wait-what
Stop. That last message did not land: re-pitch it.
Install / Use
npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill wait-whatInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
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Our assessment of wait-what
wait-what scores 49/100 on our quality scale, 1679th of 1,995 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 394 bytes long, written without headings and no code examples: very short, closer to a stub than a full skill.
With 268,790 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 2 days ago, so wait-what is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands.
Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-26. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
wait-what compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than wait-what; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wait-what (this skill)by mattpocock | 49 | 268.8k | 2d ago | SKILL.md |
| ai-job-searchby MadsLorentzen | 100 | 44.0k | 5d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| claude-howtoby luongnv89 | 100 | 41.7k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 3d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 3d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install wait-what?
- Run
npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill wait-what. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does wait-what work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is wait-what safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is wait-what still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 2 days ago, so wait-what is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: wait-what description: "Stop. That last message did not land: re-pitch it." disable-model-invocation: true
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 use the ubiquitous language from CONTEXT.md (follow CONTEXT-MAP.md to the right one if the repo has more than one).
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.