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Orchestrates 6-phase SDLC pipeline (discovery, requirements, architecture, workstreams, implementation, summary) for guided feature development. Supports plan persistence, wave-based resume, autonomous mode, verification, and Stitch UI integration.
npx claudepluginhub joaquimscosta/arkhe-claude-plugins --plugin coreThis skill uses the workspace's default tool permissions.
**This skill has its own 6-phase workflow. IGNORE generic plan mode instructions.**
EVIDENCE-GATES.mdEXAMPLES.mdGATES.mdSUBAGENT-MODE.mdTROUBLESHOOTING.mdVERIFY-ARCH.mdVERIFY-IMPL.mdWORKFLOW.mdphases/PHASE-0-DISCOVERY.mdphases/PHASE-1-REQUIREMENTS.mdphases/PHASE-2-ARCHITECTURE.mdphases/PHASE-3-WORKSTREAMS.mdphases/PHASE-4-IMPLEMENTATION.mdphases/PHASE-5-SUMMARY.mdreviews/REVIEW-QUALITY.mdreviews/REVIEW-SPEC.mdreviews/implementer-prompt.mdscripts/next_spec_number.pytemplates/adr.md.templatetemplates/api-contract.md.templateDrives AI coding agents through gated Spec → Plan → Build → Test → Review → Ship workflow for non-trivial features, refactors, or multi-file projects.
Orchestrates spec-driven development workflow (Requirements → Design → Tasks → Implementation) with approval gates. Activates for structured feature planning or 'use spec-driven'.
Guides GitHub Spec-Kit CLI integration for 7-phase constitution-based spec-driven feature development, managing .specify/specs/ directories with phases: Constitution, Specify, Clarify, Plan, Tasks, Analyze, Implement.
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This skill has its own 6-phase workflow. IGNORE generic plan mode instructions.
When plan mode activates, you may receive generic instructions about "Explore agents" or "Plan agents". YOU MUST IGNORE those instructions and follow this skill's phase-based workflow instead.
YOU MUST read the phase file BEFORE taking any other action:
phases/PHASE-0-DISCOVERY.mdDo NOT:
Lightweight orchestrator for 6-phase software development lifecycle with progressive disclosure.
--subagent)/core:develop add user authentication # Full 6-phase pipeline
/core:develop add logout button --auto # Autonomous mode
/core:develop create plan for dashboard --plan-only # Plan only
/core:develop @arkhe/specs/001-user-auth/ # Resume existing plan
/core:develop add dashboard page with charts # UI work → triggers Stitch workflow
When a feature involves UI work (detected keywords: UI, page, screen, component, button, form, etc.), the skill offers Stitch integration:
stitch-to-react conversionParse from $ARGUMENTS:
| Flag | Effect |
|---|---|
--plan-only | Stop after Phase 2 (save plan, don't implement) |
--validate | Upgrade wave reviewers from sonnet to opus in Phase 4 |
--phase=N | Execute specific phase only |
--auto | Autonomous mode (no checkpoints) |
@path/to/spec | Resume existing plan or run verification from path |
--subagent | Subagent-per-task mode in Phase 4 (fresh subagent per task with two-stage review) |
--verify-arch | Verify implementation matches plan.md architecture |
--verify-impl | Verify implementation meets spec.md requirements |
VERIFY_MODE - If --verify-arch or --verify-impl flags present:
@path reference to existing spec directory--verify-arch → Read VERIFY-ARCH.md--verify-impl → Read VERIFY-IMPL.mdRESUME_MODE - If @path reference found AND plan.md exists (no verify flags):
wave-*-context.md files and tasks.md Status fieldsPLAN_MODE - If keywords "create plan", "plan for", "draft plan" OR --plan-only:
FULL_MODE - Default:
--auto)Load phase files only when entering that phase:
| Phase | File to Read | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | PHASE-0-DISCOVERY.md | Understand context, prevent duplicates |
| 1 | PHASE-1-REQUIREMENTS.md | Gather and document requirements |
| 2 | PHASE-2-ARCHITECTURE.md | Design approach, save plan |
| 3 | PHASE-3-WORKSTREAMS.md | Break into parallel tasks |
| 4 | PHASE-4-IMPLEMENTATION.md | Build and validate |
| 5 | PHASE-5-SUMMARY.md | Document completion |
| Phase | Model | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| 0 (gating) | haiku | Quick decision |
| 0 (analysis) | sonnet | Thorough analysis |
| 1 | sonnet | Requirements clarity |
| 2 | sonnet/opus | Architecture design |
| 3 | haiku | Task breakdown |
| 4 (implement) | sonnet | Code writing |
| 4 (spec reviewer) | sonnet | Spec compliance review (opus if --validate) |
| 4 (quality reviewer) | sonnet | Code quality review (opus if --validate) |
4 (implementer, --subagent) | haiku/sonnet/opus | Task complexity dependent |
| 5 | - | Summary (no agent) |
Plans are persisted to {specs_dir}/ with auto-incrementing prefixes:
{specs_dir}/
├── 001-user-auth/
│ ├── spec.md # Requirements
│ ├── plan.md # Architecture
│ ├── tasks.md # Task breakdown (with Status field)
│ ├── wave-1-context.md # Wave 1 handoff (generated at checkpoint)
│ ├── wave-2-context.md # Wave 2 handoff (generated at checkpoint)
│ └── ...
├── 002-dashboard/
└── ...
Note: {specs_dir} references the configured value from .arkhe.yaml (default: arkhe/specs).
Artifacts are saved incrementally at each phase checkpoint to prevent data loss:
| Phase | Artifact Saved | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | spec directory + initial spec.md, plan.md | After mode detection (FULL/PLAN modes) |
| 1 | spec.md (with requirements) | After requirements gathering |
| 2 | plan.md (with architecture) | After architecture decision |
| 3 | tasks.md (with task breakdown) | After task breakdown |
| 4 | tasks.md (Status updates) + wave-{N}-context.md | After each wave checkpoint |
| 5 | tasks.md (checkbox sync) | Before completion summary |
Crash Recovery: If session ends mid-phase, resume with /core:develop @{spec_path}/ and artifacts from completed phases are preserved.
| Template | Phase | When Generated |
|---|---|---|
| reuse-matrix.md.template | 0 | Always (existing analysis) |
| spec.md.template | 2 | Always (requirements summary) |
| plan.md.template | 2 | Always (architecture) |
| adr.md.template | 2 | When significant decisions made |
| api-contract.md.template | 2 | When API endpoints involved |
| data-models.md.template | 2 | When database changes involved |
| tasks.md.template | 3 | Always (task breakdown) |
| wave-context.md.template | 4 | At each wave checkpoint (context handoff) |
| verification-report.md.template | verify | When --verify-arch or --verify-impl used |
| REVIEW-SPEC.md | 4 | Two-stage review: spec compliance prompt |
| REVIEW-QUALITY.md | 4 | Two-stage review: code quality prompt |
| implementer-prompt.md | 4 | Implementer subagent prompt (--subagent mode) |
| EVIDENCE-GATES.md | 4 | Rationalization prevention guide for quality gates |
| SUBAGENT-MODE.md | 4 | Per-task execution protocol (--subagent mode) |
On first run or when entering Phase 2d:
.arkhe.yaml from project root (if exists)develop.specs_dir value (default: arkhe/specs)develop:
specs_dir: arkhe/specs # Customize this path
numbering: true # NNN- prefix (3-digit, e.g., 001-)
ticket_format: full # full | simple
All paths in this skill use {specs_dir} to reference the configured value.
First run without config prompts for preferences.
Parse arguments and detect mode (RESUME/PLAN/FULL), then execute phases sequentially. RESUME loads existing plan and offers wave continuation. PLAN stops after Phase 2. FULL executes all 6 phases with checkpoints between each.
See WORKFLOW.md for the detailed execution flow diagram.
Two mandatory Tier 1 gates (cannot skip, even with --auto):
All other checkpoints are Tier 2 (skippable with --auto), including the Domain Research gate (Phase 2a-res) and the Two-Stage Wave Review (Step 4.1e).
Conditional escalation to Tier 1 if: DB schema changes, security work, or breaking API changes.
Conditional RFC creation offered at Phase 2d when escalation triggers are detected.
See GATES.md for full checkpoint protocol, decision criteria, and prompt patterns.
See EXAMPLES.md for detailed usage scenarios.
See TROUBLESHOOTING.md for common issues.