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decisive-action is agent-read markdown (skill) from athola/claude-night-market: Guides when to ask clarifying questions versus proceed autonomously. Use to reduce unnecessary clarifying questions when intent is clear..

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What the file says

# Decisive Action

Guidance on when to ask clarifying questions versus proceeding autonomously.

## When To Use

- Reducing unnecessary clarifying questions
- Taking autonomous action when intent is clear

## When NOT To Use

- High-stakes irreversible operations requiring explicit confirmation
- Ambiguous requirements where clarification prevents wasted work

## Core Principle

Ask questions only when ambiguity would **materially impair correctness** or capacity to fulfill the request precisely.

## When to Ask (High Impact Ambiguity)

### Always Ask For

| Scenario | Why | Example |
|----------|-----|---------|
| **Destructive Operations** | Irreversible, high cost of error | "Delete which files?" |
| **Multiple Valid Approaches** | Materially different tradeoffs | "Add index vs cache vs denormalize?" |
| **Security-Critical** | Wrong choice = vulnerability | "Which auth method?" |
| **Data Migration** | Data loss risk | "Preserve or transform?" |
| **Breaking Changes** | Affects downstream users | "Deprecate or remove?" |

### Ask Threshold Checklist

Before asking, verify:
- [ ] >30% chance of wrong interpretation
- [ ] Error cost > correction cost
…

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Source

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athola/claude-night-market · 338 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-22 · branch master

API

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