speckit-constitution

Automating project constitution updates requires merging user-supplied principles into the governance file while respecting existing repo context. This skill updates placeholders and governance sections in the .specify workflow, ensuring template consistency and safe governance edits via extension hooks.

Propagating amendments across dependent artifacts is handled by incrementing the constitution version numbers according to semantic changes. This skill automatically pushes template updates and synchronizes governance documents within the .specify memory directory.

Versioning a software project constitution involves incrementing version numbers based on the semantic impact of the input changes. This skill applies automated versioning to the constitution file and propagates those amendments across related templates.

The spec-kit workflow supports extension hooks and extension-driven guidance during the governance update process. This skill respects those hooks to ensure safe, consistent edits to the constitution file and its placeholders.

Syncing principle updates directly into the memory constitution file is the core function of this skill. It takes your user inputs and existing repo context to automatically update the .specify/memory/constitution.md file.

Manually editing a project constitution causes template inconsistencies because placeholders and governance sections easily fall out of sync. This skill solves the problem by applying automated template consistency and propagating amendments across dependent artifacts.