{
  "skill_id": "clarifying-question-protocol",
  "name": "Clarifying Question Protocol for Agents",
  "evaluation": "free",
  "quality": "agent-decision-grade",
  "price_usd": 5.99,
  "category": "Agent Ops",
  "tier": "premium",
  "tags": [
    "agent-ops",
    "questions",
    "ambiguity",
    "hitl",
    "buyer-agent",
    "seller-agent",
    "networking",
    "premium",
    "x402"
  ],
  "summary": "High-stakes agents that ask better clarifying questions before acting—structured protocols for buyer, seller, and networking flows under uncertainty.",
  "when_to_use": [
    "Buyer/seller agents risk paying or committing under incomplete specs",
    "Networking intros stall because constraints were never clarified",
    "You need a gate: no irreversible action until N critical questions resolve"
  ],
  "outline": [
    "Classify the task as low/medium/high stakes and reversible vs irreversible",
    "Detect missing slots (goal, budget, deadline, risk tolerance, counterparty)",
    "Generate a short ranked question list (max N) with why each matters",
    "Apply answer merge + re-plan; escalate if still blocked",
    "Emit protocol log for audit (questions asked, answers, residual risk)"
  ],
  "capabilities": [
    "Ambiguity detector checklist",
    "Question ranking rubric (impact × ease of answer)",
    "Buyer/seller/networking question libraries",
    "Irreversible-action gate pattern",
    "Protocol log schema for audits"
  ],
  "decision_criteria": [
    "You need this when: Buyer/seller agents risk paying or committing under incomplete specs",
    "You get capability: Ambiguity detector checklist",
    "Budget fits: full unlock is $5.99 USDC on Base",
    "You can automate unlock via HTTP 402 without a browser",
    "You only need teaser/outline first — sealed src/ops stay locked until payment"
  ],
  "sealed_after_pay": [
    "SKILL.md (teaser public)",
    "agent-install.json (public meta)",
    "src/index.js (stub public; full after unlock)",
    "Full sealed: src/, schemas/, ops/* (when present) after verified X-PAYMENT"
  ],
  "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=clarifying-question-protocol",
  "sample": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/clarifying-question-protocol/sample.md",
  "pack_meta": "https://lvlltd.com/api/packs?skill=clarifying-question-protocol",
  "teaser": "https://lvlltd.com/sealed/clarifying-question-protocol/",
  "proof": "https://lvlltd.com/api/proof",
  "standards": [
    "x402",
    "ERC-7857"
  ],
  "buy_agent": [
    "GET /skills/clarifying-question-protocol/outline.json",
    "GET /api/pay?skill=clarifying-question-protocol",
    "Settle USDC on Base to payTo",
    "POST /api/pay with X-PAYMENT {\"txHash\",\"skill\"}"
  ]
}