fix(skill): use AskUserQuestion tool in Phase 5.9 emboss prompt

0906e2cc3590b712a58266daebbb932f67dd339d · 2026-03-27 20:53:01 -0700 · Trevin Chow

Phase 5.9 said "ask the user" which agents interpreted as printing
text. Phase 0.1 worked because it explicitly named the tool and
included a WAIT instruction. Apply the same pattern here.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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M skills/printing-press/SKILL.md

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commit 0906e2cc3590b712a58266daebbb932f67dd339d
Author: Trevin Chow <trevin@trevinchow.com>
Date:   Fri Mar 27 20:53:01 2026 -0700

    fix(skill): use AskUserQuestion tool in Phase 5.9 emboss prompt
    
    Phase 5.9 said "ask the user" which agents interpreted as printing
    text. Phase 0.1 worked because it explicitly named the tool and
    included a WAIT instruction. Apply the same pattern here.
    
    Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 skills/printing-press/SKILL.md | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/skills/printing-press/SKILL.md b/skills/printing-press/SKILL.md
index 235d64d1..0fd7587d 100644
--- a/skills/printing-press/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/printing-press/SKILL.md
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ When the user asks "is this shippable?", "can we ship this?", "is it ready?", or
 
 # PHASE 5.9: OFFER EMBOSS
 
-After presenting the final report (Phase 5), ask the user:
+After presenting the final report (Phase 5), use AskUserQuestion to ask:
 
 "The CLI scored [X]/100 (Grade [Y]). Want me to run an emboss pass to improve it further? This re-researches the landscape, finds the top 5 improvements, builds them, and re-scores."
 
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ Options:
 - "No, I'm done" -> end the run
 - "I'll emboss later" -> tell user they can run `/printing-press emboss ./<api>-pp-cli`
 
-**Emboss is a FOLLOW-UP, not an automatic step. The user decides.**
+**WAIT for the user's answer before proceeding.** Do NOT continue or end the run until answered. Emboss is a FOLLOW-UP, not an automatic step. The user decides.
 
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