Vouch Ask Agent Skill

by vouchdev

Answer a question from the vouch KB with citations, or say what's missing

253 tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

120

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/vouchdev/vouch --skill vouch-ask

The instruction itself

1 sections, as written by the author

/vouch-ask

Answer "$ARGUMENTS" using only reviewed knowledge from the vouch KB. Every

statement in the answer must carry a [claim-id] or [source-id] citation.

Steps:

Call kb_search with query: "$ARGUMENTS", then kb_context on the same

query to assemble the working set.

If the results answer the question, write the answer citing every claim id

you relied on. Use kb_read_page for typed record detail (contacts,

project records, followups).

If the KB cannot support an answer, say so plainly and list the closest

claims found. Do not fill gaps from your own knowledge — an uncited answer

is worse than no answer.

Only when the user explicitly asks about in-flight knowledge, list

kb_list_pending items — each labeled UNREVIEWED — after the cited

answer, never mixed into it.

Never call kb_approve. Never restate pending proposals as facts.

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How to use it

Copy the folder

Take vouchdev/vouch-ask from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

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