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Ask Review

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ASK (Agent Security Framework) compliance reviewer — ASK 2026.04 (27 tenets). Use this skill whenever the user wants to: review code, specs, architecture, or designs for ASK compliance; check whether an AI agent system satisfies ASK tenets; verify cognitive model separation (Constraints/Session/Identity); assess trust spectrum positioning; audit agent lifecycle and halt governance; check principal model coverage; or evaluate whether enforcement logic is correctly placed outside the agent's trust boundary. Trigger on any mention of ASK compliance review, ASK tenet audit, agent compliance check, cognitive model verification, trust spectrum assessment, enforcement gap identification, ASK checklist, agent quarantine review, halt governance audit, or principal model verification.

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 conduct structured compliance reviews against the framework's 27 tenets, four non-negotiable elements, and cognitive model requirements.

What this skill does

Ask Review is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the zero-trust sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ask-review/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Ask Review 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 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

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mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ask-review
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ask-review/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ask-review/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ask-review/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ask-review/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ask-review\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Ask Review Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/ask-review/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Ask Review skill do?
ASK (Agent Security Framework) compliance reviewer — ASK 2026.04 (27 tenets). Use this skill whenever the user wants to: review code, specs, architecture, or designs for ASK compliance; check whether an AI agent system satisfies ASK tenets; verify cognitive model separation (Constraints/Session/Identity); assess trust spectrum positioning; audit agent lifecycle and halt governance; check principal model coverage; or evaluate whether enforcement logic is correctly placed outside the agent's trust boundary. Trigger on any mention of ASK compliance review, ASK tenet audit, agent compliance check, cognitive model verification, trust spectrum assessment, enforcement gap identification, ASK checklist, agent quarantine review, halt governance audit, or principal model verification.
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 Review skill?
Use Ask Review when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the zero trust 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 Review" 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 Review 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 Review 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/.

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geoffbelknap. (2026). Ask Review [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/ask-review/
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@misc{ask-review-2026,
  author    = {geoffbelknap},
  title     = {Ask Review [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/ask-review/}
}

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