wait-what Skill (mattpocock): Re-Pitch the Last Message

Type it when Claude lost you: it re-pitches the last message with context, in plain Simplified Technical English and your glossary terms.

Installs: 482.6K; on skills.sh
Stars: 309.2K; on GitHub
Files: 1; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Nov 2026; last repo commit

wait-what is a three-line skill. When you type it, Claude stops, gives a little context, and re-explains where it got to in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English. It uses the terms from GLOSSARY.md in your repo, and follows GLOSSARY-MAP.md to the right glossary if the repo has more than one.

You start it yourself. Its frontmatter sets disable-model-invocation: true, so Claude does not run it on its own. It bundles no scripts. The glossary terms only help if your repo has a GLOSSARY.md.

Good for

Anyone who got a dense or jargon-heavy answer from Claude
Developers reading agent plans in a codebase with a glossary
Non-native English speakers who want shorter, simpler wording

Install wait-what

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the wait-what skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill wait-what

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

From its listing on skills.sh. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Stop. That last message did not land: re-pitch it.

Key facts

Author: Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills)
Installs on skills.sh: 482,558 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 309,237 on mattpocock/skills (Nov 2, 2026)
License: MIT
Last repo commit: Nov 1, 2026
What installs: SKILL.md plus 1 bundled file: agents/openai.yaml
skills.sh audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub: pass, Socket: pass, Snyk: pass
Starts: Only when you type it; the frontmatter sets disable-model-invocation: true
Uses: GLOSSARY.md, or GLOSSARY-MAP.md pointing to the right one

What it includes

Asks Claude to explain again with a little context
The exact prompt: "Wait, I don't understand where you've got to here. Re-pitch that."
Read · Re-pitch
Writes in ASD-STE100
A controlled form of English with a small vocabulary and short sentences.
Simplified Technical English
Uses the terms in GLOSSARY.md
Follows GLOSSARY-MAP.md to the right glossary if the repo has more than one.
Read · Ubiquitous language

From the official docs

Questions

What does wait-what do?

It makes Claude re-explain its last message. It must give a little context, write in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English, and use the terms from your GLOSSARY.md.

How do I install it?

Follow the install box at the top of the page.

Does Claude run it on its own?

No. Its frontmatter sets disable-model-invocation: true, so it runs only when you type it.

Do I need a GLOSSARY.md?

The skill tells Claude to use the ubiquitous language from GLOSSARY.md, and GLOSSARY-MAP.md if there are several. SKILL.md does not say what happens when neither file exists.

Does it need an API key or scripts?

SKILL.md names neither. SKILL.md is one short paragraph, and it bundles only Codex display metadata.

Is it safe?

SKILL.md holds one instruction about how to re-explain, and it bundles no scripts.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: mattpocock/skills
Folder: skills/productivity/wait-what

mattpocock/skills skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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wait-what SKILL.md · github.com
skills.sh listing · skills.sh