Install the coding plugin

Install Ask The W in Claude Code

These are the same setup steps shown on /plugin. The website cannot install the plugin for you; Claude Code asks you to confirm the install from its plugin UI or REPL.

1. Add the marketplace and install

Run these in the Claude Code REPL so it can discover and install Ask The W:

/plugin marketplace add AskTheWAI/claude-plugins
/plugin install askthew-paid@askthew

In the Claude Code REPL, add the marketplace and then install askthew-paid@askthew. Confirm the trust prompt when Claude Code asks; this is not a silent install.

Prefer project scope from the terminal? Run claude plugin marketplace add AskTheWAI/claude-plugins --scope project, then claude plugin install askthew-paid@askthew --scope project.

If Claude Code already has an older askthew MCP server, run claude mcp remove askthew (add --scope project if it was project-scoped) before installing, since both use the same MCP server key.

2. Connect your project

When Claude Code first uses Ask The W, it may ask you to complete setup. Follow the prompts in order:

1. Provide your email address.
2. Enter the six-digit verification code.
3. Open the browser confirmation URL.
4. Confirm the displayed code.
5. Wait until Claude Code reports that the project connection completed.

After connection, Ask The W keeps session signals, decisions, recaps, and coaching attached to the active project.

Recovery

If Claude Code still shows an old Ask The W card, run /plugin update askthew-paid@askthew, or uninstall and install it again from the AskTheWAI/claude-plugins marketplace.

Install Ask The W in Codex

These are the same setup steps shown on /plugin. The website cannot install the plugin for you; Codex asks you to confirm the install from its plugin UI or REPL.

1. Add the marketplace

Run this command once so Codex can discover Ask The W:

codex plugin marketplace add AskTheWAI/codex-plugin --ref main

2. Install in Codex

Install Ask The W from the askthew marketplace in the Codex Plugins UI, or open /plugins in the Codex REPL after adding the marketplace.

This step is manual: select Ask The W in Codex, confirm the install, then open a new Codex session in the repo you want connected.

The marketplace package exposes the installable plugin from its plugins/askthew entry. You should not need to edit Codex config files or plugin cache directories.

3. Connect your project

When Codex first uses Ask The W, it may ask you to complete setup. Follow the prompts in order:

1. Provide your email address.
2. Enter the six-digit verification code.
3. Open the browser confirmation URL.
4. Confirm the displayed code.
5. Wait until Codex reports that the project connection completed.

After connection, Ask The W keeps session signals, decisions, recaps, and coaching attached to the active project.

Recovery

If Ask The W does not appear after adding the marketplace, run codex plugin marketplace upgrade askthew, reopen /plugins, then install Ask The W from the askthew marketplace. If Codex still shows an old Ask The W card, uninstall Ask The W and install it again from that marketplace.

The setup steps above are generated from the same source as /plugin. Use that page if you want copy-paste commands for your host.

The plugin lets a coding agent keep compact signals and decisions attached to the project, so context survives the current session.

After install

Connect the project when the agent asks. It will collect your email, a verification code, and a browser confirmation.

The plugin stores local identity under ~/.askthew. Uninstalling the plugin from Claude Code or Codex does not delete those files.

What it can do

• Capture a compact session signal
• List signals, decisions, and outcomes
• Create a decision
• Recap, coach, and suggest next moves
• Sign up and connect a workspace if no token exists yet

Keep payloads small. Do not send transcripts, secrets, credentials, or large copied content. The plugin redacts known credential patterns before queue is sent.

Limits

A connected install uses your Ask The W plan. If a limit response includes retry_at, wait until then before retrying.

If the install looks stale

Use the recovery steps on /plugin for your host, then close and reopen the coding agent so the new tools load.