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speckit-clarify

Identify underspecified areas in the current feature spec by asking up to 5 highly targeted clarification questions and encoding answers back into the spec.

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Quality

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SKILL.md
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Quality

Content

77%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The skill body is highly actionable with a well-sequenced, validation-rich workflow, but it is a long monolithic document whose duplicated extension-hook boilerplate and exhaustive taxonomy could be offloaded to reference files for better token efficiency and progressive disclosure.

Suggestions

Move the extension-hook handling into a single shared reference and have the Pre-Execution and Post-Execution sections point to it, eliminating the ~30 lines of duplicated hook blocks.

Extract the full ambiguity taxonomy (Step 2) into a references/ file and keep only a concise category checklist inline, linking out for the per-category criteria.

Tighten the duplicated Pre/Post hook output templates into one parameterized template rather than restating both optional and mandatory variants twice.

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Conciseness

The body is almost entirely operational guidance with no concept fluff, but the Pre-Execution and Post-Execution extension-hook blocks duplicate ~30 near-identical lines, adding real token cost that could be tightened.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete commands (check-prerequisites.ps1 -Json -PathsOnly), exact slash-command mapping (speckit.git.commit -> /speckit-git-commit), and copy-paste-ready markdown table and answer formats.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

A clear 8-step sequence with an explicit Step 6 validation checklist, per-write validation, and error-recovery feedback loops (JSON parse failure aborts; ambiguous answers trigger disambiguation without advancing).

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

No bundle files exist and the ~230-line body is monolithic; the large inline taxonomy and the duplicated hook blocks are content that should be split into referenced files rather than kept inline.

2 / 3

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Description

60%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description states concrete third-person actions and a clear purpose, but omits any explicit 'Use when...' trigger guidance and uses somewhat specialized vocabulary, leaving the when implicit and creating mild overlap risk with sibling spec-kit skills.

Suggestions

Append an explicit 'Use when...' clause naming natural trigger phrases, e.g. 'Use when a feature spec seems underspecified, ambiguous, or before running /speckit.plan'.

Add common user-facing terms ('clarify the spec', 'spec gaps', 'ambiguous requirements') alongside the more technical 'underspecified areas' wording.

Sharpen distinctiveness by contrasting with sibling commands, e.g. clarifying that this refines an existing spec rather than creating one (specify) or planning tasks (plan).

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions in third person ('Identify underspecified areas', 'asking up to 5 highly targeted clarification questions', 'encoding answers back into the spec').

3 / 3

Completeness

The 'what' is clearly stated but there is no 'Use when...' clause or equivalent explicit trigger, which caps completeness at 2 per the guidelines.

2 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

'feature spec' and 'clarification questions' are relevant but somewhat specialized; misses common user phrasings like 'clarify the spec' and lacks broad term coverage.

2 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Has a clear niche (spec clarification) but without explicit triggers it could still overlap with sibling spec-kit skills like /speckit.specify or /speckit.plan.

2 / 3

Total

9

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12

Passed

Validation

87%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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'metadata.version' is missing

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frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

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Total

14

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16

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