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fix: use global branch numbering instead of per-short-name detection (#1757)

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* fix: remove per-short-name number detection from specify prompt

The specify.md prompt instructed the AI to search for existing branches
filtered by the exact short-name, causing every new feature to start at
001 since no branches matched the new short-name. The underlying
create-new-feature.sh script already has correct global numbering logic
via check_existing_branches() that searches ALL branches and spec
directories.

The fix removes the AI's flawed number-detection steps and tells it to
NOT pass --number, letting the script auto-detect the next globally
available number.

Closes #1744
Closes #1468

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: clarify --json flag requirement per Copilot review

- Rephrased step 2 to mention both --short-name and --json flags
- Added explicit note to always include the JSON flag for reliable output parsing

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -39,33 +39,14 @@ Given that feature description, do this:
- "Create a dashboard for analytics" → "analytics-dashboard"
- "Fix payment processing timeout bug" → "fix-payment-timeout"
2. **Check for existing branches before creating new one**:
2. **Create the feature branch** by running the script with `--short-name` (and `--json`), and do NOT pass `--number` (the script auto-detects the next globally available number across all branches and spec directories):
a. First, fetch all remote branches to ensure we have the latest information:
```bash
git fetch --all --prune
```
b. Find the highest feature number across all sources for the short-name:
- Remote branches: `git ls-remote --heads origin | grep -E 'refs/heads/[0-9]+-<short-name>$'`
- Local branches: `git branch | grep -E '^[* ]*[0-9]+-<short-name>$'`
- Specs directories: Check for directories matching `specs/[0-9]+-<short-name>`
c. Determine the next available number:
- Extract all numbers from all three sources
- Find the highest number N
- Use N+1 for the new branch number
d. Run the script `{SCRIPT}` with the calculated number and short-name:
- Pass `--number N+1` and `--short-name "your-short-name"` along with the feature description
- Bash example: `{SCRIPT} --json --number 5 --short-name "user-auth" "Add user authentication"`
- PowerShell example: `{SCRIPT} -Json -Number 5 -ShortName "user-auth" "Add user authentication"`
- Bash example: `{SCRIPT} --json --short-name "user-auth" "Add user authentication"`
- PowerShell example: `{SCRIPT} -Json -ShortName "user-auth" "Add user authentication"`
**IMPORTANT**:
- Check all three sources (remote branches, local branches, specs directories) to find the highest number
- Only match branches/directories with the exact short-name pattern
- If no existing branches/directories found with this short-name, start with number 1
- Do NOT pass `--number` — the script determines the correct next number automatically
- Always include the JSON flag (`--json` for Bash, `-Json` for PowerShell) so the output can be parsed reliably
- You must only ever run this script once per feature
- The JSON is provided in the terminal as output - always refer to it to get the actual content you're looking for
- The JSON output will contain BRANCH_NAME and SPEC_FILE paths