Use when planning is done but ambiguity still remains.
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What the file says
# Interview me
Brainstorming is over and there are still gaps between the user's map and the territory. Close them by asking, one question at a time, starting with the questions whose answers would change the most.
## Steps
1. Read everything already established: the request, any spec, any prototypes, relevant code. Do not ask about things that are already answered.
2. Build a private list of open ambiguities and sort by blast radius:
- **First: architecture-changers** — answers that would alter the data model, the interfaces, or the overall approach.
- **Then: behavior definers** — edge cases, failure modes, defaults, permissions.
- **Last: polish** — naming, copy, cosmetics. Often not worth asking; propose and move on.
3. Ask exactly one question per turn. For each: give the context that makes it matter, offer 2-3 concrete options with your recommendation, and accept "you decide" as an answer you then own.
4. Every few questions, checkpoint: restate what has been decided so far in one tight list, so drift dies early.
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The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, 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.
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_mt6kmy3nzo43y3ly
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jpeetz/agent-skills/interview-me
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/86c05207f5781eacfaf379e61e7335ee1e0c83bf3e867fad1db2f39ba5a98ab2
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