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Clarify a feature, change, or refactor through questions, then write a build prompt for another agent. Use for /ask-then-build or requests to ask questions before producing an implementation prompt.

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Turn a feature idea into a build prompt for another agent, in two phases.

## Phase 1 — Questions

1. Identify the 3-6 most non-obvious open questions about the feature or
   change: edge cases, where it lives in the UI, failure behavior, scope
   boundaries, how it interacts with existing rules.
2. Ask them ONE at a time. For each: the question, top options A-D, your
   preferred pick with a one-line reason. Then stop and wait.
   Use this exact layout. Put a blank line between EVERY block. Markdown
   renderers (bb included) collapse single newlines into one paragraph, so
   options written back-to-back render as one run-on blob.

   **Question title?**
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