question-framing SKILL.md skillA
question-framing from ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst/question-framing@git:20260902.b370de6Pins git:20260902.b370de6 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst
- Path
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- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260902.b370de6, committed Sep 2, 2026
- First version recorded
- Aug 27, 2026
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- 12,359 bytes
- Repository stars
- 322
- License
- MIT
Structure analytical questions with the Question Ladder (Goal, Decision, Metric, Hypothesis), then fill the 7-field Analysis Design Spec, before touching data. Trigger on "analyze", "investigate", "look into", "why did", "what's happening with", "what happened with", "figure out", "explore", "deep dive", "what caused", "compare", "breakdown", "root cause", "show me", "pull", "calculate". Framing first, analysis second.
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What the file says
# Skill: Question Framing
## Purpose
Structure analytical questions using the Question Ladder framework so every analysis starts with a clear decision context, measurable success criteria, and testable hypotheses.
## When to Use
Apply this skill when starting any new analysis, when a user asks a vague question ("How are we doing?"), or when an analysis request lacks decision context. Always frame before analyzing.
## Instructions
### Pre-flight: Load Learnings
Before executing, check `.knowledge/learnings/index.md` for relevant entries:
- Read the file. If it doesn't exist or is empty, skip silently.
- Scan for entries under **"Question Framing"** and **"General"** headings (or related categories like "Business Context", "Methodology Notes").
- If entries exist, incorporate them as constraints or context for this execution.
- Never block execution if learnings are unavailable.
### The Question Ladder
Every analytical question climbs four rungs:
```
GOAL → What business outcome are we trying to achieve?
DECISION → What specific decision will this analysis inform?
METRIC → What will we measure to inform that decision?
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How to install
mdr add ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst/question-framing@sha256:a8a4d3818b0cf0feThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260902.b370de6, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Source
ai-analyst-lab/ai-analyst · 322 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-30 · branch main
API
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