gsd-spike
SkillDev toolsLets your agent explore a new idea hands-on or suggest what to prototype next.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the gsd-spike skill
About this capability
Spike an idea through experiential exploration, or propose what to spike next (frontier mode)
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by open-gsd/gsd-core in skills/gsd-spike/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
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 prior new-project setup — auto-creates .planning/spikes/ if needed.
<execution_context>
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/spike.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/spike-wrap-up.md
@~/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md
</execution_context>
<runtime_note>
Copilot (VS Code): Use vscode_askquestions wherever this workflow calls AskUserQuestion.
</runtime_note>
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).--wrap-up— Package spike findings into a persistent project skill for future build conversations. Runs the spike-wrap-up workflow.
Preserve all workflow gates (prior spike check, decomposition, research, risk ordering, observability assessment, verification, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns).
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 9k
- Forks
- 671
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
gsd-spike- Source
- github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core