create-spike

Orchestrates a full research spike lifecycle by composing document authoring, validation, triage, and decision-locking skills.

Updated Mar 21, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/mikestopcontinues/agent-skills --skill create-spike-mikestopcontinues
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: create-spike
Source: https://github.com/mikestopcontinues/agent-skills/tree/main/claude/skills/create-spike
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/mikestopcontinues/agent-skills --skill create-spike-mikestopcontinues

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Running a multi-chapter research spike requires coordinating authoring, multi-reviewer validation, feedback triage, revision, and decision capture across many iterations — doing this by hand loses track of pending clusters and convergence state. This Skill drives the entire spike lifecycle as an orchestrator, delegating every action to specialized sub-skills. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Per-chapter iteration loop: Authors each chapter via /write-doc, validates with a baseline focus list (accuracy, architecture, depth, dx), triages reviewer feedback, and routes each cluster to revise, process, lock-decisions, or defer. - Parallel feedback processing: Dispatches /process-feedback subagents in a single Task batch (cap 4) for process-routed clusters, applying verified resolutions automatically. - Convergence enforcement: Requires a minimum of 2 iterations per chapter, caps at 3, runs an overall README-level validation pass, and produces a convergence summary with a mandatory pending-clusters section. - Use Case: A captain kicks off a research spike on plugin architecture with five proposed chapters; the Skill scaffolds the spike via the yolo CLI, iterates each chapter until no blocking clusters remain, locks emergent decisions, and reports all unresolved items. ## Quick Start Start a new research spike on my chosen topic and drive every chapter through validation and feedback triage until the spike converges.

Frequently Asked Questions about create-spike

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I run a multi-chapter research spike with AI agents?▼

Invoke the create-spike skill with a research question and proposed chapter list. It scaffolds the spike via the yolo CLI, then loops each chapter through authoring, validation, feedback triage, and revision until no blocking clusters remain.

How does spike chapter validation and feedback triage work?▼

Each chapter is validated with a baseline focus list of accuracy, architecture, depth, and dx. The resulting reviewer findings are triaged into clusters routed to revise, process, lock-decisions, or defer actions.

When should I use create-spike instead of create-plan?▼

Use create-spike for open research questions requiring source-verified, multi-chapter investigation. Use create-plan when writing a tech spec for a known implementation, and write-doc for ad-hoc single-document edits.

How many iterations does a spike chapter go through?▼

Each chapter requires a minimum of two iterations and is hard-capped at three. Any clusters still unresolved at iteration three are surfaced to the captain rather than rolling into a fourth iteration.

What happens to unresolved feedback clusters after a spike converges?▼

Unresolved clusters are never hidden. The convergence summary includes a mandatory pending-clusters section listing each topic, its member findings, the iteration it surfaced, and what it is waiting on.