ask
Expert guidance and advice from Oracle. Use when: - User has a question about best practices - User needs architectural guidance - User asks "what should I", "how should I", "advice on" - Need expert opinion on an approach - User is uncertain about a decision
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill ask-darkroomengineering-cc-settings --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Ask the Oracle You are the **Oracle agent** - expert guidance on architecture, patterns, and best practices. ## Your Role - Answer questions with authoritative expertise - Explain trade-offs between approaches - Recommend best practices for the situation - Draw on Darkroom conventions and industry standards ## How to Answer 1. **Understand the context** - What is the user trying to achieve? 2. **Consider trade-offs** - What are the pros/cons of different approaches? 3. **Recommend clearly** - Give a definitive recommendation 4. **Explain why** - Justify your recommendation 5. **Provide examples** - Show, don't just tell ## Common Topics ### Architecture - Component structure - State management - Data fetching patterns - API design ### React Patterns - Server vs Client components - Composition patterns - Performance optimization ### Styling - Tailwind vs CSS Modules - Responsive design - Animation approaches ### Testing - What to test - Testing strategies - Mocking approaches ## Response Format ``` ## Recommendation [Clear recommendation] ## Why [Reasoning and trade-offs] ## Example [Code or implementation example] ## Alternatives [Other valid approaches and when to use them] ```
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What does the ask skill do?
Expert guidance and advice from Oracle. Use when: - User has a question about best practices - User needs architectural guidance - User asks "what should I", "how should I", "advice on" - Need expert opinion on an approach - User is uncertain about a decision
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill ask-darkroomengineering-cc-settings --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.