wait-what

v2026.09.24

Stop. That last message did not land: re-pitch it. Use when the previous answer did not land and needs re-pitching in plain language. Triggers on: wait what, I don't follow, re-pitch that.

GitHub
Install command
npx skhub add akillness/wait-what
Markdown
SKILL.md

Wait, What?

Stop. That last message did not land: re-pitch it. Use when the previous answer did not land and needs re-pitching in plain language. Triggers on: wait what, I don't follow, re-pitch that.

This skill is imported from mattpocock/skills (MIT) and is user-invoked upstream.

When to use this skill

  • Stop.
  • That last message did not land: re-pitch it.
  • Use when the previous answer did not land and needs re-pitching in plain language.
  • Triggers on: wait what, I don't follow, re-pitch that.

Instructions

Wait, I don't understand where you've got to here. Re-pitch that: give me a little bit of context, talk in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, and use the ubiquitous language from CONTEXT.md (follow CONTEXT-MAP.md to the right one if the repo has more than one).

Examples

  • Apply this skill to one narrow scope first, confirm the output matches the shape described above, then widen to the full task.
  • When a step needs a fact from the repository or the environment, look it up instead of asking the user for it.

Best practices

  • Keep the upstream procedure intact; record deviations explicitly instead of silently improvising.
  • Stop and hand control back to the user at every decision point this skill marks as theirs.
  • Prefer small reversible changes, and state assumptions rather than burying them.

References

  • Upstream skill: mattpocock/skills skills/productivity/wait-what/SKILL.md (commit 3cca18b, MIT)
  • Project standards: .agent-skills/skill-standardization/SKILL.md
  • Validator script: .agent-skills/skill-standardization/scripts/validate_skill.sh
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v2026.09.24

Published

Sep 24, 2026

Category

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Source path

.agent-skills/wait-what

Default branch

main

Latest commit

f579bfe

Tree SHA

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