Does this skill help with testing?

Yes, it enforces a 'Verification' phase where every item in the acceptance criteria table must be mapped to a specific verification method, such as a manual test or a curl command.

How does it handle architectural planning?

It uses a 'Stub' pattern where the architecture section is explicitly marked to be filled in only after the user has approved the initial objectives and acceptance criteria.

When should I use the Exploration Protocol?

Use this skill whenever you need to explore a new feature, start a discovery task, or need a structured way to validate technical assumptions before starting production work.

What is the task folder structure used by this skill?

The skill creates a folder under 'tasks/NNN-taskname/' containing six sequential files: objectives, acceptance criteria, architecture, verifiable prototype, verification, and outcome.

Exploration Protocol

Name: Exploration Protocol
Author: dwmkerr

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生产力与工作流

Implements a structured, six-phase framework for exploring new features and building verifiable prototypes before production development begins.

The Exploration Protocol skill provides a rigorous methodology for research and development within Claude Code. It automates the creation of standardized task folders containing templates for objectives, acceptance criteria, architecture, and verification. By enforcing a clear phase flow—from initial goals to final outcomes—it helps developers capture learnings, validate technical assumptions through incremental prototypes, and ensure that feature requirements are fully understood and approved before any production code is written.

主要功能

01Built-in templates for objectives, architecture, and outcome documentation

0212 GitHub stars

03Integrated acceptance criteria tables paired with specific verification methods

04Standardized ASCII diagram support for clear architectural visualization

05Incremental prototyping workflows with defined checkpoint lists

06Standardized task folder scaffolding for structured feature research

使用场景

01Validating technical feasibility of a complex new feature before implementation

02Documenting research findings and architectural decisions for team review

03Creating verifiable prototypes to establish clear acceptance criteria

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add dwmkerr/claude-toolkit exploration-protocol

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

主要功能

01Built-in templates for objectives, architecture, and outcome documentation

0212 GitHub stars

03Integrated acceptance criteria tables paired with specific verification methods

04Standardized ASCII diagram support for clear architectural visualization

05Incremental prototyping workflows with defined checkpoint lists

06Standardized task folder scaffolding for structured feature research

使用场景

01Validating technical feasibility of a complex new feature before implementation

02Documenting research findings and architectural decisions for team review

03Creating verifiable prototypes to establish clear acceptance criteria

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add dwmkerr/claude-toolkit exploration-protocol

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT