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What problem does it solve?

Provides a disciplined method to explore uncertain techniques by running staged spikes with golden fixtures, ensuring clear decision points and traceable outcomes.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Structured discovery: defines canonical approaches and sources using WORKFLOW.md §14, generating a directory of staged spikes for evaluation.
• Golden fixture lifecycle: creates and documents stage-by-stage fixtures, enabling repeatable comparisons and auditable decisions.
• Gate-driven pipeline: enforces staged evaluation with per-stage checkpoints and debug artifacts to reveal divergence early.
• Two-layer evaluation: combines end-to-end validation and per-stage analysis to promote or delete the spike via an ADR.

Quick Start

Start by confirming uncertainty, then initiate Step 1 discovery to draft a Spike plan.