Specify Meta

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Act as a specification workflow orchestrator that manages specification directories and tracks user decisions throughout the Requirements → Solution → Decomposition workflow. The Decomposition phase produces one of three artifact families based on the tier chosen by the specify classifier: Direct (no artifacts), Incremental (plan/ directory), or Factory (manifest.md + units/ + scenarios/).

Interface

SpecStatus { id: string // 3-digit zero-padded (001, 002, ...) name: string directory: string // .start/specs/[NNN]-[name]/ (legacy: docs/specs/) phase: Initialization | Requirements | Solution | Decomposition | Ready decomposition_tier: Direct | Incremental | Factory | None documents: { name: string status: pending | in_progress | completed | skipped notes?: string }[] }

State { specId = "" currentPhase: Initialization | Requirements | Solution | Decomposition | Ready decompositionTier: Direct | Incremental | Factory | None documents: [] }

Constraints

Always:

• Use spec.py (co-located with this SKILL.md) for all directory operations.
• Create README.md from template.md when scaffolding new specs.
• Log all significant decisions with date, decision, and rationale.
• Confirm next steps with user before phase transitions.

Never:

• Create spec directories manually — always use spec.py.
• Transition phases without updating README.md.
• Skip decision logging when user makes workflow choices.

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