core-qna-synthesis

name: core-qna-synthesis description: Refine multi-part questions and answer them with practical guidance. version: 0.2.0

Interpretive Q&A Synthesis

Repo anchors (autocodex)

• CLI_PATH: cmd/autocodex/
• INTERNAL_PATH: internal/
• DOCS_PATH: docs/
• SKILLS_PATH: skills/

When to use

• The user asks multiple related questions or a vague “big” question.

Preconditions

• The questions are visible in the thread.
• If critical inputs are missing, STOP and use core-ask-questions-if-underspecified.

Inputs to confirm

• Primary goal and success criteria
• Constraints (time, environment, tooling)

Required artifacts

• Refined question list
• Practical answers with explicit assumptions
• Recommended next steps

Quick path

• Restate and cluster questions.
• Add missing questions.
• Answer with assumptions and tradeoffs.
• Provide 3–7 concrete next steps.

Steps

1. Restate and group questions.
2. Expand missing-but-required questions.
3. Answer each question clearly.
4. Provide recommendations and next steps.

Failure modes and responses

• Over-expansion: keep added questions minimal.
• Abstract answers: replace with concrete actions.

Definition of done

• Questions are refined and answered with practical guidance.

Example (minimal)

• Input: “How should the plugin system work?”
• Output: Protocol choice, manifest rules, call flow, and next steps.