Spec Kit Analyze
Run a non-destructive cross-artifact quality audit before implementation.
Invocation Notice
- Inform the user when this skill is being invoked by name:
spec-kit-analyze.
When to Use
tasks.mdexists and you want a pre-implementation consistency check across spec/plan/tasks.- You suspect coverage gaps, requirement drift, ambiguous language, or contradictory artifacts.
- You need a constitution-alignment gate without editing artifacts yet.
When Not to Use
- Any prerequisite artifact is missing (
spec-kit-specify,spec-kit-plan, orspec-kit-tasksfirst). - You need targeted remediation edits now (
spec-kit-reconcile). - You are executing implementation work (
spec-kit-implement).
Router Fit
- Primary route from
spec-kitafterspec-kit-tasks. - Read-only quality gate before
spec-kit-implement. - Default handoff to
spec-kit-reconcilewhen findings require coordinated artifact updates.
Critical Constraints
- Strictly read-only: do not modify files.
- Treat
memory/constitution.mdas authoritative; any MUST-level conflict isCRITICAL.
Preconditions
- Run from repository root (or a subdirectory inside it).
- Active feature context resolves to one feature directory with
spec.md,plan.md, andtasks.md.
Workflow
- Resolve artifact paths and enforce prerequisite gate:
- Run scripts/check-prerequisites.sh --json --require-tasks --include-tasks exactly once. - Parse: - FEATURE_DIR - AVAILABLE_DOCS - Derive: - SPEC = FEATURE_DIR/spec.md - PLAN = FEATURE_DIR/plan.md - TASKS = FEATURE_DIR/tasks.md - If any required artifact is missing, stop and route to the owning sibling skill.
- Load focused sections from:
- spec.md: requirements, stories, acceptance criteria, edge cases. - plan.md: architecture/stack decisions, phases, constraints. - tasks.md: task IDs, phase grouping, [P] markers, referenced paths. - memory/constitution.md: principle names and normative MUST/SHOULD statements.
- Build internal maps:
- Requirement inventory (functional + non-functional) with stable keys. - Story/action inventory with acceptance-test intent. - Task-to-requirement/story coverage mapping. - Constitution obligations relevant to spec/plan/tasks scope.
- Detect and classify issues:
- Duplication: overlapping or near-duplicate requirements. - Ambiguity/placeholders: vague quality terms, TODO/TKTK/placeholder tokens. - Underspecification: requirements lacking measurable outcomes or clear objects. - Constitution conflicts: violations against MUST principles (CRITICAL). - Coverage gaps: requirements without tasks and tasks without mapped requirement/story. - Cross-artifact inconsistency: terminology drift, entity mismatch, ordering contradictions. - Cap findings at 50 rows; summarize overflow counts by category.
- Assign severity and output a compact report with stable IDs, coverage table, and metrics.
- CRITICAL: constitution MUST violations, missing core coverage that blocks baseline behavior. - HIGH: conflicting/duplicate requirements, untestable or high-risk ambiguity. - MEDIUM: terminology drift, non-functional coverage gaps, underspecified edge cases. - LOW: wording/style cleanup without execution impact.
- Recommend next actions:
- If CRITICAL/HIGH findings require cross-artifact edits, block spec-kit-implement and route to spec-kit-reconcile with a concise gap summary. - If only one artifact needs focused updates, route to its owner skill (spec-kit-specify, spec-kit-plan, or spec-kit-tasks). - Otherwise provide prioritized improvements and whether implementation can proceed.
- Offer follow-up only:
- Ask whether to run spec-kit-reconcile using top findings as the gap report. - Do not apply any edits in this skill.
Output
- Markdown report only (no file writes) containing:
- Findings table: ID | Category | Severity | Location(s) | Summary | Recommendation - Requirement coverage table: Requirement Key | Has Task? | Task IDs | Notes - Constitution alignment issues (if any) - Unmapped tasks (if any) - Metrics: - Total requirements - Total tasks - Coverage percentage - Ambiguity count - Duplication count - Critical issues count - Next-step routing recommendation
References
references/command-analyze.mdscripts/check-prerequisites.shhttps://github.com/github/spec-kit/blob/9111699cd27879e3e6301651a03e502ecb6dd65d/templates/commands/analyze.md