Minimal change (default)
+b) Refactor while touching the area
+c) Not sure - use default
+2) Compatibility target?
+a) Current project defaults (default)
+b) Also support older versions: <specify>
+c) Not sure - use default
+
+Reply with: defaults (or 1a 2a)
+```
+
+## Anti-patterns
+
+- Don't ask questions you can answer with a quick, low-risk discovery read (e.g., configs, existing patterns, docs).
+- Don't ask open-ended questions if a tight multiple-choice or yes/no would eliminate ambiguity faster.
+
+---
+
+*Originally created by [@thsottiaux](https://x.com/thsottiaux)*