author-spec skillB
author-spec is agent-read markdown (skill) from chan4lk/specclaw: Interactively co-author spec.md for an approved proposal via the spec-author subagent. The agent walks the user through the spec template section by section, applying named brainstorming techniques (5 Whys, Jobs-to-be-Done, Inversion, Pre-mortem, MoSCoW) and challenging vague requirements. Use when you want a high-quality, dialogue-driven spec instead of the single-shot one /specclaw:plan produces by default. Standalone alternative to /specclaw:plan --author-spec..
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
# specclaw author-spec **First, run** `specclaw-ensure-init .specclaw` — idempotently creates `.specclaw/` if it doesn't exist (silent if already initialized; auto-inits using the current directory's basename as the project name). Interactively author `spec.md` for an approved proposal. 1. **Validate:** run `specclaw-validate-change .specclaw <change> plan`. If it fails (typically: `proposal.md` missing), report the missing prerequisite and stop. 2. **Check for existing spec:** if `.specclaw/changes/<change>/spec.md` already exists, show the user the first few lines and ask whether to overwrite. Default is **no** — abort if the user does not explicitly confirm overwrite. 3. **Invoke the agent:** call the `spec-author` subagent via the `Agent` tool with `subagent_type: "spec-author"` and a prompt instructing it to author the spec for `<change>`. The agent reads `proposal.md` and writes `spec.md` itself; do not wrap the dialogue in this skill. 4. **Update status:** `specclaw-update-status .specclaw`. 5. **GitHub sync** (if `github.sync: true` in `config.yaml`): `specclaw-gh-sync update .specclaw <change>` to refresh the issue with the new spec. …
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How to install
mdr add chan4lk/specclaw/author-spec@git:20260524.1179910mdr add chan4lk/specclaw/author-spec@sha256:b4ecd8be5aad1fb8Pin 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_cdv6omjv5v6zp3ok)
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Audit of the latest version
- fail: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (1984 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
chan4lk/specclaw · 12 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-22 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_cdv6omjv5v6zp3ok GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=chan4lk/specclaw/author-spec GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b4ecd8be5aad1fb8686c789a236c4238f39cb42ec6632fbe6c68614d1d6ac897
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