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AI · April 11, 2026

Recursive-Mode for Coding Agents

recursive-mode is an installable skill package for coding agents. It gives your agent a file-backed workflow for requirements, planning, implementation, testing, review, closeout, and memory, instead of leaving the whole process scattered in context. Long-running agent work has a common failure mode: requirements, decisions, and plans live in the conversation. Once the session ends or the context window overflows, the agent loses track of what was decided, what was implemented, and why. recursive-mode solves context rot by making repository documents the source of truth for every phase.…

Recursive-Mode for Coding Agents launched on April 11, 2026 with 6 votes, #1,677 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

What recursive-mode is, who it's for, and the problems it solves.

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. What recursive-mode is, who it’s for, and the problems it solves. .recursive/ ├── /memory/ # Structured memory bank ├── RECURSIVE.md # Canonical workflow spec ├── STATE.md # Current repository state ├── DECISIONS.md # Decisions ledger ├── run/00-my-first-requirements/ ├── 00-requirements.md # User-created requirement ├── 01-as-is.md # Analysis of codebase current state ├── 02-to-be.md # Implementation plan ├── 03-implementation-summary.md # What was done in practice ├── 04-test-summary.md # Automated test summary ├── 05-manual-qa.md # Test cases └── addenda/ # Addenda docs added as needed Global STATE.md and…from recursive-mode.dev

In the maker’s words, at launch

recursive-mode is an installable skill package for coding agents. It gives your agent a file-backed workflow for requirements, planning, implementation, testing, review, closeout, and memory, instead of leaving the whole process scattered in context. Long-running agent work has a common failure mode: requirements…

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