Ask

by agenticnotetaking

Ask is an AI Engineering skill for Claude Code, published by agenticnotetaking in arscontexta.

3.5K stars219 forkson agenticnotetaking/arscontextaAdded 2026/08/16Repository updated 2026/02/24

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Install Ask

Copy Ask into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/agenticnotetaking/arscontexta/tree/main/skills/ask ~/.claude/skills/ask

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/agenticnotetaking/arscontexta.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: skills/ask/SKILL.md in agenticnotetaking/arscontexta
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/ask
Collection: One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: AI Engineering — 2451 skills

What Ask does

Ask queries the bundled research knowledge graph to answer methodology questions, routing through WHY, HOW, and WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE tiers plus reference documents. Use it when you need research-backed guidance on knowledge system design, workflows, or domain examples.

Ask is cataloged under AI Engineering on DirSkills. Ask comes from a repository tagged claude-code, claude-code-plugin, knowledge-base, knowledge-management and markdown.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

EXECUTE NOW

Question: $ARGUMENTS

If no question provided, ask the user what they want to know.

Execute these steps:

Classify the question — determine which knowledge base tier(s) to consult (see Query Classification below)
Search the knowledge base — route to appropriate tiers based on classification
Read relevant claims and docs — load 3-7 most relevant sources fully (use mcp__qmd__multi_get when reading multiple IDs)
Check user context — read ops/derivation.md if the question involves their specific system
Synthesize an answer — weave claims into a coherent, opinionated argument
Cite sources — reference specific claims and documents so the user can explore further

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Commands Ask provides

Slash commands named in this skill’s SKILL.md, listed in the order they first appear.

/seed
/reduce

Frequently asked about Ask

What else does agenticnotetaking publish alongside Ask?
Ask is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from agenticnotetaking/arscontexta, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Add Domain, Ars Contexta Setup and Ars Contexta Tutorial. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Ask does, and is maintained by agenticnotetaking in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the agenticnotetaking/arscontexta page.
How does Ask compare to other AI Engineering skills?
Ask ranks #596 by stars among the 2451 AI Engineering skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Architecture Decision Records, AI-First Engineering and Agentic OS. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Ask against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.