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Spark Prairie Fire

When you're staring at a big ambition with almost no resources, this skill stops you from either giving up or thrashing around unproductively. It's built on Mao's "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" essay, which is basically about picking one defensible position, getting it really solid, then expanding methodically from there. The workflow forces you to assess whether conditions actually support growth, choose a specific foothold that can be your base (not just a one-off experiment), and avoid "vagrant warfare" where you're jumping between ideas without accumulating anything. It includes a flow chart that checks whether your last position is stable before you move to the next one. Best for bootstrap projects and MVPs where the temptation is to either do too much at once or lose faith in small beginnings.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add hughyau/qiushi-skill --skill spark-prairie-fire --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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星火燎原

"现在虽只一点小小的力量,但是它的发展会是很快的。" —— 《星星之火,可以燎原》

小不等于没前途;关键是建根据地,不做流寇。

用 / 不用

用:

  • 从零开始一个新项目、新领域、新能力
  • 资源极度有限,大目标看起来不可能
  • 正在做很多零散的事但没有积累
  • 需要用最小投入验证一个想法

不用:

  • 已有稳固基础,处于扩展阶段
  • 用户已明确切入点,只需执行
  • 修改现有系统:现有代码就是根据地

操作规程

  1. 评估客观条件:需求是否真实存在(有没有干柴)?环境是否允许发展?方向对不对?有没有哪怕很小的可依托基础?条件不足 → 先 investigation-first 或调整方向,不急于动手。
  2. 选根据地:一个具体切入点,满足四要素:核心功能可靠、可复用、有明确扩展路径、经验证稳固。选你最有优势、最能站稳的地方。
  3. 扎根:在这一点做深,产出可复用的基础设施与认识。
  4. 流寇主义检查(每次扩展前必须通过):
    • 上一个切入点已验证稳固?
    • 这次扩展是从根据地自然延伸,不是跳跃?
    • 新增内容可复用,不是一次性的?
  5. 三步路线图:只规划三步,每步有成功标志,前一步稳固后才走下一步。

输出模板

条件评估:需求真实 [是 / 否 / 不确定],依据 ……;可依托基础 ……;主要障碍 ……
结论:具备发展条件 / 条件不足,需先 ……

根据地:……
- 我在这里的优势:……
- 能站稳的证据:……
- 向外扩展的路径:……

路线图:
第 1 步:…… → 成功标志:……
第 2 步:…… → 成功标志:……(第 1 步稳固后)
第 3 步:…… → 成功标志:……(第 2 步稳固后)

纪律

  • 禁止根据地未稳就扩张;禁止不断换方向浅尝辄止。
  • 既反悲观("这点资源做不了什么"),也反冒险("先干起来再说,到处出击")。

交接

  • 根据地上集中力量 → concentrate-forces
  • 每步扩展的验证 → practice-cognition
  • 纳入长期阶段框架 → protracted-strategy

原著依据:original-texts.md

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