Complete reference for all H·AI·K·U commands. Commands are MCP prompts invoked as /haiku:<command> in any MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.).

Core Commands

`/haiku:haiku-start`

Create a new intent with studio and stage configuration.

Detects or prompts for studio selection (software, ideation, or custom)
Selects execution mode (continuous or discrete stages)
Resolves stages from the selected studio
Creates .haiku/intents/{slug}/ workspace with intent and unit files
Sets up git branch haiku/{slug} (software studio)

Arguments: description (optional) — describe what you want to build. template (optional) — instantiate from a studio intent template.

`/haiku:haiku-pickup`

Run the stage pipeline for the current intent. Progresses through each stage in order, transitioning through the hats defined in each stage's STAGE.md.

Arguments: intent (optional) — intent slug. Auto-detects if only one active intent.

`/haiku:haiku-gate-review`

Pre-delivery code review using multi-agent specialized review. Spawns parallel agents for correctness, security, performance, architecture, and test quality. Auto-fixes HIGH findings (up to 3 iterations).

Arguments: intent (optional) — intent slug.

`/haiku:haiku-autopilot`

Full autonomous workflow — create intent, run stages, review, and deliver in one command. Sets mode=autopilot and chains to /haiku:haiku-pickup.

Arguments: description (optional) — feature description.

`/haiku:haiku-quick`

Quick mode for small tasks — skip full pipeline. Streamlined single-stage workflow for fixes, renames, config changes, and small refactors.

Arguments: stage (optional) — stage name. description (required) — task description.

`/haiku:haiku-zap`

Zero-ceremony hat loop. No intent file, no unit decomposition, no workflow tick — runs the chosen stage's hats: sequence directly against the working tree as a chain of subagents (planner → builder → verifier). Parent skill commits once after the verifier returns PASS — <summary> with a confirmed Files list. Capped at 2 retries.

Use for: typos, one-line config tweaks, small bug fixes — work where the cost of a mistake is "edit and re-run." Use /haiku:haiku-quick or /haiku:haiku-start for anything that crosses stages or needs traceability.

Arguments: studio (optional, defaults to software) — studio slug. stage (optional, defaults to the studio's primary execution stage, e.g. development for software) — stage within the studio. description (required) — task description.

Preflight: zap refuses to start on a dirty working tree without explicit consent — it will list the dirty paths and ask whether to abort or proceed (and instruct the builder to leave those paths alone).

Intent Management

`/haiku:haiku-refine`

Refine intent or unit specs mid-execution without losing progress. Loads upstream stage context for scoped side-trips.

Arguments: stage (optional) — upstream stage to refine.

Reflection has no command — when an intent completes, the engine analyzes the run automatically along the active studio's reflection dimensions and writes the reflection artifact before sealing the intent.

Knowledge & Analysis

`/haiku:haiku-ideate`

Surface high-impact improvement ideas with adversarial filtering. Generates ideas across multiple dimensions and filters via counter-argument.

Arguments: area (optional) — focus area for brainstorming.

`/haiku:haiku-adopt`

Reverse-engineer an existing feature into H·AI·K·U intent artifacts. Explores a shipped feature by reading its code, tests, and docs, then generates intent and unit specs.

Arguments: description (optional) — feature description.

`/haiku:haiku-capacity`

Historical throughput analysis from local artifacts. Analyzes completed intents, units, and bolts to surface velocity trends and bottleneck stages.

Arguments: studio (optional) — scope analysis to a specific studio.

`/haiku:haiku-changelog`

Show the project changelog and release notes.

Arguments: version (optional) — specific version to show.

Quality & Process

`/haiku:haiku-pressure-testing`

Adversarial challenge for hat definitions. Applies RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle to test hat instructions under pressure types.

Arguments: hat (optional) — hat name to test.

Cross-Studio & Triggers

`/haiku:haiku-composite`

Create a multi-studio intent with sync points. Coordinates work across studios.

Arguments: description (optional) — what the composite intent addresses.

`/haiku:haiku-triggers`

Poll providers for events that unblock await gates or trigger new work.

Arguments: category (optional) — provider category to poll.

`/haiku:haiku-backlog`

Parking lot for ideas not yet ready for planning.

Arguments: action (optional) — add, list, review, or promote. description (optional) — for add action.

Managing Intents

Archiving is a soft-hide flag on the intent, not a move or delete — .haiku/intents/{slug} stays exactly where it is, branches and history untouched. Trigger it with /haiku:haiku-archive <slug> on anything completed, stale, or paused; archived intents drop out of /haiku:haiku-capacity and the default haiku_intent_list output. To see them, call haiku_intent_list with include_archived: true — the response tags each entry with an archived field so you can tell what's hidden. Restore with /haiku:haiku-unarchive <slug> and the intent is back in every default view.

`/haiku:haiku-archive`

Soft-hide an intent by setting an archived flag in its frontmatter — files stay in .haiku/intents/{slug}, history is preserved.

Arguments: intent (optional) — slug of intent to archive. If omitted, the skill prompts you to pick from the visible intents.

`/haiku:haiku-unarchive`

Clear the archived flag so the intent reappears in default list views.

Arguments: intent (optional) — slug of intent to restore. If omitted, the skill prompts you to pick from the archived intents.

`/haiku:haiku-scaffold`

Generate custom studios, stages, hats, and provider overrides.

Arguments: type (required) — studio, stage, hat, or provider. name (required) — name for the artifact. parent (optional) — parent context.

`/haiku:haiku-migrate`

Migrate legacy .ai-dlc intents to H·AI·K·U format.

Arguments: intent (optional) — specific intent slug to migrate.

`/haiku:haiku-seed`

Create intents from studio templates.

Arguments: action (optional) — plant, list, or check.

`/haiku:haiku-setup`

Configure H·AI·K·U providers and workspace settings.