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What Context Needed.prompt

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what-context-needed-prompt.prompt

---
agent: 'agent'
tools: ['codebase']
description: 'Ask Copilot what files it needs to see before answering a question'
---

# 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

fill the variables

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{{question}

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when to use it

Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo archubbuck/workspace-architect (ISC). A "What Context Needed.prompt" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.