spec-research skillA
spec-research is agent-read markdown (skill) from komluk/scaffolding: Write OpenSpec proposal.md artifacts (why + what). TRIGGER when: capturing requirements, scope, and impact for a spec-driven feature. SKIP: technical design (use spec-design); external documentation research (use research-methodology)..
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
# OpenSpec Proposal Writing
Guide for creating `proposal.md` -- the WHY document that anchors the entire workflow.
## Output Path
Write to: `{specs_path}/proposal.md`
**Path Enforcement**: The `specs_path` MUST be `.scaffolding/conversations/{UUID}/specs/` where `{UUID}` is a valid UUID (format: `xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx`). NEVER use descriptive folder names.
## Required Sections
| Section | Purpose | Content |
|---------|---------|---------|
| **Why** | Motivation | 1-2 sentences. What problem? Why now? |
| **What Changes** | Scope | Bullet list. New capabilities, modifications, removals. Mark **BREAKING** |
| **Capabilities** | Contract | New + modified capabilities (kebab-case names) |
| **Impact** | Blast radius | Affected code, APIs, dependencies, systems |
| **Agent Assignment** | Routing | Table of agents, roles, artifacts |
| **Rollback Plan** | Safety | Revert points, manual steps, affected systems |
## Capabilities Section (Critical)
This section creates the contract between proposal and design phases.
### New Capabilities
- Use kebab-case: `user-auth`, `data-export`, `api-rate-limiting`
- Each becomes a requirement group in design.md
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How to install
mdr add komluk/scaffolding/spec-research@git:20260520.3aa374bmdr add komluk/scaffolding/spec-research@sha256:83497bf7ad0b91dcPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_26vd6yu4k2og3xdn)
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260520.3aa374b latest | 2026-05-20 | 3aa374b | 3,191 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260409.25dc3ca | 2026-04-09 | 25dc3ca | 2,999 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3191 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
komluk/scaffolding · 15 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-21 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_26vd6yu4k2og3xdn GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=komluk/scaffolding/spec-research GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/83497bf7ad0b91dc4487d8a1594c8f09315f429cd624b24fc042dcc1d587f261
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