wait-what
Use when the last message did not land and needs a simpler re-pitch with the missing context
Skill by basnijholt
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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.
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~/.claude/skills/wait-what
What's inside
- Skill name
wait-what- Description
- Use when the last message did not land and needs a simpler re-pitch with the missing context
- License
- MIT
- Metadata
- source: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/productivity/wait-what · copyright: Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock
- Instructions
- 5 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
Files (2)
- SKILL.md
- openai.yaml · agents/
SKILL.md (first lines)
Wait, I don't understand where you've got to here. Re-pitch that: give me a little bit of context, talk in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, and explain each project-specific term the first time you use it. Keep it under 200 words.
From basnijholt/baspowers, MIT.
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Signals
- Stars
- 1
- Forks
- 0
- Open issues
- 0
- Last commit (this folder)
- Oct 8, 2026 (20 days ago)
From GitHub (fetched Oct 24, 2026).
Details
- License
- MIT
- Repository
- github.com/basnijholt/baspowers
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
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- GitHubgithub-graphql
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wait-what skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/basnijholt-wait-what (last updated 2026-10-24)