Specification generator - 7 phase document chain producing product brief, PRD, architecture, epics, and issues with Codex review gates. Triggers on generate spec, create specification, spec generator, workflow:spec.
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tessl review fix ./.claude/skills/spec-generator/SKILL.mdStructured specification document generator producing a complete specification package (Product Brief, PRD, Architecture, Epics) through 6 sequential phases with multi-CLI analysis and interactive refinement. Document generation only - execution handoff to existing workflows (lite-plan, plan, req-plan).
Phase 0: Specification Study (Read specs/ + templates/ - mandatory prerequisite)
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Phase 1: Discovery -> spec-config.json + discovery-context.json
| (includes spec_type selection)
Phase 1.5: Req Expansion -> refined-requirements.json (interactive discussion + CLI gap analysis)
| (-y auto mode: auto-expansion, skip interaction)
Phase 2: Product Brief -> product-brief.md + glossary.json (multi-CLI parallel analysis)
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Phase 3: Requirements (PRD) -> requirements/ (_index.md + REQ-*.md + NFR-*.md)
| (RFC 2119 keywords, data model definitions)
Phase 4: Architecture -> architecture/ (_index.md + ADR-*.md, multi-CLI review)
| (state machine, config model, error handling, observability)
Phase 5: Epics & Stories -> epics/ (_index.md + EPIC-*.md)
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Phase 6: Readiness Check -> readiness-report.md + spec-summary.md
| (terminology + scope consistency validation)
├── Pass (>=80%): Handoff to execution workflows
├── Review (60-79%): Handoff with caveats
└── Fail (<60%): Phase 6.5 Auto-Fix (max 2 iterations)
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Phase 6.5: Auto-Fix -> Updated Phase 2-5 documents
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└── Re-run Phase 6 validation-y flag enables full auto modespec-config.json tracks completed phases; -c flag resumes from last checkpointDo NOT skip: Before performing any operations, you must completely read the following documents. Proceeding without reading the specifications will result in outputs that do not meet quality standards.
| Document | Purpose | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| specs/document-standards.md | Document format, frontmatter, naming conventions | P0 - Must read before execution |
| specs/quality-gates.md | Per-phase quality gate criteria and scoring | P0 - Must read before execution |
| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| templates/product-brief.md | Product brief document template |
| templates/requirements-prd.md | PRD document template |
| templates/architecture-doc.md | Architecture document template |
| templates/epics-template.md | Epic/Story document template |
Input Parsing:
|- Parse $ARGUMENTS: extract idea/topic, flags (-y, -c, -m)
|- Detect mode: new | continue
|- If continue: read spec-config.json, resume from first incomplete phase
|- If new: proceed to Phase 1
Phase 1: Discovery & Seed Analysis
|- Ref: phases/01-discovery.md
|- Generate session ID: SPEC-{slug}-{YYYY-MM-DD}
|- Parse input (text or file reference)
|- Gemini CLI seed analysis (problem, users, domain, dimensions)
|- Codebase exploration (conditional, if project detected)
|- Spec type selection: service|api|library|platform (interactive, -y defaults to service)
|- User confirmation (interactive, -y skips)
|- Output: spec-config.json, discovery-context.json (optional)
Phase 1.5: Requirement Expansion & Clarification
|- Ref: phases/01-5-requirement-clarification.md
|- CLI gap analysis: completeness scoring, missing dimensions detection
|- Multi-round interactive discussion (max 5 rounds)
| |- Round 1: present gap analysis + expansion suggestions
| |- Round N: follow-up refinement based on user responses
|- User final confirmation of requirements
|- Auto mode (-y): CLI auto-expansion without interaction
|- Output: refined-requirements.json
Phase 2: Product Brief
|- Ref: phases/02-product-brief.md
|- 3 parallel CLI analyses: Product (Gemini) + Technical (Codex) + User (Claude)
|- Synthesize perspectives: convergent themes + conflicts
|- Generate glossary.json (terminology from product brief + CLI analysis)
|- Interactive refinement (-y skips)
|- Output: product-brief.md (from template), glossary.json
Phase 3: Requirements / PRD
|- Ref: phases/03-requirements.md
|- Gemini CLI: expand goals into functional + non-functional requirements
|- Generate acceptance criteria per requirement
|- RFC 2119 behavioral constraints (MUST/SHOULD/MAY)
|- Core entity data model definitions
|- Glossary injection for terminology consistency
|- User priority sorting: MoSCoW (interactive, -y auto-assigns)
|- Output: requirements/ directory (_index.md + REQ-*.md + NFR-*.md, from template)
Phase 4: Architecture
|- Ref: phases/04-architecture.md
|- Gemini CLI: core components, tech stack, ADRs
|- Codebase integration mapping (conditional)
|- State machine generation (ASCII diagrams for lifecycle entities)
|- Configuration model definition (fields, types, defaults, constraints)
|- Error handling strategy (per-component classification + recovery)
|- Observability specification (metrics, logs, health checks)
|- Spec type profile injection (templates/profiles/{type}-profile.md)
|- Glossary injection for terminology consistency
|- Codex CLI: architecture challenge + review
|- Interactive ADR decisions (-y auto-accepts)
|- Output: architecture/ directory (_index.md + ADR-*.md, from template)
Phase 5: Epics & Stories
|- Ref: phases/05-epics-stories.md
|- Gemini CLI: requirement grouping into Epics, MVP subset tagging
|- Story generation: As a...I want...So that...
|- Dependency mapping (Mermaid)
|- Interactive validation (-y skips)
|- Output: epics/ directory (_index.md + EPIC-*.md, from template)
Phase 6: Readiness Check
|- Ref: phases/06-readiness-check.md
|- Cross-document validation (completeness, consistency, traceability)
|- Quality scoring per dimension
|- Terminology consistency validation (glossary compliance)
|- Scope containment validation (PRD <= Brief scope)
|- Output: readiness-report.md, spec-summary.md
|- Handoff options: lite-plan, req-plan, plan, issue:new, export only, iterate
Phase 6.5: Auto-Fix (conditional, triggered when Phase 6 score < 60%)
|- Ref: phases/06-5-auto-fix.md
|- Parse readiness-report.md for Error/Warning items
|- Group issues by originating Phase (2-5)
|- Re-generate affected sections via CLI with error context
|- Re-run Phase 6 validation
|- Max 2 iterations, then force handoff
|- Output: Updated Phase 2-5 documents
Complete: Full specification package ready for execution
Phase 6 → Handoff Bridge (conditional, based on user selection):
├─ lite-plan: Extract first MVP Epic description → direct text input
├─ plan / req-plan: Create WFS session + .brainstorming/ bridge files
│ ├─ guidance-specification.md (synthesized from spec outputs)
│ ├─ feature-specs/feature-index.json (Epic → Feature mapping)
│ └─ feature-specs/F-{num}-{slug}.md (one per Epic)
├─ issue:new: Create issues per Epic
└─ context-search-agent auto-discovers .brainstorming/
→ context-package.json.brainstorm_artifacts populated
→ action-planning-agent consumes: guidance_spec (P1) → feature_index (P2)// Session ID generation
const slug = topic.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9\u4e00-\u9fff]+/g, '-').slice(0, 40);
const date = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
const sessionId = `SPEC-${slug}-${date}`;
const workDir = `.workflow/.spec/${sessionId}`;
Bash(`mkdir -p "${workDir}"`);.workflow/.spec/SPEC-{slug}-{YYYY-MM-DD}/
├── spec-config.json # Session configuration + phase state
├── discovery-context.json # Codebase exploration results (optional)
├── refined-requirements.json # Phase 1.5: Confirmed requirements after discussion
├── glossary.json # Phase 2: Terminology glossary for cross-doc consistency
├── product-brief.md # Phase 2: Product brief
├── requirements/ # Phase 3: Detailed PRD (directory)
│ ├── _index.md # Summary, MoSCoW table, traceability, links
│ ├── REQ-NNN-{slug}.md # Individual functional requirement
│ └── NFR-{type}-NNN-{slug}.md # Individual non-functional requirement
├── architecture/ # Phase 4: Architecture decisions (directory)
│ ├── _index.md # Overview, components, tech stack, links
│ └── ADR-NNN-{slug}.md # Individual Architecture Decision Record
├── epics/ # Phase 5: Epic/Story breakdown (directory)
│ ├── _index.md # Epic table, dependency map, MVP scope
│ └── EPIC-NNN-{slug}.md # Individual Epic with Stories
├── readiness-report.md # Phase 6: Quality report
└── spec-summary.md # Phase 6: One-page executive summaryspec-config.json serves as core state file:
{
"session_id": "SPEC-xxx-2026-02-11",
"seed_input": "User input text",
"input_type": "text",
"timestamp": "ISO8601",
"mode": "interactive",
"complexity": "moderate",
"depth": "standard",
"focus_areas": [],
"spec_type": "service",
"iteration_count": 0,
"iteration_history": [],
"seed_analysis": {
"problem_statement": "...",
"target_users": [],
"domain": "...",
"constraints": [],
"dimensions": []
},
"has_codebase": false,
"refined_requirements_file": "refined-requirements.json",
"phasesCompleted": [
{ "phase": 1, "name": "discovery", "output_file": "spec-config.json", "completed_at": "ISO8601" },
{ "phase": 1.5, "name": "requirement-clarification", "output_file": "refined-requirements.json", "discussion_rounds": 2, "completed_at": "ISO8601" },
{ "phase": 3, "name": "requirements", "output_dir": "requirements/", "output_index": "requirements/_index.md", "file_count": 8, "completed_at": "ISO8601" }
]
}Resume mechanism: -c|--continue flag reads spec-config.json.phasesCompleted, resumes from first incomplete phase.
| Document | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| phases/01-discovery.md | Seed analysis and session setup | Phase start |
| templates/profiles/ | Spec type profiles | Spec type selection |
| specs/document-standards.md | Frontmatter format for spec-config.json | Config generation |
| Document | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| phases/01-5-requirement-clarification.md | Interactive requirement discussion workflow | Phase start |
| specs/quality-gates.md | Quality criteria for refined requirements | Validation |
| Document | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| phases/02-product-brief.md | Multi-CLI analysis orchestration | Phase start |
| templates/product-brief.md | Document template | Document generation |
| specs/glossary-template.json | Glossary schema | Glossary generation |
| Document | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| phases/03-requirements.md | PRD generation workflow | Phase start |
| templates/requirements-prd.md | Document template | Document generation |
| Document | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| phases/04-architecture.md | Architecture decision workflow | Phase start |
| templates/architecture-doc.md | Document template | Document generation |
| Document | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| phases/05-epics-stories.md | Epic/Story decomposition | Phase start |
| templates/epics-template.md | Document template | Document generation |
| Document | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| phases/06-readiness-check.md | Cross-document validation | Phase start |
| specs/quality-gates.md | Quality scoring criteria | Validation |
| Document | Purpose | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| phases/06-5-auto-fix.md | Auto-fix workflow for readiness issues | When Phase 6 score < 60% |
| specs/quality-gates.md | Iteration exit criteria | Validation |
| Issue | Solution Document |
|---|---|
| Phase execution failed | Refer to the relevant Phase documentation |
| Output does not meet expectations | specs/quality-gates.md |
| Document format issues | specs/document-standards.md |
| Phase | Error | Blocking? | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Empty input | Yes | Error and exit |
| Phase 1 | CLI seed analysis fails | No | Use basic parsing fallback |
| Phase 1.5 | Gap analysis CLI fails | No | Skip to user questions with basic prompts |
| Phase 1.5 | User skips discussion | No | Proceed with seed_analysis as-is |
| Phase 1.5 | Max rounds reached (5) | No | Force confirmation with current state |
| Phase 2 | Single CLI perspective fails | No | Continue with available perspectives |
| Phase 2 | All CLI calls fail | No | Generate basic brief from seed analysis |
| Phase 3 | Gemini CLI fails | No | Use codex fallback |
| Phase 4 | Architecture review fails | No | Skip review, proceed with initial analysis |
| Phase 5 | Story generation fails | No | Generate epics without detailed stories |
| Phase 6 | Validation CLI fails | No | Generate partial report with available data |
| Phase 6.5 | Auto-fix CLI fails | No | Log failure, proceed to handoff with Review status |
| Phase 6.5 | Max iterations reached | No | Force handoff, report remaining issues |
Gemini -> Codex -> Claude -> degraded mode (local analysis only)
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