Specify Resources

Shared scripts and templates for the Spec-Driven Development workflow. This skill is automatically referenced by other spec-* skills.

Directory Structure

After initializing in a project, the .specify/ directory structure should be:

.specify/
├── memory/
│   └── constitution.md      # Project principles and constraints
├── scripts/
│   └── bash/
│       ├── common.sh              # Shared functions
│       ├── check-prerequisites.sh # Validate feature environment
│       ├── create-new-feature.sh  # Initialize new feature branch
│       ├── setup-plan.sh          # Setup planning phase
│       └── update-agent-context.sh # Update AI agent context files
└── templates/
    ├── spec-template.md      # Feature specification template
    ├── plan-template.md      # Implementation plan template
    ├── tasks-template.md     # Task list template
    ├── checklist-template.md # Checklist template
    └── ...

Setup Instructions

To use spec-* skills in a new project:

1. Create .specify/ directory structure:

mkdir -p .specify/{memory,scripts/bash,templates}

2. Copy scripts from this skill’s scripts/bash/ to .specify/scripts/bash/

3. Copy templates from this skill’s references/templates/ to .specify/templates/

4. Copy constitution template from references/memory/constitution.md to .specify/memory/

5. Make scripts executable:

chmod +x .specify/scripts/bash/*.sh

Scripts Reference

check-prerequisites.sh

Validates feature environment and returns paths.

# JSON output with feature directory and available docs
.specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json

# Require tasks.md to exist
.specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json --require-tasks --include-tasks

# Paths only (no validation)
.specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json --paths-only

create-new-feature.sh

Creates new feature branch and spec directory.

.specify/scripts/bash/create-new-feature.sh --json "Feature description" --short-name "feature-name"

setup-plan.sh

Initializes planning phase for a feature.

.specify/scripts/bash/setup-plan.sh --json

update-agent-context.sh

Updates AI agent context files with project information.

.specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh claude

Templates Reference

• spec-template.md: Feature specification with user stories, requirements, success criteria
• plan-template.md: Implementation plan with technical context, project structure
• tasks-template.md: Task list organized by user story with dependency tracking
• checklist-template.md: Quality validation checklist template
• constitution.md: Project principles and governance rules