speckit-specify

To turn natural language descriptions into structured feature specifications, input your feature idea to auto-generate a plan-ready document with user scenarios, acceptance criteria, and testing definitions. It applies a structured template to reduce ambiguity and speed up planning.

Generating acceptance criteria and user scenarios involves applying a structured specification template to your natural language input. This process auto-generates a formal feature outline, enforces validation quality, and produces a reusable checklist for planning readiness.

Yes, you need a spec-kit project with a .specify directory to create and store formal feature specifications. This directory structure is required to generate the SPEC_FILE, validate quality, and store artifacts for downstream consumption.

An automated specification outline handles validation by enforcing a structured template and prompting up to three clarifications. It ensures quality by defining measurable success criteria and generating a plan for artifact creation and downstream consumption.

Yes, you can update existing feature specifications using natural language input. The process reads your current spec-kit project, applies your new descriptions to the existing structure, and regenerates the formal specification with updated validation.

Limitations of auto-generating feature specifications include a strict dependency on the .specify directory for artifact storage and a maximum of three clarification prompts to resolve natural language ambiguity before generating the final document.