spec-refine-loop

You refine ambiguous draft specifications into precise testable requirements by running a gap-driven AI loop that identifies missing details and queries you for disambiguation. The spec refinement process operates directly on your docs/specs drafts.

A gap-driven refinement loop for software documentation is an iterative process that analyzes draft specs, identifies ambiguities or missing information, and performs on-demand research or human-in-the-loop validation to converge on unambiguous requirements.

You start refining a spec draft by invoking the /w:spec-refine command on your draft specification file. The workflow then initiates the convergent AI loop to begin identifying gaps and generating refined testable requirements.

Yes, the spec refinement workflow supports human-in-the-loop validation by querying you when gaps require clarification, and it can also perform autonomous on-demand research to gather necessary context when appropriate.

Yes, you can integrate UI design specifications into the spec refinement process. The workflow includes a built-in ui-spec capability to handle UI design requirements when needed during the gap analysis and refinement loop.

Refined specs are persisted to docs/specs/NNN-spec-refined.md, while progress checkpoints and backlog artifacts are saved in .workflow/sessions. This ensures continuity and resilience across refinement sessions.