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Create a detailed technical spec grounded in validated research. Dispatches Ada with PRD + Plan + Research as inputs. Only after plan and research exist.
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The file
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12 rules. 0 are common, 5 are distinctive, and 7 are very specific to this project.
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Common
Most of the 145 edited versions we read keep these.
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Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 9
Create a detailed technical specification from an approved plan, validated by research.
- Distinctive: line 14
If the user provides $ARGUMENTS, analyze them for:
- Very specific: line 21
Plan must exist and be APPROVED: Ask the user for the plan path (e.g., docs/plans/02-plan-mcp-complete.md).
- Very specific: line 23
PRD must exist: Ask the user for the PRD path (e.g., docs/PRD.md).
- Very specific: line 27
No plan found. Recommend running /plan first.
- Very specific: line 33
Ask: "Do you want to run /research first, or proceed without research?"
- Very specific: line 34
If user wants research → stop and recommend /research
- Distinctive: line 35
If user proceeds → include this warning in the dispatch prompt </on-check-fail>
- Very specific: line 39
No PRD found. Recommend running /requirements first.
- Distinctive: line 44
If research docs found, read them and list for the user
- Very specific: line 49
Ensure the docs/specs/ directory exists (create if needed)
- Distinctive: line 64
Verify the spec file was created at the agreed path
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 145 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
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Spec
Create a detailed technical specification from an approved plan, validated by research.
<on-init>
If the user provides $ARGUMENTS, analyze them for:
- A plan path
- A PRD path
- Specific focus areas or constraints
</on-init><on-check>
1. **Plan must exist and be APPROVED.** Ask the user for the plan path (e.g., `docs/plans/02-plan-mcp-complete.md`). Read to confirm.
2. **Research docs should exist.** Determine the phase number from the plan filename (e.g., `02`). Search for `docs/research/{NN}-research-*.md`.
3. **PRD must exist.** Ask the user for the PRD path (e.g., `docs/PRD.md`). Read to confirm.
</on-check><on-check-fail if="plan">
No plan found. Recommend running `/plan` first.
</on-check-fail><on-check-fail if="research">
Warn: "No research docs found for this phase. The spec will be based on unvalidated assumptions from the plan. This historically causes drift during implementation."Ask: "Do you want to run /research first, or proceed without research?"
- If user wants research → stop and recommend
/research - If user proceeds → include this warning in the dispatch prompt
</on-check-fail>
<on-check-fail if="prd">
No PRD found. Recommend running `/requirements` first.
</on-check-fail><on-execute>
1. **List research findings:**
- If research docs found, read them and list for the user
- Confirm which docs to include in the dispatch- Define output location:
- Suggest default:
docs/specs/{NN}-spec-{feature-kebab}.md - Ensure the
docs/specs/directory exists (create if needed)
- Suggest default:
Dispatch using exactly these parameters — no more, no less:
Agent( subagent_type="architect", prompt="Create a detailed TECHNICAL SPEC for the plan at {plan_path}. PRD for context: {prd_path}. Research findings (MUST READ before designing): {research_paths_comma_separated}. The research docs contain validated assumptions — your design MUST align with the confirmed findings and address any contradictions or risks identified. Do NOT re-assume what research already validated or contradicted. If research contradicted a plan assumption, design the spec around the reality documented in the research, not the original plan assumption. Save to {spec_path} with status DRAFT. Iterate with the user until APPROVED." )Do NOT add extra parameters unless the user explicitly requests it.
</on-execute>
<on-complete>
1. Verify the spec file was created at the agreed path
2. Show the user the status from Ada's report (DRAFT or APPROVED)
</on-complete><on-complete if="status=DRAFT">
Inform the user they can continue iterating with Ada.
</on-complete><on-next>
Recommend proceeding with `/tasks` to decompose the spec into trackable issues.
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