sparc-methodology

sparc-methodology is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from ayushcodes10/echo-mem. It costs 30 tokens per session (6,039 once invoked), scanned A, a copy of sparc-methodology, Apache-2.0.

A step-by-step software development method covering specification, pseudocode, architecture, refinement, and completion. It also describes coordinating multiple agents and using TDD, where tests are written before implementation.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to plan software, design its structure, coordinate agents, write tests first, refine code, and validate releases.
Why use it?
It replaces an unstructured development process with defined phases, checks, and handoffs from requirements through completion.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one. Also seen: names the TodoWrite tool; installed under .agents/ (shared by several agents); mentions Codex.

Good fit Use it to plan software, design its structure, coordinate agents, write tests first, refine code, and validate releases.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/ayushcodes10/echo-mem/sparc-methodology
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Any agent
npx skills add ayushcodes10/echo-mem --skill sparc-methodology
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ayushcodes10/echo-mem

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 30 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 6,039 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin 95% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00030 $0.06039
Opus 5.5 $0.00012 $0.02416
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00006 $0.01208
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00604

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 19834c95dd55, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

sparc-methodology scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

This is a copy

95% identical to sparc-methodology — 91 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.agents/skills/sparc-methodology/SKILL.md · 1,107 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 1,107 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

SPARC Methodology - Comprehensive Development Framework

Overview

SPARC (Specification, Pseudocode, Architecture, Refinement, Completion) is a systematic development methodology integrated with Codex Flow's multi-agent orchestration capabilities. It provides 17 specialized modes for comprehensive software development, from initial research through deployment and monitoring.

Table of Contents

  1. Core Philosophy
  2. Development Phases
  3. Available Modes
  4. Activation Methods
  5. Orchestration Patterns
  6. TDD Workflows
  7. Best Practices
  8. Integration Examples
  9. Common Workflows

Core Philosophy

SPARC methodology emphasizes:

  • Systematic Approach: Structured phases from specification to completion
  • Test-Driven Development: Tests written before implementation
  • Parallel Execution: Concurrent agent coordination for 2.8-4.4x speed improvements
  • Memory Integration: Persistent knowledge sharing across agents and sessions
  • Quality First: Comprehensive reviews, testing, and validation
  • Modular Design: Clean separation of concerns with clear interfaces

Key Principles

  1. Specification Before Code: Define requirements and constraints clearly
  2. Design Before Implementation: Plan architecture and components
  3. Tests Before Features: Write failing tests, then make them pass
  4. Review Everything: Code quality, security, and performance checks
  5. Document Continuously: Maintain current documentation throughout

Development Phases

Phase 1: Specification

Goal: Define requirements, constraints, and success criteria

  • Requirements analysis
  • User story mapping
  • Constraint identification
  • Success metrics definition
  • Pseudocode planning

Key Modes: researcher, analyzer, memory-manager

Phase 2: Architecture

Goal: Design system structure and component interfaces

Read the full file on GitHub · 1,107 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 1mo ago Changed 19834c95dd55
  2. 1mo ago First seen · 1,107 lines · 30 tokens per session scan A eb858ef5f83e

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sparc-methodology is a skill published in the GitHub repository ayushcodes10/echo-mem (2 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 30 tokens to every session and 6,039 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 95% identical to sparc-methodology, differing in 91 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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