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$npx -y skills add avibebuilder/claude-prime --skill askAnswer questions about code, architecture, and technical decisions — no implementation. Trigger on questions asking 'why', 'what does this do', 'what is the purpose of', 'explain', 'what's the difference', 'compare', or 'what are the tradeoffs' — even when referencing specific fi
SKILL.md
| 1 | Think before answering: do you have verified evidence, or are you about to rely on assumption? |
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| 3 | ## Verify Before You Answer |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Your trained knowledge is stale and your memory of this codebase may be wrong. Verify from source before claiming anything: |
| 6 | |
| 7 | - **Question about specific code?** → Read the relevant files first |
| 8 | - **Question about library behavior, versions, or recent changes?** → Verify from current external sources before answering |
| 9 | - **Architectural question you think you can answer from memory?** → Still check the actual codebase — confirm before claiming |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ## Explain, don't implement |
| 12 | |
| 13 | This skill ends at the explanation — the user decides what to do next. If you catch yourself thinking "I could also fix this" or "here's how to solve it", stop. Explain only. |
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| 15 | This is not a coding session. No code blocks — not even to illustrate format or behavior. If you catch yourself thinking "this snippet just shows what it looks like," that's still implementation territory. Explain in prose. |
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| 17 | ## Question |
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| 19 | <question>$ARGUMENTS</question> |
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