/speckit.init

Agent skill wrapper for the Claude command /speckit.init.

When the original command text references {{INPUT}}, $1, or named arguments, map them from the user's current request.

Command Instructions

Set up the .specify/ directory structure for Specification-Driven Development in the current project by downloading the latest files from the upstream github/spec-kit repository.

Steps

1. Check for existing setup: Look for .specify/ in the project root. If it already exists, stop and tell the user to run /speckit.init.update instead.

2. Clone upstream:

   UPSTREAM_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
   git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git "$UPSTREAM_DIR"
   

   If the clone fails, report the error and stop.

3. Copy files from upstream into the project root, preserving the paths exactly:

   Upstream source	Local destination
   .specify/memory/constitution.md	.specify/memory/constitution.md
   .specify/scripts/bash/common.sh	.specify/scripts/bash/common.sh
   .specify/scripts/bash/setup-plan.sh	.specify/scripts/bash/setup-plan.sh
   .specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh	.specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh
   .specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh	.specify/scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh
   .specify/scripts/bash/create-new-feature.sh	.specify/scripts/bash/create-new-feature.sh
   .specify/templates/agent-file-template.md	.specify/templates/agent-file-template.md
   .specify/templates/checklist-template.md	.specify/templates/checklist-template.md
   .specify/templates/tasks-template.md	.specify/templates/tasks-template.md
   .specify/templates/spec-template.md	.specify/templates/spec-template.md
   .specify/templates/plan-template.md	.specify/templates/plan-template.md

   Create any intermediate directories as needed. Preserve file permissions (especially executable bits on shell scripts).

4. Clean up:

   rm -rf "$UPSTREAM_DIR"
   

5. Detect project name: Try in order — git remote get-url origin (extract repo name from URL), package.json name field, mix.exs app name, directory basename. Use this as PROJECT_NAME.

6. Personalize .specify/memory/constitution.md: Replace placeholder tokens in the downloaded file:

   • [PROJECT_NAME] → detected project name
   • [YYYY-MM-DD] → today's date in ISO format

7. Create .specify/specs/: Make this directory for feature specification artifacts (one subdirectory per feature). This directory is not present in upstream.

8. Update .gitignore: Only if .gitignore exists and does not already contain .specify/. Append .specify/ as a new line. If no .gitignore exists, skip and note it.

9. Report all directories and files created with their paths.

10. Present the SDD workflow overview:

    Spec-Driven Development workflow:
      /speckit.constitution  → Define governing principles (run once per project)
      /speckit.specify       → Write a feature spec
      /speckit.clarify       → Resolve ambiguities in the spec
      /speckit.plan          → Generate technical plan + data model + contracts
      /speckit.analyze       → Validate consistency across artifacts (read-only)
      /speckit.tasks         → Generate phase-based task breakdown
      /speckit.checklist     → Create quality checklists for the spec
      /speckit.implement     → Execute implementation phase by phase
      /speckit.taskstoissues → Convert tasks into GitHub issues
    

11. Next step: "Run /speckit.constitution to complete your project constitution with project-specific principles, then /speckit.specify to write your first feature spec."