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Spec-Kit Integration Progress Report

Date: 2025-10-15 Coverage: 20/46 requirements (43%) Status: Phase 1 Complete ✅

Executive Summary

Successfully integrated the spec-kit submodule with the canary tracking system. Phase 1 is complete with 20 out of 46 requirements now tracked with CANARY tokens.

Key Achievements

✅ Enhanced Scanner - Added HTML comment support (<!--) ✅ Complete Documentation - 2,132 lines across 6 comprehensive documents ✅ 20 Requirements Tracked - 43% coverage achieved ✅ 3 Categories at 100% - Core Workflows, CLI Tools, Script Automation ✅ Verified Integration - All tokens scanning successfully

Coverage by Category

Category Tracked Total Coverage Status
Core Workflow Commands 8 8 100% ✅ Complete
CLI Tool Features 3 3 100% ✅ Complete
Script Automation 4 4 100% ✅ Complete
Template System 5 6 83% 🟨 Nearly Complete
Constitutional Framework 0 5 0% 🔴 Not Started
Agent Support 0 5 0% 🔴 Not Started
Documentation System 0 4 0% 🔴 Not Started
Quality Assurance 0 4 0% 🔴 Not Started
Package Management 0 3 0% 🔴 Not Started
TOTAL 20 46 43% 🟨 In Progress

Files Modified

Scanner Enhancement (1 file)

  • scan.go - Enhanced regex and HTML comment parsing

Spec-Kit Files with CANARY Tokens (20 files)

Core Workflow Commands (8 files)

  • templates/commands/constitution.md - REQ-SK-101
  • templates/commands/specify.md - REQ-SK-102
  • templates/commands/clarify.md - REQ-SK-103
  • templates/commands/plan.md - REQ-SK-104
  • templates/commands/tasks.md - REQ-SK-105
  • templates/commands/implement.md - REQ-SK-106
  • templates/commands/analyze.md - REQ-SK-107
  • templates/commands/checklist.md - REQ-SK-108

CLI Tool Features (1 file)

  • src/specify_cli/__init__.py - REQ-SK-201, REQ-SK-202, REQ-SK-203

Template System (5 files)

  • templates/spec-template.md - REQ-SK-301
  • templates/plan-template.md - REQ-SK-302
  • templates/tasks-template.md - REQ-SK-303
  • templates/checklist-template.md - REQ-SK-304
  • templates/agent-file-template.md - REQ-SK-306

Script Automation (4 files)

  • scripts/bash/create-new-feature.sh - REQ-SK-501
  • scripts/bash/setup-plan.sh - REQ-SK-502
  • scripts/bash/update-agent-context.sh - REQ-SK-503
  • scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh - REQ-SK-504

Documentation Created (6 files)

  • docs/SPEC_KIT_REQUIREMENTS.md (659 lines) - Complete requirements catalog
  • docs/SPEC_KIT_GAP_ANALYSIS.md (102 lines) - Tracking document
  • docs/CANARY_EXAMPLES_SPEC_KIT.md (490 lines) - Token examples and patterns
  • docs/SPEC_KIT_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md (701 lines) - Comprehensive integration guide
  • docs/SPEC_KIT_INTEGRATION_SUMMARY.md (469 lines) - Executive summary
  • docs/SPEC_KIT_QUICK_REFERENCE.md (180 lines) - Quick reference cheat sheet

Total Documentation: 2,601 lines

Project Files Updated (2 files)

  • README.md - Added spec-kit integration section
  • docs/SPEC_KIT_PROGRESS.md - This file

Scan Results

Current Status

{
  "by_status": {
    "IMPL": 20
  },
  "by_aspect": {
    "Automation": 4,
    "CLI": 10,
    "Core": 1,
    "Templates": 5
  }
}

Sample CSV Output

req,feature,aspect,status,file,test,bench,owner,updated
REQ-SK-101,ConstitutionCommand,CLI,IMPL,specs/spec-kit/templates/commands/constitution.md,,,commands,2025-10-15
REQ-SK-102,SpecifyCommand,CLI,IMPL,specs/spec-kit/templates/commands/specify.md,,,commands,2025-10-15
...
REQ-SK-504,PrerequisitesCheck,Automation,IMPL,specs/spec-kit/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh,,,scripts,2025-10-15

Phase 1 Accomplishments

✅ Complete Categories

Three categories achieved 100% coverage:

  1. Core Workflow Commands (8/8)
  2. All 8 slash commands tracked (/speckit.constitution through /speckit.checklist)
  3. Full command workflow coverage

  4. Foundation for Spec-Driven Development process

  5. CLI Tool Features (3/3)

  6. specify init command tracked
  7. specify check command tracked

  8. Agent detection system tracked

  9. Script Automation (4/4)

  10. Feature creation script tracked
  11. Plan setup script tracked
  12. Agent context update tracked
  13. Prerequisites check tracked

🟨 Nearly Complete Categories

  1. Template System (5/6 - 83%)
  2. Missing: REQ-SK-305 (Constitution Template)
  3. All other templates tracked

Next Steps

Phase 2: Remaining Core Features (26 requirements)

High Priority

  1. Constitutional Framework (5 requirements)
  2. Add validation logic for Articles I-IX
  3. Track enforcement mechanisms

  4. Document compliance checks

  5. Agent Support (5 requirements)

  6. Track Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini, Cursor integration
  7. Document multi-agent support infrastructure

Medium Priority

  1. Documentation System (4 requirements)
  2. Track quickstart generation
  3. Track research documentation
  4. Track data model generation

  5. Track API contract generation

  6. Quality Assurance (4 requirements)

  7. Track ambiguity detection
  8. Track consistency validation
  9. Track coverage analysis
  10. Track staleness detection

Lower Priority

  1. Package Management (3 requirements)
  2. Track release package generation
  3. Track GitHub release automation

  4. Track version management

  5. Template System (1 requirement)

  6. Add REQ-SK-305 (Constitution Template)

Phase 3: Test Integration

  1. Create test files for each requirement
  2. Link tests via TEST= field
  3. Achieve auto-promotion to TESTED status
  4. Target: 80%+ requirements with tests

Phase 4: Benchmark Integration

  1. Add benchmarks for performance-critical features
  2. Link via BENCH= field
  3. Achieve auto-promotion to BENCHED status
  4. Target: 50%+ critical paths benched

Phase 5: CI/CD Integration

  1. Add canary verification to GitHub Actions
  2. Fail builds on missing tokens
  3. Fail builds on staleness violations
  4. Generate coverage reports

Metrics

Code Changes

  • Files Modified: 23
  • Lines of Documentation: 2,601
  • CANARY Tokens Added: 20
  • Scanner Enhancements: 2 (regex + HTML comment handling)

Coverage Progress

  • Starting Coverage: 0% (0/46)
  • Current Coverage: 43% (20/46)
  • Target Coverage: 100% (46/46)
  • Progress: 43% complete

Time to Value

  • Phase 1 Duration: ~1 hour
  • Requirements Documented: 46 in full detail
  • Examples Created: 15+ token patterns
  • Categories Completed: 3 of 9

Success Criteria

Phase 1 ✅ Complete

  • [x] Enhanced scanner supports HTML comments
  • [x] Comprehensive documentation (6 documents)
  • [x] Sample tokens demonstrate patterns
  • [x] Core workflow commands tracked (100%)
  • [x] CLI tools tracked (100%)
  • [x] Automation scripts tracked (100%)
  • [x] GAP analysis updated
  • [x] README updated

Phase 2 🔲 Planned

  • [ ] Constitutional framework tracked
  • [ ] Agent support tracked
  • [ ] Documentation system tracked
  • [ ] Quality assurance tracked
  • [ ] Package management tracked
  • [ ] Target: 46/46 requirements (100%)

Phase 3 🔲 Future

  • [ ] Test files created
  • [ ] Auto-promotion to TESTED
  • [ ] Target: 37/46 requirements tested (80%)

Phase 4 🔲 Future

  • [ ] Benchmarks added
  • [ ] Auto-promotion to BENCHED
  • [ ] Target: 23/46 requirements benched (50%)

Commands Reference

Scan Spec-Kit

./canary --root ./specs/spec-kit --out spec-kit-status.json --csv spec-kit-status.csv

Verify Against GAP

./canary verify --root ./specs/spec-kit --gap docs/SPEC_KIT_GAP_ANALYSIS.md --strict

View Summary

cat spec-kit-status.json | jq '.summary'

Files Changed Summary

Type Count Examples
Documentation Created 6 SPEC_KIT_REQUIREMENTS.md, INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md
Scanner Enhanced 1 scan.go
Spec-Kit Commands 8 constitution.md, specify.md, plan.md, etc.
Spec-Kit Templates 5 spec-template.md, plan-template.md, etc.
Spec-Kit Scripts 4 create-new-feature.sh, setup-plan.sh, etc.
Spec-Kit Python 1 init.py (3 tokens)
Project Files 2 README.md, SPEC_KIT_PROGRESS.md
TOTAL 27

Conclusion

Phase 1 integration is complete and successful. The canary tracking system now has:

✅ 43% Coverage - 20 out of 46 requirements tracked ✅ 3 Categories Complete - Core Workflows, CLI Tools, Automation ✅ Enhanced Scanner - Full HTML comment support ✅ Complete Documentation - 2,600+ lines covering all aspects ✅ Verified Functionality - All tokens scanning correctly

The foundation is solid for completing the remaining 26 requirements in Phase 2. The integration pattern is established, documentation is comprehensive, and the scanner is fully functional.

Recommendation: Proceed with Phase 2 to track the remaining 26 requirements, focusing first on high-priority Constitutional Framework and Agent Support categories.