Chatmodes are back in vogue

.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ generate_commands() {
         { echo "description = \"$description\""; echo; echo "prompt = \"\"\""; echo "$body"; echo "\"\"\""; } > "$output_dir/speckit.$name.$ext" ;;
       md)
         echo "$body" > "$output_dir/speckit.$name.$ext" ;;
-      prompt.md)
+      chatmode.md)
         echo "$body" > "$output_dir/speckit.$name.$ext" ;;
     esac
   done
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ build_variant() {
       generate_commands gemini toml "{{args}}" "$base_dir/.gemini/commands" "$script"
       [[ -f agent_templates/gemini/GEMINI.md ]] && cp agent_templates/gemini/GEMINI.md "$base_dir/GEMINI.md" ;;
     copilot)
-      mkdir -p "$base_dir/.github/prompts"
-      generate_commands copilot prompt.md "\$ARGUMENTS" "$base_dir/.github/prompts" "$script"
+      mkdir -p "$base_dir/.github/chatmodes"
+      generate_commands copilot chatmode.md "\$ARGUMENTS" "$base_dir/.github/chatmodes" "$script"
       # Create VS Code workspace settings
       mkdir -p "$base_dir/.vscode"
       [[ -f templates/vscode-settings.json ]] && cp templates/vscode-settings.json "$base_dir/.vscode/settings.json"

AGENTS.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Specify supports multiple AI agents by generating agent-specific command files a
 |-------|-----------|---------|----------|-------------|
 | **Claude Code** | `.claude/commands/` | Markdown | `claude` | Anthropic's Claude Code CLI |
 | **Gemini CLI** | `.gemini/commands/` | TOML | `gemini` | Google's Gemini CLI |
-| **GitHub Copilot** | `.github/prompts/` | Markdown | N/A (IDE-based) | GitHub Copilot in VS Code |
+| **GitHub Copilot** | `.github/chatmodes/` | Markdown | N/A (IDE-based) | GitHub Copilot in VS Code |
 | **Cursor** | `.cursor/commands/` | Markdown | `cursor-agent` | Cursor CLI |
 | **Qwen Code** | `.qwen/commands/` | TOML | `qwen` | Alibaba's Qwen Code CLI |
 | **opencode** | `.opencode/command/` | Markdown | `opencode` | opencode CLI |
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ Command content with {SCRIPT} and {{args}} placeholders.
 
 - **CLI agents**: Usually `.<agent-name>/commands/`
 - **IDE agents**: Follow IDE-specific patterns:
-  - Copilot: `.github/prompts/`
+  - Copilot: `.github/chatmodes/`
   - Cursor: `.cursor/commands/`
   - Windsurf: `.windsurf/workflows/`
 

scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ AGENT_TYPE="${1:-}"
 # Agent-specific file paths  
 CLAUDE_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/CLAUDE.md"
 GEMINI_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/GEMINI.md"
-COPILOT_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.github/prompts/copilot-instructions.md"
+COPILOT_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.github/chatmodes/copilot-instructions.md"
 CURSOR_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.cursor/rules/specify-rules.mdc"
 QWEN_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/QWEN.md"
 AGENTS_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/AGENTS.md"

scripts/powershell/update-agent-context.ps1

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $NEW_PLAN = $IMPL_PLAN
 # Agent file paths
 $CLAUDE_FILE   = Join-Path $REPO_ROOT 'CLAUDE.md'
 $GEMINI_FILE   = Join-Path $REPO_ROOT 'GEMINI.md'
-$COPILOT_FILE  = Join-Path $REPO_ROOT '.github/prompts/copilot-instructions.md'
+$COPILOT_FILE  = Join-Path $REPO_ROOT '.github/chatmodes/copilot-instructions.md'
 $CURSOR_FILE   = Join-Path $REPO_ROOT '.cursor/rules/specify-rules.mdc'
 $QWEN_FILE     = Join-Path $REPO_ROOT 'QWEN.md'
 $AGENTS_FILE   = Join-Path $REPO_ROOT 'AGENTS.md'

templates/commands/analyze.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 description: Perform a non-destructive cross-artifact consistency and quality analysis across spec.md, plan.md, and tasks.md after task generation.
-mode: speckit.analyze
 scripts:
   sh: scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json --require-tasks --include-tasks
   ps: scripts/powershell/check-prerequisites.ps1 -Json -RequireTasks -IncludeTasks

templates/commands/checklist.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 description: Generate a custom checklist for the current feature based on user requirements.
-mode: speckit.checklist
 scripts:
   sh: scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json
   ps: scripts/powershell/check-prerequisites.ps1 -Json

templates/commands/clarify.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 description: Identify underspecified areas in the current feature spec by asking up to 5 highly targeted clarification questions and encoding answers back into the spec.
-mode: speckit.clarify
 scripts:
    sh: scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json --paths-only
    ps: scripts/powershell/check-prerequisites.ps1 -Json -PathsOnly

templates/commands/constitution.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 description: Create or update the project constitution from interactive or provided principle inputs, ensuring all dependent templates stay in sync.
-mode: speckit.constitution
 handoffs: 
   - label: Build Specification
     agent: speckit.specify

templates/commands/implement.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 description: Execute the implementation plan by processing and executing all tasks defined in tasks.md
-mode: speckit.implement
 scripts:
   sh: scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json --require-tasks --include-tasks
   ps: scripts/powershell/check-prerequisites.ps1 -Json -RequireTasks -IncludeTasks

templates/commands/plan.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 description: Execute the implementation planning workflow using the plan template to generate design artifacts.
-mode: speckit.plan
 handoffs: 
   - label: Create Tasks
     agent: speckit.tasks

templates/commands/specify.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 description: Create or update the feature specification from a natural language feature description.
-mode: speckit.specify
 handoffs: 
   - label: Build Technical Plan
     agent: speckit.plan

templates/commands/tasks.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 description: Generate an actionable, dependency-ordered tasks.md for the feature based on available design artifacts.
-mode: speckit.tasks
 handoffs: 
   - label: Analyze For Consistency
     agent: speckit.analyze