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To clarify project requirements before implementation, ask a minimal set of must-have questions regarding objectives, scope, and constraints. This guided dialogue presents 1-5 concise questions with default options, safely pausing until essential answers are provided.

When a project scope is underspecified, the workflow pauses to ask 1-5 scorable questions. It offers default options and waits for your input to ensure decisions are made before proceeding with the implementation.

To get an AI assistant to ask questions instead of guessing, use a structured dialogue rule that forces it to present 1-5 concise questions with default options. It will safely pause and wait for your answers before moving forward.

You cannot ask more than 5 questions to clarify an underspecified request using this workflow. It limits the dialogue to a maximum of 5 concise, must-have questions with default options to quickly reduce ambiguity before proceeding.

The best way to define success criteria for ambiguous workflows is to ask a minimal set of must-have questions upfront. This approach guides you with concise, scorable questions and offers default options to safely establish scope before execution.