# Technical Spike
Tools for creation, management and research of technical spikes to reduce unknowns and assumptions before proceeding to specification and implementation of solutions.
**Tags:** technical-spike, assumption-testing, validation, research
## Items in this Collection
| Title | Type | Description |
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| [Technical spike research mode](../chatmodes/research-technical-spike.chatmode.md)
[](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/chatmode?url=vscode%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fresearch-technical-spike.chatmode.md)
[](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/chatmode?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-mode%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fchatmodes%2Fresearch-technical-spike.chatmode.md) | Chat Mode | Systematically research and validate technical spike documents through exhaustive investigation and controlled experimentation. |
| [Create Technical Spike Document](../prompts/create-technical-spike.prompt.md)
[](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/prompt?url=vscode%3Achat-prompt%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fprompts%2Fcreate-technical-spike.prompt.md)
[](https://aka.ms/awesome-copilot/install/prompt?url=vscode-insiders%3Achat-prompt%2Finstall%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fgithub%2Fawesome-copilot%2Fmain%2Fprompts%2Fcreate-technical-spike.prompt.md) | Prompt | Create time-boxed technical spike documents for researching and resolving critical development decisions before implementation. |
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*This collection includes 2 curated items for technical spike.*