
From Prompts to Plugins
A practical reuse ladder for Claude Code and Codex: turn repeated prompts into always-on instructions, on-demand skills, and installable plugins.
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Prompt engineering techniques for AI coding tools — getting better results from Claude Code through structured prompts and interview-style skills.

A practical reuse ladder for Claude Code and Codex: turn repeated prompts into always-on instructions, on-demand skills, and installable plugins.
AskUserQuestion is the Claude Code tool that turns vague requests into structured decisions. Use it inside skills to force clarification before an agent writes code.

Claude's default mode is eager compliance. These interview skills flip the script—using AskUserQuestion to force systematic questioning before any code gets written.