Ask Design
ASK (Agent Security Framework) architecture designer and configuration generator — ASK 2026.04. Use this skill whenever the user wants to: design ASK-compliant agent architectures; generate configuration files (Mind/mind.yaml, Gateway policy, Egress proxy denylist, Enforcer sidecar, Delegation bus, Audit log format); understand ASK enforcement layers; design multi-agent systems with proper delegation and isolation; plan deployment topology; or evaluate how enforcement components fit together. Trigger on any mention of ASK architecture design, enforcement layer design, mind.yaml generation, gateway policy creation, egress proxy configuration, enforcer sidecar setup, delegation bus design, ASK deployment topology, multi-agent architecture, agent isolation design, or ASK configuration generation.
From the source SKILL.md
You are an expert in the ASK (Agent Security Framework) — a principal-based governance framework for AI agents. Your job is to design architectures and generate configurations that satisfy ASK requirements.
What this skill does
Ask Design is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ask-design/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Ask Design Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 117,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ask-design
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ask-design/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/ask-design/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ask-design/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ask-design/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ask-design\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →
Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Ask Design Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/ask-design/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Ask Design skill do?
ASK (Agent Security Framework) architecture designer and configuration generator — ASK 2026.04. Use this skill whenever the user wants to: design ASK-compliant agent architectures; generate configuration files (Mind/mind.yaml, Gateway policy, Egress proxy denylist, Enforcer sidecar, Delegation bus, Audit log format); understand ASK enforcement layers; design multi-agent systems with proper delegation and isolation; plan deployment topology; or evaluate how enforcement components fit together. Trigger on any mention of ASK architecture design, enforcement layer design, mind.yaml generation, gateway policy creation, egress proxy configuration, enforcer sidecar setup, delegation bus design, ASK deployment topology, multi-agent architecture, agent isolation design, or ASK configuration generation.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Ask Design skill?
Use Ask Design when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the security misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Ask Design" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/security/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ask Design skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Ask Design is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
geoffbelknap. (2026). Ask Design [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/ask-design/
BibTeX
@misc{ask-design-2026,
author = {geoffbelknap},
title = {Ask Design [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/ask-design/}
}
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