Skills Development Requesting Necessary Context Files

Requesting Necessary Context Files

v20260410
what-context-needed
This structured prompt guides an AI model to proactively analyze a user's question and systematically list all necessary files for accurate answering. It forces the AI to categorize required context into 'Must See' (critical), 'Should See' (helpful), 'Already Have,' and 'Uncertainties.' Ideal for complex coding tasks, debugging, or feature implementation that spans multiple codebase files.
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Overview

What Context Do You Need?

Before answering my question, tell me what files you need to see.

My Question

{{question}}

Instructions

  1. Based on my question, list the files you would need to examine
  2. Explain why each file is relevant
  3. Note any files you've already seen in this conversation
  4. Identify what you're uncertain about

Output Format

## Files I Need

### Must See (required for accurate answer)
- `path/to/file.ts` — [why needed]

### Should See (helpful for complete answer)
- `path/to/file.ts` — [why helpful]

### Already Have
- `path/to/file.ts` — [from earlier in conversation]

### Uncertainties
- [What I'm not sure about without seeing the code]

After I provide these files, I'll ask my question again.

Info
Category Development
Name what-context-needed
Version v20260410
Size 881B
Updated At 2026-04-14
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