feat(clarity-assist): add vagueness detection hook (#227)

Implements UserPromptSubmit hook to detect vague prompts:
- Checks for short prompts without context
- Detects ambiguous phrases ("fix it", "help me with")
- Suggests /clarity-assist when beneficial
- Non-blocking, configurable via CLARITY_ASSIST_AUTO_SUGGEST

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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{
"hooks": {
"UserPromptSubmit": [
{
"type": "command",
"command": "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/vagueness-check.sh"
}
]
}
}

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#!/bin/bash
# clarity-assist vagueness detection hook
# Analyzes user prompts for vagueness and suggests /clarity-assist when beneficial
# All output MUST have [clarity-assist] prefix
# This is a NON-BLOCKING hook - always exits 0
PREFIX="[clarity-assist]"
# Check if auto-suggest is enabled (default: true)
AUTO_SUGGEST="${CLARITY_ASSIST_AUTO_SUGGEST:-true}"
if [[ "$AUTO_SUGGEST" != "true" ]]; then
exit 0
fi
# Threshold for vagueness score (default: 0.6)
THRESHOLD="${CLARITY_ASSIST_VAGUENESS_THRESHOLD:-0.6}"
# Read user prompt from stdin
PROMPT=""
if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
# No stdin available
exit 0
else
PROMPT=$(cat)
fi
# Skip empty prompts
if [[ -z "$PROMPT" ]]; then
exit 0
fi
# Skip if prompt is a command (starts with /)
if [[ "$PROMPT" =~ ^[[:space:]]*/[a-zA-Z] ]]; then
exit 0
fi
# Skip if prompt mentions specific files or paths
if [[ "$PROMPT" =~ \.(py|js|ts|sh|md|json|yaml|yml|txt|css|html|go|rs|java|c|cpp|h)([[:space:]]|$|[^a-zA-Z]) ]] || \
[[ "$PROMPT" =~ [/\\][a-zA-Z0-9_-]+[/\\] ]] || \
[[ "$PROMPT" =~ (src|lib|test|docs|plugins|hooks|commands)/ ]]; then
exit 0
fi
# Initialize vagueness score
SCORE=0
# Count words in the prompt
WORD_COUNT=$(echo "$PROMPT" | wc -w | tr -d ' ')
# ============================================================================
# Vagueness Signal Detection
# ============================================================================
# Signal 1: Very short prompts (< 10 words) are often vague
if [[ "$WORD_COUNT" -lt 10 ]]; then
# But very short specific commands are OK
if [[ "$WORD_COUNT" -lt 3 ]]; then
# Extremely short - probably intentional or a command
:
else
SCORE=$(echo "$SCORE + 0.3" | bc)
fi
fi
# Signal 2: Vague action phrases (no specific outcome)
VAGUE_ACTIONS=(
"help me"
"help with"
"do something"
"work on"
"look at"
"check this"
"fix it"
"fix this"
"make it better"
"make this better"
"improve it"
"improve this"
"update this"
"update it"
"change it"
"change this"
"can you"
"could you"
"would you"
"please help"
)
PROMPT_LOWER=$(echo "$PROMPT" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
for phrase in "${VAGUE_ACTIONS[@]}"; do
if [[ "$PROMPT_LOWER" == *"$phrase"* ]]; then
SCORE=$(echo "$SCORE + 0.2" | bc)
break
fi
done
# Signal 3: Ambiguous scope indicators
AMBIGUOUS_SCOPE=(
"somehow"
"something"
"somewhere"
"anything"
"whatever"
"stuff"
"things"
"etc"
"and so on"
)
for word in "${AMBIGUOUS_SCOPE[@]}"; do
if [[ "$PROMPT_LOWER" == *"$word"* ]]; then
SCORE=$(echo "$SCORE + 0.15" | bc)
break
fi
done
# Signal 4: Missing context indicators (no reference to what/where)
# Check if prompt lacks specificity markers
HAS_SPECIFICS=false
# Specific technical terms suggest clarity
SPECIFIC_MARKERS=(
"function"
"class"
"method"
"variable"
"error"
"bug"
"test"
"api"
"endpoint"
"database"
"query"
"component"
"module"
"service"
"config"
"install"
"deploy"
"build"
"run"
"execute"
"create"
"delete"
"add"
"remove"
"implement"
"refactor"
"migrate"
"upgrade"
"debug"
"log"
"exception"
"stack"
"memory"
"performance"
"security"
"auth"
"token"
"session"
"route"
"controller"
"model"
"view"
"template"
"schema"
"migration"
"commit"
"branch"
"merge"
"pull"
"push"
)
for marker in "${SPECIFIC_MARKERS[@]}"; do
if [[ "$PROMPT_LOWER" == *"$marker"* ]]; then
HAS_SPECIFICS=true
break
fi
done
if [[ "$HAS_SPECIFICS" == false ]] && [[ "$WORD_COUNT" -gt 3 ]]; then
SCORE=$(echo "$SCORE + 0.2" | bc)
fi
# Signal 5: Question without context
if [[ "$PROMPT" =~ \?$ ]] && [[ "$WORD_COUNT" -lt 8 ]]; then
# Short questions without specifics are often vague
if [[ "$HAS_SPECIFICS" == false ]]; then
SCORE=$(echo "$SCORE + 0.15" | bc)
fi
fi
# Cap score at 1.0
if (( $(echo "$SCORE > 1.0" | bc -l) )); then
SCORE="1.0"
fi
# ============================================================================
# Output suggestion if score exceeds threshold
# ============================================================================
# Compare score to threshold using bc
if (( $(echo "$SCORE >= $THRESHOLD" | bc -l) )); then
# Format score as percentage for display
SCORE_PCT=$(echo "$SCORE * 100" | bc | cut -d'.' -f1)
# Gentle, non-blocking suggestion
echo "$PREFIX Your prompt could benefit from more clarity."
echo "$PREFIX Consider running /clarity-assist to refine your request."
echo "$PREFIX (Vagueness score: ${SCORE_PCT}% - this is a suggestion, not a block)"
fi
# Always exit 0 - this hook is non-blocking
exit 0