Checkpoint Mode

What Checkpoint Mode is

Checkpoint Mode is a skill published in the asklokesh/loki-mode repository on GitHub, which has about 1.1k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Multi-agent autonomous SDLC framework. Spec to deployed app. PRD, GitHub issue, OpenAPI/JSON/YAML, or one-line brief. 5 AI providers, 8 quality gates.”

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file: frontmatter with a name and a description, followed by instructions Claude follows. Claude loads a skill automatically when a task matches its description, and you can also run it directly with a slash and its name.

Skills work in Claude Code and in Claude Cowork, which makes Checkpoint Mode a portable way to give Claude the same method everywhere.

How to install Checkpoint Mode

New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.

Inside the source file

The repository does not declare an open-source license, so we list only the outline of the file here. Read the full text on GitHub.

• The spec-driven autonomous builder with verified completion.
• Install
• Use it
• Try it first, without installing
• Already have a codebase? Start read-only.
• The Evidence Receipt: don't trust the agent, check it
• Why Loki Mode?
• Loki does not lie about "done"
• Verify it yourself
• Proven PR
• What You Can Build
• What To Expect
• RARV Cycle
• 41 Agent Roles

Open README.md on GitHub

Before you install

• Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
• Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
• Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
• Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
• Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.

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