# Ad Hoc Profile Load

> Legacy alias for resolver-backed profile loading. Use the canonical spk-doctrine-profile-load skill for identity, boundaries, and governance. Triggers: "act as the architect", "load the reviewer profile", "switch to researcher", "use the planner role", "adopt a profile".

- Skill: `spec-kitty/ad-hoc-profile-load` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add spec-kitty/ad-hoc-profile-load`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/spec-kitty/ad-hoc-profile-load/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: spec-kitty (https://skillmd.com/u/spec-kitty)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/spec-kitty/ad-hoc-profile-load

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# ad-hoc-profile-load

This is the compatibility alias for `spk-doctrine-profile-load`. The
canonical skill owns the mechanics; do not maintain a second profile-loading
procedure here.

## Canonical Route

Resolve the requested profile and load action-scoped governance:

```bash
spec-kitty agent profile show <profile-id>
spec-kitty charter context --action <action> --json
```

Apply the resolved initialization declaration, specialization boundaries,
directive and tactic references, collaboration handoffs, and mode defaults.

Read
`../spk-doctrine-profile-load/references/profile-load-mechanics.md`
for the complete resolver-backed flow, including the explicitly degraded
fallback for a read-only harness that cannot invoke the CLI.

For a one-shot governed request outside a Mission, use:

```bash
spec-kitty dispatch "<request>" --profile <profile-id>
```