ask

1# agy ask
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3The quick mode: one question in, one answer out, ~3 seconds on the default `gemini-3.8-flash-low`. Zero tools by design (restricted profile, question-only prompt), so it needs no setup and works on a fresh install — run it first as the smoke test: `ask --prompt "reply with OK"`.
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5ask is the only persona that runs in the foreground: the call blocks, records an `ask-...` job ID (emitted on stderr as `job=ask-...` and listed by `status`), and returns the answer on stdout. staffer, researcher, reviewer, and implementer instead return a background job id (see the jobs skill, `../jobs/SKILL.md`).
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7<!-- BEGIN SHARED PERSONA RULES -->
8<!-- Generated from templates/persona-skill-rules.md; run npm run generate:skills. Do not edit this block. -->
9## Dispatch
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11- Continue a completed job with `continue --job <id> --prompt "..."` when the task and persona are the same and prior context helps, even if the user does not say "continue". Keep each job ID with its assignment; if the target is unclear, check known jobs before asking the user.
12- Start fresh for a different task or persona, an independent opinion, or an explicit fresh start. Carry relevant findings and artifact paths into the new brief.
13- Pass the user's task and explicit authorizations verbatim. On follow-up, add decisions and constraints from the host chat that the worker has not seen. Continuation does not expand authorization.
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