Spec Kit Skill Router

Route requests to the smallest set of installed

spec-kit-*

skills. Treat routes as defaults; if repository constraints require a different sequence, state the deviation and risk.

Invocation Notice

Inform the user when this skill is invoked by name:
```
spec-kit
```
.

Trigger Tests

Should trigger:
- "Which spec-kit skill should I run next?"
- "Route this feature request through Spec Kit."
- "I have
```
tasks.md
```
  ; can we implement now?"
Should not trigger:
- "Write a Conventional Commit message."
- "Debug Python concurrency bugs unrelated to Spec Kit."

Route by Intent

User Intent	Route	Required artifacts
Create or update governance/principles	`spec-kit-constitution`	none
Draft or revise feature requirements	`spec-kit-specify`	constitution recommended
Resolve high-impact ambiguity before planning	`spec-kit-clarify`	`spec.md`
Produce technical design artifacts	`spec-kit-plan`	`spec.md` + constitution
Generate dependency-ordered implementation tasks	`spec-kit-tasks`	`plan.md` (+ `spec.md` )
Audit cross-artifact consistency (read-only)	`spec-kit-analyze`	`spec.md` + `plan.md` + `tasks.md`
Reconcile specification drift at any stage	`spec-kit-reconcile`	gap report + existing feature artifacts
Generate requirements-quality checklist	`spec-kit-checklist`	`spec.md`
Execute implementation from tasks	`spec-kit-implement`	`tasks.md`

Routing Flowchart

Use this for feature-work sequencing. Gate checks are mandatory.

dot

digraph feature_route {
    rankdir=TB;
    node [fontname="Helvetica", fontsize=10];
    edge [fontname="Helvetica", fontsize=9];

    start [label="Feature request", shape=oval];
    reconcile_gate [label="Need reconcile now\n(drift detected)?", shape=diamond];
    has_const [label="constitution exists?", shape=diamond];
    constitution [label="spec-kit-constitution", shape=box];
    has_spec [label="spec.md exists?", shape=diamond];
    specify [label="spec-kit-specify", shape=box];
    clarify_gate [label="Spec ambiguity blocks planning?", shape=diamond];
    clarify [label="spec-kit-clarify", shape=box];
    plan [label="spec-kit-plan", shape=box];
    tasks [label="spec-kit-tasks", shape=box];
    analyze_gate [label="Run spec-kit-analyze?", shape=diamond];
    analyze [label="spec-kit-analyze", shape=box];
    analyze_blocking [label="Blocking findings?", shape=diamond];
    reconcile [label="spec-kit-reconcile", shape=box];
    has_tasks [label="tasks.md exists?", shape=diamond];
    stop_tasks [label="STOP:\nrun spec-kit-tasks first", shape=octagon, style=filled, fillcolor=red, fontcolor=white];
    implement [label="spec-kit-implement", shape=box];
    post_impl_gaps [label="Post-implementation\ngaps found?", shape=diamond];
    done [label="Feature complete", shape=doublecircle];

    start -> reconcile_gate;
    reconcile_gate -> reconcile [label="yes"];
    reconcile_gate -> has_const [label="no"];
    reconcile -> has_const [label="continue"];
    has_const -> constitution [label="no"];
    has_const -> has_spec [label="yes"];
    constitution -> has_spec;
    has_spec -> specify [label="no"];
    has_spec -> clarify_gate [label="yes"];
    specify -> clarify_gate;
    clarify_gate -> clarify [label="yes"];
    clarify_gate -> plan [label="no"];
    clarify -> plan;
    plan -> tasks;
    tasks -> has_tasks;
    has_tasks -> analyze_gate [label="yes"];
    has_tasks -> stop_tasks [label="no"];
    analyze_gate -> analyze [label="recommended"];
    analyze_gate -> implement [label="skip"];
    analyze -> analyze_blocking;
    analyze_blocking -> reconcile [label="yes"];
    analyze_blocking -> implement [label="no"];
    reconcile -> implement;
    implement -> post_impl_gaps;
    post_impl_gaps -> done [label="no"];
    post_impl_gaps -> reconcile [label="yes"];
}

Sequence Rules

Never run
```
spec-kit-plan
```
without
```
spec.md
```
.
Never run
```
spec-kit-implement
```
without
```
tasks.md
```
.
Run
```
spec-kit-clarify
```
before planning when ambiguity can change architecture, data model, testing, UX, operations, or compliance.
Run
```
spec-kit-reconcile
```
whenever drift is detected at any stage before continuing.

Router Behavior

Classify user intent first, then select one or more child skills from the route table.
Enforce artifact gates before invoking downstream skills.
Prefer the minimal next step; do not run the full pipeline unless requested.
If the requested step violates a gate, route to the missing prerequisite and explain the dependency.
Route developer-reported drift directly to
```
spec-kit-reconcile
```
, even if raised outside analyze/implement.

Shared Resource Ownership (Parent Skill)

```
skills/spec-kit/scripts/*
```
is the source of truth for shared shell helpers.
Child skills may symlink these scripts; preserve script names and argument contracts unless all dependent children are updated together.
```
skills/spec-kit/references/spec-kit-workflow.dot
```
is shared by symlink in multiple child skills and must stay router-accurate.

Unsupported in This Repo

```
spec-kit-taskstoissues
```
is not supported.
If the user asks for GitHub issue export from
```
tasks.md
```
, state that no
```
spec-kit-*
```
exporter skill is available and continue with manual guidance or available skills.

References

```
references/spec-kit-workflow.dot
```

Upstream baseline:

https://github.com/github/spec-kit

(snapshot:

9111699cd27879e3e6301651a03e502ecb6dd65d

)

spec-kit

NPX Install

Tags

SKILL.md Content