gspec 1.18.0 → 1.20.0

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  1. package/README.md +5 -2
  2. package/bin/emitters.js +71 -12
  3. package/bin/gspec.js +69 -7
  4. package/commands/gspec.profile.md +4 -51
  5. package/dist/antigravity/gspec-analyze/SKILL.md +2 -2
  6. package/dist/antigravity/gspec-architect/SKILL.md +2 -2
  7. package/dist/antigravity/gspec-audit/SKILL.md +2 -2
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  13. package/dist/antigravity/gspec-profile/SKILL.md +6 -53
  14. package/dist/antigravity/gspec-research/SKILL.md +2 -2
  15. package/dist/antigravity/gspec-stack/SKILL.md +2 -2
  16. package/dist/antigravity/gspec-style/SKILL.md +2 -2
  17. package/dist/claude/gspec-analyze/SKILL.md +2 -2
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  25. package/dist/claude/gspec-profile/SKILL.md +6 -53
  26. package/dist/claude/gspec-research/SKILL.md +2 -2
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  49. package/dist/cursor/gspec-profile.mdc +5 -52
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  52. package/dist/cursor/gspec-style.mdc +1 -1
  53. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-analyze.md +253 -0
  54. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-architect.md +363 -0
  55. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-audit.md +281 -0
  56. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-feature.md +214 -0
  57. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-implement.md +229 -0
  58. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-migrate.md +142 -0
  59. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-plan.md +156 -0
  60. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-practices.md +137 -0
  61. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-profile.md +194 -0
  62. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-research.md +303 -0
  63. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-stack.md +301 -0
  64. package/dist/opencode/commands/gspec-style.md +276 -0
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  73. package/dist/opencode/{gspec-profile → skills/gspec-profile}/SKILL.md +6 -53
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- description: Generate or update the product profile (gspec/profile.md) — what the product is, who it serves, and why it exists. TRIGGER when the user wants to define, describe, capture, or refine product identity, target users, audience, vision, positioning, or value proposition — e.g. "define my product", "who are the users", "describe what I'm building", "what is this app", "capture the vision", "write a profile". Prefer this skill over drafting a profile ad hoc.
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+ description: "Generate or update gspec/profile.md — what the product is, who it serves, and why. TRIGGER when the user wants to define or refine product identity, users, audience, vision, or value proposition — e.g. \"define my product\", \"what is this app\"."
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- description: Research competitors named in gspec/profile.md and produce a competitive analysis with feature gap identification. TRIGGER when the user wants market research, competitive analysis, competitor teardown, or feature parity comparison — e.g. "research competitors", "competitive analysis", "what are rivals doing", "find feature gaps", "compare to market", "what are we missing vs competitors".
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+ description: "Analyze gspec/ for cross-spec contradictions across profile, stack, style, practices, architecture, features. With a feature slug, narrows to that PRD plus an ambiguity sweep. TRIGGER to cross-check or reconcile specs, or find gaps in a PRD."
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+ > **Analyze vs. audit.** `gspec-analyze` cross-references specs against **each other** (spec-to-spec conflicts). `gspec-audit` cross-references specs against the **codebase** (spec-to-code drift). If the user's intent is "do my docs still reflect what the code does?", route to `gspec-audit` instead.
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+ ## Scope
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+ - **Scoped mode** — runs when the user passes a feature slug (matching a file in `gspec/features/`). Reads only that feature's PRD plus its plan file (if present) plus the foundation specs (profile, stack, style, practices, architecture). Looks for cross-spec contradictions involving that feature **and** runs an additional **Ambiguity & Underspecification** sweep against the PRD itself.
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+ ## Workflow
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+ 3. `gspec/style.md` **or** `gspec/style.html` — Visual design language, tokens, component styling. Read whichever exists; read both if both are present. For an HTML style guide, the canonical token values are the CSS custom properties defined in the `<style>` block — inspect those when cross-referencing token-related claims
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+ 6. `gspec/architecture.md` — Technical blueprint: project structure, data model, API design, environment
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+ 8. `gspec/features/*.md` — Individual feature requirements and dependencies
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+ - **Undefined nouns referenced as if they exist** — the PRD says "the report" or "the dashboard" but never defines what fields it contains, who can see it, or where it appears.
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+ - **Implicit assumptions about state** — "the user is signed in", "the workspace is active", "the data is migrated" stated as preconditions only by inference, never declared in Scope or Assumptions.
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+ - **Missing edge-case coverage** — capabilities that describe a happy path with no mention of failure modes (validation errors, permission denial, empty states, network failure, concurrent edits).
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+ - **Priority gaps** — capabilities without `P0`/`P1`/`P2` markers, or a set where everything is `P0` (which means nothing is prioritized).
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+ - **Dependency hand-waving** — Dependencies section says "depends on auth" but doesn't link to a specific PRD or external service, leaving the implementer to guess.
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+ - **Success metrics that aren't measurable** — "users will love it", "performance will be good" — flag for sharpening into something an implementer can verify.
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+ **Do NOT flag in this category:**
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+ - Things explicitly listed under "Out of Scope" or "Deferred" — those are intentional gaps, not ambiguity.
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+ - Items the PRD's "Deferred Decisions" subsection (when present) explicitly defers — same reason. **Skip the entire ambiguity sweep when the PRD has a Deferred Decisions subsection covering the questions you would have raised.**
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+ - Style or tone preferences ("the copy could be punchier") — not the analyst's call.
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+ - Anything that overlaps with a foundation spec — if the PRD doesn't say what database to use, that's correct (see Technology Agnosticism in `gspec-feature`); the stack spec answers that.
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+ Present each ambiguity as a question rather than an error: *"Capability 'export user data' lists no acceptance criteria — what formats should be supported, and who can trigger it?"* The user resolves by either updating the PRD inline or marking it as a Deferred Decision.
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+ **Do NOT flag (across all categories):**
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+ - Minor wording or style differences that don't change meaning
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+ - Missing information across other specs (gaps in foundation specs are for `gspec-architect` to handle)
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+ - Differences in level of detail (one spec being more detailed than another is expected)
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+ ### Phase 3: Present Discrepancies for Reconciliation
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+ If no discrepancies are found, tell the user their specs are consistent and stop.
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+ If discrepancies are found:
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+ 1. **Summarize** the total number of discrepancies found, grouped by category
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+ 2. **Present each discrepancy one at a time**, in order of severity (most impactful first)
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+ ```
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+ ### Discrepancy [N]: [Brief title]
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+ **Category:** [Technology / Data Model / API / Design / Practice / Scope / Behavioral]
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+ **What conflicts:**
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+ - **[File A] says:** [exact quote or precise summary]
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+ - **[File B] says:** [exact quote or precise summary]
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+ **Why this matters:** [1-2 sentences on what goes wrong if this isn't resolved — e.g., the implementing agent will receive contradictory instructions]
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+ **Options:**
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+ 1. **[Option A]** — [Description]. Update [File X].
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+ 2. **[Option B]** — [Description]. Update [File Y].
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+ 3. **[Option C, if applicable]** — [Description]. Update [both files / different resolution].
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+ Which would you like?
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+ ```
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+ **Wait for the user's response before proceeding.** The user may:
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+ - Choose an option by number
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+ - Provide a different resolution
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+ - Ask for more context
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+ For an **Ambiguity** finding (only generated in scoped mode), the presentation differs — there is no second side to quote, so frame it as a question:
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+ ```
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+ ### Ambiguity [N]: [Brief title]
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+ **Category:** Ambiguity & Underspecification
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+ **Where:** [File, section, capability or line — be specific]
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+ **Question:** [the specific thing the user needs to decide]
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+ 1. **Resolve inline** — Update [File, section] with [suggested concrete answer or 2-3 alternatives if you have them]
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+ 2. **Mark as a Deferred Decision** — Add to the PRD's "Deferred Decisions" subsection so future analyze runs skip it
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+ 3. **Defer** — Skip this finding for now without recording it
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+ ```
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+ ### Phase 4: Apply Resolutions
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+ When updating specs to resolve a discrepancy:
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+ - **Surgical updates only** — change the minimum text needed to resolve the conflict
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+ - **Preserve format and tone** — match the existing document's style, heading structure, and voice
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+ - **Preserve `spec-version` metadata** — do not alter or remove it. For Markdown files this is YAML frontmatter (`---\nspec-version: ...\n---`); for HTML style guides it is the first-line comment (`<!-- spec-version: ... -->`). Both must be left intact.
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+ - **Do not rewrite sections** — if a one-line change resolves the conflict, make a one-line change
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+ - **Do not add changelog annotations** — the git history captures what changed
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+ ### Phase 5: Final Verification
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+ After all discrepancies have been resolved (or deferred):
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+ 2. **Present a summary:**
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+ - Number resolved
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+ - Number deferred (if any), with a note on what remains unresolved
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+ - List of files that were updated
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+ 3. If new conflicts were introduced by the resolutions, flag them and guide the user through resolving those as well
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+ ## Rules
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+ - **Never create new files.** This command only reads and updates existing gspec documents.
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+ - **Never silently update specs.** Every change requires user approval via the discrepancy resolution flow.
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+ - **One discrepancy at a time.** Do not batch resolutions — the user decides each one individually.
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+ - **Be precise about what conflicts.** Quote or closely paraphrase the conflicting text. Do not be vague.
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+ - **Prioritize by impact.** Present discrepancies that would cause the most confusion during implementation first.
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+ - **Stay neutral.** Present options fairly. You may recommend a preferred option, but do not presume the user's choice.
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+ ## Tone & Style
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+ - Precise and analytical — you are cross-referencing documents, not rewriting them
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+ - Neutral when presenting options — let the user decide, recommend but don't presume
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+ - Efficient — get to the conflicts quickly, don't over-explain what each spec is for
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+ - Respectful of existing specs — these are authoritative documents, you are finding where they disagree
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