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Use when updating specifications, comparing branches, or ensuring documentation reflects current implementation.

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Specification Update Workflow

When to Use This Skill

  • Syncing specs with implementation
  • Branch comparison analysis
  • Post-implementation documentation update
  • Feature spec verification

Pre-Flight Checklist

  • Identify specification files to update
  • Determine implementation changes
  • Compare current state vs documented state
  • Plan update strategy

Phase 1: Change Discovery

Git-Based Discovery

# Compare branches
git diff main..feature-branch --name-only

# Get detailed diff
git diff main..feature-branch

# List commits with messages
git log main..feature-branch --oneline

Pattern-Based Discovery

# Find all spec files
find . -name "*.spec.md" -o -name "*-specification.md"

# Cross-reference specs with code
grep -r "SaveEmployee" --include="*.md"  # In specs
grep -r "SaveEmployee" --include="*.cs"  # In code

Phase 2: Gap Analysis

Create Analysis Document

# Specification Gap Analysis

## Implementation Status

| Component                | Specified | Implemented | Gap                    |
| ------------------------ | --------- | ----------- | ---------------------- |
| Entity: Employee         | Yes       | Yes         | None                   |
| Command: SaveEmployee    | Yes       | Yes         | Missing validation doc |
| Event: OnEmployeeCreated | No        | Yes         | Not in spec            |

## New Implementations (Not in Spec)
1. `BulkUpdateEmployeeCommand` - Added in PR #123

## Spec Items Not Implemented
1. `EmployeeArchiveCommand` - Deferred to Phase 2

Phase 3: Specification Update

Update Checklist

  • Update entity property list
  • Add new commands/queries
  • Update validation rules
  • Document side effects
  • Add error codes
  • Document new filters
  • Update response schema
  • List event handlers
  • Describe cross-service effects
  • Add new API endpoints
  • Document auth requirements

Phase 4: Verification

Cross-Reference Check

# Verify all commands are documented
grep -r "class.*Command" --include="*.cs" -l
# Cross-check against specs
grep -r "Command" docs/specifications/*.md

Verification Checklist

  • All implementation changes identified
  • Gap analysis completed
  • Specifications updated
  • Cross-references verified
  • Version numbers updated
  • Change log updated

Related

  • tasks-documentation
  • documentation

IMPORTANT Task Planning Notes (MUST FOLLOW)

  • Always plan and break work into many small todo tasks
  • Always add a final review todo task to verify work quality and identify fixes/enhancements