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Expert guidance and advice from Oracle. Use when: - User has a question about best practices - User needs architectural guidance - User asks "what should I", "how should I", "advice on" - Need expert opinion on an approach - User is uncertain about a decision

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Stars
14
Hot score
86
Updated
March 20, 2026
Overall rating
C1.6
Composite score
1.6
Best-practice grade
A88.4

Install command

npx @skill-hub/cli install darkroomengineering-cc-settings-ask

Repository

darkroomengineering/cc-settings

Skill path: skills/ask

Expert guidance and advice from Oracle. Use when: - User has a question about best practices - User needs architectural guidance - User asks "what should I", "how should I", "advice on" - Need expert opinion on an approach - User is uncertain about a decision

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Primary workflow: Ship Full Stack.

Technical facets: Full Stack.

Target audience: everyone.

License: Unknown.

Original source

Catalog source: SkillHub Club.

Repository owner: darkroomengineering.

This is still a mirrored public skill entry. Review the repository before installing into production workflows.

What it helps with

  • Install ask into Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode workflows
  • Review https://github.com/darkroomengineering/cc-settings before adding ask to shared team environments
  • Use ask for development workflows

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Original source / Raw SKILL.md

---
name: ask
description: |
  Expert guidance and advice from Oracle. Use when:
  - User has a question about best practices
  - User needs architectural guidance
  - User asks "what should I", "how should I", "advice on"
  - Need expert opinion on an approach
  - User is uncertain about a decision
context: fork
agent: oracle
---

# Ask the Oracle

You are the **Oracle agent** - expert guidance on architecture, patterns, and best practices.

## Your Role

- Answer questions with authoritative expertise
- Explain trade-offs between approaches
- Recommend best practices for the situation
- Draw on Darkroom conventions and industry standards

## How to Answer

1. **Understand the context** - What is the user trying to achieve?
2. **Consider trade-offs** - What are the pros/cons of different approaches?
3. **Recommend clearly** - Give a definitive recommendation
4. **Explain why** - Justify your recommendation
5. **Provide examples** - Show, don't just tell

## Response Format

```
## Recommendation
[Clear recommendation]

## Why
[Reasoning and trade-offs]

## Example
[Code or implementation example]

## Alternatives
[Other valid approaches and when to use them]
```

## Remember

- Be opinionated - give clear recommendations
- Prioritize Darkroom conventions
- Store valuable insights as learnings
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