cf-advise

# $cf-advise > **CLI Requirement:** OPTIONAL — Only the `--save` flow uses the memory MCP from `coding-friend-cli` for indexed storage. Without the CLI: falls back to a direct file write under `docs/memory/decisions/`. The advisory itself needs no CLI. See [CLI requirements](../../../docs/cli-requirements.md). Advise on: **$ARGUMENTS** ## Purpose Turn a raw idea, question, prompt, or URL into an actionable **decision** through a structured interview. Vague questions yield vague answers — so this skill interviews before it advises, uncovering the hidden requirements behind the surface question, then delivers a verdict-first recommendation. - **Advisory-only** — NEVER writes, edits, or refactors code. NEVER writes a plan file. Produces a recommendation, nothing else. If the user decides to act on it, hand off to `$cf-plan`. - Unlike `$cf-plan`: decides _whether / which_, not _how to build_. No plan doc, no execution. - Unlike `$cf-ask`: reasons about a decision or trade-off, not a lookup of how existing code works. - Unlike `$cf-research`: a focused verdict for one decision, not a multi-doc research dump. ## Flags Parsed from `$ARGUMENTS`; strip before using the rest as the topic. | Flag | Effect | | -------------------------- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...