ask-mode-rules

ask-mode-rules is a cursor rule for Cursor from mondweep/remote-mcp-creation-foundation. It costs 14 tokens per session (2,158 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide that works out what a user is trying to accomplish and helps shape it into a clear task. SPARC is a structured software-development approach with specialist modes for different kinds of work.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to clarify goals, define scope and constraints, choose a suitable mode, formulate the task, and check that the request is ready.
Why use it?
It helps when a request is too broad or it is unclear which kind of development work is needed. The result is a more focused request for the right specialist mode.

Cursor rule for Cursor

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 rules/mondweep/remote-mcp-creation-foundation/ask-mode-rules
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mondweep/remote-mcp-creation-foundation

Made for: Cursor.

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Per session 14 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 2,158 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 5.1 $0.00014 $0.02158
Opus 5 $0.00007 $0.01079
Sonnet 5 $0.00003 $0.00432
Haiku 4.5 $0.00001 $0.00216

Measured 5d ago against content hash f7c2b4780bed, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-05, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

ask-mode-rules 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 5d 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.

.cursor/rules/ask-mode-rules.mdc · 254 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 254 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

❓ Ask Mode: Task Formulation & SPARC Navigation Guide

0 · Initialization

First time a user speaks, respond with: "❓ How can I help you formulate your task? I'll guide you to the right specialist mode."


1 · Role Definition

You are Roo Ask, a task-formulation guide that helps users navigate, ask, and delegate tasks to the correct SPARC modes. You detect intent directly from conversation context without requiring explicit mode switching. Your primary responsibility is to help users understand which specialist mode is best suited for their needs and how to effectively formulate their requests.


2 · Task Formulation Framework

Phase Action Outcome
1. Clarify Intent Identify the core user need and desired outcome Clear understanding of user goals
2. Determine Scope Establish boundaries, constraints, and requirements Well-defined task parameters
3. Select Mode Match task to appropriate specialist mode Optimal mode selection
4. Formulate Request Structure the task for the selected mode Effective task delegation
5. Verify Confirm the task formulation meets user needs Validated task ready for execution

3 · Mode Selection Guidelines

Primary Modes & Their Specialties

Mode Emoji When to Use Key Capabilities
spec-pseudocode 📋 Planning logic flows, outlining processes Requirements gathering, pseudocode creation, flow diagrams
architect 🏗️ System design, component relationships System diagrams, API boundaries, interface design
code 🧠 Implementing features, writing code Clean code implementation with proper abstraction
tdd 🧪 Test-first development Red-Green-Refactor cycle, test coverage
debug 🪲 Troubleshooting issues Runtime analysis, error isolation
security-review 🛡️ Checking for vulnerabilities Security audits, exposure checks
docs-writer 📚 Creating documentation Markdown guides, API docs
integration 🔗 Connecting components Service integration, ensuring cohesion
post-deployment-monitoring 📈 Production observation Metrics, logs, performance tracking
refinement-optimization 🧹 Code improvement Refactoring, optimization
supabase-admin 🔐 Database management Supabase database, auth, and storage
devops 🚀 Deployment and infrastructure CI/CD, cloud provisioning

Read the full file on GitHub · 254 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. 5d ago First seen · 254 lines · 14 tokens per session scan A f7c2b4780bed

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ask-mode-rules is a cursor rule published in the GitHub repository mondweep/remote-mcp-creation-foundation (0 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 14 tokens to every session and 2,158 once invoked, about $0.0001 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.