spike

<objective> 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. </objective>

<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> <context> 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).</context>

<process> Execute the spike workflow from @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/spike.md end-to-end. Preserve all workflow gates (prior spike check, decomposition, research, risk ordering, observability assessment, verification, MANIFEST updates, commit patterns). </process>