spike

SkillDev tools

Spike an idea through experiential exploration, or propose what to spike next (frontier mode)

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 spike skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by buildomator/buildomator in skills/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 /gsd:new-project — auto-creates .planning/spikes/ if needed.

<execution_context> @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/spike.md @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/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).

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