speckit-specify

Generate feature specifications with requirements and success criteria from natural language.

Updated Apr 27, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/GratefulJinx77/speckit-claude --skill speckit-specify-gratefuljinx77
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: speckit-specify
Source: https://github.com/GratefulJinx77/speckit-claude/tree/main/skills/speckit-specify
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/GratefulJinx77/speckit-claude --skill speckit-specify-gratefuljinx77

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Feature teams struggle to translate vague ideas into concrete, testable specifications that drive planning and delivery.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated spec generation from natural language feature descriptions, including a structured outline with requirements, success criteria, and constraints.
  • Support for the speckit workflow lifecycle, including lead roles, validation, and hand-off to planning stages.
  • Collaboration-friendly outputs that can be reviewed by product, design, and engineering stakeholders.
  • Real-world example: Given a feature description like "Add multi-factor authentication to the login flow," speckit-specify produces a complete spec.md with user stories, acceptance criteria, and risk assessment.

Quick Start

Describe a feature you want to specify in natural language and let speckit-specify generate a complete spec ready for planning.

Frequently Asked Questions about speckit-specify

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I generate feature specifications from natural language descriptions?

Feature specification generation from natural language descriptions produces a structured spec.md containing user stories, acceptance criteria, and risk assessments. You describe a feature idea in plain text and the system outputs a complete spec ready for planning and stakeholder review.

What is the best way to turn vague product ideas into testable requirements?

Turning vague product ideas into testable requirements involves creating a structured outline with functional requirements, success criteria, and constraints. The system processes plain text descriptions and outputs user scenarios and spec readiness validations to drive planning and delivery.

How does spec-kit workflow validation handle feature spec quality checks?

Spec-kit workflow validation handles feature spec quality checks through a built-in validation workflow that assesses spec readiness for planning. It evaluates generated user scenarios, functional requirements, and success criteria to ensure specifications meet the project's structural standards.

Can I create user stories and acceptance criteria from a plain text feature description?

Creating user stories and acceptance criteria from a plain text feature description is fully supported. You provide a natural language description of your feature, and the system generates a complete specification document including user stories, acceptance criteria, and risk assessment.

Does speckit-specify require an existing spec-kit project structure to operate?

Speckit-specify operates within a spec-kit project structure to function properly. It relies on this environment to handle extension hooks, outlines, and the validation workflow required for generating production-ready feature specifications.

What are the limitations of automated specification generation for complex features?

Automated specification generation for complex features requires clear natural language descriptions to produce accurate results. While it handles outlines, extension hooks, and validation workflows effectively, extremely ambiguous feature descriptions may yield incomplete requirements or user scenarios needing manual refinement.