Does this skill work for background agents?

Yes, it is specifically designed for subagents and background tasks where the user may not be actively watching the terminal output.

What notification methods are supported?

The skill supports macOS terminal notifications via terminal-notifier or AppleScript, as well as Slack CLI integration for remote or localized alerts.

Why should I use the Summoning the User skill?

It prevents Claude from making incorrect high-stakes assumptions that lead to wasted work, ensuring that human oversight is applied only when truly necessary.

How does Claude decide when to ask a question?

It uses a risk-based framework: high-risk items like security, data integrity, and major architectural choices require a pause, while low-risk style or reversible choices allow it to proceed.

Summoning the User

Name: Summoning the User
Author: britt

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生産性とワークフロー

Determines when to pause execution and request user input to avoid costly assumptions and wasted computational work.

This skill provides a structured decision framework for Claude to evaluate the risks of proceeding with assumptions versus seeking user clarification. It defines high-risk scenarios—such as security implications, architectural changes, or ambiguous requirements—that mandate a blocking pause. By integrating external notification methods like macOS terminal alerts or Slack messages, the skill ensures that background agents can effectively grab a user's attention when critical decisions arise, minimizing errors and optimizing developer productivity.

主な機能

01Multi-channel notifications via terminal-notifier, AppleScript, or Slack

02Contextual summaries that explain exactly why input is required

03Support for background subagents to prevent silent failures

04Integration with AskUserQuestion for structured UI-based prompting

05Risk-based decision framework for blocking or proceeding

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ユースケース

01Alerting a developer to a blocking issue when Claude is running in a background terminal

02Resolving architectural ambiguities during complex background code generation

03Getting confirmation for high-risk security or data integrity decisions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add britt/claude-code-skills summoning-the-user

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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