Agents repeatedly hit Conductor's 4-option AskUserQuestion cap and
silently drop one option to fit, shrinking the user's decision space.
This rule names the bug and gives two compliant shapes: batch into
≤4-groups (for coherent alternatives) or split into N sequential
per-option calls (for independent scope items, default).
Inline preamble subsection is ~15 lines (rule + buckets + pointer).
Full reference with worked examples, Hold/dependency semantics, and
final-summary validation lives in docs/askuserquestion-split.md.
The agent loads the docs file on demand when N>4.
Per-option call shape: D<N>.k header, ELI10, Recommendation, kind-note
(no completeness score — decision actions, not coverage), Include /
Defer / Cut / Hold buckets. Hold stops the chain immediately; the
final D<N>.final call validates dependencies and confirms the
assembled scope.
question_ids: <skill>-split-<option-slug> (kebab-case ASCII, ≤64
chars). Also fixes orphan "12. " prefix on the existing CJK rule.
Tier-2+ skills inherit via the existing resolver. SKILL.md regenerated
for all 41 affected skills + 3 golden fixtures. Net diff per SKILL.md:
~34 lines (vs ~110 for the full inline version).
6 tests pin the inline contract (4-option cap, buckets, D-numbering,
docs pointer, runtime AUTO_DECIDE gate reference, orphan 12 regression).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>