Imported from David-Li0406/meta-skill-evloving (skill-flow/data/skills-refined-skillclaw-36k/skillsmp/skillclaw-089662ade269daaa-speckit-checklist/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add David-Li0406/meta-skill-evloving --skill skillclaw-089662ade269daaa-speckit-checklist. Copyright stays with the author.

Checklist Purpose: "Unit Tests for English"

CRITICAL CONCEPT: Checklists are UNIT TESTS FOR REQUIREMENTS WRITING - they validate the quality, clarity, and completeness of requirements in a given domain.

NOT for verification/testing:

• NOT "Verify the button clicks correctly"
• NOT "Test error handling works"
• NOT "Confirm the API returns 200"
• NOT checking if code/implementation matches the spec

FOR requirements quality validation:

• "Are visual hierarchy requirements defined for all card types?" (completeness)
• "Is 'prominent display' quantified with specific sizing/positioning?" (clarity)
• "Are hover state requirements consistent across all interactive elements?" (consistency)
• "Are accessibility requirements defined for keyboard navigation?" (coverage)
• "Does the spec define what happens when logo image fails to load?" (edge cases)

Metaphor: If your spec is code written in English, the checklist is its unit test suite. You're testing whether the requirements are well-written, complete, unambiguous, and ready for implementation - NOT whether the implementation works.

Execution Steps

1. Setup: Run .specify/scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json from repo root and parse JSON for FEATURE_DIR and AVAILABLE_DOCS list.

   • All file paths must be absolute.
   • For single quotes in args like "I'm Groot", use escape syntax: e.g 'I'''m Groot' (or double-quote if possible: "I'm Groot").

2. Clarify intent (dynamic): Derive up to THREE initial contextual clarifying questions (no pre-baked catalog). They MUST:

   • Be generated from the user's phrasing + extracted signals from spec/plan/tasks
   • Only ask about information that materially changes checklist content
   • Be skipped individually if already unambiguous in the user's request
   • Prefer precision over breadth

3. Understand user request: Combine user input with clarifying answers to derive checklist theme (e.g., security, review, deploy, UX) and consolidate explicit must-have items mentioned by the user.