22 pages for askuserquestion.

How the agent loop works Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-sdk/agent-loop …f preloading all of them | | **Orchestration** | `Agent`, `Skill`, `AskUserQuestion`, `TaskCreate`, `TaskUpdate` | Spawn subagents, invoke skills, ask the user, track tasks | On t… Configure permissions Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-sdk/permissions …mode. Tools that require user interaction behave the same way: `AskUserQuestion` and MCP tools whose server sets [`_meta["anthropic/requiresUserInteraction"]`](/docs/en/mcp#require-approval-for-… Agent SDK reference - Python Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-sdk/python …ython SDK v0.2.136 or later, which bundles Claude Code v2.1.228. ### AskUserQuestion **Tool name:** `AskUserQuestion` Asks the user clarifying questions during execution. See [Handle approvals and… Work with sessions Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-sdk/sessions …already takes as many turns as it needs, and permission prompts and `AskUserQuestion` are [handled in-loop](/docs/en/agent-sdk/user-input) (they don't end the call). | What you're building… Agent SDK reference - TypeScript Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-sdk/typescript …t-in tool behavior. ```typescript theme={null} type ToolConfig = { askUserQuestion?: { previewFormat?: "markdown" | "html"; }; }; ``` | Field | Type… Handle approvals and user input Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-sdk/user-input …running commands), and when it has **clarifying questions** (via the `AskUserQuestion` tool). Both trigger your `canUseTool` callback, which pauses execution until you return a response. This is diffe… Best practices for Claude Code Claude Code CLI · in the page best-practices …tart with a minimal prompt and ask Claude to interview you using the `AskUserQuestion` tool. </Tip> Claude asks about things you might not have considered yet, including technical implementation, UI/… Claude Code changelog Claude Code CLI · in the page changelog …errors after the OAuth token expired or rotated mid-session * Fixed AskUserQuestion telling Claude to continue even when your answer asked it to wait or explain first — free-text answers now get neu… Environment variables Claude Code CLI · in the page env-vars …fore auto-continue the on-screen countdown appears on an unanswered [`AskUserQuestion`](/docs/en/tools-reference) dialog. Default `20000` (20 seconds), capped at the auto-continue timeout. Has no effe… Run Claude Code programmatically Claude Code CLI · in the page headless …ssions#read-only-commands), which is useful for locked-down CI runs. `AskUserQuestion`, connector tools [your organization set to `ask`](/docs/en/mcp#organization-controls-on-connector-tools), and MCP… Hooks reference Claude Code CLI · in the page hooks …Read`, `Glob`, `Grep`, `Agent`, `Workflow`, `WebFetch`, `WebSearch`, `AskUserQuestion`, and `ExitPlanMode`, and any [MCP tool names](#match-mcp-tools). To run a hook when a specific file changes on d… Choose a permission mode Claude Code CLI · in the page permission-modes …ches Claude Code * Tools that require user interaction: the built-in `AskUserQuestion` tool and MCP tools marked [`requiresUserInteraction`](/docs/en/mcp#require-approval-for-a-specific-tool) * `rm` a… Configure permissions Claude Code CLI · in the page permissions …unless pre-approved via `/permissions` or `permissions.allow` rules. `AskUserQuestion`, MCP tools marked [`requiresUserInteraction`](/docs/en/mcp#require-approval-for-a-specific-tool), and connector t… Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control Claude Code CLI · in the page remote-control …Forwarded dialogs expire**: Claude Code keeps permission prompts and `AskUserQuestion` questions open until you answer them. When Claude Code forwards another kind of dialog to the remote session, suc… Claude Code settings Claude Code CLI · in the page settings …| | `askUserQuestionTimeout` | **Default**: `"never"`. Idle time before an unanswered [`AskUserQuestion`](/docs/en/tools-refe… Claude Code settings reference Claude Code CLI · in the page settings-reference …| Authentication and providers | Any file | | [`askUserQuestionTimeout`](#askuserquestiontimeout) | Let an unanswered question [auto-c… Extend Claude with skills Claude Code CLI · in the page skills …for autonomous skills that should never call certain tools, such as `AskUserQuestion` for a background loop. Accepts a space- or comma-separated string, or a YAML list. The restriction clears when yo… Create custom subagents Claude Code CLI · in the page sub-agents …on) the tool stays listed but returns an error instead of spawning * `AskUserQuestion` * `EndConversation`, which can end only the main conversation; see [EndConversation tool behavior](/docs/en/tools… Tools reference Claude Code CLI · in the page tools-reference …| Yes | | `AskUserQuestion` | Asks multiple-choice questions to gather requirements or clarify ambiguity. Questions stay open until you… Week 27 · June 29 – July 3, 2026 Claude Code CLI · in the page whats-new/2026-w27 …all leading skills (up to 5), not only the first</div> <div><code>AskUserQuestion</code> dialogs no longer auto-continue by default; opt into an idle timeout via <code>/config</code></div> <di… Chat in Claude Desktop on 3P Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/chat …ions | Claude can present multiple-choice questions to the user (the `AskUserQuestion` tool).… Configuration reference Claude Documentation · in the page third-party/claude-desktop/configuration …`, `TaskGet`, `TaskList`, `TaskStop`, `Skill`, `REPL`, `JavaScript`, `AskUserQuestion`, `ToolSearch`, `SendUserMessage`) or an argument-scoped [permission rule](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/permiss…