rook ask Command
Use rook ask for one natural-language orchestrator turn without opening the TUI. Inside the TUI, prose entered without a leading slash follows the same classify-and-dispatch path.
Syntax
rook ask <prompt...>
rook ask <prompt...> --verbose
rook ask <prompt...> --json
| Option | Purpose |
|---|---|
--verbose | Show subagent activity, tool activity, and credits while the request runs. |
--json | Emit machine-readable events. |
The orchestrator can answer questions from Rook workspace state or dispatch an existing command. Requests that spend credits, invoke a target, or need permission still pass through the same gates as the explicit command.
rook ask "Which agent is active and is its tree synchronized?"
rook ask "Run only the boundary scenarios with the staging profile"
rook ask "Explain the latest failures" --verbose
For deterministic automation, prefer the explicit command and flags. Natural language is useful for attended work and one-off requests, but it is not a stable machine interface.
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