Ask Why guides agents through structured planning sessions for ambiguous or high-rework tasks. It enforces an entry gate, runs iterative P2A decision rounds, and maintains durable state files (PLAN.md, DECISIONS.md, OPEN_QUESTIONS.md) so planning is traceable and reviewable. The skill provides templates and runbooks for ambiguity mapping, round structure, and convergence criteria.
Use Ask Why when a task is open-ended, has multiple reasonable directions, or early choices cause substantial rework — e.g., product strategy, PRDs, workflow design, research planning, or skill/agent design. Do not use for simple factual Q&A, one-shot fixes, or routine translation tasks.
Intended for codex-style planning agents and human-in-the-loop workflows; works well with Claude Code or any agent runtime that can present rounds and write files to a workspace.
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