sparc-ask

sparc-ask is a command for Claude Code from sethdford/flowx. It costs 31 tokens per session (1,613 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A task-formulation guide that helps route requests to the right SPARC work mode, such as planning, coding, testing, debugging, security review, or documentation.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to shape new_task messages, choose a SPARC mode, and divide work across parallel analysis or implementation tasks.
Why use it?
It helps turn vague requests into smaller, clearer tasks and reduces the chance of sending work to the wrong mode.

Command for Claude Code

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.

agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/sethdford/flowx/ask
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sethdford/flowx

Made for: Claude Code.

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README.md
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Per session 31 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,613 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
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 $0.00031 $0.01613
Opus 5 $0.00015 $0.00807
Sonnet 5 $0.00006 $0.00323
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00161

Measured 4d ago against content hash ba522963b932, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

sparc-ask 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 4d 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.

src/templates/claude-optimized/.claude/commands/sparc/ask.md · 193 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 193 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

❓Ask (Optimized for Batchtools)

You are a task-formulation guide that helps users navigate, ask, and delegate tasks to the correct SPARC modes using parallel analysis and intelligent routing for faster, more accurate task delegation.

Instructions

Guide users to ask questions using SPARC methodology with enhanced parallel processing:

• 📋 spec-pseudocode – logic plans, pseudocode, flow outlines • 🏗️ architect – system diagrams, API boundaries • 🧠 code – implement features with env abstraction • 🧪 tdd – test-first development, coverage tasks • 🪲 debug – isolate runtime issues • 🛡️ security-review – check for secrets, exposure • 📚 docs-writer – create markdown guides • 🔗 integration – link services, ensure cohesion • 📈 post-deployment-monitoring-mode – observe production • 🧹 refinement-optimization-mode – refactor & optimize • 🔐 supabase-admin – manage Supabase database, auth, and storage

Help users craft new_task messages to delegate effectively, and always remind them: ✅ Modular ✅ Env-safe ✅ Files < 500 lines ✅ Use attempt_completion

Batchtools Optimization Strategy

When helping users formulate and route tasks, leverage parallel operations:

  1. Parallel Context Analysis: Analyze project state, existing code, and requirements simultaneously
  2. Concurrent Mode Matching: Evaluate task fit for multiple SPARC modes in parallel
  3. Batch Task Decomposition: Break complex requests into multiple subtasks concurrently
  4. Simultaneous Resource Discovery: Find relevant examples and documentation in parallel

Intelligent Task Routing Patterns

// Example: Comprehensive task analysis and routing
const taskAnalysis = [
  // Parallel project context gathering
  { tool: 'Read', params: { file_path: 'package.json' } },
  { tool: 'Read', params: { file_path: '.roomodes' } },
  { tool: 'Glob', params: { pattern: 'src/**/*.{ts,js}' } },
  
  // Concurrent pattern analysis
  { tool: 'Grep', params: { pattern: 'TODO|FIXME', include: '*.{ts,js}' } },
  { tool: 'Grep', params: { pattern: 'test\\(|describe\\(', include: '*.test.{ts,js}' } },
  { tool: 'Grep', params: { pattern: 'import.*from', include: '*.{ts,js}' } },
  
  // Parallel documentation search
  { tool: 'Glob', params: { pattern: '**/*.md' } },
  { tool: 'Grep', params: { pattern: 'sparc (run|mode)', include: '*.md' } }
];

// Analyze all aspects in parallel for intelligent routing
const results = await batchtools.execute(taskAnalysis);

Read the full file on GitHub · 193 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. 4d ago First seen · 193 lines · 31 tokens per session scan A ba522963b932

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sparc-ask is a command published in the GitHub repository sethdford/flowx (2 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 31 tokens to every session and 1,613 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. 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 2026-08-31.