Pathmode

What it does

Pathmode turns Claude Code into a Socratic product thinking partner. Describe a problem and Claude challenges vague language, asks pointed questions, and builds a structured intent spec — objective, outcomes, edge cases, constraints — that downstream agents can actually implement.

Two modes

• Local (no API key) — Build specs as intent.md files in your project root. Free, offline, no signup.
• Team (PATHMODE_API_KEY set) — Sync specs to a Pathmode workspace. Adds evidence anchoring, dependency graphs, constitution rules, cross-agent context.

The skill pack (new in v1.5.0)

7 Claude Code skills that auto-trigger on natural-language requests — no slash commands needed:

• setup-pathmode-workflow — capture test commands, issue tracker, status conventions
• compile-intent — build a structured spec for what to ship
• verify-intent — design the executable feedback loop
• grill-intent — stress-test an existing spec for weaknesses
• split-intent-to-issues — break a spec into Linear / Jira / GitHub Issues tickets
• review-against-intent — check code changes against intent
• handoff-intent — capture decisions at end of session

Install: npx @pathmode/mcp-server install-skills

Quick start

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pathmode": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@pathmode/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}
Then in Claude Code:

Help me write an intent spec for [your problem]

Links
GitHub · Skill pack repo · pathmode.io
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