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dsh-helper-plugin-command-ask

Also known as command-ask, dsh /ask, ask mode, Cursor Ask

Ask first, then let the agent act — Cursor Ask, for dsh.

The painful moment with DeepSeek Harness (dsh): you only wanted to know where something lives or what a change would break, and the agent already started editing. dsh-helper-plugin-command-ask is a dsh plugin: type /ask, get a read-only answer for that turn, and a tool guard blocks writes even if the model forgets.

Thirty-second feel

• You: /ask why is the retry budget 3? Answer only — files untouched
• You: say “do it” Ordinary work again

No /ask off required. The mode ends with the turn — ask, then do.

Versus /plan

• /plan Standing: design first, then execute
• /ask (default) One turn; exits automatically
• Enforcement Ask has a tool guard; plan is mostly guidance

Install into dsh

dsh plugin --profile web add github:x102201/dsh-helper-plugin-command-ask

1. Run the command on the dsh profile you use.
2. Restart dsh web.
3. Type /ask in the composer, then your question.