Deep Assessment — Round Questions
The 5 rounds for Deep Assessment. Present one AskUserQuestion call per round (multi-select, max 4 options). Each round covers 2 feature areas with 2 options each. The scoring map for each round is duplicated in SKILL.md Step 2B so results can be computed without re-reading this file.
Round 1 — Slash Commands & Memory (header: "Commands")
"Which of these have you done? Select all that apply." Options:
- "Created a custom slash command or skill" — Written a SKILL.md file with frontmatter, or created .claude/commands/ files
- "Used dynamic context in commands" — Used
$ARGUMENTS,$0/$1, backtick!commandsyntax, or@filereferences in skill/command files - "Set up project + personal memory" — Created both a project CLAUDE.md and personal ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md (or CLAUDE.local.md)
- "Used memory hierarchy features" — Understand how the 7 memory locations are concatenated into context (loaded root-down, CLAUDE.local.md appended after CLAUDE.md at each level, subdirectory files loaded on demand), used .claude/rules/ directory, path-specific rules, or @import syntax
Scoring: Options 1-2 → Slash Commands (0-2); Options 3-4 → Memory (0-2)
Round 2 — Skills & Hooks (header: "Automation")
"Which of these have you done? Select all that apply." Options:
- "Installed and used an auto-invoked skill" — A skill that triggers automatically based on its description, without manual /command invocation
- "Controlled skill invocation behavior" — Used
disable-model-invocation,user-invocable, orcontext: forkwith agent field in SKILL.md frontmatter - "Set up a PreToolUse or PostToolUse hook" — Configured a hook that runs before/after tool execution (e.g., command validator, auto-formatter)
- "Used advanced hook features" — Configured prompt-type hooks, component-scoped hooks in SKILL.md, HTTP hooks, or hooks with custom JSON output (updatedInput, systemMessage)
Scoring: Options 1-2 → Skills (0-2); Options 3-4 → Hooks (0-2)
Round 3 — MCP & Subagents (header: "Integration")
"Which of these have you done? Select all that apply." Options:
- "Connected an MCP server and used its tools" — e.g., GitHub MCP for PRs/issues, database MCP for queries, or any external data source
- "Used advanced MCP features" — Project-scope .mcp.json, OAuth authentication, MCP resources with @mentions, Tool Search, or
claude mcp serve - "Created or configured custom subagents" — Defined agents in .claude/agents/ with custom tools, model, or permissions
- "Used advanced subagent features" — Worktree isolation, persistent agent memory, background tasks with Ctrl+B, agent allowlists with
Agent(agent_type)(theTask(...)form is a back-compat alias), or agent teams
Scoring: Options 1-2 → MCP (0-2); Options 3-4 → Subagents (0-2)
Round 4 — Checkpoints & Advanced Features (header: "Power User")
"Which of these have you done? Select all that apply." Options:
- "Used checkpoints for safe experimentation" — Created checkpoints, used Esc+Esc or /rewind, restored code and/or conversation, or used either Summarize option (summarize from here / summarize up to here)
- "Used planning mode or extended thinking" — Activated planning via /plan, Shift+Tab, or --permission-mode plan; toggled extended thinking with Alt+T/Option+T
- "Configured permission modes" — Used any of the six modes — manual (renamed from default in v2.1.200), acceptEdits, plan, auto, dontAsk, or bypassPermissions — via CLI flags, keyboard shortcuts, or settings
- "Used remote/desktop/web features" — Used
claude --remote-control,claude --cloud,/teleport,/desktop, or worktrees withclaude -w
Scoring: Option 1 → Checkpoints (0-1); Options 2-4 → Advanced Features (0-3)
Round 5 — Plugins & CLI (header: "Mastery")
"Which of these have you done? Select all that apply." Options:
- "Installed or created a plugin" — Used a bundled plugin from marketplace, or created a .claude-plugin/ directory with plugin.json manifest
- "Used plugin advanced features" — Plugin skills (
skills/— the preferred form; namespacedcommands/is legacy but still works), plugin hooks, plugin MCP servers, LSP configuration, or --plugin-dir flag for testing - "Used print mode in scripts or CI/CD" — Used
claude -pwith --output-format json, --max-turns, piped input, or integrated into GitHub Actions / CI pipelines - "Used advanced CLI features" — Session resumption (-c/-r), --agents flag, --json-schema for structured output, --fallback-model, --from-pr, or batch processing loops
Scoring: Options 1-2 → Plugins (0-2); Options 3-4 → CLI (0-2)
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