version: "1.0.0" name: question description: Ask the user a clarifying question user-invocable: false triggers: [ask, question, clarify, confirm, prompt] scripts: run: "scripts/run.ts" inputSchema: type: object properties: question: type: string description: "The question to ask the user" options: type: array description: "Optional list of choices for the user to pick from" items: type: string required: [question] metadata: openclaw: emoji: "\u2753" requires: bins: []

Question Skill

Ask the user a clarifying question, optionally with multiple-choice options.

When to Use

Use the question skill when:

• Ambiguous instructions: The user's request is unclear
• Missing decision: An essential target or factual choice is genuinely absent
• Essential preference: Several irreversible outcomes are valid and the user's preference is required
• Missing information: You need details to proceed

Input Format

{
  "question": "Which database should I use?",
  "options": ["PostgreSQL", "SQLite", "MongoDB"]
}

Parameters

Output Format

The question is formatted for display and returned as the tool result. The agent incorporates this into its response to the user.