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Help & Discovery

Discovery entry point: See all available skills, usage statistics, and contextual next actions.

sw:help is the first command to run when you're new to SpecWeave or need a quick reference of what's available.

Usage​

"What can SpecWeave do?"

What It Shows​

Stats Banner​

If you've been using SpecWeave, the help command shows a one-line summary of your activity:

SPECWEAVE — 12 increments completed | 47 tasks done | 8 skills used (last 30 days)

Active Increment Context​

If you have work in progress, it shows your current state and next actions:

Active now:
  0042-user-auth — 60% (6/10 tasks)
  Next: sw:do 0042 (continue) | sw:progress (status) | sw:done 0042 (close)

Skills by Workflow Stage​

All skills organized by when you'd use them:

StageKey SkillsPurpose
Plansw:increment, sw:brainstorm, sw:pm, sw:architectDefine what to build
Implementsw:do, sw:auto, sw:team-lead, sw:tdd-cycleBuild it
Verifysw:validate, sw:grill, sw:code-reviewer, sw:e2eCheck quality
Closesw:done, sw:next, sw:prShip it
Syncsw:progress-sync, sw:sync-setup, sw:importConnect external tools
Exploresw:docs, sw:progress, sw:analytics, sw:doctorUnderstand your project
Createsw:image, sw:video, sw:diagrams, sw:remotionGenerate media

Getting Started (New Users)​

If SpecWeave isn't initialized yet, the help command shows setup instructions:

Get started in 3 steps:
  1. npm install -g specweave
  2. cd your-project && specweave init .
  3. Describe what you want to build