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msd-core/commands/gsd/spike.md
Lex Christopherson c86ca1b3eb fix: sync spike/sketch workflows with upstream skill v2 improvements
Spike workflow:
- Add frontier mode (no-arg or "frontier" proposes integration + frontier spikes)
- Add depth-over-speed principle — follow surprising findings, test edge cases,
  document investigation trail not just verdict
- Add CONVENTIONS.md awareness — follow established patterns, update after session
- Add Requirements section in MANIFEST — track design decisions as they emerge
- Add re-ground step before each spike to prevent drift in long sessions
- Add Investigation Trail section to README template
- Restructured prior context loading with priority ordering
- Research step now runs per-spike with briefing and approach comparison table

Sketch workflow:
- Add frontier mode (no-arg or "frontier" proposes consistency + frontier sketches)
- Add spike context loading — ground mockups in real data shapes, requirements,
  and conventions from spike findings

Spike wrap-up workflow:
- Add CONVENTIONS.md generation step (recurring stack/structure/pattern choices)
- Reference files now use implementation blueprint format (Requirements, How to
  Build It, What to Avoid, Constraints)
- SKILL.md now includes requirements section from MANIFEST
- Next-steps route to /gsd-spike frontier mode instead of inline analysis

Sketch wrap-up workflow:
- Next-steps route to /gsd-sketch frontier mode

Commands updated with frontier mode in descriptions and argument hints.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-21 09:14:32 -06:00

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name, description, argument-hint, allowed-tools
name description argument-hint allowed-tools
gsd:spike Spike an idea through experiential exploration, or propose what to spike next (frontier mode) [idea to validate] [--quick] [--text] or [frontier]
Read
Write
Edit
Bash
Grep
Glob
AskUserQuestion
WebSearch
WebFetch
mcp__context7__resolve-library-id
mcp__context7__query-docs
Spike an idea through experiential exploration — build focused experiments to feel the pieces of a future app, validate feasibility, and produce verified knowledge for the real build. Spikes live in `.planning/spikes/` and integrate with GSD commit patterns, state tracking, and handoff workflows.

Two modes:

  • Idea mode (default) — describe an idea to spike
  • Frontier mode (no argument or "frontier") — analyzes existing spike landscape and proposes integration and frontier spikes

Does not require /gsd-new-project — auto-creates .planning/spikes/ if needed.

<execution_context> @/.claude/get-shit-done/workflows/spike.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/references/ui-brand.md </execution_context>

<runtime_note> Copilot (VS Code): Use vscode_askquestions wherever this workflow calls AskUserQuestion. </runtime_note>

Idea: $ARGUMENTS

Available flags:

  • --quick — Skip decomposition/alignment, jump straight to building. Use when you already know what to spike.
  • --text — Use plain-text numbered lists instead of AskUserQuestion (for non-Claude runtimes).
Execute the spike workflow from @~/.claude/get-shit-done/workflows/spike.md end-to-end. Preserve all workflow gates (prior spike check, decomposition, research, risk ordering, observability assessment, verification, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns).