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Triggers: patterns, templates, specification, shared Shared infrastructure and patterns for spec-kit specification-driven development.

Triggers: spec-kit patterns, tech-stack patterns, checklist dimensions, artifact structure, specification infrastructure, shared templates

Use when: developing new spec-kit skills, referencing standard patterns, ensuring consistency across specification workflows

DO NOT use directly: this skill is infrastructure for other spec-kit skills.

Provides reusable patterns consumed by all spec-kit commands and skills. category: infrastructure tags: [shared, patterns, templates, specification] provides: infrastructure: [tech-stack-patterns, checklist-dimensions, artifact-structure] reusable_by: [all spec-kit skills and commands] estimated_tokens: 200

Shared Infrastructure

Overview

Provides common patterns, templates, and infrastructure modules used across all spec-kit commands and skills. This skill exists to reduce duplication and maintain consistency in specification-driven development workflows.

Purpose

This skill consolidates reusable components:

• Technology-specific patterns (ignore files, tooling configurations)
• Quality validation dimensions for requirements
• Artifact structure documentation (spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md, checklists)

Modules

tech-stack-patterns.md

Technology-specific patterns for common stacks and tools:

• Language-specific ignore patterns (Node.js, Python, Rust, Go, Java, C#)
• Common tool configurations (Docker, ESLint, Prettier, Terraform)
• Universal exclusions (.DS_Store, .vscode, .idea)

checklist-dimensions.md

Quality validation dimensions for requirement testing:

• Completeness, Clarity, Consistency
• Measurability, Coverage, Edge Cases
• Non-Functional Requirements
• How to write "unit tests for requirements"

artifact-structure.md

Spec-kit artifact organization and purpose:

• spec.md structure and role
• plan.md structure and role
• tasks.md structure and role
• checklists/ directory organization
• .specify/ feature directory layout

Usage

This skill is automatically loaded by speckit-orchestrator and referenced by other spec-kit skills. It should not be loaded directly by commands.

Related Skills

• speckit-orchestrator: Workflow coordination
• spec-writing: Specification creation
• task-planning: Task generation

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Command not found Ensure all dependencies are installed and in PATH

Permission errors Check file permissions and run with appropriate privileges

Unexpected behavior Enable verbose logging with --verbose flag