Free Skill

    AI Work
    Cycle

    One skill. Five phases. Works for shipping code and shipping deliverables.

    How to Use

    1. 1.Copy the skill file
    2. 2.Save as .claude/skills/ai-work-cycle/SKILL.md
    3. 3.Invoke with /ai-work-cycle [description]
    4. 4.Review findings at the triage pause
    5. 5.Ship — and let the Learn phase compound the next run

    The Five Phases

    1. Plan
    Research, approach, success criteria. Produces a durable plan file.
    2. Work
    Execute step-by-step with TodoWrite checkpoints that survive context compaction.
    3. Review
    Multi-agent quality gate. P1 findings block shipment.
    4. Triage
    Prioritized fix list with effort estimates. You decide what ships.
    5. Learn
    Extract 1-3 reusable patterns into your memory layer. The phase most people cut — and the one that compounds.
    WHAT A RUN LOOKS LIKE

    /ai-work-cycle task-3362

    One command. The skill auto-detects the work type and routes to the right sub-agents:

    Plan→ brief + files affected + acceptance criteria
    Work→ implements with TodoWrite checkpoints
    Review→ qa-validator + security-sentinel (code) or 12+ reviewers (knowledge)
    Triage→ pauses here for your decision

    P1 FINDINGS BLOCK SHIPMENT

    SQL injection · XSS · data corruption · input bypass · missing success criteria · voice mismatch · incomplete coverage

    Override only with explicit risk acceptance. It goes in the commit trail.

    Real Use Cases

    Developer: "Ship auth rework" → plan, implement, security review, triage P1s, learn. One command, one PR.
    Consultant: "Write board memo on Q2 strategy" → research brief, draft, 12-agent review, revision list, shipped doc.
    PM: "Write feature PRD" → structured plan, section-by-section build, stakeholder alignment check, ship.

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    Get the Skill

    Copy-paste ready. Works in any Claude Code project.

    • Full SKILL.md file
    • Code + knowledge-work paths
    • P1 security gate built in
    • Context compaction-safe

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    Two Paths, One Cycle

    The skill auto-detects the work type and routes accordingly.

    Code Path

    • Plan: compounding-engineering:plan → plans/[feature].md
    • Work: compounding-engineering:work → implementation + tests
    • Review: qa-validator (browser, DB, API) + security-sentinel
    • Triage: P1/P2/P3 fix list with effort estimates
    • Learn: Patterns to memory_knowledge via SQL

    Routed when task mentions files, endpoints, tests, UI, database

    Knowledge Path

    • Plan: knowledge-work:plan → brief + research + outline
    • Work: knowledge-work:create → section-by-section build
    • Review: 12+ reviewers in parallel (clarity, structure, completeness, stakeholder fit, ROI)
    • Triage: prioritized revision list with time estimates
    • Learn: Patterns to memory_knowledge via SQL

    Routed when task mentions strategy, doc, memo, deck, research

    Why This Works

    Quality gate is mandatory

    Review phase runs automatically. P1 findings block shipment. You can't "forget" to check — the gate enforces it.

    Survives long sessions

    Plans are durable files. TodoWrite lists survive context compaction. 50-minute sessions don't lose state.

    One command, both worlds

    No more switching between /full-cycle-auto and /my-workflow. Same skill handles both — routes under the hood.

    Compounds over time

    The Learn phase writes patterns to your memory layer. Next run starts smarter than the last. Skip this phase and you stay stuck.

    Iwo Szapar
    Created By

    Iwo Szapar

    • •Co-created AI Maturity Index with Harvard
    • •Trained 25,000+ professionals on AI
    • •Runs 22 AI subagents daily — this is the cycle they all use

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    Free. Copy-paste ready. Works for code and deliverables.

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    AI Work Cycle ↔ Second Brain 2.0

    The AI Work Cycle is powerful on its own, but it compounds inside Second Brain 2.0 — where the Learn phase writes to a memory layer that persists across every future session.

    AI Work Cycle provides:

    • • 5-phase execution skill
    • • Code + knowledge-work routing
    • • Mandatory quality gate
    • • Pattern capture template

    Second Brain 2.0 adds:

    • • Memory layer (SQL backbone)
    • • 30+ specialist sub-agents
    • • Pre-configured MCPs
    • • Pattern recall on every run
    Second Brain 2.0

    The complete Claude Code system. 30+ agents, memory that compounds, pre-configured MCPs.

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    MemoryOS

    The memory layer the Learn phase writes to. Patterns persist across every future session.

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