speckit-plan

You can automate design artifact generation by running a deterministic planning workflow that applies a plan template to produce research.md, data-model.md, contracts, and quickstart.md. This workflow ensures consistent outputs across software projects while reducing manual coordination.

A spec-kit planning workflow is a structured process that executes end-to-end implementation planning to produce key design artifacts. You need it when your software project requires structured design artifacts and governance through gates, hooks, and constitution checks for repeatable outcomes.

To run the planning workflow, execute it from the repository root to generate contracts and quickstart.md using the plan template. The workflow loads feature specs, evaluates unknowns, generates artifacts, and updates the agent context to reflect the latest plan.

Yes, the planning workflow supports extension-driven customization through pre- and post-execution extension hooks with deterministic command construction and safe evaluation. This allows you to tailor the workflow while maintaining deterministic and traceable reporting.

Yes, the workflow performs constitution checks and gate evaluation as part of the planning process. It ensures structured governance for software projects requiring design artifacts, updating the agent context to reflect the latest plan while maintaining repeatable outcomes.

The best way to ensure consistent design artifacts is using a deterministic planning workflow that applies a system template to produce research.md, data-model.md, contracts, and quickstart.md. It uses absolute paths and provides traceable reporting for repeatable outcomes.