Specification writing
This skill provides guidance for creating, reviewing, and improving technical specifications. It includes progressively-disclosed references on spec structure, formatting, requirement writing, test case design, and best practices for clear and effective specification documents.
About specifications
Specifications define formal requirements, behaviors, and interfaces for components, systems, or processes. They serve as authoritative references for development, testing, and validation activities.
Steps
MANDATORY STEPS FOR ALL SPEC WRITING TASKS
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Gather context - Run
oaps skill orient spec-writingto see available references -
Identify relevant references - Review the references table from step 1 and select those matching your task
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Load dynamic context and references - Run
oaps skill context spec-writing --references <names...> -
Review loaded references and commands - Read through the guidance. The Allowed commands table at the end of the output is authoritative for what commands can be run.
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Follow the workflow - Adhere to the selected workflow's steps for structuring, writing, reviewing, or improving the specification.