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name: spec-detailed description: "Create comprehensive spec with diagrams, flows, and thorough documentation. Use when: detailed spec, comprehensive spec, full spec, baldrick spec. Triggers on: detailed, comprehensive, full spec, thorough."

Detailed Spec Creator

Generate a comprehensive feature specification with diagrams, flow charts, and thorough documentation.

Philosophy: Clarity over brevity. Leave no ambiguity.

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The Job

1. Receive feature description from user
2. Ask 2-3 essential clarifying questions (with lettered options)
3. Generate comprehensive spec following Spec Format v1
4. Save to specs/[feature-name].md

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Spec Format

Required YAML Frontmatter:

Copy---
id: feature-name-v1      # Unique identifier (kebab-case + version)
title: "Feature Title"
passes: false
priority: medium         # high | medium | low
risk: standard           # spike | integration | standard | polish
created: YYYY-MM-DD
depends_on: []           # Array of spec IDs this depends on (optional)
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Required Sections (Detailed):

1. One-liner - What this does in 10 words
2. Context Table - User, Trigger, Success in table format
3. Scope - In/Out with bullet points
4. Dependencies - Checklist of prerequisites
5. Flow - Mermaid flowchart AND ASCII diagram
6. Examples - Multiple tables (happy path, edge cases, errors)
7. Scenarios - Multiple Gherkin scenarios with Scenario Outlines
8. Files - Directory structure showing affected files
9. Done When - Comprehensive checklist (checkboxes)

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Clarifying Questions Format

Ask with lettered options for quick responses:

Copy1. What is the primary success scenario?
   A. [Option based on context]
   B. [Alternative]
   C. [Another alternative]
   D. Other: [specify]

2. What are the key error conditions?
   A. [Common error]
   B. [Edge case]
   C. Both A and B
   D. Other: [specify]

User can respond with "1A, 2C" for speed.

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Story Sizing

Each spec must be completable in ONE Baldrick iteration.

If the feature is too large, suggest splitting into multiple specs with depends_on references.

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Example Output

Copy---
id: user-login-v1
title: "User Login with Email"
passes: false
priority: high
risk: integration
created: 2026-01-11
depends_on:
  - user-schema-v1
  - session-middleware-v1
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# User Login with Email

> **One-liner:** Authenticate users with email and password credentials.

## Context

| | |
|---|---|
| **User** | Registered user |
| **Trigger** | Submitting login form |
| **Success** | User redirected to dashboard with session |

## Scope

**In Scope:**

- Email/password form
- Session creation
- Error messages for invalid credentials

**Out of Scope:**

- Password reset
- Social login (OAuth)
- Remember me checkbox

## Dependencies

- [ ] User table exists with email/password_hash columns
- [ ] Session middleware configured

## Flow

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A[Login Form] --> B{Validate Input}
    B -->|Valid| C[Check Credentials]
    B -->|Invalid| D[Show Validation Error]
    C -->|Match| E[Create Session]
    C -->|No Match| F[Show Auth Error]
    E --> G[Redirect to Dashboard]

Copy┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐
│ Login Form  │────▶│   Validate   │────▶│Check Creds  │
└─────────────┘     └──────────────┘     └─────────────┘
                          │                     │
                          ▼ (invalid)           ▼ (no match)
                    ┌──────────┐          ┌──────────┐
                    │Val. Error│          │Auth Error│
                    └──────────┘          └──────────┘

Examples

Happy Path

Edge Cases

Error Responses

Scenarios

Successful login

Given user "alice@example.com" exists with password "secret123" When I submit login form with email "alice@example.com" and password "secret123" Then I am redirected to "/dashboard" And a session cookie is set

Scenario Outline: Invalid input

Given I am on the login page When I submit with email "" and password "" Then I see error ""

Examples: | email | password | error | | | secret123 | Email required | | not-an-email | secret123 | Invalid email format | | alice@example.com | | Password required |

Invalid credentials

Given user "alice@example.com" exists with password "secret123" When I submit with email "alice@example.com" and password "wrongpass" Then I see error "Invalid credentials" And no session is created

Files

Copysrc/
├── app/
│   └── login/
│       └── page.tsx        # Login form UI
├── actions/
│   └── auth.ts             # Login server action
└── tests/
    └── auth.test.ts        # Auth tests

Done When

• Login form renders with email/password fields
• Valid credentials create session and redirect
• Invalid email format shows validation error
• Wrong password shows "Invalid credentials"
• Non-existent user shows "Invalid credentials" (no user enumeration)
• Build passes
• Tests pass with new auth tests

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## Output

- **Format:** Markdown (`.md`)
- **Location:** `specs/`
- **Filename:** `[feature-name].md` (kebab-case, matches id without version)

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## Checklist Before Saving

- [ ] Asked 2-3 clarifying questions with lettered options
- [ ] Has unique `id` field
- [ ] Has `depends_on` for any prerequisite specs
- [ ] Spec is completable in one iteration (or suggested split)
- [ ] Has ALL required sections including diagrams
- [ ] Used REAL data in examples (not `[placeholder]`)
- [ ] Includes both Mermaid and ASCII diagrams
- [ ] Has Scenario Outline for validation cases
- [ ] Saved to `specs/[feature-name].md`