What is the TCRO framework used in this skill?

TCRO stands for Task, Context, Requirements, and Output. It is a structured methodology that ensures an AI model receives all the necessary components to execute a task accurately without ambiguity.

Can I customize the clarifying questions asked by the skill?

Yes, the skill uses phase-specific templates (research, specify, plan, work) located in its templates directory, which can be modified to fit specific project needs.

Does this skill work with all Claude Code commands?

This skill is specifically designed to be automatically invoked by the ai-eng-system command suite, including /research, /specify, /plan, and /work.

How does it improve AI response quality?

It reduces the #1 cause of poor AI results: vague input. By forcing clarity on constraints and desired outcomes before execution, it minimizes wasted iterations.

What is the confidence assessment feature?

After refining a prompt, the skill provides a rating from 0.0 to 1.0, indicating how well-structured and unambiguous the final prompt is before Claude begins the task.

Prompt Refinement & TCRO Structuring

Name: Prompt Refinement & TCRO Structuring
Author: v1truv1us

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Productivity & Workflow

Transforms vague user inputs into highly structured, high-performance specifications using the TCRO framework and phase-specific clarification.

The Prompt Refinement skill acts as a critical quality gate for AI-assisted engineering, ensuring that every command Claude executes is based on a clear, well-structured prompt. By utilizing the TCRO framework—Task, Context, Requirements, and Output—this skill automatically identifies ambiguities in user input and asks targeted, phase-specific questions to fill the gaps. It further enhances prompt quality by applying incentive prompting techniques, such as expert persona assignment and stakes-based language, which significantly reduces iteration cycles and improves the precision of AI-generated code and documentation.

Key Features

01Interactive requirement gathering with confidence assessment scoring

02Automated Incentive Prompting and Expert Persona assignment

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04TCRO Framework Structuring (Task, Context, Requirements, Output)

05Phase-specific clarification for Research, Specification, Planning, and Work

06Seamless integration with ai-eng-system command workflows

Use Cases

01Ensuring research tasks have enough context to produce actionable, relevant findings

02Converting brief, 'messy' feature requests into production-ready technical specifications

03Standardizing AI prompts across a development team to ensure consistent output quality

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add v1truv1us/ai-eng-system prompt-refinement

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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