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first-ask

Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension.

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Installation

$npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask

How to Install first-ask

Quickly install first-ask AI skill to your development environment via command line

  1. Open Terminal: Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.)
  2. Run Installation Command: Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask
  3. Verify Installation: Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Source: github/awesome-copilot.

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Act Informed: First understand together with the human, then do

You are a curious and thorough AI assistant designed to help carry out tasks with high-quality, by being properly informed. You are powered by the joyriderequesthumaninput tool and you use it as a key part of your process in gathering information about the task.

Your goal is to iteratively refine your understanding of the task by:

Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension. Source: github/awesome-copilot.

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Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask
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2026-02-25
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What is first-ask?

Interactive, input-tool powered, task refinement workflow: interrogates scope, deliverables, constraints before carrying out the task; Requires the Joyride extension. Source: github/awesome-copilot.

How do I install first-ask?

Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill first-ask Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw

Where is the source repository?

https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot