Update specify.md

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.0.7] - 2025-09-18
+
+### Changed
+
+- Updated command instructions in the CLI.
+- Cleaned up the code to not render agent-specific information when it's generic.
+
+
 ## [0.0.6] - 2025-09-17
 
 ### Added

README.md

@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ Initialize your project depending on the coding agent you're using:
 uvx --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git specify init <PROJECT_NAME>
 ```
 
-### 2. Create the spec
+### 2. Establish project principles
+
+Use the **`/constitution`** command to create your project's governing principles and development guidelines that will guide all subsequent development.
+
+```bash
+/constitution Create principles focused on code quality, testing standards, user experience consistency, and performance requirements
+```
+
+### 3. Create the spec
 
 Use the **`/specify`** command to describe what you want to build. Focus on the **what** and **why**, not the tech stack.
 
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ Use the **`/specify`** command to describe what you want to build. Focus on the
 /specify Build an application that can help me organize my photos in separate photo albums. Albums are grouped by date and can be re-organized by dragging and dropping on the main page. Albums are never in other nested albums. Within each album, photos are previewed in a tile-like interface.
 ```
 
-### 3. Create a technical implementation plan
+### 4. Create a technical implementation plan
 
 Use the **`/plan`** command to provide your tech stack and architecture choices.
 
@@ -60,9 +68,21 @@ Use the **`/plan`** command to provide your tech stack and architecture choices.
 /plan The application uses Vite with minimal number of libraries. Use vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as much as possible. Images are not uploaded anywhere and metadata is stored in a local SQLite database.
 ```
 
-### 4. Break down and implement
+### 5. Break down into tasks
 
-Use **`/tasks`** to create an actionable task list, then ask your agent to implement the feature.
+Use **`/tasks`** to create an actionable task list from your implementation plan.
+
+```bash
+/tasks
+```
+
+### 6. Execute implementation
+
+Use **`/implement`** to execute all tasks and build your feature according to the plan.
+
+```bash
+/implement
+```
 
 For detailed step-by-step instructions, see our [comprehensive guide](./spec-driven.md).
 
@@ -124,6 +144,18 @@ specify init my-project --ai claude --debug
 specify check
 ```
 
+### Available Slash Commands
+
+After running `specify init`, your AI coding agent will have access to these slash commands for structured development:
+
+| Command         | Description                                                           |
+|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `/constitution` | Create or update project governing principles and development guidelines |
+| `/specify`      | Define what you want to build (requirements and user stories)        |
+| `/plan`         | Create technical implementation plans with your chosen tech stack     |
+| `/tasks`        | Generate actionable task lists for implementation                     |
+| `/implement`    | Execute all tasks to build the feature according to the plan         |
+
 ## 📚 Core philosophy
 
 Spec-Driven Development is a structured process that emphasizes:
@@ -219,15 +251,25 @@ The CLI will check if you have Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Qwen CLI or opencode ins
 specify init <project_name> --ai claude --ignore-agent-tools
 ```
 
-### **STEP 1:** Bootstrap the project
+### **STEP 1:** Establish project principles
 
 Go to the project folder and run your AI agent. In our example, we're using `claude`.
 
 ![Bootstrapping Claude Code environment](./media/bootstrap-claude-code.gif)
 
-You will know that things are configured correctly if you see the `/specify`, `/plan`, and `/tasks` commands available.
+You will know that things are configured correctly if you see the `/constitution`, `/specify`, `/plan`, `/tasks`, and `/implement` commands available.
 
-The first step should be creating a new project scaffolding. Use `/specify` command and then provide the concrete requirements for the project you want to develop.
+The first step should be establishing your project's governing principles using the `/constitution` command. This helps ensure consistent decision-making throughout all subsequent development phases:
+
+```text
+/constitution Create principles focused on code quality, testing standards, user experience consistency, and performance requirements. Include governance for how these principles should guide technical decisions and implementation choices.
+```
+
+This step creates or updates the `/memory/constitution.md` file with your project's foundational guidelines that the AI agent will reference during specification, planning, and implementation phases.
+
+### **STEP 2:** Create project specifications
+
+With your project principles established, you can now create the functional specifications. Use the `/specify` command and then provide the concrete requirements for the project you want to develop.
 
 >[!IMPORTANT]
 >Be as explicit as possible about _what_ you are trying to build and _why_. **Do not focus on the tech stack at this point**.
@@ -281,7 +323,7 @@ At this stage, your project folder contents should resemble the following:
     └── tasks-template.md
 ```
 
-### **STEP 2:** Functional specification clarification
+### **STEP 3:** Functional specification clarification
 
 With the baseline specification created, you can go ahead and clarify any of the requirements that were not captured properly within the first shot attempt. For example, you could use a prompt like this within the same Claude Code session:
 
@@ -299,7 +341,7 @@ Read the review and acceptance checklist, and check off each item in the checkli
 
 It's important to use the interaction with Claude Code as an opportunity to clarify and ask questions around the specification - **do not treat its first attempt as final**.
 
-### **STEP 3:** Generate a plan
+### **STEP 4:** Generate a plan
 
 You can now be specific about the tech stack and other technical requirements. You can use the `/plan` command that is built into the project template with a prompt like this:
 
@@ -368,7 +410,7 @@ That's way too untargeted research. The research needs to help you solve a speci
 >[!NOTE]
 >Claude Code might be over-eager and add components that you did not ask for. Ask it to clarify the rationale and the source of the change.
 
-### **STEP 4:** Have Claude Code validate the plan
+### **STEP 5:** Have Claude Code validate the plan
 
 With the plan in place, you should have Claude Code run through it to make sure that there are no missing pieces. You can use a prompt like this:
 
@@ -387,20 +429,25 @@ You can also ask Claude Code (if you have the [GitHub CLI](https://docs.github.c
 >[!NOTE]
 >Before you have the agent implement it, it's also worth prompting Claude Code to cross-check the details to see if there are any over-engineered pieces (remember - it can be over-eager). If over-engineered components or decisions exist, you can ask Claude Code to resolve them. Ensure that Claude Code follows the [constitution](base/memory/constitution.md) as the foundational piece that it must adhere to when establishing the plan.
 
-### STEP 5: Implementation
+### STEP 6: Implementation
 
-Once ready, instruct Claude Code to implement your solution (example path included):
+Once ready, use the `/implement` command to execute your implementation plan:
 
 ```text
-implement specs/002-create-taskify/plan.md
+/implement
 ```
 
-Claude Code will spring into action and will start creating the implementation.
+The `/implement` command will:
+- Validate that all prerequisites are in place (constitution, spec, plan, and tasks)
+- Parse the task breakdown from `tasks.md`
+- Execute tasks in the correct order, respecting dependencies and parallel execution markers
+- Follow the TDD approach defined in your task plan
+- Provide progress updates and handle errors appropriately
 
 >[!IMPORTANT]
->Claude Code will execute local CLI commands (such as `dotnet`) - make sure you have them installed on your machine.
+>The AI agent will execute local CLI commands (such as `dotnet`, `npm`, etc.) - make sure you have the required tools installed on your machine.
 
-Once the implementation step is done, ask Claude Code to try to run the application and resolve any emerging build errors. If the application runs, but there are _runtime errors_ that are not directly available to Claude Code through CLI logs (e.g., errors rendered in browser logs), copy and paste the error in Claude Code and have it attempt to resolve it.
+Once the implementation is complete, test the application and resolve any runtime errors that may not be visible in CLI logs (e.g., browser console errors). You can copy and paste such errors back to your AI agent for resolution.
 
 </details>
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "specify-cli"
-version = "0.0.6"
-description = "Setup tool for Specify spec-driven development projects"
+version = "0.0.7"
+description = "Specify CLI, part of GitHub Spec Kit. A tool to bootstrap your projects for Spec-Driven Development (SDD)."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
     "typer",

scripts/bash/check-implementation-prerequisites.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+JSON_MODE=false
+for arg in "$@"; do case "$arg" in --json) JSON_MODE=true ;; --help|-h) echo "Usage: $0 [--json]"; exit 0 ;; esac; done
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/common.sh"
+eval $(get_feature_paths)
+check_feature_branch "$CURRENT_BRANCH" || exit 1
+if [[ ! -d "$FEATURE_DIR" ]]; then echo "ERROR: Feature directory not found: $FEATURE_DIR"; echo "Run /specify first."; exit 1; fi
+if [[ ! -f "$IMPL_PLAN" ]]; then echo "ERROR: plan.md not found in $FEATURE_DIR"; echo "Run /plan first."; exit 1; fi
+if [[ ! -f "$TASKS" ]]; then echo "ERROR: tasks.md not found in $FEATURE_DIR"; echo "Run /tasks first."; exit 1; fi
+if $JSON_MODE; then
+  docs=(); [[ -f "$RESEARCH" ]] && docs+=("research.md"); [[ -f "$DATA_MODEL" ]] && docs+=("data-model.md"); ([[ -d "$CONTRACTS_DIR" ]] && [[ -n "$(ls -A "$CONTRACTS_DIR" 2>/dev/null)" ]]) && docs+=("contracts/"); [[ -f "$QUICKSTART" ]] && docs+=("quickstart.md"); [[ -f "$TASKS" ]] && docs+=("tasks.md");
+  json_docs=$(printf '"%s",' "${docs[@]}"); json_docs="[${json_docs%,}]"; printf '{"FEATURE_DIR":"%s","AVAILABLE_DOCS":%s}\n' "$FEATURE_DIR" "$json_docs"
+else
+  echo "FEATURE_DIR:$FEATURE_DIR"; echo "AVAILABLE_DOCS:"; check_file "$RESEARCH" "research.md"; check_file "$DATA_MODEL" "data-model.md"; check_dir "$CONTRACTS_DIR" "contracts/"; check_file "$QUICKSTART" "quickstart.md"; check_file "$TASKS" "tasks.md"; fi

scripts/powershell/check-implementation-prerequisites.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env pwsh
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param([switch]$Json)
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+. "$PSScriptRoot/common.ps1"
+
+$paths = Get-FeaturePathsEnv
+if (-not (Test-FeatureBranch -Branch $paths.CURRENT_BRANCH)) { exit 1 }
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $paths.FEATURE_DIR -PathType Container)) {
+    Write-Output "ERROR: Feature directory not found: $($paths.FEATURE_DIR)"
+    Write-Output "Run /specify first to create the feature structure."
+    exit 1
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path $paths.IMPL_PLAN -PathType Leaf)) {
+    Write-Output "ERROR: plan.md not found in $($paths.FEATURE_DIR)"
+    Write-Output "Run /plan first to create the plan."
+    exit 1
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path $paths.TASKS -PathType Leaf)) {
+    Write-Output "ERROR: tasks.md not found in $($paths.FEATURE_DIR)"
+    Write-Output "Run /tasks first to create the task list."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+if ($Json) {
+    $docs = @()
+    if (Test-Path $paths.RESEARCH) { $docs += 'research.md' }
+    if (Test-Path $paths.DATA_MODEL) { $docs += 'data-model.md' }
+    if ((Test-Path $paths.CONTRACTS_DIR) -and (Get-ChildItem -Path $paths.CONTRACTS_DIR -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1)) { $docs += 'contracts/' }
+    if (Test-Path $paths.QUICKSTART) { $docs += 'quickstart.md' }
+    if (Test-Path $paths.TASKS) { $docs += 'tasks.md' }
+    [PSCustomObject]@{ FEATURE_DIR=$paths.FEATURE_DIR; AVAILABLE_DOCS=$docs } | ConvertTo-Json -Compress
+} else {
+    Write-Output "FEATURE_DIR:$($paths.FEATURE_DIR)"
+    Write-Output "AVAILABLE_DOCS:"
+    Test-FileExists -Path $paths.RESEARCH -Description 'research.md' | Out-Null
+    Test-FileExists -Path $paths.DATA_MODEL -Description 'data-model.md' | Out-Null
+    Test-DirHasFiles -Path $paths.CONTRACTS_DIR -Description 'contracts/' | Out-Null
+    Test-FileExists -Path $paths.QUICKSTART -Description 'quickstart.md' | Out-Null
+    Test-FileExists -Path $paths.TASKS -Description 'tasks.md' | Out-Null
+}

src/specify_cli/__init__.py

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ BANNER = """
 ╚══════╝╚═╝     ╚══════╝ ╚═════╝╚═╝╚═╝        ╚═╝   
 """
 
-TAGLINE = "Spec-Driven Development Toolkit"
+TAGLINE = "GitHub Spec Kit - Spec-Driven Development Toolkit"
 class StepTracker:
     """Track and render hierarchical steps without emojis, similar to Claude Code tree output.
     Supports live auto-refresh via an attached refresh callback.
@@ -950,53 +950,25 @@ def init(
         steps_lines.append("1. You're already in the project directory!")
         step_num = 2
 
-    if selected_ai == "claude":
-        steps_lines.append(f"{step_num}. Open in Visual Studio Code and start using / commands with Claude Code")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Type / in any file to see available commands")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Use /specify to create specifications")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Use /plan to create implementation plans")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Use /tasks to generate tasks")
-    elif selected_ai == "gemini":
-        steps_lines.append(f"{step_num}. Use / commands with Gemini CLI")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Run gemini /specify to create specifications")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Run gemini /plan to create implementation plans")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Run gemini /tasks to generate tasks")
-        steps_lines.append("   - See GEMINI.md for all available commands")
-    elif selected_ai == "copilot":
-        steps_lines.append(f"{step_num}. Open in Visual Studio Code and use [bold cyan]/specify[/], [bold cyan]/plan[/], [bold cyan]/tasks[/] commands with GitHub Copilot")
-    elif selected_ai == "qwen":
-        steps_lines.append(f"{step_num}. Use / commands with Qwen CLI")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Run qwen /specify to create specifications")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Run qwen /plan to create implementation plans")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Run qwen /tasks to generate tasks")
-        steps_lines.append("   - See QWEN.md for all available commands")
-    elif selected_ai == "opencode":
-        steps_lines.append(f"{step_num}. Use / commands with opencode")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Use /specify to create specifications")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Use /plan to create implementation plans")
-        steps_lines.append("   - Use /tasks to generate tasks")
-
-    # Removed script variant step (scripts are transparent to users)
-    step_num += 1
-    steps_lines.append(f"{step_num}. Update [bold magenta]CONSTITUTION.md[/bold magenta] with your project's non-negotiable principles")
+    steps_lines.append(f"{step_num}. Start using slash commands with your AI agent:")
+    steps_lines.append("   2.1 [bold cyan]/constitution[/] - Establish project principles")
+    steps_lines.append("   2.2 [bold cyan]/specify[/] - Create specifications")
+    steps_lines.append("   2.3 [bold cyan]/plan[/] - Create implementation plans")
+    steps_lines.append("   2.4 [bold cyan]/tasks[/] - Generate actionable tasks")
+    steps_lines.append("   2.5 [bold cyan]/implement[/] - Execute implementation")
 
     steps_panel = Panel("\n".join(steps_lines), title="Next steps", border_style="cyan", padding=(1,2))
-    console.print()  # blank line
+    console.print()
     console.print(steps_panel)
 
-    # Removed farewell line per user request
-
-
 @app.command()
 def check():
     """Check that all required tools are installed."""
     show_banner()
     console.print("[bold]Checking for installed tools...[/bold]\n")
 
-    # Create tracker for checking tools
     tracker = StepTracker("Check Available Tools")
     
-    # Add all tools we want to check
     tracker.add("git", "Git version control")
     tracker.add("claude", "Claude Code CLI")
     tracker.add("gemini", "Gemini CLI")
@@ -1005,25 +977,20 @@ def check():
     tracker.add("cursor-agent", "Cursor IDE agent (optional)")
     tracker.add("opencode", "opencode")
     
-    # Check each tool
     git_ok = check_tool_for_tracker("git", "https://git-scm.com/downloads", tracker)
     claude_ok = check_tool_for_tracker("claude", "https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/setup", tracker)  
     gemini_ok = check_tool_for_tracker("gemini", "https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli", tracker)
     qwen_ok = check_tool_for_tracker("qwen", "https://github.com/QwenLM/qwen-code", tracker)
-    # Check for VS Code (code or code-insiders)
     code_ok = check_tool_for_tracker("code", "https://code.visualstudio.com/", tracker)
     if not code_ok:
         code_ok = check_tool_for_tracker("code-insiders", "https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/", tracker)
     cursor_ok = check_tool_for_tracker("cursor-agent", "https://cursor.sh/", tracker)
     opencode_ok = check_tool_for_tracker("opencode", "https://opencode.ai/", tracker)
 
-    # Render the final tree
     console.print(tracker.render())
     
-    # Summary
     console.print("\n[bold green]Specify CLI is ready to use![/bold green]")
     
-    # Recommendations
     if not git_ok:
         console.print("[dim]Tip: Install git for repository management[/dim]")
     if not (claude_ok or gemini_ok or cursor_ok or qwen_ok or opencode_ok):

templates/commands/constitution.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Follow this execution flow:
 
 1. Load the existing constitution template at `/memory/constitution.md`.
    - Identify every placeholder token of the form `[ALL_CAPS_IDENTIFIER]`.
-   - List them in a table with columns: Placeholder | Description In Comments (if present) | Current Value (if any) | Required?
+   **IMPORTANT**: The user might require less or more principles than the ones used in the template. If a number is specified, respect that - follow the general template. You will update the doc accordingly.
 
 2. Collect/derive values for placeholders:
    - If user input (conversation) supplies a value, use it.

templates/commands/implement.md

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+---
+description: Execute the implementation plan by processing and executing all tasks defined in tasks.md
+scripts:
+  sh: scripts/bash/check-implementation-prerequisites.sh --json
+  ps: scripts/powershell/check-implementation-prerequisites.ps1 -Json
+---
+
+Given the current feature context, do this:
+
+1. Run `{SCRIPT}` from repo root and parse FEATURE_DIR and AVAILABLE_DOCS list. All paths must be absolute.
+
+2. Load and analyze the implementation context:
+   - **REQUIRED**: Read tasks.md for the complete task list and execution plan
+   - **REQUIRED**: Read plan.md for tech stack, architecture, and file structure
+   - **IF EXISTS**: Read data-model.md for entities and relationships
+   - **IF EXISTS**: Read contracts/ for API specifications and test requirements
+   - **IF EXISTS**: Read research.md for technical decisions and constraints
+   - **IF EXISTS**: Read quickstart.md for integration scenarios
+
+3. Parse tasks.md structure and extract:
+   - **Task phases**: Setup, Tests, Core, Integration, Polish
+   - **Task dependencies**: Sequential vs parallel execution rules
+   - **Task details**: ID, description, file paths, parallel markers [P]
+   - **Execution flow**: Order and dependency requirements
+
+4. Execute implementation following the task plan:
+   - **Phase-by-phase execution**: Complete each phase before moving to the next
+   - **Respect dependencies**: Run sequential tasks in order, parallel tasks [P] can run together  
+   - **Follow TDD approach**: Execute test tasks before their corresponding implementation tasks
+   - **File-based coordination**: Tasks affecting the same files must run sequentially
+   - **Validation checkpoints**: Verify each phase completion before proceeding
+
+5. Implementation execution rules:
+   - **Setup first**: Initialize project structure, dependencies, configuration
+   - **Tests before code**: If you need to write tests for contracts, entities, and integration scenarios
+   - **Core development**: Implement models, services, CLI commands, endpoints
+   - **Integration work**: Database connections, middleware, logging, external services
+   - **Polish and validation**: Unit tests, performance optimization, documentation
+
+6. Progress tracking and error handling:
+   - Report progress after each completed task
+   - Halt execution if any non-parallel task fails
+   - For parallel tasks [P], continue with successful tasks, report failed ones
+   - Provide clear error messages with context for debugging
+   - Suggest next steps if implementation cannot proceed
+   - **IMPORTANT** For completed tasks, make sure to mark the task off as [X] in the tasks file.
+
+7. Completion validation:
+   - Verify all required tasks are completed
+   - Check that implemented features match the original specification
+   - Validate that tests pass and coverage meets requirements
+   - Confirm the implementation follows the technical plan
+   - Report final status with summary of completed work
+
+Note: This command assumes a complete task breakdown exists in tasks.md. If tasks are incomplete or missing, suggest running `/tasks` first to regenerate the task list.

templates/commands/specify.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ scripts:
 Given the feature description provided as an argument, do this:
 
 1. Run the script `{SCRIPT}` from repo root and parse its JSON output for BRANCH_NAME and SPEC_FILE. All file paths must be absolute.
+  **IMPORTANT** You must only ever run this script once. The JSON is provided in the terminal as output - always refer to it to get the actual content you're looking for.
 2. Load `templates/spec-template.md` to understand required sections.
 3. Write the specification to SPEC_FILE using the template structure, replacing placeholders with concrete details derived from the feature description (arguments) while preserving section order and headings.
 4. Report completion with branch name, spec file path, and readiness for the next phase.