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Plan Question

Category: Science & Research  ·  Sub-category: research-methods  ·  Last updated:
Generate a user-requested number of concise clarification questions before planning or implementation, optionally with a short AI-proposed answer or hypothesis under each question; also save the questions to a temporary Markdown file under ~/Desktop/plans and open it in Sublime Text for easy answering. Use when the user wants discovery questions, requirement-gathering questions, task-scoping questions, or paired question-plus-AI-option prompts before any checklist, design, coding, or execution starts. When the task involves an existing codebase, inspect related code first and use multiple agents for parallel code reading where possible before asking the questions.
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From the source SKILL.md

Ask the number of numbered questions the user requested in a single message. Collect missing information first. When requested, add a short AI option under each question to show a tentative answer, hypothesis, or likely direction.

What this skill does

Plan Question is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/plan-question/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user wants discovery questions, requirement-gathering questions, task-scoping questions, or paired question-plus-AI-option prompts before any checklist, design, coding, or execution starts. When the task involves an existing codebase, inspect related code first and use multiple agents for parallel code reading where possible before asking the questions.

Who uses this skill

The Plan Question Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 161,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

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Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/plan-question/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\plan-question\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 Plan Question Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/plan-question/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Plan Question skill do?
Generate a user-requested number of concise clarification questions before planning or implementation, optionally with a short AI-proposed answer or hypothesis under each question; also save the questions to a temporary Markdown file under ~/Desktop/plans and open it in Sublime Text for easy answering. Use when the user wants discovery questions, requirement-gathering questions, task-scoping questions, or paired question-plus-AI-option prompts before any checklist, design, coding, or execution starts. When the task involves an existing codebase, inspect related code first and use multiple agents for parallel code reading where possible before asking the questions.
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 Plan Question skill?
Use Plan Question when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods 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 Plan Question" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Plan Question 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. Plan Question is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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airman5573. (2026). Plan Question [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/plan-question/
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@misc{plan-question-2026,
  author    = {airman5573},
  title     = {Plan Question [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/plan-question/}
}

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