# Os Ask Simple (agent skill)

> Os Ask Simple is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from kharmanskyi/open-steps. ALWAYS invoke this skill before asking the user any technical question or offering options, and whenever they ask to be asked in plain words… It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI and has 1,214 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.

ALWAYS invoke this skill before asking the user any technical question or offering options, and whenever they ask to be asked in plain words - "ask simple", "ask me simply", "ask me in plain words" - in any language. ALWAYS invoke it too when the user asks for your view on a technical choice: whether it is worth doing, more than the problem needs, or replaceable by something simpler, and which option you would take.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/kharmanskyi/open-steps |
| Skill path | skills/os-ask-simple/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | os-ask-simple |
| GitHub stars | 1,214 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 2 |
| Plugin marketplace | open-steps |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI |
| Category | Coding |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- invoke it too when the user asks for your view on a technical choice: whether it is worth doing, more than the problem needs, or replaceable by something simpler, and which option you would take.
- Invoke it even when the code makes the answer look obvious: the checks are what make the answer more than a guess.
- "ask simple"
- "ask me simply"
- "ask me in plain words"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add kharmanskyi/open-steps
/plugin install open-steps@open-steps
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kharmanskyi/open-steps.git
cp -r open-steps/skills/os-ask-simple .agents/skills/os-ask-simple   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kharmanskyi/open-steps.git
cp -r open-steps/skills/os-ask-simple .cursor/skills/os-ask-simple   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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