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cad-spikelisted

Spike - a time-boxed experiment resolving one unknown before you bet on it, risk-first, with a validated | invalidated | inconclusive verdict
crenshawdev/cadence · ★ 5 · AI & Automation · score 71
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<objective> Answer one unknown with evidence before a plan commits to it - "will this approach work", "is this library fast enough", "does this API do what we need". The discipline is what makes it useful: falsifiable criteria written BEFORE the experiment, the riskiest assumption tested first so a dead end dies fast, and an honest verdict. The code is throwaway; the SPIKE.md verdict is the deliverable. </objective> <execution_context> @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/cadence-core/workflows/spike.md </execution_context> <process> Run the spike workflow end-to-end. Write the Given/When/Then criteria before building anything, order them risk-first, and stop the moment a risk-first criterion invalidates the approach. Never soften an invalidated result into "inconclusive" to save the idea - a spike that kills a bad approach is a success. </process>