speckit-specify

To convert a natural language feature description into a formal specification, provide your feature idea to generate a structured spec with actors, actions, constraints, and a quality checklist for review.

Generating a specification from a feature idea for engineering handoff involves extracting data needs and acceptance criteria to produce a plan-ready document, eliminating ambiguity between product and engineering teams.

The generated specification enforces testable requirements and measurable success criteria. It structures sections like User Scenarios and Functional Requirements while preserving business value and user focus.

You can auto-generate a spec directory and starter spec file from natural language input. The process analyzes your description to create a concise short-name and a complete specs directory based on a preset template.

A plan-ready feature specification includes sections such as User Scenarios, Functional Requirements, and Success Criteria. It also embeds a quality checklist to validate the generated specifications.

To validate a feature specification before passing it to the development team, use the embedded quality checklist produced during generation to ensure all constraints and acceptance criteria are testable.