Projects: add a free-text "Other" answer to coordinator decision cards, like AskUserQuestion
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Problem Statement
In a Claude Code Project, the coordinator asks me questions with decision cards in the project conversation. A card offers preset options and a link, "Or just reply in chat", that sends me to the message box at the bottom of the conversation.
The question prompt in a normal Claude Code session (AskUserQuestion) works differently: every question has an "Other" option where I type my own answer directly under that question.
That difference matters when several cards are open at once. Many of my questions are facts only I know (a name, a date, a figure), so none of the preset options fit. Today I scroll to the message box and write something like "Q1: ..., Q3: ...", and the coordinator has to work out which answer belongs to which card. I set up numbered cards on 2 Oct 2026 to make that workable, but it is a workaround for a missing text field.
Proposed Solution
Give project decision cards the same "Other" option that AskUserQuestion has in normal sessions: a text box inside the card, so the typed answer is attached to that card and resolves it like a tap on an option.
Alternative Solutions
Numbering the cards (Q1, Q2) and replying in the message box as "Q2: <answer>". It works, but answers can land on the wrong card, and the card stays open until the coordinator matches the reply to it.
Answering in the thread that raised the question would also work, but I want all questions in one place, the coordinator conversation, and not spread across threads.
Priority
Medium - Would be very helpful
Feature Category
Other
Use Case Example
- A thread needs three facts only I know before it can continue, and the coordinator posts three cards.
- Today: none of the preset options fit, so I type "Q1: ..., Q2: ..., Q3: ..." in the message box and hope each answer is matched to the right card.
- With this feature: I type each answer into its own card's "Other" box, and each card closes with my answer attached.
Additional Context
Claude Code 2.1.284 on Linux, Max plan, Projects. Related: #98655 (notifying me when cards are waiting).