spec-kit/templates/spec-template.md

Feature Specification: [FEATURE NAME]

Feature Branch: [###-feature-name]
Created: [DATE]
Status: Draft
Input: User description: "$ARGUMENTS"

User Scenarios & Testing (mandatory)

Primary User Story

[Describe the main user journey in plain language]

Acceptance Scenarios

1. Given [initial state], When [action], Then [expected outcome]
2. Given [initial state], When [action], Then [expected outcome]

Edge Cases

• What happens when [boundary condition]?
• How does system handle [error scenario]?

Requirements (mandatory)

Functional Requirements

• FR-001: System MUST [specific capability, e.g., "allow users to create accounts"]
• FR-002: System MUST [specific capability, e.g., "validate email addresses"]
• FR-003: Users MUST be able to [key interaction, e.g., "reset their password"]
• FR-004: System MUST [data requirement, e.g., "persist user preferences"]
• FR-005: System MUST [behavior, e.g., "log all security events"]

Example of marking unclear requirements:

• FR-006: System MUST authenticate users via [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: auth method not specified - email/password, SSO, OAuth?]
• FR-007: System MUST retain user data for [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: retention period not specified]

Key Entities (include if feature involves data)

• [Entity 1]: [What it represents, key attributes without implementation]
• [Entity 2]: [What it represents, relationships to other entities]

Success Criteria (mandatory)

Measurable Outcomes

• SC-001: [Measurable metric, e.g., "Users can complete account creation in under 2 minutes"]
• SC-002: [Measurable metric, e.g., "System handles 1000 concurrent users without degradation"]
• SC-003: [User satisfaction metric, e.g., "90% of users successfully complete primary task on first attempt"]
• SC-004: [Business metric, e.g., "Reduce support tickets related to [X] by 50%"]