Specification Management Skill

Specification Management

Central hub for specification-driven development workflows. This skill provides navigation to specialized skills for different specification formats and workflows.

When to Use This Skill

Keywords: specifications, requirements, acceptance criteria, spec-driven development, SDD, EARS, Gherkin, Kiro, Spec Kit, BDD, user stories, feature specifications, canonical spec

Use this skill when:

Starting a new specification-driven workflow
Converting between specification formats
Understanding available specification providers
Navigating to specialized authoring skills
Working with the canonical specification model

Quick Decision Tree

What do you want to do?

Start Spec Kit 5-phase workflow → Use /spec:speckit:run or see speckit-workflow skill
Generate a specification → Use /spec:specify command
Write EARS requirements → See ears-authoring skill
Write Gherkin scenarios → See gherkin-authoring skill
Sync with AWS Kiro → See kiro-integration skill
Check requirement quality → See requirements-quality skill
Understand canonical format → See canonical-spec-format skill
Convert between formats → Use /spec:convert command

Specification Providers

The canonical specification model (ADR-115) supports multiple providers:

| Provider | Format | Best For | | --- | --- | --- | | ears | EARS syntax | Precise, unambiguous requirements | | gherkin | .feature files | BDD tests with Reqnroll | | kiro | AWS Kiro | IDE integration with steering files | | speckit | GitHub Spec Kit | AI agent prompts, 5-phase workflow | | adr | MADR format | Architecture decisions | | userstory | Agile format | Product backlog items | | canonical | YAML/JSON | Direct canonical format |

Spec Kit 5-Phase Workflow

The GitHub Spec Kit workflow guides feature development:

| Phase | Artifact | Purpose | | --- | --- | --- | | 0 | .constitution.md | Project principles and constraints | | 1 | feature.md | Specification from requirements | | 2 | design.md | Implementation approach | | 3 | tasks.md | Task breakdown | | 4 | Code | Guided implementation |

Full workflow: Use /spec:speckit:run or invoke the speckit-workflow skill.

Canonical Specification Model

All providers transform to/from the canonical model:

id: "SPEC-001"
title: "Feature Title"
type: feature | bug | chore | spike | tech-debt

context:
  problem: "Description of the problem"
  motivation: "Business value"

requirements:
  - id: "REQ-001"
    text: "EARS-formatted requirement"
    priority: must | should | could | wont
    ears_type: ubiquitous | state-driven | event-driven | unwanted | complex | optional
    acceptance_criteria:
      - id: "AC-001"
        given: "Precondition"
        when: "Action"
        then: "Expected outcome"

traceability:
  adr_refs: ["ADR-115"]
  requirement_refs: ["FR-001"]

metadata:
  status: draft
  created: "YYYY-MM-DD"
  provider: canonical
  bounded_context: "WorkManagement"

Full schema: See canonical-spec-format skill or schemas/canonical-spec.schema.json

Available Commands

Generic Workflow Commands

| Command | Purpose | | --- | --- | | /spec:specify | Phase 1: Generate specification from requirements | | /spec:plan | Phase 2: Generate implementation plan | | /spec:tasks | Phase 3: Generate task breakdown | | /spec:implement | Phase 4: Guide implementation | | /spec:validate | Validate specification against schema | | /spec:refine | AI-assisted specification refinement | | /spec:audit | Audit specification quality | | /spec:convert | Convert between formats |

Provider Deep-Dive Commands

| Command | Purpose | | --- | --- | | /spec:ears:author | Interactive EARS pattern authoring | | /spec:ears:convert | Convert to/from EARS format | | /spec:gherkin:author | Interactive Gherkin scenario authoring | | /spec:gherkin:convert | Convert to/from .feature files | | /spec:kiro:sync | Sync with AWS Kiro specifications | | /spec:speckit:run | Execute full Spec Kit 5-phase workflow | | /spec:adr:create | Create ADR from specification context | | /spec:userstory:author | Author user stories with acceptance criteria | | /spec:constitution | Create or update project constitution | | /spec:status | Show specification status dashboard |

Delegation Pattern

This skill delegates to specialized skills for detailed guidance:

| Topic | Delegate To | | --- | --- | | EARS patterns | ears-authoring skill | | Gherkin/BDD | gherkin-authoring skill | | AWS Kiro | kiro-integration skill | | Spec Kit workflow | speckit-workflow skill | | Quality criteria | requirements-quality skill | | Canonical format | canonical-spec-format skill | | Official Claude Code docs | docs-management skill |

Repository Infrastructure

This plugin integrates with project infrastructure:

| Resource | Purpose | | --- | --- | | schemas/canonical-spec.schema.json | Canonical specification JSON Schema | | prompts/specify.prompt.md | Generation template for Phase 1 | | templates/EARS-REQUIREMENT-TEMPLATE.md | EARS pattern reference | | docs/adr/ADR-115-* | Specification Provider Abstraction |

Related Skills

ears-authoring - EARS requirement pattern authoring
gherkin-authoring - Gherkin/BDD scenario authoring
kiro-integration - AWS Kiro specification sync
speckit-workflow - GitHub Spec Kit 5-phase workflow
requirements-quality - INVEST criteria and quality assessment
canonical-spec-format - Canonical specification reference
docs-management - Official Claude Code documentation

References

Detailed Documentation:

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Version History

v1.0.0 (2025-12-26): Initial release

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