user-input-protocol
Structured checkpoint format for requesting human input. When an agent needs a decision, it must stop, present context, show options, and wait. Activate when delegating to subagents, running background tasks, or hitting any decision point that requires human judgment.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill user-input-protocol --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.
# User Input Protocol **Value:** Respect -- the developer's judgment governs all consequential decisions. The agent never assumes when it should ask. ## Purpose Defines a structured format for agents to request human input at decision points. Prevents agents from making assumptions on the developer's behalf, ensures questions include enough context for informed decisions, and provides a pause-and-resume pattern for subagents that cannot directly prompt the user. ## Practices ### Stop and Present, Never Assume When you encounter a decision that requires human judgment, stop working immediately. Do not guess. Do not pick the "most likely" option. Present the decision clearly and wait. Decisions that require human input: - Business rule ambiguities (two valid interpretations exist) - Architecture trade-offs (performance vs. simplicity, etc.) - Scope questions (should this feature include X?) - Destructive actions (deleting files, force-pushing, dropping data) Decisions that do NOT require human input: - Implementation details with one clearly correct answer - Formatting, naming, or style choices covered by project conventions - Test structure when requirements are unambiguous ### Use
- Purpose
- Practices
- Stop and Present, Never Assume
- Use the AWAITINGUSERINPUT Format
- Save State Before Pausing (Subagents)
- Resume Without Redoing Work
- Handle Multi-Question Checkpoints
- Enforcement Note
- Verification
- Dependencies
What does the user-input-protocol skill do?
Structured checkpoint format for requesting human input. When an agent needs a decision, it must stop, present context, show options, and wait. Activate when delegating to subagents, running background tasks, or hitting any decision point that requires human judgment.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill user-input-protocol --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.