ask

Prompt file imported from matryer/context (.claude/commands/ask.md). Copyright stays with the author.

Ask Command

Command: ask

Run a predefined question from the /questions/ folder.

Input

The user provides the name of the question to run (without the .md extension).

Example: ask team-overview

Steps

1. Identify the question file

   Look for the question file at /questions/{name}.md where {name} is the input provided by the user.

2. Handle missing question

   If the question file does not exist:

   • Show an error: Question not found: {name}
   • Read /questions/README.md to list available questions
   • Display the available questions to the user
   • Stop execution

   Example error:

   ❌ Question not found: weekly-summary
   
   Available questions:
   - team-overview — A concise overview of each person and their current focus.
   

3. Execute the question

   If the question file exists:

   • Read the question file
   • Find the ## Prompt section
   • Execute the prompt against the knowledgebase
   • Output the results in the format specified by the question

4. Handle missing prompt

   If the question file exists but has no ## Prompt section:

   • Show an error: Question file found but contains no prompt: {name}
   • Suggest the user add a ## Prompt section to the question file

Guidelines

• Question names are case-sensitive and match the filename (without .md)
• Questions should be executed exactly as specified in their ## Prompt section
• Output should follow any format guidelines in the question file
• If the question references folders that don't exist (e.g., no /people/ folder), produce appropriate empty output rather than an error