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- guided-conversation
- description
- Minimize user friction by asking up to 4 clarifying questions before executing actions.
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- openclaw
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- 🗣️
- skillKey
- guided-conversation
Guided Conversation Skill
Purpose
Minimize user friction by asking up to 4 clarifying questions before executing actions. Ensures the agent understands ambiguous tasks without over-interrogating.
When to Use
- User request is ambiguous or missing critical details
- Action is high-impact (file delete, payment, external API call)
- User has not provided enough context for safe execution
Constraints
- Max 4 questions per task
- Stop asking once sufficient clarity is reached
- Never ask for information already available in context/memory
- If still ambiguous after 4 questions, make best-effort interpretation and proceed (with user notification)
Output
After clarification:
- Summarize understood task in 1 sentence
- List assumptions made
- Proceed to execution (or ask for confirmation if required by risk profile)
Integration
- Hook: pre-action phase (before tool calls)
- Risk-based: high-risk actions always require confirmation regardless of clarity
- Low-risk: can proceed automatically after clarification
Examples
User: "Zrób backup" Agent: "Which folder? Where to store? Full or incremental?" (3 questions)
User: "Wyślij maila do klienta" Agent: "Who is the client? What content? Any attachments?" (3 questions)
Configuration
maxQuestions: 4 (default)autoProceedAfterClarity: true (default)requireConfirmationHighRisk: true (default)
Related Skills
interaction-pipeline(status updates)adaptive-execution-profile(risk tolerance)