docs: establish system-oriented specification governance (#2930)
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## Context Order
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1. **Rules:** root `AGENTS.md`, scoped `AGENTS.md`, and any invoked skills.
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2. **Spec/plan/ADR:** relevant `docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md`, `docs/plans/<slug>/plan.md`, needed `docs/plans/<slug>/task-*.md`, and `docs/decisions/`.
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2. **Specifications and delivery:** the owning system `README.md`, relevant
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requirements, system designs, ADRs, `plan.md`, and the current work order.
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3. **Source:** exact files to modify, related tests, and one similar implementation.
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4. **Evidence:** focused error output, failing test name, CI summary, screenshots, or logs.
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5. **Conversation:** current user request and any confirmed decisions.
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- Read the scoped `AGENTS.md` for the subtree you will touch, e.g. `apps/backend/AGENTS.md`, `apps/web/AGENTS.md`, or integration-specific guidance.
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- Use `rg` to find existing patterns before inventing one.
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- Read the file you will edit and nearby tests.
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- For product features, read the relevant spec and decision index. When implementing from a plan, read `docs/plans/<slug>/plan.md` for orientation and only the task file(s) needed for the current work.
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- For product features, read `docs/specs/README.md`, the owning system index,
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and only the relevant requirement and system-design files. During migration,
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use `docs/specs/INDEX.md` to find a legacy source.
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- When implementing from a plan, read `plan.md` for orientation and only the
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current work order. Follow its `REQ-*`, `AC-*`, and system-design references.
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- For frontend/UI, include `/mobile-parity` and `/e2e` guidance when applicable.
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- For OpenAI/API docs or other fast-moving dependencies, use official docs or primary sources.
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## Conflicts
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When context disagrees, stop and state it:
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When requirements, system design, code, or decisions disagree, stop and state
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the conflict:
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```text
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CONFUSION: The spec says this is workspace-scoped, but the existing repository method is user-scoped.
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CONFUSION: REQ-WORKSPACE-IMPORT-002 says this is workspace-scoped, but the existing repository method is user-scoped.
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Options:
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A) Follow the spec and add workspace scoping.
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B) Follow existing code and update the spec.
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A) Follow the requirement and add workspace scoping.
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B) Follow existing code and update the requirement.
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C) Ask for the intended ownership boundary.
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```
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## Docs Boundaries
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- Public website docs source lives under `docs/public/**`.
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- Internal product/spec planning stays under `docs/specs/**`.
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- Implementation plans stay under `docs/plans/**`.
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- Product context, requirements, and system designs stay under `docs/specs/**`.
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- Implementation plans and work orders stay under `docs/plans/**`.
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- Architecture decisions stay under `docs/decisions/**`.
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- Raw supporting notes can remain under `docs/**` outside `docs/public/**`, but do not publish them unless rewritten for users.
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- `docs/public/meta.json` owns published-page order and navigation groups. Page paths own routes, and page frontmatter owns titles and descriptions.
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---
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name: fix
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description: Diagnose a bug, update its behavioral spec, create reviewable fix plan and task files, then hand off for explicit implementation with TDD.
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description: Diagnose a Kandev bug, reconcile its requirements and system design, create a reviewable fix plan and work orders, then hand off for explicit TDD implementation.
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---
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# Fix
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Use the same durable, reviewable workflow as feature work. Diagnose first, then
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produce the spec amendment, fix plan, and task files before changing production
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code. The user reviews those artifacts, switches the main session if desired,
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and sends a later explicit implementation request. Native subagents still
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require explicit authorization.
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Use the same durable workflow as feature work. Diagnose the defect first. Then
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reconcile specifications and create the fix plan and work orders before you
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change production code.
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## Core Flow
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## Core flow
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```text
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Evidence -> Root cause -> Spec amendment -> Fix plan + tasks -> Design-package handoff -> Explicit implementation request -> TDD implementation -> PR AI review
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Evidence -> Root cause -> Requirement conformance -> System-design check -> Fix plan + work orders -> Handoff -> Explicit implementation request -> TDD -> PR review
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```
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Do not patch production code before the planning checkpoint unless the user
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explicitly opts out of the workflow.
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explicitly opts out.
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## Phase 0: Evidence And Root Cause
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## Phase 0: Evidence and root cause
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When a bug originates from an issue tracker, read the canonical issue and every
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image attachment before hypothesizing. Reproduce with existing tests, a
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read-only trace, or a minimal throwaway repro. Do not add production code during
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this phase.
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When a bug comes from an issue tracker, read the canonical issue and each image
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attachment. Reproduce the behavior with existing tests, a read-only trace, or a
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minimal temporary reproduction.
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State the root cause before planning:
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State:
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- what is actually wrong, not only the symptom;
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- why it happens and under which conditions;
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- the smallest reliable reproduction; and
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- the intended regression-test level and path.
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- The incorrect behavior and its conditions.
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- The root cause.
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- The smallest reliable reproduction.
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- The intended regression-test level and path.
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If the problem cannot be reproduced or the cause remains unclear, stop and ask
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the user rather than guessing at a fix.
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If the cause remains uncertain, stop and ask the user.
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## Phase 1: Fix Specification
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## Phase 1: Reconcile specifications
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Before implementation, find the affected durable spec under
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`docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md` and amend its behavior or GIVEN/WHEN/THEN scenario
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to cover the regression. If no relevant spec exists, create a concise repair
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spec at `docs/specs/<fix-slug>/spec.md` that states the broken behavior, desired
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behavior, regression scenario, out-of-scope work, and any relevant contract or
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persistence constraint.
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Read `docs/specs/README.md`, the owning system index, and the relevant
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requirement and system-design documents. Use the legacy catalog only when the
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system has not migrated.
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This spec is the reviewable expected behavior; it is not an incident report.
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Classify the bug:
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## Phase 2: Fix Plan And Task Files
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1. **Implementation violates an active acceptance criterion.** Reference the
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existing `AC-*` ID. Do not create or rewrite a requirement.
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2. **The intended behavior is missing from requirements.** Add the smallest
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requirement and acceptance criteria that define it.
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3. **The intended product behavior changes.** Amend or supersede the affected
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requirement. Record the compatibility effect.
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4. **The technical design is wrong or incomplete.** Update the system design.
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Keep observable behavior in requirements.
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Create `docs/plans/<fix-slug>/plan.md` and sibling
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`docs/plans/<fix-slug>/task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md` files before implementation.
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Follow the `/plan` structure, with these fix-specific requirements:
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Do not create a standalone repair specification. The requirement is the durable
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behavioral source. The plan and work orders record this repair.
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- Link the amended repair spec and state the confirmed root cause.
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- Include the regression test that must fail before the code change and pass
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afterward.
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- Name exact files, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and targeted commands.
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- Use dependency waves and mark `parallel-safe` only for disjoint tasks with no
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shared schema, migration, generated contract, lockfile, or package config.
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- Keep `parallelism: sequential` by default in each task; waves are a human
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decision aid, not authorization to delegate.
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Use `/record` when the correction establishes a durable boundary, ownership
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rule, public contract, persistence rule, or security invariant with meaningful
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alternatives.
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## Phase 3: Design-Package Handoff
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## Phase 2: Create the fix package
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Before changing production or permanent test code, present:
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Create `docs/plans/<fix-slug>/plan.md` and sibling work orders through `/plan`.
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- root-cause summary and reproduction evidence;
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- amended/new spec path;
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- fix plan and task-file paths;
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- task waves, parallel candidates, and exact validation commands; and
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- risks and out-of-scope work.
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The package must:
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End the turn after this handoff. Do not call `ask_user_question_kandev` (or an
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equivalent approval prompt) to ask the user to approve the package or switch
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models. The user reviews the files, switches the main session if desired, and
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sends a later explicit implementation request. The files may remain
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`draft`/`pending`; do not wait for a separate approval marker. Do not infer
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subagent authorization from the plan.
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- Reference the affected `REQ-*` and `AC-*` IDs.
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- Reference the applicable system design.
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- State the confirmed root cause.
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- Name the regression test that fails before the correction.
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- Name exact files, dependencies, acceptance conditions, and commands.
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- Use dependency waves only when they clarify implementation order.
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## Phase 4: Implement With TDD After Handoff
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Keep work orders sequential by default. A wave does not authorize delegation.
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After the user explicitly asks to implement, execute the tasks sequentially by
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default:
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## Phase 3: Design-package handoff
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1. Mark the task `in_progress`.
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2. Write and run the regression test; confirm it fails for the expected reason.
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3. Implement the minimal fix.
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4. Run the task's exact targeted unit, integration, or E2E command.
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5. Mark the task `done` and update `plan.md` status in the primary session.
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Before you change production or permanent test code, report:
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For persisted defaults or coupled settings, audit every write/reset path for
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explicit empty or null values. Add the smallest invalid-pair regression,
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including fixture coverage, and verify normalized read-back plus existing
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validation.
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- Root cause and reproduction evidence.
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- Requirement IDs and system-design paths.
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- Plan and work-order paths.
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- Dependency order and exact commands.
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- Risks and exclusions.
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When the user explicitly authorizes subagents, follow
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`/planner-orchestration`: native delegation only, current user-selected model,
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`fork_turns: "none"`, compact task-file handoffs, no recursive spawning, and
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runtime usage-metadata confirmation. Only launch tasks marked parallel-safe.
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Then end the turn. Do not ask the user to approve the package or switch models.
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Wait for a later explicit implementation request.
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## Phase 5: PR Review
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## Phase 4: Implement with TDD
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After all task checks pass, commit, push, and open the PR. Do not run
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automatic local simplify, QA, code/security review, or broad verification. The
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two configured PR AI reviewers are the semantic-review gate. Use `/pr-fixup`
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only for CI failures or actionable reviewer findings, rerunning only the
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affected task check after remediation.
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After the explicit request:
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## Stop Conditions
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1. Change the work order to `in_progress`.
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2. Write and run the regression test.
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3. Make sure that the test fails for the expected reason.
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4. Implement the minimum correction.
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5. Run the work order's exact commands.
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6. Change the work order to `done` and synchronize `plan.md`.
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Stop and ask the user when the root cause is uncertain, the repair changes an
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architecture/public-contract/persistence/security boundary, the spec and code
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disagree, or the same targeted check fails three times.
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For persisted defaults or coupled settings, inspect every write and reset path.
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Cover explicit empty and null values when they affect the contract.
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## Final Report
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If the user authorizes subagents, obey `/planner-orchestration`. Use native
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delegation, compact work-order context, no recursive delegation, and no
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full-history fork.
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Report the root cause, spec/plan/task paths, design-package handoff,
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subagents explicitly authorized (if any), changed files, tests run, and current
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PR-review status.
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## Phase 5: PR review
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After all work-order checks pass, commit, push, and open the PR. Do not add an
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automatic local simplify, QA, broad review, security review, or verification
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pass.
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Use `/pr-fixup` only for a CI error or an actionable reviewer finding. Run the
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affected work-order check after a correction.
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## Stop conditions
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Stop when the root cause is uncertain, specifications and code disagree, the
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repair needs a new material design, or the same targeted check fails three
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times.
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## Final report
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Report the root cause, requirement IDs, system-design path, plan and work-order
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paths, changed files, commands, results, authorized subagents, and PR status.
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## Default Workflow
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1. Use a strong model for discovery, specs, plans, task files, and high-risk
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design.
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1. Use a strong model for discovery, requirements, system designs, plans, work
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orders, and high-risk decisions.
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2. At the completed-plan checkpoint, return control with a concise handoff. Do
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not call `ask_user_question_kandev` or ask the user to approve the package or
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switch models. The user reviews the artifacts, changes the model if desired,
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and sends a later explicit implementation request.
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3. Execute task files sequentially by default. Plans may label parallel-safe
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3. Execute work orders sequentially by default. Plans may label parallel-safe
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waves, but launch native subagents only after the user explicitly asks.
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4. Ask the user to switch back to a strong model only for an architectural,
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public-contract, persistence, or high-impact security decision.
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Do not create `.agents/agents`, `.codex/agents`, `.claude/agents`,
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`.cursor/agents`, or `.opencode/agents` files merely to route model tiers.
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The durable spec, plan, and task files are the model-switch handoff and the
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compact native-subagent work packet when the user authorizes delegation.
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The durable requirements, system designs, plans, and work orders are the
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model-switch handoff. A work order is the compact native-subagent packet when
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the user authorizes delegation.
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For planned implementation, the user explicitly authorizes native subagents.
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Use the model active in the selected primary session, use no full-history fork,
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## Pre-PR Validation Policy
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When task files define exact unit, integration, and E2E commands and two
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configured PR AI reviewers provide semantic review, make those task commands
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the only default local pre-PR validation. Do not add generic local simplify,
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When work orders define exact unit, integration, and E2E commands and two
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configured PR AI reviewers provide semantic review, make those commands the
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default task-specific local pre-PR validation. The shared harness lint,
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specification lint, diff checks, and targeted pre-commit hook required by
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`validation.md` remain mandatory for skill and reference changes. Do not add
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generic local simplify,
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QA, code/security review, or broad verification passes. Run an extra local gate
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only on explicit user request or to remediate a PR/CI finding.
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```bash
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python3 scripts/lint-harness-files.test.py
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python3 .github/scripts/lint-harness-files.py --all
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python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.test.py
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python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.py --all
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git diff --check -- <changed-files>
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wc -l <changed-harness-files>
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```
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---
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name: interview-me
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description: Clarify what the user actually wants before specs, plans, or code. Use when an ask is underspecified, when the user says "interview me", "grill me", "stress-test my thinking", or when you would otherwise fill in important product/architecture assumptions silently.
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description: Clarify what the user wants before requirements, system design, plans, or code. Use when an ask is underspecified, when the user asks for an interview or stress test, or when important product or architecture assumptions are missing.
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---
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# Interview Me
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## Output
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The deliverable is a confirmed statement of intent. If the user wants it persisted, save it only after confirmation, usually in a feature spec via `/spec`; avoid creating standalone intent docs unless explicitly requested.
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The deliverable is a confirmed statement of intent. If the user wants it
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persisted, save it only after confirmation. Use `/spec` to update the owning
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system requirement. Do not create a standalone intent document unless the user
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explicitly requests one.
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## Red Flags
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---
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name: plan
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description: Create a committed implementation plan from a feature spec. Explores the codebase, designs the approach, and produces docs/plans/<feature>/plan.md plus individual task files. Use after writing a spec and before implementing.
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description: Create a committed implementation plan and work orders from approved requirements and current system designs. Use after specification work and before implementation.
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---
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# Create Implementation Plan
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# Create an Implementation Plan
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This is a primary-session artifact skill. The user-started conversation creates
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the plan and task files, then returns control with a handoff. The user reviews
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the files, switches that same conversation to an implementation model if
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desired, and sends the explicit request to execute them.
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Translate requirements and system designs into a delivery plan under
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`docs/plans/<initiative>/`. The plan and its work-order files are implementation
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records. They are not product specifications.
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Translate a feature spec into a concrete, phased implementation plan saved under
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`docs/plans/<feature>/`. Plans and task files are committed implementation
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records for the current buildout; specs remain the durable requirements under
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`docs/specs/`.
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Read `docs/specs/guide/plans-and-work-orders.md` and
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`docs/specs/guide/traceability-and-lifecycle.md` before you write the plan.
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## Input
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## Inputs
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- The feature spec (`docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md`) — read it first
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- The codebase — explore relevant areas before designing
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Read these sources in full:
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## Output
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- The applicable requirement documents and `REQ-*` or `AC-*` IDs.
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- The applicable system-design documents.
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- Related ADRs.
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- The relevant source, tests, and one similar implementation.
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- `docs/plans/<slug>/plan.md` — a structured plan that links back to the spec
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and references every task file
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- `docs/plans/<slug>/task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md` — one independently executable
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implementation task per file
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Use the legacy feature specification during migration only when no replacement
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requirement or design exists.
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---
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## Outputs
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## Steps
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Create:
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### 1. Read the spec
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```text
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docs/plans/<initiative>/plan.md
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docs/plans/<initiative>/task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md
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```
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Read `docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md` in full. Identify:
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- The observable behaviors (What section)
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- The scenarios — each is a potential test case
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- Any out-of-scope items (don't plan for these)
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`plan.md` is the work-package manifest. Each `task-*.md` file is one work order.
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### 2. Explore the codebase
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## Workflow
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Search in parallel for all integration points the spec touches:
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- Relevant models, repos, services, handlers
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- Similar existing features to reuse as patterns
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- Frontend state slices, hooks, and components in the area
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- Existing tests in the area (to understand the testing patterns)
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### 1. Map the change
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Use `docs/decisions/INDEX.md` to check for relevant architectural decisions.
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Identify:
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Map dependencies before writing tasks. Implementation order follows the dependency chain: persistence/contracts first, service behavior next, API/client wiring after that, then UI and E2E. Prefer vertical slices that leave the product working over broad horizontal layers that cannot be verified until the end.
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- The required outcomes and acceptance criteria.
|
||||
- The design boundaries that implementation must preserve.
|
||||
- Existing models, repositories, services, handlers, clients, stores, and UI.
|
||||
- Existing tests and end-to-end patterns.
|
||||
- The dependency order for implementation.
|
||||
|
||||
### 3. Ask before designing (if needed)
|
||||
Check `docs/decisions/INDEX.md` for relevant decisions. Stop when the
|
||||
requirements, system design, ADRs, and code disagree on a material boundary.
|
||||
|
||||
If the spec leaves implementation choices open, ask — one question at a time. Do not assume. Examples of things to ask:
|
||||
- Which table/model owns new data?
|
||||
- Is a new API endpoint needed or does an existing one extend?
|
||||
- Should this be behind a feature flag?
|
||||
### 2. Write `plan.md`
|
||||
|
||||
Stop asking when you have enough to write the plan.
|
||||
|
||||
### 4. Write plan.md
|
||||
|
||||
Save to `docs/plans/<slug>/plan.md`. Use this structure:
|
||||
Use this structure:
|
||||
|
||||
```markdown
|
||||
---
|
||||
spec: docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md
|
||||
created: YYYY-MM-DD
|
||||
status: draft
|
||||
requirements:
|
||||
- REQ-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-001
|
||||
system_design:
|
||||
- ../../specs/<system>/system-design/<capability>.md
|
||||
legacy_specs: []
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Implementation Plan: <Feature Name>
|
||||
# Implementation Plan: <Initiative>
|
||||
|
||||
## Overview
|
||||
2-4 sentences. What changes, in what order, and why that order.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
State the result, the implementation order, and the reason for that order.
|
||||
|
||||
## Backend
|
||||
## Scope
|
||||
|
||||
### <Area 1 — e.g., Schema Changes>
|
||||
For each change: file path, exact struct/function/SQL, reason.
|
||||
### In scope
|
||||
|
||||
### <Area 2 — e.g., Service Layer>
|
||||
...
|
||||
- List the owned outcomes.
|
||||
|
||||
### <Area N>
|
||||
...
|
||||
### Out of scope
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
- List explicit exclusions.
|
||||
|
||||
## Frontend
|
||||
## Technical approach
|
||||
|
||||
> Skip this section if the spec has no user-facing changes.
|
||||
|
||||
### <Component / Page>
|
||||
File path, what changes, why.
|
||||
|
||||
### API client
|
||||
What new calls are needed and where they go.
|
||||
|
||||
### State
|
||||
Store slice / hook changes.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
Name exact files, symbols, schema changes, contracts, and integration points.
|
||||
Organize this section by implementation boundary or vertical slice.
|
||||
|
||||
## Tests
|
||||
|
||||
Every plan MUST include this section. For each testable behavior in the spec,
|
||||
list the exact pre-PR validation:
|
||||
- **What:** the behavior under test (maps to a spec scenario)
|
||||
- **File:** where the test goes (`*_test.go` or `*.test.ts`)
|
||||
- **How:** table-driven unit test / integration test with real DB / mock service
|
||||
Map every relevant acceptance criterion to its unit or integration evidence.
|
||||
Name the exact test file and method.
|
||||
|
||||
At minimum, include:
|
||||
- One unit test per new function with non-trivial logic
|
||||
- One integration test that exercises the full path (handler → service → repo)
|
||||
- One test per edge case called out in the spec scenarios
|
||||
## E2E tests
|
||||
|
||||
Do not add a generic local QA, review, security, simplify, or full-verification
|
||||
step to the plan. The listed task checks are the pre-PR evidence; the two PR AI
|
||||
reviewers perform semantic review after the PR opens.
|
||||
Include this section when the change has user-visible behavior. Map each flow
|
||||
to the applicable `AC-*` IDs and name the Playwright file and project.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
## Work orders
|
||||
|
||||
## E2E Tests
|
||||
- [ ] [Task 01: <Title>](task-01-<slug>.md)
|
||||
|
||||
> Skip this section only if the spec has zero user-visible UI changes.
|
||||
## Verification results
|
||||
|
||||
For each user-facing scenario in the spec:
|
||||
- **Scenario:** restate the GIVEN/WHEN/THEN from the spec
|
||||
- **File:** `apps/web/e2e/<area>/<name>.spec.ts`
|
||||
- **What to verify:** the observable outcome (URL change, element visible, toast shown)
|
||||
Pending.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
## Risks
|
||||
|
||||
## Verification Results
|
||||
Pending. On completion, synchronize this section with each task's `## Results`:
|
||||
record exact commands and outcomes/counts, generated artifact paths, and
|
||||
cleanup/teardown evidence.
|
||||
- Name concrete delivery or compatibility risks.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
## Open questions
|
||||
|
||||
## Implementation Waves And Parallel Candidates
|
||||
|
||||
Group task files by dependency order. Use waves to expose possible parallelism,
|
||||
but label a task as parallel-safe only when its files are disjoint and it does
|
||||
not touch shared schemas, migrations, generated contracts, lockfiles, or
|
||||
package-wide configuration. E2E follows the backend and frontend changes it
|
||||
covers.
|
||||
|
||||
The default is sequential execution in the primary conversation. Waves do not
|
||||
authorize subagents: only the user may explicitly ask to use them after
|
||||
selecting the implementation model.
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
Wave 1 (parallel candidates — user authorization required):
|
||||
- [ ] [task-01-backend-contracts](task-01-backend-contracts.md)
|
||||
- [ ] [task-02-backend-repository](task-02-backend-repository.md)
|
||||
|
||||
Wave 2:
|
||||
- [ ] [task-03-frontend-ui](task-03-frontend-ui.md)
|
||||
|
||||
Wave 3:
|
||||
- [ ] [task-04-e2e](task-04-e2e.md)
|
||||
Delete this section when it is empty.
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
For small features (≤3 tasks total), waves are optional — list sequentially.
|
||||
Do not place complete work-order bodies in `plan.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
The plan links to task files; it does not contain full task bodies. Update the
|
||||
checkbox/status link when a task is completed.
|
||||
### 3. Write work orders
|
||||
|
||||
Use this structure:
|
||||
|
||||
````markdown
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Open Questions
|
||||
(Delete when empty.)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### 5. Write task files
|
||||
|
||||
Create one task file beside `plan.md` per task, named
|
||||
`docs/plans/<slug>/task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md`. Use this structure:
|
||||
|
||||
```markdown
|
||||
---
|
||||
id: "01-backend-contracts"
|
||||
title: "Backend contracts"
|
||||
id: "01-<slug>"
|
||||
title: "<Title>"
|
||||
status: pending
|
||||
wave: 1
|
||||
depends_on: []
|
||||
plan: "plan.md"
|
||||
spec: "../../specs/<slug>/spec.md"
|
||||
requirements:
|
||||
- REQ-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-001
|
||||
acceptance_criteria:
|
||||
- AC-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-001.1
|
||||
system_design:
|
||||
- ../../specs/<system>/system-design/<capability>.md
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Task 01: Backend contracts
|
||||
# Task 01: <Title>
|
||||
|
||||
Each task should be small enough for one focused implementation pass:
|
||||
- **Acceptance:** 1-3 concrete conditions.
|
||||
- **Verification:** exact command(s), e.g. `cd apps/backend && go test -run TestName ./internal/path/...` or `cd apps && pnpm --filter @kandev/web test -- path/to/file.test.ts`. Frontend/E2E tasks must include the fresh-worktree bootstrap (`cd apps && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile`) when dependencies may be absent; direct web typechecking uses `cd apps/web && pnpm run typecheck`, while other workspace package commands use the documented `pnpm --filter` form. Backend commands should use the applicable repository `make` target when one exists. If several commands are required, write them as one sequentially runnable block rooted at a single directory (for example, `cd apps && ... && ...`) or make each `cd` explicit; do not rely on the caller's working directory surviving between commands.
|
||||
- **Files likely touched:** specific paths, not broad directories.
|
||||
- **Dependencies:** task numbers that must land first, or `None`.
|
||||
- **Parallelism:** `sequential` by default; set `parallel-safe` only with named
|
||||
disjoint files and no shared-state blocker.
|
||||
- **Inputs:** relevant spec sections, plan sections, patterns, and dependencies.
|
||||
- **Output contract:** summary, files changed, tests run, blockers, risks, and
|
||||
task/plan status update in the same conversation.
|
||||
## Summary
|
||||
|
||||
## Results
|
||||
Pending. Before marking the task done, replace this with every exact command
|
||||
actually run and its outcome/count, generated artifact paths, and cleanup or
|
||||
teardown evidence (including temporary capture-spec removal and
|
||||
`git diff --check` when used). Record security/trust and external side-effect
|
||||
boundaries when applicable, or explicitly state `None`.
|
||||
State the implementation outcome in two or three sentences.
|
||||
|
||||
Break a task down further if it touches unrelated subsystems, needs more than one focused session, or the title contains "and".
|
||||
## In scope
|
||||
|
||||
When an implementation agent starts the task, it must change `status` to
|
||||
`in_progress`. Before it finishes, reconcile **Files likely touched** with the
|
||||
actual diff, including modified existing tests used as E2E evidence. It may then
|
||||
change `status` to `done`, update its `## Results`, and synchronize the
|
||||
corresponding checkbox/status and `## Verification Results` in `plan.md`.
|
||||
- List the responsibilities that this work order owns.
|
||||
|
||||
## Out of scope
|
||||
|
||||
- List adjacent work that this work order does not own.
|
||||
|
||||
## Acceptance
|
||||
|
||||
- Give one to three concrete implementation conditions.
|
||||
|
||||
## Verification
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
<exact targeted command>
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### 6. End the design turn
|
||||
## Files likely touched
|
||||
|
||||
After `plan.md` and every task file are written and validated, report their
|
||||
paths, dependency order, exact checks, and open risks as a compact handoff,
|
||||
then end the turn. Do not call `ask_user_question_kandev` (or an equivalent
|
||||
approval prompt) to ask the user to approve the plan or switch models. The user
|
||||
reviews the artifacts and controls the next implementation request and model
|
||||
choice.
|
||||
- `path/to/file`
|
||||
|
||||
### Style rules
|
||||
## Dependencies
|
||||
|
||||
- **Be specific.** Name exact file paths, function signatures, SQL column names. The implementing agent should not need to re-explore the codebase.
|
||||
- **No speculation.** Only plan what the spec requires. Do not add "nice to have" items.
|
||||
- **Tests are not optional.** Every plan must have a Tests section. E2E is required whenever there are UI changes.
|
||||
- **Frontend is not optional.** If the spec has any user-visible behavior, the plan must have a Frontend section.
|
||||
- **Keep it proportional.** A small spec gets a 1-page plan. A large spec may need 3-4 pages. Do not pad.
|
||||
- **Keep task bodies out of the plan.** Put implementation details in individual
|
||||
task files and link to them from `plan.md`.
|
||||
Name prior work orders or write `None`.
|
||||
|
||||
## Risks
|
||||
|
||||
- Name concrete implementation or compatibility risks, or write `None`.
|
||||
|
||||
## Parallelism
|
||||
|
||||
`sequential`
|
||||
|
||||
## Inputs
|
||||
|
||||
- Requirement and system-design sections.
|
||||
- Existing code and test patterns.
|
||||
|
||||
## Results
|
||||
|
||||
Pending.
|
||||
````
|
||||
|
||||
Each work order must fit one focused implementation pass. Split work that has
|
||||
unrelated outcomes, independent verification, or a title that contains “and.”
|
||||
|
||||
Use `parallel-safe` only when files are disjoint and the tasks share no schema,
|
||||
migration, generated contract, lockfile, or package configuration. A wave does
|
||||
not authorize subagents.
|
||||
|
||||
### 4. Define verification
|
||||
|
||||
Every work order needs exact commands. Use repository `make` targets when they
|
||||
exist. Frontend work in a fresh worktree includes the workspace dependency
|
||||
installation before the first package command.
|
||||
|
||||
User-facing behavior needs end-to-end evidence somewhere in the work package.
|
||||
A low-level work order does not need an artificial browser test.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not add generic QA, review, simplify, security, or full-verification tasks.
|
||||
Task checks provide pre-PR evidence. Configured PR reviewers provide semantic
|
||||
review after the PR opens.
|
||||
|
||||
### 5. End the design turn
|
||||
|
||||
Report the requirement IDs, system designs, plan, work orders, dependency
|
||||
order, exact checks, and open risks. Then end the turn.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not ask for plan approval or a model switch. The user reviews the artifacts
|
||||
and sends a later explicit implementation request.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@ The user, not the harness, selects the model. Keep each phase in the primary
|
||||
conversation so the active model, transcript, and costs are visible in one place.
|
||||
|
||||
1. **Design checkpoint — strong model.** Use the user's strong model for
|
||||
clarification, codebase investigation, specs, plans, task decomposition, and
|
||||
high-risk design decisions. Default Codex guidance is GPT-5.6 Sol/high.
|
||||
2. **Design-package handoff.** Once the spec, plan, and task files are ready,
|
||||
summarize their paths and end the turn. Do not call
|
||||
clarification, codebase investigation, requirements, system designs, plans,
|
||||
work-order decomposition, and high-risk decisions. Default Codex guidance
|
||||
is GPT-5.6 Sol/high.
|
||||
2. **Design-package handoff.** Once the requirements, system design, plan, and
|
||||
work orders are ready, summarize their paths and end the turn. Do not call
|
||||
`ask_user_question_kandev` (or an equivalent approval prompt) to ask the
|
||||
user to approve the package or switch models. The user reviews the files,
|
||||
switches the main session if desired, and sends a later explicit
|
||||
implementation request. The files may remain `draft`/`pending`; do not wait
|
||||
for a separate approval marker.
|
||||
3. **Execution checkpoint.** After that explicit request, read the
|
||||
task file, mark it `in_progress`, implement with `/tdd`, run its exact
|
||||
work order, mark it `in_progress`, implement with `/tdd`, run its exact
|
||||
targeted checks, and mark it `done`. Work sequentially through the plan by
|
||||
default. The user, not the harness, chooses the active implementation model.
|
||||
4. **Escalation checkpoint.** Stop and ask the user to switch back to a stronger
|
||||
@@ -41,24 +42,25 @@ default implementation or test model. The active agent must never claim a model
|
||||
change occurred based on self-identification; use runtime model-usage metadata
|
||||
when such confirmation is needed.
|
||||
|
||||
## Task-File Workflow
|
||||
## Work-Order Workflow
|
||||
|
||||
Feature work still follows `/spec`, `/plan`, and `/spec-driven-development`:
|
||||
|
||||
- Store the accepted spec in `docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md`.
|
||||
- Store `plan.md` and independently actionable sibling task files in
|
||||
`docs/plans/<slug>/`.
|
||||
- Use `pending`, `in_progress`, and `done` task-file status as the durable
|
||||
execution record. The primary agent updates both the current task and the
|
||||
plan's status after each completed task.
|
||||
- Keep task files small enough that the same conversation can resume from their
|
||||
- Store requirements in `docs/specs/<system>/requirements/`.
|
||||
- Store technical design in `docs/specs/<system>/system-design/`.
|
||||
- Store `plan.md` and independently actionable sibling work orders in
|
||||
`docs/plans/<initiative>/`.
|
||||
- Use `pending`, `in_progress`, and `done` work-order status as the durable
|
||||
execution record. The primary agent updates both the current work order and
|
||||
the plan's status after each completed work order.
|
||||
- Keep work orders small enough that the same conversation can resume from their
|
||||
acceptance criteria, owned files, and exact verification command after a user
|
||||
switches model.
|
||||
|
||||
Task files are a model-switch handoff and, if the user explicitly asks for
|
||||
subagents, a compact work packet. They must include intent, dependencies, owned
|
||||
files, acceptance criteria, verification, and risks, but must not name an agent
|
||||
role or model tier.
|
||||
Work-order files are a model-switch handoff and, if the user explicitly asks
|
||||
for subagents, a compact work packet. They must include requirement IDs,
|
||||
system-design references, scope, dependencies, owned files, acceptance,
|
||||
verification, and risks. They must not name an agent role or model tier.
|
||||
|
||||
## User-Authorized Subagents
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ When the user authorizes subagents:
|
||||
- Do not recreate project custom-agent files or pin a different worker model.
|
||||
The child must use the active model the user selected in the primary session.
|
||||
- Use `fork_turns: "none"` (or the platform equivalent), not a full-history
|
||||
fork. Put the task-file path, owned files, acceptance criteria, exact command,
|
||||
fork. Put the work-order path, owned files, acceptance criteria, exact command,
|
||||
and dependencies in the initial prompt.
|
||||
- Launch only tasks explicitly marked parallel-safe with disjoint files and no
|
||||
shared schema, migration, generated contract, lockfile, or package config.
|
||||
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ comments, or spawns children.
|
||||
|
||||
## Task-Driven Validation And PR Review
|
||||
|
||||
Each task file owns its TDD requirement and exact unit, integration, or E2E
|
||||
Each work order owns its TDD requirement and exact unit, integration, or E2E
|
||||
commands. Its completed status and recorded command results are the pre-PR
|
||||
evidence; do not add a second generic validation pass here.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -118,5 +120,5 @@ Treat the OpenCode App as trusted semantic evidence only when `trusted_producer=
|
||||
- Do not continue from the design-package handoff automatically or treat
|
||||
artifact creation as implementation authorization. Wait for a later explicit
|
||||
implementation request; the user controls any model switch between turns.
|
||||
- Do not replace durable specs, plans, task files, tests, or verification with
|
||||
chat-only summaries.
|
||||
- Do not replace durable requirements, system designs, plans, work orders,
|
||||
tests, or verification with chat-only summaries.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,80 +1,92 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
name: record
|
||||
description: 'Keep durable architecture decisions and product specs in sync with the work happening in the conversation. AUTO-INVOKE when a request establishes or changes a long-lived architectural boundary, public contract, data ownership rule, operational invariant, or repo-wide convention with meaningful alternatives. Also invoke on explicit triggers: "record this", "create an ADR", "document this decision", "update the spec", "ADR for X". Run BEFORE coding when the decision is upfront, or AFTER landing when the right call only became clear during implementation. Do not create ADRs for simple features, local implementation choices, routine dependency changes, or bug fixes that do not establish a durable rule.'
|
||||
description: 'Keep durable architecture decisions, requirements, and system designs in sync. Auto-invoke when a request establishes or changes a long-lived boundary, public contract, ownership rule, operational invariant, or repo-wide convention with meaningful alternatives. Also use for explicit ADR or specification-recording requests.'
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Record Knowledge
|
||||
|
||||
Record architectural decisions for future reference, and keep related feature specs in sync.
|
||||
Record significant decisions for future work. Reconcile the affected
|
||||
requirements and system designs after the decision.
|
||||
|
||||
## Record a decision
|
||||
|
||||
When a significant architectural or design choice is made, create an ADR:
|
||||
Create an ADR when all statements are true:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Choose a decentralized ID in the form `YYYY-MM-DD-short-title`. The short title must be
|
||||
specific enough to remain unique among decisions created on the same date.
|
||||
2. Confirm that `docs/decisions/<id>.md` does not already exist.
|
||||
3. Create `docs/decisions/<id>.md` using the template below.
|
||||
4. Update `docs/decisions/INDEX.md` with the new entry.
|
||||
5. **Reconcile specs** — see "Update or create a spec" below.
|
||||
- The choice creates a durable constraint, boundary, contract, ownership rule,
|
||||
operational invariant, or repository-wide convention.
|
||||
- Meaningful alternatives have different trade-offs.
|
||||
- Future work must follow or supersede the choice.
|
||||
- A requirement, system design, test, or work order does not preserve enough
|
||||
rationale.
|
||||
|
||||
Existing numeric ADR IDs remain valid and must not be renamed. References use the complete stable
|
||||
ID, for example `ADR-2026-07-16-project-shell-output`.
|
||||
Do not create an ADR for a simple feature, local refactor, routine dependency
|
||||
change, plan sequence, or temporary migration step.
|
||||
|
||||
### ADR template
|
||||
## ADR procedure
|
||||
|
||||
1. Choose an ID in the form `YYYY-MM-DD-short-title`.
|
||||
2. Make sure that `docs/decisions/<id>.md` does not exist.
|
||||
3. Create the ADR with the template below.
|
||||
4. Add it to `docs/decisions/INDEX.md`.
|
||||
5. Reconcile affected specifications.
|
||||
|
||||
Existing numeric ADR IDs remain valid. Do not rename them.
|
||||
|
||||
```markdown
|
||||
# ADR-YYYY-MM-DD-short-title: Short Title
|
||||
# ADR-YYYY-MM-DD-short-title: Short title
|
||||
|
||||
**Status:** accepted | superseded by <adr-id> | deprecated
|
||||
**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD
|
||||
**Area:** backend | frontend | infra | protocol | workflow
|
||||
|
||||
## Context
|
||||
What situation prompted this decision. 2-5 sentences.
|
||||
|
||||
Explain the situation and the need for a decision.
|
||||
|
||||
## Decision
|
||||
What was decided. Reference file paths, packages, interfaces.
|
||||
|
||||
State the selected rule, boundary, or contract.
|
||||
|
||||
## Consequences
|
||||
Trade-offs. What becomes easier or harder.
|
||||
|
||||
State benefits, costs, and follow-up constraints.
|
||||
|
||||
## Alternatives Considered
|
||||
What else was considered and why it was rejected.
|
||||
|
||||
State each meaningful alternative and why it was not selected.
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### What warrants an ADR
|
||||
## Reconcile specifications
|
||||
|
||||
Create an ADR only when all of these are true:
|
||||
Read `docs/specs/README.md`, the owning system index, and the relevant files in
|
||||
`docs/specs/guide/`.
|
||||
|
||||
- The choice establishes a durable constraint, boundary, contract, ownership rule, operational
|
||||
invariant, or repo-wide convention.
|
||||
- There were meaningful alternatives with materially different trade-offs.
|
||||
- Future work will need to follow or deliberately supersede the choice.
|
||||
- A spec, plan, code comment, or regression test alone would not preserve enough of the reasoning.
|
||||
Apply these rules:
|
||||
|
||||
Typical examples include selecting a system-wide communication model, defining ownership across
|
||||
subsystems, changing a public API or persisted-data contract, and adopting a cross-cutting security
|
||||
or reliability invariant.
|
||||
- If the decision changes observable behavior, update the owning requirement
|
||||
and its `REQ-*` or `AC-*` criteria.
|
||||
- If the decision changes technical boundaries or contracts, update the owning
|
||||
system design.
|
||||
- If both change, update both artifacts and preserve their references.
|
||||
- If the decision is internal and does not change a documented design, the ADR
|
||||
is sufficient.
|
||||
- If no product system applies, state that fact in the ADR.
|
||||
|
||||
### What does NOT need an ADR
|
||||
Do not copy the ADR into requirements or system design. Link the ADR from the
|
||||
affected design. Requirements contain observable outcomes, not decision
|
||||
rationale.
|
||||
|
||||
- Simple features whose behavior belongs in a product spec
|
||||
- Local implementation tactics and refactors within an existing pattern
|
||||
- Routine dependency additions or upgrades
|
||||
- Bug fixes unless they establish a new rule that future implementations must follow
|
||||
- Plan sequencing, task breakdown, and temporary migration mechanics
|
||||
- Anything obvious, uncontested, or easily reversible without cross-system consequences
|
||||
During legacy migration, use `docs/specs/INDEX.md` to locate existing sources.
|
||||
Do not create a new generic `spec.md` file.
|
||||
|
||||
## Update or create a spec
|
||||
## Validation
|
||||
|
||||
ADRs capture *why* a decision was made. Specs capture *what* a feature does and why it exists. After recording an ADR, reconcile the affected spec — specs are the canonical product record kept in git, so they must stay accurate.
|
||||
Run:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Read `docs/specs/INDEX.md` and identify any spec whose scope the decision touches (e.g., a routing decision affects `office-provider-routing/spec.md`).
|
||||
2. For each affected spec:
|
||||
- **If the decision changes observable behavior, scope, or scenarios:** update `docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md` so the "What" and "Why" sections reflect the new direction. Add a `Decision: ADR-<id>` reference where relevant.
|
||||
- **If the decision is purely internal (implementation choice with no spec-visible change):** no spec edit needed — the ADR alone is sufficient.
|
||||
3. If the decision introduces a new product feature that has no spec yet, invoke `/spec` to create one rather than writing it ad-hoc here.
|
||||
4. If no spec applies (pure infra/process decision, like this knowledge system itself), skip — note in the ADR that no spec is needed.
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.py --all
|
||||
git diff --check -- docs/decisions docs/specs
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Do not duplicate ADR content inside the spec. Specs reference ADRs; they don't restate them.
|
||||
Report the ADR, affected requirement IDs, affected system designs, and the
|
||||
validation result.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,154 +1,147 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
name: spec-driven-development
|
||||
description: "Single-session Kandev feature workflow: clarify intent, create durable specs, plans, and task files, then hand off for user-directed model selection before implementation and verification."
|
||||
description: "Single-session Kandev feature workflow: clarify intent, create durable requirements, system designs, plans, and work orders, then hand off before implementation and verification."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Spec-Driven Development
|
||||
|
||||
Use this workflow for non-trivial features and behavior-changing fixes. The
|
||||
user-started primary conversation performs every phase by default. Plans may
|
||||
describe parallel work, but subagents are used only when the user explicitly
|
||||
authorizes them after selecting the implementation model.
|
||||
user-started primary conversation performs every phase by default. Subagents
|
||||
require explicit user authorization.
|
||||
|
||||
## Core Flow
|
||||
## Core flow
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
Intent -> Spec -> Plan + task files -> Design-package handoff -> Explicit implementation request -> Sequential TDD implementation -> PR AI review -> Report
|
||||
Intent -> Requirements -> System design -> Plan + work orders -> Design-package handoff -> Explicit implementation request -> TDD implementation -> PR review -> Report
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Do not replace the spec, plan, or task files with chat-only notes. Do not skip
|
||||
from intent to code unless the user explicitly opts out of this workflow.
|
||||
Do not replace durable artifacts with chat-only notes. Do not skip from intent
|
||||
to code unless the user explicitly opts out.
|
||||
|
||||
## Prompt-Precedence Gate
|
||||
## Prompt-precedence gate
|
||||
|
||||
Treat workflow-generated envelopes such as `[IMPROVE PHASE]`, "implement the
|
||||
requested change", Red-Green-Refactor checklists, verification commands, and
|
||||
commit instructions as execution guidance for Phase 5, not as permission to
|
||||
skip Phases 1–4. Before editing production or permanent test files, verify one
|
||||
of these conditions:
|
||||
Before you edit production or permanent test files, make sure that one condition
|
||||
is true:
|
||||
|
||||
1. A prior design turn produced the spec, plan, and current task file, and the
|
||||
user now explicitly asks to implement them; or
|
||||
2. The request references an existing reviewed spec, plan, and current task
|
||||
file; or
|
||||
3. The user explicitly says to skip spec/plan/task creation.
|
||||
1. A prior design turn produced the requirements, system design, plan, and
|
||||
current work order. The user now explicitly asks to implement them.
|
||||
2. The request references existing reviewed specifications, a plan, and the
|
||||
current work order.
|
||||
3. The user explicitly says to skip specification, plan, and work-order
|
||||
creation.
|
||||
|
||||
If neither is true, create or update the spec, plan, and task files, record any
|
||||
existing partial implementation as continuation context, and stop at the
|
||||
design-package handoff. Do not call `ask_user_question_kandev` or ask the user
|
||||
to approve the package or switch models at that checkpoint. A phase label or
|
||||
generic "implement" directive generated by a Kandev workflow is not an
|
||||
explicit opt-out.
|
||||
Workflow envelopes, phase labels, TDD lists, and generic implementation prompts
|
||||
do not satisfy this gate.
|
||||
|
||||
When a user explicitly asks to proceed with feature planning, complete the whole
|
||||
strong-model design package — spec, plan, and task files — before returning
|
||||
control. Do not add an approval/model-switch question at the handoff. Pause
|
||||
after a standalone spec only when the user asks to review that spec before
|
||||
planning, or when a material open question blocks a safe plan.
|
||||
If no condition is true, create or update the design package. Record any partial
|
||||
implementation as continuation context. Stop at the design-package handoff.
|
||||
|
||||
## Phase 0: Track The Work
|
||||
When the user asks for feature planning, complete the full design package before
|
||||
you return control. Stop after requirements only when the user requests a
|
||||
requirements review or a material question blocks safe design.
|
||||
|
||||
Keep a visible task list and mark each phase as it completes:
|
||||
## Phase 0: Track the work
|
||||
|
||||
1. Clarify intent
|
||||
2. Create or update the spec
|
||||
3. Create the implementation plan
|
||||
4. Decompose it into task files
|
||||
5. End the design turn and wait for the user's explicit implementation request
|
||||
6. Execute tasks with TDD and targeted checks (sequential by default)
|
||||
7. Open PR, address CI/review findings, record, and summarize
|
||||
Keep a visible task list:
|
||||
|
||||
## Phases 1–4: Design On The Strong Model
|
||||
1. Clarify intent.
|
||||
2. Create or update requirements.
|
||||
3. Create or update the system design.
|
||||
4. Create the plan and work orders.
|
||||
5. End the design turn.
|
||||
6. Execute work orders with TDD after an explicit implementation request.
|
||||
7. Open the PR, address valid findings, record changes, and report.
|
||||
|
||||
Use `/interview-me` only when the request is underspecified. Create or update:
|
||||
## Phases 1 to 4: Design
|
||||
|
||||
- `docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md` through `/spec` for the durable product behavior.
|
||||
- `docs/plans/<slug>/plan.md` through `/plan` for the technical sequence.
|
||||
- `docs/plans/<slug>/task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md` for each independently
|
||||
actionable implementation step.
|
||||
Use `/interview-me` only when the request needs clarification.
|
||||
|
||||
The spec must cover relevant scenarios, contracts, permissions, failures, and
|
||||
persistence guarantees. The plan must name likely files, dependency order,
|
||||
tests, E2E coverage where applicable, risks, and exact verification commands.
|
||||
Create or update:
|
||||
|
||||
Task files are the handoff between model tiers. Each must contain:
|
||||
- `docs/specs/<system>/requirements/<capability>.md` through `/spec`.
|
||||
- `docs/specs/<system>/system-design/<capability>.md` through `/spec`.
|
||||
- `docs/plans/<initiative>/plan.md` through `/plan`.
|
||||
- `docs/plans/<initiative>/task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md` through `/plan`.
|
||||
|
||||
- frontmatter: `id`, `title`, `status: pending`, `wave`, `depends_on`, `plan`,
|
||||
and `spec`;
|
||||
- 1–3 concrete acceptance conditions;
|
||||
- exact targeted verification command(s);
|
||||
- specific likely files and relevant spec/plan inputs;
|
||||
- dependencies and risks.
|
||||
During migration, use a legacy specification only when no new requirement or
|
||||
system design replaces it.
|
||||
|
||||
Task files must not name a worker role or model tier. They may be grouped into
|
||||
dependency waves and label parallel-safe candidates, but those labels are a
|
||||
human decision aid: the primary session executes sequentially unless the user
|
||||
explicitly asks to use subagents.
|
||||
Requirements define stable `REQ-*` and `AC-*` IDs. System designs map technical
|
||||
behavior to those IDs. Plans define delivery order. Work orders define one
|
||||
implementation result and its verification.
|
||||
|
||||
## Design-Package Handoff
|
||||
Each work order must contain:
|
||||
|
||||
Before any implementation, report the spec path, plan path, task-file list,
|
||||
planned test commands, and any open risks.
|
||||
- Frontmatter with `id`, `title`, `status`, `wave`, `depends_on`, `plan`,
|
||||
`requirements`, `acceptance_criteria`, and `system_design`.
|
||||
- A summary, scope, and exclusions.
|
||||
- One to three implementation acceptance conditions.
|
||||
- Exact targeted verification commands.
|
||||
- Specific likely files, dependencies, and risks.
|
||||
|
||||
After reporting the handoff, end the turn. Do not call
|
||||
`ask_user_question_kandev` (or an equivalent approval prompt), and do not ask
|
||||
the user to approve the artifacts or switch models. The user reviews the files,
|
||||
switches the model if desired, and sends a later explicit implementation
|
||||
request. The files may remain `draft`/`pending`; do not wait for a separate
|
||||
approval marker.
|
||||
Work orders do not name a worker role or model tier. Waves can identify
|
||||
parallel-safe candidates. They do not authorize subagents.
|
||||
|
||||
## Design-package handoff
|
||||
|
||||
Before implementation, report:
|
||||
|
||||
- Requirement documents and IDs.
|
||||
- System-design paths.
|
||||
- The plan and work-order paths.
|
||||
- Dependency order and exact verification commands.
|
||||
- Open risks and exclusions.
|
||||
|
||||
Then end the turn. Do not ask the user to approve the package or switch models.
|
||||
The user reviews the files and sends a later implementation request.
|
||||
|
||||
Recommended Codex route:
|
||||
|
||||
- GPT-5.6 Sol/high for clarification, codebase investigation, specs, plans, and
|
||||
- GPT-5.6 Sol/high for intent, investigation, specifications, plans, and
|
||||
high-risk design.
|
||||
- GPT-5.6 Terra/medium for implementation, TDD, targeted tests, and integration.
|
||||
- GPT-5.6 Luna/low only for short, mechanical, read-only status work.
|
||||
- GPT-5.6 Terra/medium for implementation, TDD, and integration.
|
||||
- GPT-5.6 Luna/low for short and mechanical read-only work.
|
||||
|
||||
Begin implementation only after that explicit implementation request. Never
|
||||
infer a successful model switch from a model's prose; the user's runtime model
|
||||
choice is authoritative when model confirmation is required.
|
||||
The user controls model selection. Do not infer a model change from prose.
|
||||
|
||||
## Phase 5: Execute Tasks
|
||||
## Phase 5: Execute work orders
|
||||
|
||||
For each task, in dependency order:
|
||||
For each work order, in dependency order:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Read the task, relevant spec and plan sections, and scoped `AGENTS.md`.
|
||||
2. Change only that task's status to `in_progress`.
|
||||
3. Implement with `/tdd`; use `/e2e` and `/mobile-parity` when applicable.
|
||||
4. Run the task's exact targeted verification command.
|
||||
5. Update its status to `done` and update the corresponding `plan.md` status.
|
||||
1. Read the work order, requirements, system design, plan, and scoped
|
||||
`AGENTS.md`.
|
||||
2. Change only that work order to `in_progress`.
|
||||
3. Implement with `/tdd`. Use `/e2e` and `/mobile-parity` when applicable.
|
||||
4. Run the exact targeted verification commands.
|
||||
5. Change the work order to `done` and synchronize `plan.md`.
|
||||
|
||||
If the user explicitly asks to implement with subagents, launch only
|
||||
parallel-safe tasks in the requested wave. Use native delegation with no
|
||||
full-history context fork, give each child the task-file path plus its owned
|
||||
files and exact check, and keep shared-plan status updates in the main session.
|
||||
The children use the implementation model active in the user-selected main
|
||||
session; confirm that through runtime usage metadata before accepting results.
|
||||
If the user authorizes subagents, launch only parallel-safe work orders in the
|
||||
requested wave. Use native delegation with no full-history fork. Give each
|
||||
child the work-order path, owned files, dependencies, and exact command.
|
||||
|
||||
If work reveals a new architecture, public contract, migration/persistence
|
||||
boundary, or high-impact security decision, stop and ask the user whether to
|
||||
switch back to the strong model before proceeding. Use `/record` if the decision
|
||||
is durable.
|
||||
If work needs a new architecture, public contract, persistence boundary, or
|
||||
high-impact security decision, stop and request a strong-model design pass. Use
|
||||
`/record` for a durable decision.
|
||||
|
||||
## Phase 6: Open The PR And Use Its Review Gates
|
||||
## Phase 6: Open the PR
|
||||
|
||||
After all tasks pass their exact targeted checks, commit through `/commit`,
|
||||
push, and open the PR. Do not automatically run `/simplify`, `/qa`,
|
||||
`/code-review`, security review, or broad `/verify` before opening it.
|
||||
After all work-order checks pass, request explicit user authorization before
|
||||
running `/commit`, `/push`, or `/pr`. Run only the operations the user authorizes.
|
||||
Do not add automatic local simplify, QA, broad review, security review, or
|
||||
`/verify` work.
|
||||
|
||||
The two configured PR AI reviewers are the semantic-review gate. Use
|
||||
`/pr-fixup` only for a CI failure or actionable reviewer finding. A fix reruns
|
||||
the task's relevant targeted check and updates its task/plan status; do not run
|
||||
a broad local suite unless the user explicitly asks.
|
||||
The configured PR reviewers are the semantic-review gate. Use `/pr-fixup` only
|
||||
for a CI error or an actionable reviewer finding. Run the affected work-order
|
||||
checks after a correction.
|
||||
|
||||
## Stop Conditions
|
||||
## Stop conditions
|
||||
|
||||
Stop and ask the user when the spec and codebase disagree, a task needs a
|
||||
materially new design, a model-tier escalation is required, or the same
|
||||
verification failure repeats after three focused attempts.
|
||||
Stop and ask the user when specifications and code disagree, implementation
|
||||
needs a material new design, a model escalation is necessary, or the same check
|
||||
fails after three focused attempts.
|
||||
|
||||
## Final Report
|
||||
## Final report
|
||||
|
||||
Report the spec and plan paths, task statuses, model checkpoints used, changed
|
||||
files, commands and results, user-authorized subagents (if any), semantic-review
|
||||
evidence, and known risks.
|
||||
Report requirement IDs, system-design and plan paths, work-order statuses,
|
||||
model checkpoints, changed files, commands and results, user-authorized
|
||||
subagents, PR-review evidence, and known risks.
|
||||
|
||||
+82
-185
@@ -1,226 +1,123 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
name: spec
|
||||
description: Write a feature spec — the "what & why" of a Kandev product feature, before coding. Use for a product feature, or from `/fix` to amend/create the concise behavioral repair spec required before implementation. Do not use for incident postmortems, behavior-preserving refactors, or infra-only work.
|
||||
description: Create or update Kandev product requirements and system-design documents before implementation. Use for new product behavior, changed contracts, or explicit specification work. Do not use for implementation plans, work orders, incidents, or behavior-preserving refactors.
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Writing a Spec
|
||||
# Specification Authoring
|
||||
|
||||
This is a planner-side artifact skill. The user-started primary planner may
|
||||
write and revise specs; implementation workers only read the relevant sections.
|
||||
Use this skill to create or update durable specifications. Requirements define
|
||||
observable behavior. System designs define the technical path that satisfies
|
||||
requirements.
|
||||
|
||||
A spec captures **what** a feature does and **why**, before deciding **how**.
|
||||
The canonical rules are in `docs/specs/guide/`. Read these files before you
|
||||
write an artifact:
|
||||
|
||||
If the user intent is still vague, run `/interview-me` first. A spec records confirmed intent; it should not be the place where the agent guesses what the user meant.
|
||||
- Always read `structure-and-ownership.md`.
|
||||
- Read `requirements.md` for requirement work.
|
||||
- Read `system-design.md` for system-design work.
|
||||
- Read `traceability-and-lifecycle.md` for IDs, statuses, references, or
|
||||
migration work.
|
||||
|
||||
## Bar
|
||||
Use the templates in `docs/specs/templates/`.
|
||||
|
||||
The bar a spec must clear: **a fresh agent given only this spec (no source code) should be able to either reimplement the feature OR test the system for conformance.**
|
||||
## Artifact routing
|
||||
|
||||
That means every requirement must be unambiguous. Where the feature has persistent state, the data model is documented. Where it exposes a contract (HTTP/WS/Go interface), the contract is documented. Where it has a multi-step lifecycle, the state machine is documented. If reading the spec leaves an implementer guessing, the spec is incomplete.
|
||||
Route the request before you write:
|
||||
|
||||
## Gate: is this actually a feature?
|
||||
| Request | Artifact |
|
||||
| --- | --- |
|
||||
| Kandev-wide purpose, actors, principles, measures, or constraints | `docs/specs/product/` |
|
||||
| Observable behavior for one owning system | `<system>/requirements/` |
|
||||
| Technical contracts, models, boundaries, or control flow | `<system>/system-design/` |
|
||||
| Durable choice with meaningful alternatives | `/record` and an ADR |
|
||||
| Delivery sequence and implementation tasks | `/plan` |
|
||||
| Incident or behavior-preserving refactor | No product requirement |
|
||||
| Bug | `/fix`, which checks the existing requirement first |
|
||||
|
||||
Before doing anything else, check that the topic is feature-shaped. A spec is appropriate ONLY when **all** of these are true:
|
||||
Do not create a generic `spec.md` file.
|
||||
|
||||
- It describes a **product-feature surface** — a capability a user (human or office agent) can invoke.
|
||||
- The "What" section can be written as observable behaviors the feature must support, not as a problem statement or a fix.
|
||||
- The artifact will be a **living document** that evolves with the feature, not a one-shot record of a decision or incident.
|
||||
## Workflow
|
||||
|
||||
If any of these are false, STOP and route to the right artifact:
|
||||
### 1. Locate the owning system
|
||||
|
||||
| Situation | Use this instead |
|
||||
|---|---|
|
||||
| Bug fix | `/fix` — diagnose first, then amend/create its concise behavioral repair spec, plan, and task files before implementation. |
|
||||
| Incident postmortem | `/record decision` when it establishes a durable convention; otherwise retain the incident record. |
|
||||
| Architecture or convention decision | `/record decision` — produces an ADR under `docs/decisions/`. No spec. |
|
||||
| Refactor that preserves behavior | Commit + (optional) ADR. No spec. |
|
||||
| Infra / tooling / build / CI change | Commit + (optional) ADR. No spec. |
|
||||
| Cluster of related sub-features under one umbrella | One spec for the umbrella feature, not one per sub-feature. |
|
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Read `docs/specs/README.md` and the likely system `README.md`. If the system has
|
||||
not migrated, use `docs/specs/INDEX.md` to locate the legacy source.
|
||||
|
||||
A "spec" that opens with a "Problem statement" or a "Root cause" section is not a spec. Specs describe what the feature **does for users**, not what went wrong or what we decided.
|
||||
Choose the system that owns the concepts and contract. Other systems reference
|
||||
that source. They do not copy it.
|
||||
|
||||
## What a spec is (and isn't)
|
||||
If no system owns the behavior, define the new system boundary before you write
|
||||
requirements. A new system needs a `README.md` based on the system template.
|
||||
|
||||
A spec **is**:
|
||||
- The user-visible behavior of one feature
|
||||
- A testable definition that the team agrees on before writing code
|
||||
- The source of truth for "is this feature done?"
|
||||
- Self-contained enough that an implementer or conformance tester needs nothing else
|
||||
### 2. Confirm intent
|
||||
|
||||
A spec **is not**:
|
||||
- An architecture or design document for *how* it's built (only contracts, not internals)
|
||||
- A task list
|
||||
- A retrospective of work already done
|
||||
- A record of a bug, incident, or postmortem (those are ADRs and regression tests)
|
||||
Use `/interview-me` when a missing product choice changes behavior, ownership,
|
||||
permissions, persistence, or a public contract. Do not hide an unresolved
|
||||
choice in a draft.
|
||||
|
||||
Implementation plans are separate committed artifacts under
|
||||
`docs/plans/<feature>/`. A spec may link to the active plan, but requirements
|
||||
must remain useful even when the plan changes.
|
||||
### 3. Write requirements
|
||||
|
||||
## Where it lives
|
||||
Create or update:
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
docs/specs/<umbrella>/<feature-slug>.md # nested under an umbrella when applicable
|
||||
docs/specs/<feature-slug>/spec.md # standalone feature folder
|
||||
```text
|
||||
docs/specs/<system>/requirements/<capability>.md
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
- Umbrellas group related features into one product surface (e.g. `office/`, `tasks/`, `integrations/`, `agents/`, `workspaces/`, `costs/`).
|
||||
- Slug is kebab-case, descriptive: `agents.md`, `provider-routing.md`. Avoid sequential numbering.
|
||||
- One file per feature surface. Sub-features that don't have their own observable contract live as sections inside the parent.
|
||||
Each requirement document must contain:
|
||||
|
||||
## Template
|
||||
- Valid frontmatter.
|
||||
- One or more stable `REQ-*` IDs.
|
||||
- At least one `AC-*` acceptance criterion for each requirement.
|
||||
- Observable behavior and explicit exclusions.
|
||||
|
||||
Required sections: `Why`, `What`, `Scenarios`, `Out of scope`.
|
||||
Use user stories only when they clarify a natural actor and outcome. Do not put
|
||||
files, functions, database queries, or implementation sequences in a
|
||||
requirement.
|
||||
|
||||
Optional sections: include only when the feature has the corresponding concern. A small UI feature may need none of them; a stateful subsystem will need most. A spec may include an `Implementation plan` link to `docs/plans/<feature>/plan.md`, but requirements must not depend on plan-only context.
|
||||
### 4. Write system design
|
||||
|
||||
```markdown
|
||||
---
|
||||
status: draft # draft | approved | building | shipped | archived
|
||||
created: YYYY-MM-DD
|
||||
owner: <name>
|
||||
---
|
||||
Create or update this file when the change needs a technical design:
|
||||
|
||||
# <Feature Name>
|
||||
|
||||
## Why
|
||||
1-3 sentences. The user problem and who feels it. No solution yet.
|
||||
|
||||
## What
|
||||
- Bullet list of must-have behaviors, written as observable outcomes.
|
||||
- Reserve SHALL/MUST for hard requirements.
|
||||
|
||||
## Data model <-- include when the feature has persistent state
|
||||
Entities, fields (with types), relationships. Where data lives (table name or
|
||||
store). Constraints (uniqueness, foreign keys, nullability). One paragraph or
|
||||
short table per entity. Diagrams only when multi-entity relationships aren't
|
||||
obvious from prose.
|
||||
|
||||
## API surface <-- include when the feature exposes a contract
|
||||
HTTP routes / WS event types / Go interfaces / CLI commands, with request
|
||||
and response shapes. Names, paths, methods, payloads — not implementation.
|
||||
Where an existing contract is reused, link to it instead of repeating.
|
||||
|
||||
## State machine <-- include when the feature has a multi-step lifecycle
|
||||
States, transitions, the trigger for each transition, and which actor causes
|
||||
each. A short list is fine for ≤6 states; a mermaid diagram or table for more.
|
||||
|
||||
## Permissions <-- include when authorization matters
|
||||
Who (role / agent / external caller) can read, write, or invoke each action.
|
||||
Cross-link to the agent-roles spec if the rule is "role X can do Y".
|
||||
|
||||
## Failure modes <-- include when failures are observable to the user or affect data
|
||||
What happens when each external dependency fails or invariant is violated.
|
||||
Whether the action retries, fails closed, falls back, or surfaces an error.
|
||||
This is where fail-closed/safe-deletion/retry conventions get encoded.
|
||||
|
||||
## Persistence guarantees <-- include when restart behavior matters
|
||||
What survives a kandev restart, what doesn't, and why. Covers worktrees,
|
||||
sessions, queued work, in-flight runs, and any caches the user can observe.
|
||||
|
||||
## Scenarios
|
||||
- **GIVEN** <state>, **WHEN** <action>, **THEN** <observable outcome>
|
||||
|
||||
The Scenarios section IS the conformance test surface. Write each scenario
|
||||
so an agent could turn it directly into a test case — observable preconditions,
|
||||
single triggering action, single observable outcome. Cover the golden path
|
||||
plus every edge case that changes the design or has different observable
|
||||
behavior than the golden path.
|
||||
|
||||
## Out of scope
|
||||
- What this feature deliberately is not doing.
|
||||
|
||||
## Open questions
|
||||
- (Delete this section when empty.)
|
||||
```text
|
||||
docs/specs/<system>/system-design/<capability>.md
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## How to write each section
|
||||
The design must list the applicable `REQ-*` IDs in frontmatter. It can use an
|
||||
explicit empty list for internal infrastructure with no independent product
|
||||
requirement.
|
||||
|
||||
### Why
|
||||
Frame the **user problem**, not the solution. "Users can't resume a stopped session, so they lose context across restarts" — not "add a session/resume endpoint". One to three sentences. If you can't state the problem in three sentences, the feature is too big and should be split.
|
||||
Describe stable components, models, contracts, flow, failure behavior,
|
||||
persistence, security, and observability when they apply. Link to global ADRs.
|
||||
Do not copy requirement or ADR text.
|
||||
|
||||
### What
|
||||
Bullet list of must-have behaviors, written as **observable outcomes**. Reserve `SHALL`/`MUST` for hard requirements that would break the feature if removed; everything else is plain prose. Avoid implementation verbs ("call the API", "store in SQLite") — those belong elsewhere.
|
||||
### 5. Update the system index
|
||||
|
||||
Good: "Stopped sessions resume into the last active turn."
|
||||
Bad: "Add a `/sessions/:id/resume` POST endpoint that restores the ACP session."
|
||||
Add the new documents to the system `README.md`. State the system boundary and
|
||||
link adjacent systems when ownership can be confused.
|
||||
|
||||
### Data model
|
||||
Include this section when the feature has any persistent state — DB tables, files on disk, state in a cache the user can observe. Name the entity, list its fields with types, note constraints (PK, FK, unique, nullable). Where the data lives (which table, which store) is part of the contract because conformance tests need to reach it.
|
||||
During migration, name the new source as authoritative. Replace the old source
|
||||
with a link or archive it. Do not leave two editable sources of truth.
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
worktree
|
||||
id string PK
|
||||
session_id string FK -> task_sessions.id (cascade delete)
|
||||
worktree_path string abs path on disk, "" allowed only while creating
|
||||
status enum active | merged | deleted
|
||||
created_at timestamp
|
||||
deleted_at timestamp nullable
|
||||
### 6. Validate
|
||||
|
||||
Run:
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.test.py
|
||||
python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.py --all
|
||||
git diff --check -- docs/specs docs/decisions
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### API surface
|
||||
List the contracts an external caller or another module relies on. HTTP routes (method, path, body, response codes), WS event types (name, payload), Go interfaces with signatures, CLI commands with flags. Don't describe internals — only what the boundary looks like. When an existing contract is reused, link to it.
|
||||
If a file reaches its size limit, split it by capability, lifecycle, or contract
|
||||
boundary. Do not add a size exception for a new document.
|
||||
|
||||
### State machine
|
||||
For features with a multi-step lifecycle (task states, session states, run states, worktree states), enumerate the states, the transitions between them, the trigger for each transition, and which actor causes each. Capture which transitions require approval or block on external signals.
|
||||
## Design-package behavior
|
||||
|
||||
### Permissions
|
||||
When the feature has any authorization, document who can do what. "Workspace admins can delete projects; project members can create tasks; runner agents cannot create new agents." Cross-link to `agents/` or `workspaces/` specs when the rule is a role-derived rule.
|
||||
When this skill runs inside `/spec-driven-development` or `/fix`, continue to
|
||||
the system design, plan, and work orders. Stop after requirements only when the
|
||||
user explicitly requests a requirements review or a material question blocks
|
||||
safe design.
|
||||
|
||||
### Failure modes
|
||||
Document the observable failure behavior for every external dependency the feature touches (DB, network, filesystem, external API) and every invariant it relies on. State whether the action retries, fails closed, falls back to a degraded path, or surfaces an error to the user. This is where conventions like "GC fails closed" or "approval requests retry on transient errors" become contract.
|
||||
|
||||
### Persistence guarantees
|
||||
What survives a kandev process restart? Worktrees on disk, queued runs, in-flight ACP sessions, dashboard subscriptions. State explicitly what does NOT survive so implementers don't accidentally make it durable. Include any TTLs, retention policies, or cleanup grace periods.
|
||||
|
||||
### Scenarios
|
||||
GIVEN/WHEN/THEN, observable from outside the system (UI state, API response, log line, DB row). Each scenario maps to one conformance test. Cover the golden path AND each edge case that changes the design.
|
||||
|
||||
```markdown
|
||||
- **GIVEN** a stopped session with a pending tool call, **WHEN** the user clicks Resume, **THEN** the agent re-runs the tool call and continues the turn.
|
||||
- **GIVEN** a worktree directory absent from `task_session_worktrees` and older than 24h, **WHEN** the office GC sweeps, **THEN** the directory is deleted and a log line `removing orphaned worktree directory` is emitted.
|
||||
- **GIVEN** the worktree inventory query returns an error, **WHEN** the office GC sweeps, **THEN** no directories are deleted and a warning is logged.
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Out of scope
|
||||
List explicit non-goals. Highest-value section for killing feature creep. Leave it in even when short — "no Windows support in this iteration" is a useful line.
|
||||
|
||||
### Open questions
|
||||
Park unresolved decisions here while drafting. Each one blocks the spec from being approved. Delete the section once empty.
|
||||
|
||||
### Success criteria
|
||||
When the request is vague ("faster", "better", "robust"), reframe it into measurable or observable success criteria before approving the spec.
|
||||
|
||||
Good:
|
||||
- "The dashboard first content appears within 2.5s on the seeded E2E dataset."
|
||||
- "A failed Jira auth refresh surfaces a settings banner and does not delete existing links."
|
||||
|
||||
Bad:
|
||||
- "The dashboard should feel fast."
|
||||
- "The integration should be robust."
|
||||
|
||||
## Right-sizing
|
||||
|
||||
The spec should be proportional to the feature. A small UI feature gets a 30-line spec with only Why/What/Scenarios/Out of scope. A stateful subsystem with persistence and a contract surface needs Data model + API surface + State machine + Failure modes + Persistence guarantees — and that's fine, because each of those is required to implement or test the feature correctly.
|
||||
|
||||
Signs a spec is the wrong size:
|
||||
- **Too thin:** an implementer can't write the code without asking questions a conformance test would also need answered. Add the missing contract section.
|
||||
- **Too thick:** content is restating what's in the code or the ADR. Cross-link instead of duplicating.
|
||||
- **Too broad:** one spec covers multiple features that have different actors, contracts, or lifecycles. Split.
|
||||
|
||||
A padded spec is worse than a short one — it hides the requirements behind ceremony. But an under-specified spec fails the bar at the top of this file.
|
||||
|
||||
## Style notes
|
||||
|
||||
- **Symbols in code font.** File paths, packages, types, table names: `internal/agent/lifecycle`, `TaskSession`, `task_session_worktrees`.
|
||||
- **Cross-link, don't duplicate.** Reference ADRs (`../../decisions/<adr-id>.md`) and other specs rather than restating their content.
|
||||
- **Specs rarely need diagrams.** A user-flow mermaid is acceptable when it clarifies a multi-step interaction. Architectural diagrams do not belong here — those go in ADRs.
|
||||
- **Present tense, active voice.** "The agent resumes the turn" — not "the turn will be resumed by the agent".
|
||||
- **Concrete over abstract.** "Wakeups fire at most once per 60s per agent" is testable; "wakeups are rate-limited appropriately" is not.
|
||||
- **Assumptions visible.** If you infer behavior from current code, name the assumption and keep it in Open questions until confirmed.
|
||||
- **Review boundary.** When `/spec` is a standalone request, finish the spec
|
||||
and return control without calling `ask_user_question_kandev` (or an
|
||||
equivalent prompt) solely to request approval. When `/spec` is part of
|
||||
`/spec-driven-development` or `/fix` planning, continue through the plan and
|
||||
task files before the design-package handoff. A material open question that
|
||||
prevents a safe plan is still a valid reason to ask for clarification.
|
||||
For a standalone specification request, report the changed paths, requirement
|
||||
IDs, design references, validation results, and open questions. Then return
|
||||
control to the user.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ Choose the right level:
|
||||
|
||||
Prefer state/output assertions over interaction assertions. Mock only slow, nondeterministic, or external boundaries; use real implementations or fakes when they keep the test deterministic.
|
||||
|
||||
When a work order names an `AC-*` acceptance criterion, keep the mapping visible
|
||||
in the test name or a nearby `@covers AC-...` comment. Do not copy the complete
|
||||
requirement into the test.
|
||||
|
||||
For failure-path tests, inject the error at the boundary the production code claims to handle and exercise the real downstream call chain; do not short-circuit by mocking the handler under test.
|
||||
|
||||
### Cross-layer contracts
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Task arrives
|
||||
|-- Need to clarify intent first? ----------> /interview-me
|
||||
|-- Create/change/fix/publish Kandev plugin? -> /create-kandev-plugin plus /fix or /tdd as needed
|
||||
|-- New feature or behavior-changing fix? --> /spec-driven-development
|
||||
|-- Bug regression? ------------------------> /fix -> repair spec -> fix plan/tasks -> /tdd
|
||||
|-- Bug regression? ------------------------> /fix -> requirement/design check -> fix plan/work orders -> /tdd
|
||||
|-- Running/debugging Kandev locally? ------> /debug
|
||||
|-- Need focused context setup? ------------> /context-engineering
|
||||
|-- Code change with test coverage? --------> /tdd
|
||||
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Task arrives
|
||||
|-- Validate implementation? ----------------> /tdd plus exact task-defined tests/E2E
|
||||
|-- Need local QA/review/simplification? ----> only on explicit user request or PR finding
|
||||
|-- Improve skills/agents/commands? --------> /harness-improvement
|
||||
|-- Record decisions/spec changes? ---------> /record
|
||||
|-- Record decisions/specification changes? -> /record
|
||||
|-- Public docs impact? --------------------> /docs-maintainer
|
||||
|-- Commit/push/PR? ------------------------> /commit -> /push or /pr
|
||||
`-- Release/versioning? --------------------> /release
|
||||
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ Use the smallest covering set and state the order.
|
||||
7. Verify with evidence: targeted task-defined tests and browser/E2E proof for
|
||||
user-facing flows. The two PR AI reviewers provide semantic review after PR
|
||||
creation; do not add broad local gates by default.
|
||||
8. Keep all repository work in the primary conversation. Use durable spec,
|
||||
plan, and task files as the user-controlled handoff when switching models.
|
||||
8. Keep all repository work in the primary conversation. Use durable
|
||||
requirements, system designs, plans, and work orders as the user-controlled
|
||||
handoff when switching models.
|
||||
9. Product media always invokes `/product-demo-seeding` before `/product-video-capture`, even when a prior seed or capture exists. Re-prove current `origin/main`, disposable runtime/data, and teardown; never capture a developer instance or database.
|
||||
10. In Kandev repos, local `/commit`, `/push`, and `/pr` workflows, the repository
|
||||
PR template, and `.github/AGENTS.md` are authoritative for publication.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ name: Lint Harness Files
|
||||
# leave it. `merge_group` cannot carry a `paths:` filter in the first place.
|
||||
#
|
||||
# The heavier gates push their filtering down into a `changes` job (see
|
||||
# `.github/scripts/changed-paths.py`). This job is a checkout plus four short
|
||||
# linters, so the whole list is replaced by simply always running: cheaper than
|
||||
# the job that would decide whether to run it, and it closes the gap where a
|
||||
# harness file outside the old list changed and nothing checked it.
|
||||
# `.github/scripts/changed-paths.py`). This job is a checkout plus short
|
||||
# linters, so the whole list is replaced by always running this job. This is
|
||||
# cheaper than the job that would decide whether to run it. It also closes the
|
||||
# gap where a harness file outside the old list changed and nothing checked it.
|
||||
# See docs/ci-merge-queue.md.
|
||||
on:
|
||||
push:
|
||||
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ jobs:
|
||||
- name: Lint harness files
|
||||
run: python3 .github/scripts/lint-harness-files.py --all
|
||||
|
||||
- name: Test specification linter
|
||||
run: python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.test.py
|
||||
|
||||
- name: Lint specifications
|
||||
run: python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.py --all
|
||||
|
||||
- name: Test plugin API claim guard
|
||||
run: node --test scripts/validate-plugin-api-claims.test.mjs
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ repos:
|
||||
language: system
|
||||
pass_filenames: false
|
||||
|
||||
- id: specification-lint
|
||||
name: Specification structure and size lint
|
||||
entry: python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.py --all
|
||||
language: system
|
||||
files: ^docs/specs/.*|^scripts/lint-spec-files\.py$|^scripts/lint-spec-files\.test\.py$
|
||||
pass_filenames: false
|
||||
|
||||
# Backend (Go) hooks
|
||||
- repo: local
|
||||
hooks:
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -141,15 +141,23 @@ history and remains immutable.
|
||||
### Knowledge
|
||||
|
||||
- **Public docs:** Website-ready user documentation lives in `docs/public/**`. Use `/docs-maintainer` when a change affects CLI commands, config keys, install/deploy flows, workflows, executors, public APIs, screenshots, or user-facing terminology.
|
||||
- **Specs:** Feature specs live in `docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md` — the durable "what & why" of a feature, written before coding. Use `/spec` to write or update a spec. See `docs/specs/INDEX.md`.
|
||||
- **Specifications:** Durable product context, requirements, and system designs
|
||||
live under `docs/specs/**`. New work uses
|
||||
`docs/specs/<system>/requirements/` and
|
||||
`docs/specs/<system>/system-design/`. Read `docs/specs/README.md` and the
|
||||
relevant file in `docs/specs/guide/`. Use `docs/specs/INDEX.md` only to find
|
||||
unmigrated legacy specifications. Run `python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.py
|
||||
--all` after specification changes.
|
||||
- **Decisions:** Architecture decisions are recorded in `docs/decisions/`. Read `docs/decisions/INDEX.md` for an overview. When making significant architectural choices, create a new ADR via `/record decision`.
|
||||
- **Plans:** Implementation plans are generated from specs via `/plan` and committed under `docs/plans/<slug>/plan.md`, with individual sibling task files named `docs/plans/<slug>/task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md`. Specs are the living requirements; plans and task files are implementation records for the current buildout.
|
||||
- **Plans:** Implementation plans are generated from requirements and system
|
||||
designs through `/plan`. `docs/plans/<initiative>/plan.md` is a work-package
|
||||
manifest. Its sibling `task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md` files are work orders.
|
||||
|
||||
### Plan Implementation
|
||||
|
||||
- Specs, plans, and task files are the durable source of implementation scope,
|
||||
dependency order, and task-level validation. Keep their statuses and recorded
|
||||
command results accurate. The feature and fix skills define the workflow.
|
||||
- Requirements and system designs define durable behavior and technical
|
||||
boundaries. Plans and work orders define implementation scope, dependency
|
||||
order, and task-level validation. Keep their statuses and results accurate.
|
||||
|
||||
### Observability
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -178,10 +186,11 @@ or model tiers.
|
||||
The read-only `pr-poller` is the sole repository-defined exception: use it only
|
||||
after the user explicitly asks to wait for or monitor PR updates.
|
||||
|
||||
Use the user's strong model for specs, plans, task files, and high-risk design.
|
||||
When the user asks to proceed with feature planning, produce the spec, plan,
|
||||
and task files as one design package; pause after a spec only when the user
|
||||
explicitly requests spec review or a material open question prevents planning.
|
||||
Use the user's strong model for requirements, system designs, plans, work
|
||||
orders, and high-risk design. When the user asks to proceed with feature
|
||||
planning, produce all four artifact types as one design package. Pause after
|
||||
requirements only when the user requests review or a material question blocks
|
||||
planning.
|
||||
At the completed-plan checkpoint, return control with a concise handoff. Do not
|
||||
call `ask_user_question_kandev` (or an equivalent approval prompt) to ask the
|
||||
user to approve the package or switch models. The user reviews the files,
|
||||
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ requested change", TDD checklists, verification commands, or commit steps does
|
||||
not opt a feature or behavior-changing fix out of spec-driven development. If
|
||||
the request neither references an existing reviewed package nor explicitly asks
|
||||
to implement a package created during a prior design turn, run
|
||||
`spec-driven-development` through the plan/task checkpoint and stop before
|
||||
`spec-driven-development` through the plan/work-order checkpoint and stop before
|
||||
production or permanent test changes. End that turn at the design-package
|
||||
handoff; do not ask for approval or a model switch. A generic implementation
|
||||
envelope is not an explicit opt-out; the user must either explicitly ask to
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ test-scripts:
|
||||
@bash scripts/opencode-code-review.test.sh
|
||||
@python3 scripts/opencode-code-review.test.py
|
||||
@python3 scripts/lint-harness-files.test.py
|
||||
@python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.test.py
|
||||
@python3 scripts/lint-architecture.test.py
|
||||
@python3 scripts/playwright-blob-audit.test.py
|
||||
@bash scripts/release-desktop.test.sh
|
||||
@@ -621,7 +622,7 @@ test-e2e-ci:
|
||||
#
|
||||
|
||||
.PHONY: lint
|
||||
lint: lint-backend lint-web lint-harness lint-architecture
|
||||
lint: lint-backend lint-web lint-harness lint-specs lint-architecture
|
||||
@printf "\n$(GREEN)$(BOLD)✓ Linting complete!$(RESET)\n"
|
||||
|
||||
.PHONY: lint-backend
|
||||
@@ -639,6 +640,11 @@ lint-harness:
|
||||
@printf "$(CYAN)Linting harness files...$(RESET)\n"
|
||||
@python3 .github/scripts/lint-harness-files.py --all
|
||||
|
||||
.PHONY: lint-specs
|
||||
lint-specs:
|
||||
@printf "$(CYAN)Linting specification files...$(RESET)\n"
|
||||
@python3 scripts/lint-spec-files.py --all
|
||||
|
||||
.PHONY: lint-architecture
|
||||
lint-architecture:
|
||||
@printf "$(CYAN)Linting architecture...$(RESET)\n"
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
|
||||
# 0001: File-based knowledge system
|
||||
|
||||
**Status:** accepted
|
||||
**Date:** 2026-03-28 (updated 2026-07-16)
|
||||
**Status:** accepted (specification layout amended by ADR-2026-08-22-system-oriented-specifications)
|
||||
**Date:** 2026-03-28 (amended 2026-08-22)
|
||||
**Area:** infra
|
||||
|
||||
## Context
|
||||
@@ -14,14 +14,24 @@ Use a three-tier, file-based knowledge system:
|
||||
|
||||
- **Tier 1 (always loaded):** `CLAUDE.md` stays slim and points to Tier 2 indexes.
|
||||
- **Tier 2 (index files):** `docs/decisions/INDEX.md` and `docs/specs/INDEX.md` — one-line-per-entry tables that agents read to find relevant items.
|
||||
- **Tier 3 (individual files):** Individual ADRs (`docs/decisions/<adr-id>.md`) and feature specs (`docs/specs/<slug>/spec.md`), loaded only when needed.
|
||||
- **Tier 3 (individual files):** Individual ADRs and specification documents,
|
||||
loaded only when needed.
|
||||
|
||||
ADRs `0001` through `0042` retain their numeric IDs. New ADRs use decentralized,
|
||||
date-prefixed IDs in the form `YYYY-MM-DD-short-title`, with a sufficiently specific slug to avoid
|
||||
same-day collisions. The complete filename stem is the stable ADR ID. This removes the need for
|
||||
parallel branches to reserve a shared next number.
|
||||
|
||||
Architecture decisions are recorded as ADRs (this file is an example). Product features are captured as specs under `docs/specs/<slug>/` — the "what & why", committed to git. Implementation plans (`docs/specs/<slug>/plan.md`) and post-ship notes (`docs/specs/<slug>/notes.md`) live alongside specs but are **gitignored** — they are ephemeral working files regenerated from the spec as needed, not permanent records.
|
||||
Architecture decisions are recorded as ADRs (this file is an example). Product
|
||||
behavior is captured in the system-oriented specification layout defined by
|
||||
`ADR-2026-08-22-system-oriented-specifications`. ~~Implementation plans
|
||||
(`docs/specs/<slug>/plan.md`) and post-ship notes (`docs/specs/<slug>/notes.md`)
|
||||
live alongside specs but are **gitignored** — they are ephemeral working files
|
||||
regenerated from the spec as needed, not permanent records.~~
|
||||
|
||||
> The current specification and plan layout is defined by
|
||||
> `ADR-2026-08-22-system-oriented-specifications`. The paragraph above records
|
||||
> the original layout.
|
||||
|
||||
A `/record` skill creates ADRs and a `/spec` skill creates specs, but the system works without them — agents can create files directly following the conventions.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -36,7 +46,7 @@ future work must follow.
|
||||
- Agents can discover past decisions by reading a small index file, then drill into specific ADRs.
|
||||
- No file grows unbounded — each decision is its own file.
|
||||
- Knowledge is committed to git and survives across sessions, branches, and agent providers.
|
||||
- The `/feature` skill integrates with the decision log (reads in Phase 2, writes in Phase 6).
|
||||
- The `/spec` skill integrates with the decision log (reads in design, writes when a durable decision is needed).
|
||||
- Requires discipline to record decisions — this is a convention, not an enforcement mechanism.
|
||||
- Date-prefixed IDs are longer than sequence numbers, but branches can create them independently
|
||||
without filename collisions over the next shared integer.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
|
||||
# ADR-2026-08-22-system-oriented-specifications: Organize Specifications by System
|
||||
|
||||
**Status:** accepted
|
||||
**Date:** 2026-08-22
|
||||
**Area:** workflow, infra
|
||||
|
||||
## Context
|
||||
|
||||
Kandev stores product requirements, technical contracts, and implementation
|
||||
details in `docs/specs`. Many files now contain all three types of information.
|
||||
This mixture makes the files difficult to find, maintain, and load into an
|
||||
agent context.
|
||||
|
||||
The repository also uses two directory patterns. Some specifications use a
|
||||
product group such as `tasks/` or `office/`. Other specifications use one
|
||||
directory for each feature. The mixed structure weakens ownership and creates
|
||||
large standalone documents.
|
||||
|
||||
## Decision
|
||||
|
||||
Keep `docs/specs` as the root for durable product and system specifications.
|
||||
Organize new specifications by an owning system. Each system can contain these
|
||||
directories:
|
||||
|
||||
- `requirements/` defines required and observable behavior.
|
||||
- `system-design/` defines the technical design that satisfies requirements.
|
||||
|
||||
Use `docs/specs/product/` for Kandev-wide purpose, actors, principles, success
|
||||
measures, constraints, and the product map. Keep plans and work orders in
|
||||
`docs/plans`. Keep architecture decisions in `docs/decisions`.
|
||||
|
||||
Use stable `REQ-*` identifiers for requirements. Use stable `AC-*` identifiers
|
||||
for acceptance criteria. System designs and work orders reference these
|
||||
identifiers. Tests reference acceptance criteria when the mapping is useful.
|
||||
|
||||
Use `docs/specs/guide/` as the canonical authoring guide. Skills apply this
|
||||
guide but do not duplicate its complete rules. A repository linter enforces
|
||||
the mechanical rules, including file-size limits.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not move all legacy specifications in one mechanical change. A migration
|
||||
must separate product intent from technical design. Each migrated system must
|
||||
name one new source of truth before legacy content becomes a link or archive.
|
||||
|
||||
This decision amends the specification layout in ADR-0001. It does not change
|
||||
the file-based and progressively loaded knowledge model.
|
||||
|
||||
No product specification needs an update. This decision changes the repository
|
||||
authoring system and not Kandev product behavior.
|
||||
|
||||
## Consequences
|
||||
|
||||
Requirements and system designs stay close because they share an owning
|
||||
system. Agents can load one system index and select only the necessary files.
|
||||
|
||||
The term `specification` becomes an umbrella term. New documents do not use a
|
||||
generic `spec.md` filename. Authors must identify each document as a product
|
||||
document, requirement, system design, ADR, plan, or work order.
|
||||
|
||||
The repository needs a controlled migration for existing specifications.
|
||||
Legacy files remain valid until their owning system migrates. Oversized legacy
|
||||
files cannot grow beyond their recorded size ceiling.
|
||||
|
||||
## Alternatives Considered
|
||||
|
||||
### Organize by artifact type
|
||||
|
||||
This option used separate top-level trees for requirements and technical
|
||||
designs. It made artifact types easy to list, but it separated documents that
|
||||
agents usually read together.
|
||||
|
||||
### Put each feature in its own directory
|
||||
|
||||
This option put `requirements.md` and `system-design.md` in a feature directory.
|
||||
It gave strong local grouping, but it recreated the existing standalone-feature
|
||||
sprawl.
|
||||
|
||||
### Use the term blueprint
|
||||
|
||||
This option followed an external software-factory model. The term did not match
|
||||
Kandev terminology and implied a more rigid document than a living system
|
||||
design.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Read individual ADRs for full context. Create new ones via `/record decision` or
|
||||
|
||||
| ID | Title | Status | Area | Date |
|
||||
| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------- | ---------- |
|
||||
| 0001 | [File-based knowledge system](0001-file-based-knowledge-system.md) | accepted (amended 2026-07-16) | infra | 2026-03-28 |
|
||||
| 0001 | [File-based knowledge system](0001-file-based-knowledge-system.md) | accepted (amended 2026-08-22) | infra | 2026-03-28 |
|
||||
| 0002 | [Host utility agentctl for sessionless ACP flows](0002-host-utility-agentctl-for-sessionless-flows.md) | accepted | backend | 2026-04-08 |
|
||||
| 0003 | [executors_running as the single source of truth for agent_execution_id](0003-executors-running-as-execution-id-source-of-truth.md) | accepted | backend | 2026-05-03 |
|
||||
| 0004 | [Task model unification — shared base, per-strategy meta, shared kernel](0004-task-model-unification.md) | proposed | backend, frontend | 2026-05-05 |
|
||||
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ Read individual ADRs for full context. Create new ones via `/record decision` or
|
||||
| 2026-08-20-acp-client-non-underscore-extension-methods | [Route Non-Underscore Inbound Client Methods to the Extension Handler](2026-08-20-acp-client-non-underscore-extension-methods.md) | accepted | backend, protocol | 2026-08-20 |
|
||||
| 2026-08-22-persistent-fork-approval-labels | [Persist Fork Approval Labels Across Pushes](2026-08-22-persistent-fork-approval-labels.md) | accepted | infra, workflow, security | 2026-08-22 |
|
||||
| 2026-08-22-plugin-version-retention | [Keep Exactly One Superseded Plugin Version](2026-08-22-plugin-version-retention.md) | accepted | backend | 2026-08-22 |
|
||||
| 2026-08-22-system-oriented-specifications | [Organize specifications by system](2026-08-22-system-oriented-specifications.md) | accepted | workflow, infra | 2026-08-22 |
|
||||
| 2026-08-22-pr-walkthrough-r2-hosting | [Host PR walkthrough HTML in Cloudflare R2](2026-08-22-pr-walkthrough-r2-hosting.md) | accepted | infra, workflow, security | 2026-08-22 |
|
||||
| 2026-08-22-agent-owned-pr-walkthrough-rendering | [Keep PR walkthrough rendering agent owned and provider neutral](2026-08-22-agent-owned-pr-walkthrough-rendering.md) | superseded by 2026-08-22-pr-walkthrough-filesystem-runner | workflow, infra, security | 2026-08-22 |
|
||||
| 2026-08-22-pr-walkthrough-filesystem-runner | [Use a Filesystem Contract for PR Walkthrough Runners](2026-08-22-pr-walkthrough-filesystem-runner.md) | accepted | workflow, infra, security | 2026-08-22 |
|
||||
|
||||
+15
-5
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
|
||||
# Feature Specs
|
||||
# Legacy Feature Specification Catalog
|
||||
|
||||
Specs for kandev product features, grouped by umbrella. Each spec describes a user-invocable capability and is the source of truth for "is this feature done?"
|
||||
This catalog locates specifications that predate the system-oriented structure.
|
||||
Do not add new standalone feature specifications here. New system specifications
|
||||
follow [`docs/specs/README.md`](README.md) and live under an owning system in
|
||||
`requirements/` or `system-design/`. Product-wide specifications live under
|
||||
`docs/specs/product/`.
|
||||
|
||||
Each legacy specification remains authoritative until its system `README.md`
|
||||
names a replacement.
|
||||
|
||||
The bar: an agent given only a spec (no source code) should be able to either reimplement the feature or test the existing system for conformance. See `.agents/skills/spec/SKILL.md` for the workflow and template.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -327,15 +334,18 @@ System pages (Radarr/Sonarr-style) for status, disk usage, database maintenance,
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Conventions
|
||||
## Legacy conventions
|
||||
|
||||
- **Spec layout.** Umbrella specs live as flat `.md` files under the umbrella directory (`docs/specs/office/agents.md`). Standalone specs use a folder (`docs/specs/improve-kandev/spec.md`).
|
||||
- **Plans are not specs.** Implementation plans are committed under `docs/plans/<feature>/` with individual sibling task files named `task-<NN>-<short-slug>.md`. Specs are the durable requirements; plans and task files are implementation records for the current buildout.
|
||||
- **Spec layout.** These two layouts remain valid only during migration.
|
||||
Umbrella specs use flat files. Standalone specs use a `spec.md` file.
|
||||
- **Plans are not specifications.** Implementation plans remain under
|
||||
`docs/plans/<initiative>/`. Their task files are work orders.
|
||||
- **Bug fixes are not specs.** Bugs produce a regression test plus an ADR if they encoded a new convention. See `/fix` skill.
|
||||
- **Architecture decisions are not specs.** ADRs live under `docs/decisions/`. See `/record decision`.
|
||||
|
||||
## Cross-references
|
||||
|
||||
- ADRs: [`../decisions/INDEX.md`](../decisions/INDEX.md)
|
||||
- Specification system: [`README.md`](README.md)
|
||||
- Spec workflow: [`.agents/skills/spec/SKILL.md`](../../.agents/skills/spec/SKILL.md)
|
||||
- Bug-fix workflow: [`.agents/skills/fix/SKILL.md`](../../.agents/skills/fix/SKILL.md)
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
|
||||
# Kandev Specifications
|
||||
|
||||
This directory contains the durable product and system specifications for
|
||||
Kandev. A specification describes product intent, required behavior, or the
|
||||
technical design of a system.
|
||||
|
||||
New specifications use this structure:
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
docs/specs/
|
||||
├── product/
|
||||
└── <system>/
|
||||
├── README.md
|
||||
├── glossary.md
|
||||
├── requirements/
|
||||
└── system-design/
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Read the [specification guide](guide/README.md) before you create or change a
|
||||
specification. Use the files in [templates](templates/) for new documents.
|
||||
|
||||
The existing [feature specification index](INDEX.md) remains the migration
|
||||
catalog for legacy documents. A legacy document remains authoritative until
|
||||
its system index names a replacement.
|
||||
|
||||
Plans and work orders are in [`docs/plans`](../plans/). Architecture decisions
|
||||
are in [`docs/decisions`](../decisions/). Public user documentation is in
|
||||
[`docs/public`](../public/).
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
|
||||
# Specification Guide
|
||||
|
||||
This guide defines the Kandev specification system. The guide is the canonical
|
||||
source for specification rules. Skills and templates reference these rules.
|
||||
|
||||
Read only the files that apply to the current task:
|
||||
|
||||
- [Structure and ownership](structure-and-ownership.md) defines systems,
|
||||
directories, ownership, and document-size limits.
|
||||
- [Requirements](requirements.md) defines requirements and acceptance criteria.
|
||||
- [System design](system-design.md) defines technical design documents.
|
||||
- [Traceability and lifecycle](traceability-and-lifecycle.md) defines IDs,
|
||||
references, statuses, and migration rules.
|
||||
- [Plans and work orders](plans-and-work-orders.md) defines delivery records.
|
||||
|
||||
The [system README](../templates/system-readme.md),
|
||||
[requirement](../templates/requirement.md), and
|
||||
[system-design](../templates/system-design.md) templates provide the required
|
||||
document shapes.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
|
||||
# Plans and Work Orders
|
||||
|
||||
## Purpose
|
||||
|
||||
Plans and work orders are delivery records. They describe how a change moves
|
||||
the current system toward its requirements and system design.
|
||||
|
||||
They are not living product specifications.
|
||||
|
||||
## Plan
|
||||
|
||||
`docs/plans/<initiative>/plan.md` is the work-package manifest. It contains the
|
||||
delivery overview, dependency order, risks, verification strategy, and links to
|
||||
each work order.
|
||||
|
||||
A plan references the applicable requirement documents and system designs. It
|
||||
does not copy their content.
|
||||
|
||||
## Work order
|
||||
|
||||
Each `task-<NN>-<slug>.md` file is one work order. A work order contains:
|
||||
|
||||
- A short outcome summary.
|
||||
- In-scope responsibilities.
|
||||
- Explicit exclusions.
|
||||
- Applicable `REQ-*` and `AC-*` identifiers.
|
||||
- Applicable system-design paths.
|
||||
- One to three implementation acceptance conditions.
|
||||
- Exact verification commands.
|
||||
- Likely files and dependencies.
|
||||
- Results after implementation.
|
||||
|
||||
Use a separate work order when work has an independent result or verification
|
||||
boundary. Do not split work only by backend and frontend layers when a vertical
|
||||
slice can remain functional.
|
||||
|
||||
## Verification
|
||||
|
||||
Every work order owns the verification that proves its implementation result.
|
||||
Use unit, integration, or end-to-end tests at the appropriate boundary.
|
||||
|
||||
A user-facing requirement needs end-to-end evidence somewhere in the work
|
||||
package. A low-level work order does not need an artificial browser test.
|
||||
|
||||
Reference acceptance-criterion IDs from tests when that reference improves
|
||||
traceability.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
|
||||
# Requirements
|
||||
|
||||
## Purpose
|
||||
|
||||
Requirements define what an actor or consumer must observe. They explain the
|
||||
intent and the behavior without prescribing the implementation.
|
||||
|
||||
An actor can be a user, operator, agent, plugin, integration, or another Kandev
|
||||
system. Do not force a user story when no natural user story exists.
|
||||
|
||||
## Document structure
|
||||
|
||||
A requirement document contains:
|
||||
|
||||
- An overview of the capability and its value.
|
||||
- Terms that are necessary to interpret the requirements.
|
||||
- One or more requirements with stable IDs.
|
||||
- Acceptance criteria for every requirement.
|
||||
- Explicit exclusions.
|
||||
|
||||
Add permissions, failure behavior, persistence, compatibility, or performance
|
||||
criteria when they affect observable behavior.
|
||||
|
||||
## Requirement IDs
|
||||
|
||||
Use this form:
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
REQ-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-<NNN>
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use uppercase letters, digits, and hyphens. Use a three-digit sequence. Do not
|
||||
reuse an ID after removal.
|
||||
|
||||
One requirement describes one cohesive capability or outcome. The title is a
|
||||
short noun phrase.
|
||||
|
||||
## Acceptance criteria
|
||||
|
||||
`AC` means acceptance criterion. The plural term is acceptance criteria.
|
||||
|
||||
Use this form:
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
AC-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-<NNN>.<N>
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
The part before the decimal point must match its requirement ID. Each criterion
|
||||
defines one independently testable behavior.
|
||||
|
||||
Use this sentence form when it fits:
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
When <condition>, the system shall <observable behavior>.
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Use `shall` for required behavior, `should` for a recommendation, and `can` for
|
||||
an allowed behavior. Avoid vague terms such as appropriate, fast, robust, or
|
||||
user-friendly. Give an observable result or a measurable limit.
|
||||
|
||||
## User stories
|
||||
|
||||
A user story gives useful intent when the capability has a natural actor and
|
||||
outcome. Use this form:
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
As a <role>, I want <action>, so that <outcome>.
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
A user story does not replace acceptance criteria. Omit it when it creates an
|
||||
artificial actor such as "the system."
|
||||
|
||||
## Content boundary
|
||||
|
||||
Requirements can name a public API, event, or persisted concept when that name
|
||||
is part of the observable contract. Requirements do not define internal files,
|
||||
functions, database queries, or implementation sequences.
|
||||
|
||||
Put technical models, control flow, storage choices, and component ownership in
|
||||
the paired system design. Put design rationale and rejected alternatives in an
|
||||
ADR.
|
||||
|
||||
## Splitting requirements
|
||||
|
||||
Split a document when its requirements have different actors, lifecycles, or
|
||||
contracts. Keep requirements together when they are necessary to complete one
|
||||
user or system outcome.
|
||||
|
||||
Use references instead of copied text when another system owns a requirement.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
|
||||
# Structure and Ownership
|
||||
|
||||
## Specification root
|
||||
|
||||
`docs/specs` is the root for durable Kandev specifications. The directory uses
|
||||
systems as its primary organization.
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
docs/specs/
|
||||
├── product/
|
||||
└── <system>/
|
||||
├── README.md
|
||||
├── glossary.md
|
||||
├── requirements/
|
||||
└── system-design/
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
A system owns a stable set of concepts, behavior, and technical boundaries.
|
||||
Examples include the task system, agent runtime, plugin system, and GitHub
|
||||
integration.
|
||||
|
||||
## System test
|
||||
|
||||
Create a system directory when at least two statements are true:
|
||||
|
||||
- The system owns a stable vocabulary or data model.
|
||||
- Multiple consumers depend on its behavior or guarantees.
|
||||
- The system has an independent lifecycle.
|
||||
- A team can design and review its changes independently.
|
||||
- Several features or other systems depend on it.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not create a system for one helper, component, page, or endpoint. Put that
|
||||
design in the system that owns the behavior.
|
||||
|
||||
## System ownership
|
||||
|
||||
Each requirement has one owning system. Another system can reference the
|
||||
requirement but must not copy it.
|
||||
|
||||
Each system has a `README.md`. This file defines the system boundary and links
|
||||
to its requirements and system designs. Use `glossary.md` only when the system
|
||||
has terms that need precise definitions.
|
||||
|
||||
The system index sets `migration: in_progress` while legacy files remain. Set
|
||||
it to `complete` only after the index names the new authoritative documents and
|
||||
all editable legacy sources become links or archives. The linter enforces the
|
||||
strict system layout after migration is complete.
|
||||
|
||||
A system does not need both artifact directories. A low-level system can have
|
||||
system designs without product requirements. Do not create empty placeholder
|
||||
documents.
|
||||
|
||||
## Product specifications
|
||||
|
||||
`docs/specs/product` contains Kandev-wide context. It can contain these files:
|
||||
|
||||
- `overview.md` explains the product problem and boundary.
|
||||
- `actors.md` defines people, agents, plugins, and external systems.
|
||||
- `product-map.md` maps the systems and their relationships.
|
||||
- `principles.md` defines durable product principles.
|
||||
- `success-measures.md` defines measures that the team uses.
|
||||
- `product-constraints.md` defines cross-system quality and compatibility
|
||||
requirements.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not put feature requirements, API details, roadmaps, or work status in the
|
||||
product directory.
|
||||
|
||||
## Cross-system design
|
||||
|
||||
The system that owns a contract also owns its design. Other system designs link
|
||||
to that contract. Do not create a separate shared-design tree only because two
|
||||
systems use the same capability.
|
||||
|
||||
Create a first-class system when shared behavior has independent ownership and
|
||||
guarantees. Event delivery and persistence can become systems under this rule.
|
||||
|
||||
## File names
|
||||
|
||||
Use a short kebab-case capability name. Use the same file name for the paired
|
||||
requirement and system design when practical.
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
task-system/requirements/dependencies.md
|
||||
task-system/system-design/dependencies.md
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Do not create new files named `spec.md`. The file name must identify the
|
||||
capability.
|
||||
|
||||
## Context limits
|
||||
|
||||
The specification linter reads the limits from `docs/specs/spec-lint.json`.
|
||||
The default limits are:
|
||||
|
||||
- System index: 12 KiB.
|
||||
- Product or guide document: 16 KiB.
|
||||
- Requirement document: 20 KiB.
|
||||
- System-design document: 32 KiB.
|
||||
- Template: 8 KiB.
|
||||
- Unmigrated legacy specification: 32 KiB.
|
||||
|
||||
Split a file before it reaches its limit. Split by capability, lifecycle, or
|
||||
contract boundary. Do not split by arbitrary line ranges.
|
||||
|
||||
An oversized legacy file can have a frozen ceiling in the linter configuration.
|
||||
The ceiling permits migration work but does not permit growth. Lower the ceiling
|
||||
in the same change whenever the file shrinks. Remove the exception after the
|
||||
file falls below the default limit.
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
|
||||
# System Design
|
||||
|
||||
## Purpose
|
||||
|
||||
A system design explains how Kandev satisfies one or more requirements. It is a
|
||||
living technical specification that maps to real runtime boundaries and code.
|
||||
|
||||
## Required content
|
||||
|
||||
Every system design identifies its owning system and its requirement IDs. Use
|
||||
an empty `requirements` list only when the design defines internal technical
|
||||
infrastructure with no independent product requirement.
|
||||
|
||||
A design contains the sections that its subject needs. Common sections include:
|
||||
|
||||
- Context and boundaries.
|
||||
- Components and responsibilities.
|
||||
- Data models and contracts.
|
||||
- Control flow and state transitions.
|
||||
- Failure and recovery behavior.
|
||||
- Permissions and security boundaries.
|
||||
- Persistence and migration behavior.
|
||||
- Observability.
|
||||
- Related ADRs.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not add empty sections.
|
||||
|
||||
## Code grounding
|
||||
|
||||
Reference real packages, types, endpoints, events, tables, and configuration
|
||||
keys. Use Markdown links for repository documents. Use code formatting for code
|
||||
symbols.
|
||||
|
||||
Describe stable boundaries and behavior. Do not copy complete source code or
|
||||
list every helper function.
|
||||
|
||||
## Requirement mapping
|
||||
|
||||
Map each referenced requirement to the design section that satisfies it. A
|
||||
short table is sufficient.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not copy requirement text into the design. Reference the stable `REQ-*` and
|
||||
`AC-*` identifiers.
|
||||
|
||||
## Decisions
|
||||
|
||||
Use an ADR when a choice creates a durable boundary, contract, ownership rule,
|
||||
or operational invariant with meaningful alternatives. Link the ADR from the
|
||||
design.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not create locally numbered ADR sections inside a system design. The global
|
||||
decision log is the source of truth for design rationale.
|
||||
|
||||
## Design changes
|
||||
|
||||
Update the design when implementation changes a documented boundary or
|
||||
contract. Do not update it for a local refactor that preserves the design.
|
||||
|
||||
When code and design disagree, stop and identify the intended source of truth.
|
||||
Do not silently rewrite the design to match accidental behavior.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
|
||||
# Traceability and Lifecycle
|
||||
|
||||
## Traceability chain
|
||||
|
||||
Kandev uses this traceability chain:
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
REQ -> AC -> system design -> work order -> test
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Requirements own product behavior. System designs own the technical path. Work
|
||||
orders own implementation scope. Tests provide executable evidence.
|
||||
|
||||
## References
|
||||
|
||||
A system design lists its `REQ-*` references in frontmatter. A work order lists
|
||||
the applicable `REQ-*` and `AC-*` identifiers and its system-design paths.
|
||||
|
||||
Use an `@covers AC-...` annotation in a test name or nearby comment when the
|
||||
mapping is not clear from the test location. Do not add a second coverage ID
|
||||
unless a tool requires one.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not copy requirement text into a system design or work order. If an isolated
|
||||
execution environment needs the text, generate a snapshot and record the source
|
||||
commit.
|
||||
|
||||
## Status values
|
||||
|
||||
System indexes use `draft`, `active`, or `retired`. Their `migration` field uses
|
||||
`in_progress` or `complete`.
|
||||
|
||||
Requirement documents use:
|
||||
|
||||
- `draft`: The behavior is not yet accepted.
|
||||
- `active`: The behavior is the current product contract.
|
||||
- `deprecated`: The behavior remains documented during removal or transition.
|
||||
|
||||
System-design documents use:
|
||||
|
||||
- `draft`: The technical design is not yet accepted.
|
||||
- `current`: The design describes the current intended system.
|
||||
- `superseded`: Another design replaced this design.
|
||||
|
||||
Work orders use `pending`, `in_progress`, `blocked`, `done`, or `cancelled`.
|
||||
Implementation state does not change a requirement document from `active` to
|
||||
`shipped`. Delivery state belongs to plans, work orders, and coverage evidence.
|
||||
|
||||
## Stable identities
|
||||
|
||||
Requirement and acceptance-criterion IDs do not change when a file moves. Do
|
||||
not reuse removed IDs. A replacement requirement references the requirement
|
||||
that it supersedes.
|
||||
|
||||
## Migration
|
||||
|
||||
Migrate one system at a time. Use this sequence:
|
||||
|
||||
1. Create the system `README.md`, define its boundary, and set
|
||||
`migration: in_progress`.
|
||||
2. Inventory the legacy specifications that the system owns.
|
||||
3. Extract observable behavior into requirement documents.
|
||||
4. Extract technical contracts and design into system-design documents.
|
||||
5. Add stable IDs and cross-references.
|
||||
6. Name the new documents as authoritative in the system index.
|
||||
7. Add a short link to the system `README.md`, or archive the legacy document
|
||||
outside `docs/specs/<system>/`.
|
||||
8. Set `migration: complete` and remove obsolete size exceptions.
|
||||
|
||||
Do not keep two editable sources of truth during migration.
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
|
||||
# Product Specifications
|
||||
|
||||
This directory contains Kandev-wide product context. These documents apply to
|
||||
several systems and help readers interpret system requirements.
|
||||
|
||||
Add a document only when the team has confirmed its content. Do not create
|
||||
empty product documents from a template.
|
||||
|
||||
The expected subjects are:
|
||||
|
||||
- Product overview and boundary.
|
||||
- Actors and their goals.
|
||||
- Product map and system relationships.
|
||||
- Durable product principles.
|
||||
- Success measures that the team uses.
|
||||
- Cross-system product constraints.
|
||||
|
||||
System-specific behavior belongs in the owning system under `requirements/`.
|
||||
Technical implementation belongs in `system-design/`.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
|
||||
{
|
||||
"version": 1,
|
||||
"limits": {
|
||||
"guide": 16384,
|
||||
"legacy": 32768,
|
||||
"product": 16384,
|
||||
"requirement": 20480,
|
||||
"system-design": 32768,
|
||||
"system-index": 12288,
|
||||
"template": 8192
|
||||
},
|
||||
"legacy_size_exceptions": {
|
||||
"docs/specs/agents/dynamic-agent-routing.md": 38046,
|
||||
"docs/specs/automations-pr-merged-trigger/spec.md": 122063,
|
||||
"docs/specs/automations-yaml-export/spec.md": 111884,
|
||||
"docs/specs/azure-devops-integration/spec.md": 43510,
|
||||
"docs/specs/board-step-visibility-filter/spec.md": 39946,
|
||||
"docs/specs/clarification-active-lifecycle/spec.md": 37498,
|
||||
"docs/specs/executor-profile-env-precedence/spec.md": 88243,
|
||||
"docs/specs/external-question-answering/spec.md": 80622,
|
||||
"docs/specs/gitlab-integration/spec.md": 34079,
|
||||
"docs/specs/gitlab-mr-status-chip/spec.md": 77760,
|
||||
"docs/specs/gitlab-mr-task-list-badges/spec.md": 51962,
|
||||
"docs/specs/integrations/github-authentication.md": 59381,
|
||||
"docs/specs/lsp-file-intelligence/spec.md": 38089,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office/agents.md": 61654,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office/automations-settings.md": 33607,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office/costs.md": 33263,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office/live-updates.md": 38602,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office/overview.md": 34375,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office/routing.md": 40782,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office/scheduler.md": 50970,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office/tasks.md": 42862,
|
||||
"docs/specs/office-agent-tier-routing/spec.md": 58448,
|
||||
"docs/specs/platform/diagnostic-logging.md": 40700,
|
||||
"docs/specs/plugin-nav-sidebar-footer/spec.md": 63150,
|
||||
"docs/specs/plugins/spec.md": 77820,
|
||||
"docs/specs/subagent-context-persistence/spec.md": 160552,
|
||||
"docs/specs/system-page/storage-maintenance.md": 54320,
|
||||
"docs/specs/tasks/external-id-idempotency/spec.md": 61162,
|
||||
"docs/specs/ui/ci-pr-automation.md": 57643,
|
||||
"docs/specs/workflow/task-step-transition-ledger/spec.md": 36373,
|
||||
"docs/specs/workflow-quorum-decision-recording/spec.md": 76297
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
status: draft
|
||||
system: <system-slug>
|
||||
created: YYYY-MM-DD
|
||||
owners:
|
||||
- <owner>
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# <Capability> Requirements
|
||||
|
||||
## Overview
|
||||
|
||||
Explain what the capability does and why an actor or consumer needs it.
|
||||
|
||||
## Terminology
|
||||
|
||||
- **Term:** Give a short and precise definition.
|
||||
|
||||
## Requirements
|
||||
|
||||
### REQ-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-001: <Requirement title>
|
||||
|
||||
**Intent:** Explain the outcome and its value.
|
||||
|
||||
**User story:** As a <role>, I want <action>, so that <outcome>.
|
||||
|
||||
#### Acceptance criteria
|
||||
|
||||
- **AC-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-001.1:** When <condition>, the system shall
|
||||
<observable behavior>.
|
||||
- **AC-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-001.2:** When <condition>, the system shall
|
||||
<observable behavior>.
|
||||
|
||||
## Out of scope
|
||||
|
||||
- List an explicit exclusion.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
status: draft
|
||||
system: <system-slug>
|
||||
requirements:
|
||||
- REQ-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-001
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# <Capability> System Design
|
||||
|
||||
## Purpose and boundaries
|
||||
|
||||
Explain the technical responsibility and its boundaries.
|
||||
|
||||
## Requirement mapping
|
||||
|
||||
| Requirement | Design section |
|
||||
| --- | --- |
|
||||
| `REQ-<SYSTEM>-<CAPABILITY>-001` | [Purpose and boundaries](#purpose-and-boundaries) |
|
||||
|
||||
## Components and responsibilities
|
||||
|
||||
Name the runtime components and their responsibilities.
|
||||
|
||||
## Data and contracts
|
||||
|
||||
Define the stable models, interfaces, events, APIs, and configuration.
|
||||
|
||||
## Control flow
|
||||
|
||||
Describe the interaction direction and the data that crosses each boundary.
|
||||
|
||||
## Failure and recovery
|
||||
|
||||
Describe retries, degraded behavior, user-visible errors, and safe failure.
|
||||
|
||||
## Persistence
|
||||
|
||||
Describe storage ownership, transactions, migrations, retention, and restart
|
||||
behavior.
|
||||
|
||||
## Security
|
||||
|
||||
Describe permissions, trust boundaries, and sensitive data handling.
|
||||
|
||||
## Observability
|
||||
|
||||
Describe the logs, metrics, traces, and diagnostics that expose behavior.
|
||||
|
||||
## Related decisions
|
||||
|
||||
- [ADR](../../../decisions/<adr-id>.md)
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
status: draft
|
||||
system: <system-slug>
|
||||
specification_version: 1
|
||||
migration: <in_progress|complete>
|
||||
owners:
|
||||
- <owner>
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# <System Name>
|
||||
|
||||
## Purpose
|
||||
|
||||
Describe the capability and the actors or consumers that use it.
|
||||
|
||||
## Ownership
|
||||
|
||||
List the concepts, behavior, data, and contracts that this system owns.
|
||||
|
||||
## Exclusions
|
||||
|
||||
List adjacent concepts that another system owns. Link to that system.
|
||||
|
||||
## Specification map
|
||||
|
||||
### Requirements
|
||||
|
||||
- [Capability](requirements/capability.md)
|
||||
|
||||
### System design
|
||||
|
||||
- [Capability](system-design/capability.md)
|
||||
|
||||
## Related systems
|
||||
|
||||
- [System](../other-system/README.md): Describe the dependency direction.
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,555 @@
|
||||
#!/usr/bin/env python3
|
||||
"""Lint Kandev specification files."""
|
||||
|
||||
import argparse
|
||||
import json
|
||||
import re
|
||||
import subprocess
|
||||
import sys
|
||||
from dataclasses import dataclass
|
||||
from pathlib import Path
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@dataclass(frozen=True)
|
||||
class Violation:
|
||||
rule: str
|
||||
path: Path
|
||||
line: int
|
||||
message: str
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
VALID_REQUIREMENT_STATUSES = {"draft", "active", "deprecated"}
|
||||
VALID_DESIGN_STATUSES = {"draft", "current", "superseded"}
|
||||
VALID_SYSTEM_STATUSES = {"draft", "active", "retired"}
|
||||
VALID_MIGRATION_STATUSES = {"in_progress", "complete"}
|
||||
REQ_ID_PATTERN = r"REQ-[A-Z0-9]+(?:-[A-Z0-9]+)*-\d{3}"
|
||||
AC_ID_PATTERN = r"AC-[A-Z0-9]+(?:-[A-Z0-9]+)*-\d{3}\.\d+"
|
||||
REQ_HEADING = re.compile(rf"^###\s+(?P<id>{REQ_ID_PATTERN}):\s+\S")
|
||||
AC_DEFINITION = re.compile(rf"^\s*-\s+\*\*(?P<id>{AC_ID_PATTERN}):\*\*\s+\S")
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def load_config(root: Path) -> dict:
|
||||
path = root / "docs/specs/spec-lint.json"
|
||||
return json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def lint_specs(root: Path, config: dict | None = None) -> list[Violation]:
|
||||
config = config or load_config(root)
|
||||
validate_config(config)
|
||||
previous_config = load_previous_config(root)
|
||||
specs_root = root / "docs/specs"
|
||||
if not specs_root.exists():
|
||||
return []
|
||||
|
||||
paths = sorted(path for path in specs_root.rglob("*.md") if path.is_file())
|
||||
migrated_systems = set()
|
||||
for path in paths:
|
||||
inside = path.relative_to(specs_root).parts
|
||||
if (
|
||||
len(inside) != 2
|
||||
or inside[1] != "README.md"
|
||||
or inside[0] in {"guide", "product", "templates"}
|
||||
):
|
||||
continue
|
||||
metadata, _, error = parse_frontmatter(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
|
||||
if (
|
||||
error is None
|
||||
and metadata is not None
|
||||
and metadata.get("specification_version") == "1"
|
||||
and metadata.get("migration") == "complete"
|
||||
):
|
||||
migrated_systems.add(inside[0])
|
||||
violations: list[Violation] = []
|
||||
requirement_definitions: dict[str, list[tuple[Path, int]]] = {}
|
||||
acceptance_definitions: dict[str, list[tuple[Path, int]]] = {}
|
||||
design_references: list[tuple[str, Path, int]] = []
|
||||
systems_with_new_artifacts: set[str] = set()
|
||||
system_indexes: set[str] = set()
|
||||
|
||||
for path in paths:
|
||||
relative = path.relative_to(root)
|
||||
kind, system = classify_path(relative)
|
||||
violations.extend(check_size(path, relative, kind, config))
|
||||
inside = relative.relative_to("docs/specs").parts
|
||||
if inside and inside[0] in migrated_systems and kind == "legacy":
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"system-layout",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
"migrated system Markdown must be README.md, glossary.md, or under requirements/ or system-design/",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
if kind == "system-index" and path.name == "README.md":
|
||||
if system is not None:
|
||||
system_indexes.add(system)
|
||||
text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
|
||||
metadata, metadata_line, metadata_error = parse_frontmatter(text)
|
||||
if metadata_error:
|
||||
violations.append(Violation("frontmatter", path, metadata_line, metadata_error))
|
||||
else:
|
||||
assert metadata is not None
|
||||
violations.extend(check_system_index_metadata(path, metadata, system))
|
||||
continue
|
||||
if kind not in {"requirement", "system-design"}:
|
||||
continue
|
||||
if system is not None:
|
||||
systems_with_new_artifacts.add(system)
|
||||
|
||||
text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
|
||||
metadata, metadata_line, metadata_error = parse_frontmatter(text)
|
||||
if metadata_error:
|
||||
violations.append(Violation("frontmatter", path, metadata_line, metadata_error))
|
||||
continue
|
||||
|
||||
assert metadata is not None
|
||||
declared_system = metadata.get("system")
|
||||
if declared_system != system:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"system-owner",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"frontmatter system must be `{system}`, found `{declared_system or ''}`",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
if kind == "requirement":
|
||||
violations.extend(check_requirement_metadata(path, metadata))
|
||||
reqs, criteria = collect_requirement_ids(path, text)
|
||||
if not reqs:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"missing-requirement-id",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
"requirement document must define at least one REQ-* heading",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
for req_id, line in reqs:
|
||||
requirement_definitions.setdefault(req_id, []).append((path, line))
|
||||
local_requirements = {req_id for req_id, _ in reqs}
|
||||
local_acceptance_parents = {acceptance_parent(ac_id) for ac_id, _ in criteria}
|
||||
for req_id, line in reqs:
|
||||
if req_id not in local_acceptance_parents:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"missing-acceptance-criteria",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
line,
|
||||
f"{req_id} must have at least one matching AC-* criterion",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
for ac_id, line in criteria:
|
||||
acceptance_definitions.setdefault(ac_id, []).append((path, line))
|
||||
parent = acceptance_parent(ac_id)
|
||||
if parent not in local_requirements:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"orphan-acceptance-id",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
line,
|
||||
f"{ac_id} has no matching {parent} in this document",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
else:
|
||||
violations.extend(check_design_metadata(path, metadata))
|
||||
references = metadata.get("requirements", [])
|
||||
if isinstance(references, list):
|
||||
for reference in references:
|
||||
design_references.append((str(reference), path, 1))
|
||||
|
||||
for system in sorted(systems_with_new_artifacts - system_indexes):
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"missing-system-index",
|
||||
specs_root / system,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
"system requirements and designs must have a system README.md",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
violations.extend(check_duplicate_ids("requirement", requirement_definitions))
|
||||
violations.extend(check_duplicate_ids("acceptance", acceptance_definitions))
|
||||
known_requirements = set(requirement_definitions)
|
||||
for requirement, path, line in design_references:
|
||||
if requirement not in known_requirements:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"unknown-requirement-reference",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
line,
|
||||
f"system design references unknown requirement {requirement}",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
violations.extend(check_size_exception_catalog(root, config))
|
||||
violations.extend(check_legacy_size_ratchet(root, config, previous_config))
|
||||
return sorted(violations, key=lambda item: (item.path.as_posix(), item.line, item.rule))
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def validate_config(config: dict) -> None:
|
||||
if config.get("version") != 1:
|
||||
raise ValueError("specification lint configuration must use version 1")
|
||||
required_limits = {
|
||||
"guide",
|
||||
"legacy",
|
||||
"product",
|
||||
"requirement",
|
||||
"system-design",
|
||||
"system-index",
|
||||
"template",
|
||||
}
|
||||
limits = config.get("limits", {})
|
||||
missing = sorted(required_limits - set(limits))
|
||||
if missing:
|
||||
raise ValueError(f"specification lint configuration is missing limits: {', '.join(missing)}")
|
||||
unknown = sorted(set(limits) - required_limits)
|
||||
if unknown:
|
||||
raise ValueError(f"specification lint configuration has unknown limit keys: {', '.join(unknown)}")
|
||||
if any(not isinstance(limits[key], int) or limits[key] <= 0 for key in required_limits):
|
||||
raise ValueError("specification size limits must be positive integers")
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def load_previous_config(root: Path) -> dict | None:
|
||||
"""Load the nearest prior config so legacy ceilings cannot increase silently."""
|
||||
try:
|
||||
parents_output = subprocess.run(
|
||||
["git", "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", "HEAD"],
|
||||
cwd=root,
|
||||
check=True,
|
||||
capture_output=True,
|
||||
text=True,
|
||||
).stdout.split()
|
||||
except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
|
||||
return None
|
||||
|
||||
parents = parents_output[1:]
|
||||
candidates = parents[:1]
|
||||
if len(parents) > 1:
|
||||
try:
|
||||
second_parent_output = subprocess.run(
|
||||
["git", "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", parents[1]],
|
||||
cwd=root,
|
||||
check=True,
|
||||
capture_output=True,
|
||||
text=True,
|
||||
).stdout.split()
|
||||
except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
|
||||
second_parent_output = []
|
||||
if len(second_parent_output) > 1:
|
||||
candidates.append(second_parent_output[1])
|
||||
|
||||
for revision in candidates:
|
||||
try:
|
||||
config_text = subprocess.run(
|
||||
["git", "show", f"{revision}:docs/specs/spec-lint.json"],
|
||||
cwd=root,
|
||||
check=True,
|
||||
capture_output=True,
|
||||
text=True,
|
||||
).stdout
|
||||
previous_config = json.loads(config_text)
|
||||
except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError, json.JSONDecodeError):
|
||||
continue
|
||||
if isinstance(previous_config, dict):
|
||||
return previous_config
|
||||
return None
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def classify_path(relative: Path) -> tuple[str, str | None]:
|
||||
parts = relative.parts
|
||||
try:
|
||||
spec_index = parts.index("specs")
|
||||
except ValueError:
|
||||
return "unknown", None
|
||||
inside = parts[spec_index + 1 :]
|
||||
if not inside:
|
||||
return "unknown", None
|
||||
if inside[0] == "guide":
|
||||
return "guide", None
|
||||
if inside[0] == "templates":
|
||||
return "template", None
|
||||
if inside[0] == "product":
|
||||
return "product", None
|
||||
if len(inside) >= 3 and inside[1] == "requirements":
|
||||
return "requirement", inside[0]
|
||||
if len(inside) >= 3 and inside[1] == "system-design":
|
||||
return "system-design", inside[0]
|
||||
if len(inside) == 2 and inside[1] in {"README.md", "glossary.md"}:
|
||||
return "system-index", inside[0]
|
||||
return "legacy", None
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def check_size(path: Path, relative: Path, kind: str, config: dict) -> list[Violation]:
|
||||
if kind == "unknown":
|
||||
return []
|
||||
size = path.stat().st_size
|
||||
default_limit = config["limits"][kind]
|
||||
exception = config.get("legacy_size_exceptions", {}).get(relative.as_posix())
|
||||
limit = exception if kind == "legacy" and exception is not None else default_limit
|
||||
if size <= limit:
|
||||
return []
|
||||
ceiling = f"frozen ceiling {limit}" if exception is not None else f"limit {limit}"
|
||||
return [
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"file-size",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"{kind} file is {size} bytes and exceeds its {ceiling} bytes",
|
||||
)
|
||||
]
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def check_size_exception_catalog(root: Path, config: dict) -> list[Violation]:
|
||||
violations = []
|
||||
default_limit = config["limits"]["legacy"]
|
||||
for relative_text, ceiling in config.get("legacy_size_exceptions", {}).items():
|
||||
relative = Path(relative_text)
|
||||
path = root / relative
|
||||
if not path.exists():
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"missing-size-exception-file",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
"legacy size exception references a missing file",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
continue
|
||||
kind, _ = classify_path(relative)
|
||||
if kind != "legacy":
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"invalid-size-exception",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
"size exceptions apply only to legacy specification files",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
continue
|
||||
size = path.stat().st_size
|
||||
if size < ceiling:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"stale-size-exception",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"file is {size} bytes. Lower the frozen ceiling to {size} or remove the exception",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
elif ceiling <= default_limit:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"stale-size-exception",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"frozen ceiling {ceiling} is at or below the default limit {default_limit}; remove the exception",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
return violations
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def check_legacy_size_ratchet(
|
||||
root: Path, config: dict, previous_config: dict | None
|
||||
) -> list[Violation]:
|
||||
if previous_config is None:
|
||||
return []
|
||||
previous_exceptions = previous_config.get("legacy_size_exceptions", {})
|
||||
current_exceptions = config.get("legacy_size_exceptions", {})
|
||||
if not isinstance(previous_exceptions, dict) or not isinstance(current_exceptions, dict):
|
||||
return []
|
||||
|
||||
violations = []
|
||||
for relative_text, previous_ceiling in previous_exceptions.items():
|
||||
current_ceiling = current_exceptions.get(relative_text)
|
||||
if not isinstance(previous_ceiling, int) or not isinstance(current_ceiling, int):
|
||||
continue
|
||||
if current_ceiling > previous_ceiling:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"legacy-size-ratchet",
|
||||
root / relative_text,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"frozen ceiling increased from {previous_ceiling} to {current_ceiling}; lower it or migrate the file",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
return violations
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def parse_frontmatter(text: str) -> tuple[dict | None, int, str | None]:
|
||||
lines = text.splitlines()
|
||||
if not lines or lines[0] != "---":
|
||||
return None, 1, "new specification document must start with YAML frontmatter"
|
||||
try:
|
||||
end = lines.index("---", 1)
|
||||
except ValueError:
|
||||
return None, 1, "YAML frontmatter has no closing delimiter"
|
||||
|
||||
metadata: dict[str, str | list[str]] = {}
|
||||
current_list: str | None = None
|
||||
for line_number, line in enumerate(lines[1:end], start=2):
|
||||
if re.match(r"^\s+-\s+", line) and current_list:
|
||||
value = re.sub(r"^\s+-\s+", "", line).strip().strip('"\'`')
|
||||
current_value = metadata.setdefault(current_list, [])
|
||||
if not isinstance(current_value, list):
|
||||
return None, line_number, f"frontmatter field `{current_list}` mixes scalar and list values"
|
||||
current_value.append(value)
|
||||
continue
|
||||
match = re.match(r"^(?P<key>[a-z][a-z0-9_-]*):(?:\s*(?P<value>.*))?$", line)
|
||||
if not match:
|
||||
if not line.strip():
|
||||
continue
|
||||
return None, line_number, "frontmatter contains unsupported YAML"
|
||||
key = match.group("key")
|
||||
value = (match.group("value") or "").strip()
|
||||
if value == "[]":
|
||||
metadata[key] = []
|
||||
current_list = None
|
||||
elif value:
|
||||
metadata[key] = value.strip('"\'`')
|
||||
current_list = None
|
||||
else:
|
||||
metadata[key] = []
|
||||
current_list = key
|
||||
return metadata, 1, None
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def check_requirement_metadata(path: Path, metadata: dict) -> list[Violation]:
|
||||
status = metadata.get("status")
|
||||
if status in VALID_REQUIREMENT_STATUSES:
|
||||
return []
|
||||
return [
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"requirement-status",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"requirement status must be one of {sorted(VALID_REQUIREMENT_STATUSES)}, found `{status or ''}`",
|
||||
)
|
||||
]
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def check_system_index_metadata(path: Path, metadata: dict, system: str | None) -> list[Violation]:
|
||||
violations = []
|
||||
if metadata.get("status") not in VALID_SYSTEM_STATUSES:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"system-index-status",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"system status must be one of {sorted(VALID_SYSTEM_STATUSES)}",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
if metadata.get("system") != system:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"system-owner",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"frontmatter system must be `{system}`, found `{metadata.get('system', '')}`",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
if metadata.get("specification_version") != "1":
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"system-index-version",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
"system index must set `specification_version: 1`",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
if metadata.get("migration") not in VALID_MIGRATION_STATUSES:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"system-index-migration",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"migration must be one of {sorted(VALID_MIGRATION_STATUSES)}",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
return violations
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def check_design_metadata(path: Path, metadata: dict) -> list[Violation]:
|
||||
violations = []
|
||||
status = metadata.get("status")
|
||||
if status not in VALID_DESIGN_STATUSES:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"system-design-status",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
f"system-design status must be one of {sorted(VALID_DESIGN_STATUSES)}, found `{status or ''}`",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
if not isinstance(metadata.get("requirements"), list):
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
"system-design-requirements",
|
||||
path,
|
||||
1,
|
||||
"system design must declare `requirements` as a YAML list, including an explicit empty list",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
return violations
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def collect_requirement_ids(path: Path, text: str) -> tuple[list[tuple[str, int]], list[tuple[str, int]]]:
|
||||
del path
|
||||
requirements = []
|
||||
criteria = []
|
||||
for line_number, line in enumerate(text.splitlines(), start=1):
|
||||
requirement_match = REQ_HEADING.match(line)
|
||||
if requirement_match:
|
||||
requirements.append((requirement_match.group("id"), line_number))
|
||||
acceptance_match = AC_DEFINITION.match(line)
|
||||
if acceptance_match:
|
||||
criteria.append((acceptance_match.group("id"), line_number))
|
||||
return requirements, criteria
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def acceptance_parent(acceptance_id: str) -> str:
|
||||
return f"REQ-{acceptance_id.removeprefix('AC-').rsplit('.', 1)[0]}"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def check_duplicate_ids(kind: str, definitions: dict[str, list[tuple[Path, int]]]) -> list[Violation]:
|
||||
rule = f"duplicate-{kind}-id"
|
||||
violations = []
|
||||
for identifier, locations in definitions.items():
|
||||
if len(locations) < 2:
|
||||
continue
|
||||
first_path, first_line = locations[0]
|
||||
for path, line in locations[1:]:
|
||||
violations.append(
|
||||
Violation(
|
||||
rule,
|
||||
path,
|
||||
line,
|
||||
f"{identifier} duplicates {first_path}:{first_line}",
|
||||
)
|
||||
)
|
||||
return violations
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
def main() -> int:
|
||||
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Lint Kandev specification files.")
|
||||
parser.add_argument("--all", action="store_true", help="Lint all specification files")
|
||||
args = parser.parse_args()
|
||||
if not args.all:
|
||||
parser.print_usage(sys.stderr)
|
||||
return 2
|
||||
|
||||
root = Path.cwd()
|
||||
violations = lint_specs(root)
|
||||
for violation in violations:
|
||||
relative = violation.path.relative_to(root)
|
||||
print(f"{relative}:{violation.line}: [{violation.rule}] {violation.message}")
|
||||
if violations:
|
||||
print(f"\n{len(violations)} specification lint violation(s) found.", file=sys.stderr)
|
||||
return 1
|
||||
print("All specification files passed.")
|
||||
return 0
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
if __name__ == "__main__":
|
||||
raise SystemExit(main())
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
|
||||
#!/usr/bin/env python3
|
||||
import importlib.util
|
||||
import tempfile
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import unittest
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from pathlib import Path
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ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
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SCRIPT = ROOT / "scripts" / "lint-spec-files.py"
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def load_linter():
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spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("lint_spec_files", SCRIPT)
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assert spec is not None
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assert spec.loader is not None
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module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
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spec.loader.exec_module(module)
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return module
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class SpecLinterTest(unittest.TestCase):
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def setUp(self) -> None:
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self.tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
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self.addCleanup(self.tmp.cleanup)
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self.root = Path(self.tmp.name)
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self.config = {
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"version": 1,
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"limits": {
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"guide": 100,
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"legacy": 100,
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"product": 100,
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"requirement": 300,
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"system-design": 300,
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"system-index": 200,
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"template": 100,
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},
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"legacy_size_exceptions": {},
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}
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def write(self, relative: str, content: str) -> Path:
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path = self.root / relative
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path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
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path.write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
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return path
|
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|
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def valid_requirement(self) -> str:
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return """---
|
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status: active
|
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system: task-system
|
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---
|
||||
|
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# Dependencies Requirements
|
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|
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### REQ-TASK-DEP-001: Wait for a predecessor
|
||||
|
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#### Acceptance criteria
|
||||
|
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- **AC-TASK-DEP-001.1:** When a predecessor is pending, the system shall wait.
|
||||
"""
|
||||
|
||||
def valid_design(self, requirement: str = "REQ-TASK-DEP-001") -> str:
|
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return f"""---
|
||||
status: current
|
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system: task-system
|
||||
requirements:
|
||||
- {requirement}
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
# Dependencies System Design
|
||||
"""
|
||||
|
||||
def valid_system_index(self) -> str:
|
||||
return """---
|
||||
status: draft
|
||||
system: task-system
|
||||
specification_version: 1
|
||||
migration: in_progress
|
||||
---
|
||||
# Task System
|
||||
"""
|
||||
|
||||
def rules(self, violations) -> list[str]:
|
||||
return [violation.rule for violation in violations]
|
||||
|
||||
def test_accepts_a_valid_requirement_and_system_design(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/README.md", self.valid_system_index())
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/dependencies.md", self.valid_requirement())
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/system-design/dependencies.md", self.valid_design())
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertEqual(load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config), [])
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_a_file_that_exceeds_its_artifact_limit(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.config["limits"]["requirement"] = 20
|
||||
path = self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/dependencies.md", self.valid_requirement())
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("file-size", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
size_violation = next(item for item in violations if item.rule == "file-size")
|
||||
self.assertEqual(size_violation.path, path)
|
||||
self.assertIn("requirement", size_violation.message)
|
||||
|
||||
def test_freezes_an_oversized_legacy_file_at_its_recorded_size(self) -> None:
|
||||
path = self.write("docs/specs/legacy/spec.md", "x" * 12)
|
||||
self.config["limits"]["legacy"] = 10
|
||||
self.config["legacy_size_exceptions"] = {"docs/specs/legacy/spec.md": 12}
|
||||
|
||||
linter = load_linter()
|
||||
self.assertEqual(linter.lint_specs(self.root, self.config), [])
|
||||
|
||||
path.write_text("x" * 13, encoding="utf-8")
|
||||
violations = linter.lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
self.assertIn("file-size", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
self.assertIn("frozen ceiling 12", violations[0].message)
|
||||
|
||||
def test_reports_a_stale_legacy_size_exception(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/legacy/spec.md", "small")
|
||||
self.config["limits"]["legacy"] = 10
|
||||
self.config["legacy_size_exceptions"] = {"docs/specs/legacy/spec.md": 12}
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertEqual(self.rules(violations), ["stale-size-exception"])
|
||||
|
||||
def test_requires_the_legacy_ceiling_to_follow_every_size_reduction(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/legacy/spec.md", "x" * 11)
|
||||
self.config["limits"]["legacy"] = 10
|
||||
self.config["legacy_size_exceptions"] = {"docs/specs/legacy/spec.md": 12}
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertEqual(self.rules(violations), ["stale-size-exception"])
|
||||
self.assertIn("Lower the frozen ceiling to 11", violations[0].message)
|
||||
|
||||
def test_reports_a_redundant_legacy_size_exception(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/legacy/spec.md", "x" * 8)
|
||||
self.config["limits"]["legacy"] = 10
|
||||
self.config["legacy_size_exceptions"] = {"docs/specs/legacy/spec.md": 8}
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertEqual(self.rules(violations), ["stale-size-exception"])
|
||||
self.assertIn("at or below the default limit", violations[0].message)
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_a_raised_legacy_size_ceiling(self) -> None:
|
||||
path = self.write("docs/specs/legacy/spec.md", "x" * 13)
|
||||
previous_config = {
|
||||
**self.config,
|
||||
"legacy_size_exceptions": {"docs/specs/legacy/spec.md": 12},
|
||||
}
|
||||
current_config = {
|
||||
**self.config,
|
||||
"legacy_size_exceptions": {"docs/specs/legacy/spec.md": 13},
|
||||
}
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().check_legacy_size_ratchet(
|
||||
self.root, current_config, previous_config
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertEqual(self.rules(violations), ["legacy-size-ratchet"])
|
||||
self.assertEqual(violations[0].path, path)
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_a_system_artifact_without_a_system_index(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/dependencies.md", self.valid_requirement())
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("missing-system-index", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
def test_requires_system_design_requirements_to_be_a_list(self) -> None:
|
||||
design = self.valid_design().replace(
|
||||
"requirements:\n - REQ-TASK-DEP-001", "requirements: REQ-TASK-DEP-001"
|
||||
)
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/system-design/dependencies.md", design)
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("system-design-requirements", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_unknown_size_limit_keys(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.config["limits"]["legacyy"] = 100
|
||||
|
||||
with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "unknown limit keys: legacyy"):
|
||||
load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
def test_strips_backticks_from_scalar_frontmatter_values(self) -> None:
|
||||
metadata, _, error = load_linter().parse_frontmatter("---\nstatus: `draft`\n---\n")
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIsNone(error)
|
||||
self.assertIsNotNone(metadata)
|
||||
self.assertEqual(metadata["status"], "draft")
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_duplicate_requirement_and_acceptance_ids(self) -> None:
|
||||
content = self.valid_requirement()
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/one.md", content)
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/two.md", content)
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("duplicate-requirement-id", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
self.assertIn("duplicate-acceptance-id", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_an_acceptance_criterion_without_its_requirement(self) -> None:
|
||||
content = self.valid_requirement().replace("AC-TASK-DEP-001.1", "AC-TASK-OTHER-002.1")
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/dependencies.md", content)
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("orphan-acceptance-id", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_invalid_frontmatter_for_new_artifacts(self) -> None:
|
||||
content = self.valid_requirement().replace("status: active", "status: shipped")
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/dependencies.md", content)
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("requirement-status", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_a_system_design_reference_to_an_unknown_requirement(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/dependencies.md", self.valid_requirement())
|
||||
self.write(
|
||||
"docs/specs/task-system/system-design/dependencies.md",
|
||||
self.valid_design("REQ-TASK-MISSING-999"),
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("unknown-requirement-reference", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_a_requirement_without_acceptance_criteria(self) -> None:
|
||||
content = self.valid_requirement().split("#### Acceptance criteria", 1)[0]
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/requirements/dependencies.md", content)
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("missing-acceptance-criteria", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_a_stray_markdown_file_in_a_migrated_system(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write(
|
||||
"docs/specs/task-system/README.md",
|
||||
"---\nstatus: active\nsystem: task-system\nspecification_version: 1\nmigration: complete\n---\n# Task System\n",
|
||||
)
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/spec.md", "# Generic spec\n")
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("system-layout", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
def test_allows_legacy_files_while_a_system_migration_is_in_progress(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write(
|
||||
"docs/specs/task-system/README.md",
|
||||
"---\nstatus: active\nsystem: task-system\nspecification_version: 1\nmigration: in_progress\n---\n# Task System\n",
|
||||
)
|
||||
self.write("docs/specs/task-system/spec.md", "# Legacy spec\n")
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertEqual(load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config), [])
|
||||
|
||||
def test_rejects_invalid_system_index_migration_metadata(self) -> None:
|
||||
self.write(
|
||||
"docs/specs/task-system/README.md",
|
||||
"---\nstatus: active\nsystem: task-system\nspecification_version: 1\nmigration: later\n---\n# Task System\n",
|
||||
)
|
||||
|
||||
violations = load_linter().lint_specs(self.root, self.config)
|
||||
|
||||
self.assertIn("system-index-migration", self.rules(violations))
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
if __name__ == "__main__":
|
||||
unittest.main()
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user