/spike

/htmlgraph:spike

Create a research/planning spike

Usage

/htmlgraph:spike <title> [--context TEXT] [--timebox HOURS]

Parameters

• title (required): Spike title (e.g., "Research authentication options")
• --context (optional) (default: ): Background information for the spike
• --timebox (optional) (default: 4.0): Time limit in hours

Examples

/htmlgraph:spike "Research OAuth providers"

Create a 4-hour research spike

/htmlgraph:spike "Investigate caching strategies" --timebox 2

Create a 2-hour spike

/htmlgraph:spike "Plan data migration" --context "Moving from SQL to NoSQL"

Spike with background context

Instructions for Claude

This command uses the SDK's start_planning_spike() method.

Implementation:

from htmlgraph import SDK

sdk = SDK(agent="claude")

# Parse arguments
```python
from htmlgraph import SDK

sdk = SDK(agent="claude")
spike = sdk.start_planning_spike(
    title=args.title,
    context=args.context or "",
    timebox_hours=args.timebox
)

print(format_spike_output(spike))

### Output Format:

## Spike Created

**ID:** {id}
**Title:** {title}
**Status:** {status}
**Timebox:** {timebox_hours} hours

### Steps
{steps}

Spike is now active. Complete the steps to finish planning.