speckit.plan

Productivity

Execute the implementation planning workflow using the plan template to generate design artifacts.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/planning/speckit-plan/SKILL.md

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User Input

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Outline

Setup: Run .specify/scripts/bash/setup-plan.sh --json from repo root and parse JSON for FEATURE_SPEC, IMPL_PLAN, SPECS_DIR, BRANCH. For single quotes in args like "I'm Groot", use escape syntax: e.g 'I'''m Groot' (or double-quote if possible: "I'm Groot").
Load context: Read FEATURE_SPEC and .specify/memory/constitution.md. Load IMPL_PLAN template (already copied).
Execute plan workflow: Follow the structure in IMPL_PLAN template to:
- Fill Technical Context (mark unknowns as "NEEDS CLARIFICATION")
- Fill Constitution Check section from constitution
- Evaluate gates (ERROR if violations unjustified)
- Phase 0: Generate research.md (resolve all NEEDS CLARIFICATION)
- Phase 1: Generate data-model.md, contracts/, quickstart.md
- Phase 1: Update agent context by running the agent script
- Re-evaluate Constitution Check post-design
Stop and report: Command ends after Phase 2 planning. Report branch, IMPL_PLAN path, and generated artifacts.

Phases

Phase 0: Outline & Research

Extract unknowns from Technical Context above:
- For each NEEDS CLARIFICATION → research task
- For each dependency → best practices task
- For each integration → patterns task

Generate and dispatch research agents:

For each unknown in Technical Context:
  Task: "Research {unknown} for {feature context}"
For each technology choice:
  Task: "Find best practices for {tech} in {domain}"

Consolidate findings in research.md using format:
- Decision: [what was chosen]
- Rationale: [why chosen]
- Alternatives considered: [what else evaluated]

Output: research.md with all NEEDS CLARIFICATION resolved

Phase 1: Design & Contracts

Prerequisites: research.md complete

Extract entities from feature spec → data-model.md:
- Entity name, fields, relationships
- Validation rules from requirements
- State transitions if applicable
Generate API contracts from functional requirements:
- For each user action → endpoint
- Use standard REST/GraphQL patterns
- Output OpenAPI/GraphQL schema to /contracts/
Agent context update:
- Run .specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh claude
- These scripts detect which AI agent is in use
- Update the appropriate agent-specific context file
- Add only new technology from current plan
- Preserve manual additions between markers

Output: data-model.md, /contracts/*, quickstart.md, agent-specific file

Key rules

Use absolute paths
ERROR on gate failures or unresolved clarifications