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gsd:spec-phase

Socratic spec refinement — clarify WHAT a phase delivers with ambiguity scoring before discuss-phase. Produces a SPEC.md with falsifiable requirements locked before implementation decisions begin.

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davepoon/buildwithclaude
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2026-05-26
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davepoon--buildwithclaude--spec-phase
View on GitHubRaw SKILL.md

// install — copy + paste into any project

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/HEAD/plugins/gsd/skills/spec-phase/SKILL.md -o .claude/skills/spec-phase.md

Drops the SKILL.md into .claude/skills/spec-phase.md. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any agent that loads SKILL.md files from .claude/skills/.

Clarify phase requirements through structured Socratic questioning with quantitative ambiguity scoring.

Position in workflow: spec-phase → discuss-phase → plan-phase → execute-phase → verify

How it works:

  1. Load phase context (PROJECT.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, ROADMAP.md, STATE.md)
  2. Scout the codebase — understand current state before asking questions
  3. Run Socratic interview loop (up to 6 rounds, rotating perspectives)
  4. Score ambiguity across 4 weighted dimensions after each round
  5. Gate: ambiguity ≤ 0.20 AND all dimensions meet minimums → write SPEC.md
  6. Commit SPEC.md — discuss-phase picks it up automatically on next run

Output: {phase_dir}/{padded_phase}-SPEC.md — falsifiable requirements that lock "what/why" before discuss-phase handles "how"

@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/spec-phase.md @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/spec.md **Copilot (VS Code):** Use `vscode_askquestions` wherever this workflow calls `AskUserQuestion`. They are equivalent. Phase number: $ARGUMENTS (required)

Flags:

  • --auto — Skip interactive questions; Claude selects recommended defaults and writes SPEC.md
  • --text — Use plain-text numbered lists instead of TUI menus (required for /rc remote sessions)

Context files are resolved in-workflow using init phase-op.

Execute the spec-phase workflow from @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/spec-phase.md end-to-end.

MANDATORY: Read the workflow file BEFORE taking any action. The workflow contains the complete step-by-step process including the Socratic interview loop, ambiguity scoring gate, and SPEC.md generation. Do not improvise from the objective summary above.

- Codebase scouted for current state before questioning begins - All 4 ambiguity dimensions scored after each interview round - Gate passed: ambiguity ≤ 0.20 AND all dimension minimums met - SPEC.md written with falsifiable requirements, explicit boundaries, and acceptance criteria - SPEC.md committed atomically - User knows they can now run /gsd:discuss-phase which will load SPEC.md automatically