platonic-specs

Validate RFC-style specifications and generate history, index, and naming artifacts.

4|Updated Jan 28, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/caesar0301/platonic-coding-skills --skill platonic-specs
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Skill: platonic-specs
Source: https://github.com/caesar0301/platonic-coding-skills/tree/main/skills/platonic-specs
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/caesar0301/platonic-coding-skills --skill platonic-specs

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

RFCs in development projects often drift in metadata and structure, causing confusion and maintenance overhead. This skill validates RFC-style specifications and dynamically generates up-to-date history, index, and naming references to keep documentation aligned with active RFCs.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Validate RFCs for metadata integrity, cross-references, and taxonomy compliance.
  • Generate and update rfc-history.md, rfc-index.md, and rfc-namings.md from active RFCs.
  • Provide a repeatable workflow to refine and synchronize specifications across teams and projects.

Quick Start

Initialize a Platonic specs directory with platonic-init, then run refine-specs to sync history, index, and namings.

Frequently Asked Questions about platonic-specs

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I validate RFC specifications for metadata and dependency consistency?

To validate RFC specifications, you can automate checks for metadata integrity, cross-references, taxonomy, and dependencies to ensure active RFCs remain structurally consistent across your project lifecycle.

What is the best way to generate an RFC index and history from active specifications?

Generating an RFC index and history involves running a synchronization command that extracts data from active specifications to automatically produce rfc-history.md, rfc-index.md, and rfc-namings.md documents.

How do I keep terminology and namings consistent across multiple RFC documents?

You can keep terminology consistent by running a specification refinement process that validates taxonomy and auto-generates an rfc-namings.md reference file from your active RFC documents.

Does this specification validation workflow support RFCs in Draft, Review, and Frozen states?

Yes, this specification validation workflow applies to projects that maintain RFCs across Draft, Review, and Frozen states, validating metadata and generating artifacts for all active specifications.

What do I need to initialize a specification directory before validating and syncing RFCs?

You need to initialize a Platonic specs directory using a dedicated initialization command, which sets up the required structure before you can run validation and sync history, index, and namings.

Why do my project RFC documents drift in structure and cause maintenance overhead?

RFC documents drift in structure when metadata and cross-references are updated manually across teams, causing confusion and maintenance overhead that automated specification validation and artifact generation can resolve.