planning-validate

Automated validation checks spec.md, plan.md, data-model.md, and contracts/ for presence and cross-artifact consistency. It enforces required sections and constitutional references to detect gaps and prevent misalignment before task generation.

Automated planning artifact quality assurance is a governance gate that detects gaps and enforces consistency across spec.md, plan.md, and contracts. You need it when artifacts drift apart, causing incomplete requirements and blockers for task generation.

Run the validation skill immediately after completing /speckit.plan across your feature directories. It automatically assesses planning artifacts, enforcing required sections, constitutional references, and gate results to produce structured status reports.

Yes, planning validation verifies alignment with project constitution and gate results to ensure compliant planning. It enforces required sections, constitutional references, and gate results across all feature directories to maintain governance standards.

Validation produces structured GREEN, YELLOW, or RED statuses with blockers and recommendations to unblock progression. These statuses indicate whether your spec.md, plan.md, data-model.md, and contracts/ meet quality, completeness, and consistency requirements.

Planning validation fails on inconsistent spec.md and plan.md files because it enforces cross-artifact integrity. When artifacts drift apart, the validation detects misalignment, incomplete requirements, and missing sections, reporting them as blockers to unblock progression.