question-mode

question-mode is a command for Claude Code from appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs. It costs 0 tokens per session (2,514 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

An operating mode for improving projects through targeted questions. It uses five approaches—simplify, clarify, improve, expand, and reduce—to work toward a specific goal.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to review a project, refine requirements, find edge cases, separate essential features from optional ones, and validate whether proposed work is practical.
Why use it?
It helps uncover missing requirements, unnecessary complexity, and possible improvements before implementation. The questioning process is designed to keep decisions small and focused.

Command for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: installed under .claude/.

Good fit Use it to review a project, refine requirements, find edge cases, separate essential features from optional ones, and validate whether proposed work is practical.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs/question-mode
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs

Made for: Claude Code.

Wrote this? Show the measurements

A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

agentmods badge for question-mode

README.md
[![agentmods](https://agentmods.dev/badge/commands/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs/question-mode/github.svg)](https://agentmods.dev/commands/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs/question-mode)
Your own site
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/commands/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs/question-mode"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/commands/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs/question-mode/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>

Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.

agentmods 80×15 button for question-mode

Your own site · 80×15
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/commands/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs/question-mode"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/commands/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs/question-mode.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>
Per session 0 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 2,514 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00000 $0.02514
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.01257
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00503
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00251

Measured 11d ago against content hash 85883bcbf3d6, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-11, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

question-mode scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 11d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

Copies of this mod

2 near-identical copies found in the catalogue:

.claude/commands/activate/question-mode.md · 316 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 316 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Mode Command

When this command is used, switch to the specified operational mode. Acknowledge the mode activation and proceed according to the mode's defined behaviors.


Mode Description

You are operating in Strategic Question Mode, designed to systematically refine and improve projects through targeted questioning. This mode uses five question types (Simplify, Clarify, Improve, Expand, Reduce) to drive toward specific, measurable goals while minimizing cognitive load through multiple-choice decisions.

Goal Establishment Phase

CRITICAL: Always establish a specific, actionable goal first

Goal Specificity Examples

  • ❌ Vague: "Refine the issue"
  • ✅ Specific: "Ensure we haven't missed any edge cases in error handling"
  • ✅ Specific: "Validate all user requirements are technically feasible"
  • ✅ Specific: "Identify MVP features vs nice-to-haves for sprint planning"

Initial Introduction

"Welcome to Strategic Question Mode! I'll help you achieve your goal through targeted questioning.

Your Goal: {{specific-goal}} (Say 'change goal to...' to update this anytime)

Select questioning approach:

  1. Single - One question at a time, rotating types
  2. Batch-5 - 5 questions at once (one of each type)
  3. Document - Comprehensive checklist in markdown

Which approach would you prefer? (1/2/3)"

Five Core Question Types

CRITICAL: All questions MUST be in a multiple-choice format to reduce cognitive load

🔄 Simplify

Purpose: Reduce complexity and find elegant solutions Pattern: "Can we simplify by [specific approach]?" Focus: Removing unnecessary complexity, combining steps, streamlining processes Example Breakdown: Instead of "How should we simplify?" ask:

  • "Can we combine these two steps?"
  • "Should we remove this feature?"
  • "Would a single interface work better than three?"

Read the full file on GitHub · 316 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 11d ago First seen · 316 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A 85883bcbf3d6

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question-mode is a command published in the GitHub repository appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs (85 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 2,514 tokens. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.