speckit-converge
Assess the current codebase against the feature's spec, plan, and tasks, then append any remaining unbuilt work as new tasks to tasks.md so implement can complete it.
By dceoy · 396 installs
npx skills add dceoy/speckit-agent-skills --skill speckit-converge
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User Input
You MUST consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).
Pre Execution Checks
Check for extension hooks (before convergence) :
Check if .specify/extensions.yml exists in the project root.
If it exists, read it and look for entries under the hooks.before converge key
If the YAML cannot be parsed or is invalid, skip hook checking silently and continue normally
Filter out hooks where enabled is explicitly false . Treat hooks without an enabled field as enabled by default.
For each remaining hook, do not attempt to interpret or evaluate hook condition expressions:
If the hook has no condition field, or it is null/empty, treat the hook as executable
If the hook defines a non empty condition , skip the hook and leave condition evaluation to the HookExecutor implementation
When constructing command invocations from hook command names, replace dots ( . ) with hyphens ( ). For example, speckit.git.commit → /speckit git commit .
For each executable hook, output the following based on its optional flag:
Optional hook ( optional: true ):
Mandatory hook ( optional: false ):
After emitting the block above you MUST actually invoke the hook and wait for it to finish before continuing. Run it the same way you would run the command yourself in this agent/session (the invocation may differ from the literal {command} id shown above, e.g. a skills mode agent runs it as /skill:speckit ... or $speckit ... ). Emitting the block alone does not run the hook.
If no hooks are registered or .specify/extensions.yml does not exist, skip silently
Goal
Close the gap between what a feature's specification, plan, and tasks call for and what the
codebase currently implements. Read spec.md , plan.md , and tasks.md as the sole
source of intent (with the constitution as governing constraints), assess the current
state of the code, determine which requirements, acceptance criteria, plan decisions, and
existing tasks are unmet, incomplete, or only partially satisfied, and append each piece
of remaining work as a new, traceable task at the bottom of tasks.md so that
/speckit implement can complete it. This command MUST run only after
/speckit implement has run on the current tasks.md , and after /speckit tasks has produced a complete tasks.md .
This is not a diff tool and does not track changes. It assesses the present state
of the code relative to the feature's artifacts — no git, no branch comparison, no history.
Operating Constraints
APPEND ONLY, NEVER REWRITE : The command's only write is appending a new
Phase N: Convergence section to tasks.md . It MUST NOT:
modify spec.md or plan.md in any way;
rewrite, renumber, reorder, or delete any existing task (including tasks from a prior
Convergence phase);
modify, create, or delete any application code — completing the appended tasks is the
job of /speckit implement .
When the codebase already satisfies everything, the command MUST leave tasks.md
byte for byte unchanged (no empty Convergence header) and report a clean result.
Constitution Authority : The project constitution ( .specify/memory/constitution.md ) is
non negotiable . Code that violates a MUST principle is the highest severity finding and
produces a corresponding remediation task. If the constitution is an unfilled template,
skip constitution checks gracefully rather than failing.
Execution Steps
1. Initialize Convergence Context
Run .specify/scripts/bash/check prerequisites.sh json require tasks include tasks once from repo root and parse JSON for FEATURE DIR and AVAILABLE DOCS. Derive absolute paths:
SPEC = FEATURE DIR/spec.md
PLAN = FEATURE DIR/plan.md
TASKS = FEATURE DIR/tasks.md
CONSTITUTION = .specify/memory/constitution.md (if present)
If spec.md , plan.md , or tasks.md is missing, STOP with a clear, actionable message naming the
prerequisite command to run ( /speckit specify for a missing spec, /speckit plan for a missing plan,
/speckit tasks for missing tasks). Do not produce partial output.
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. Load Artifacts (Progressive Disclosure)
Load only the minimal necessary context from each artifact:
From spec.md:
Functional Requirements (FR )
Success Criteria (SC ) — include only items requiring buildable work; exclude
post launch outcome metrics and business KPIs
User Stories and their Acceptance Scenarios
Edge Cases (if present)
From plan.md:
Architecture/stack choices and technical decisions
Data Model references
Phases and named touch points (files/components the plan says will be created or edited)
Technical constraints
From tasks.md:
Task IDs (to compute the next ID and next phase number)
Descriptions, phase grouping, and referenced file paths
From constitution (if not an unfilled template):
Principle names and MUST/SHOULD normative statements
3. Build the Intent Inventory
Create an internal model (do not echo raw artifacts):
Requirements inventory : one stable key per FR / SC / user story acceptance
scenario (e.g. US1/AC2 ), plus the plan decisions and constitution principles that
impose buildable obligations.
Code scope map : from the file paths named in plan.md and tasks.md , plus a keyword
search for the concepts each requirement describes, derive the set of source files and
components in scope for assessment. Bound the assessment to these — do not infer
scope beyond what the artifacts define.
4. Assess the Codebase and Classify Findings
For each item in the intent inventory, inspect the current code in scope and produce a
Finding only where there is a gap. Classify every finding by gap type :
missing : the required work is absent from the code entirely.
partial : the work exists but does not yet fully satisfy the requirement /
acceptance criterion / plan decision.
contradicts : the code does something that conflicts with stated intent or a
constitution MUST principle.
unrequested : the code contains work not called for by the spec, plan, or tasks
(surfaced for awareness — converge does not delete code, it only appends a task to
review/justify or remove it).
Each Finding records: a stable id, the source ref it traces to, the gap type , a
severity, and a short human readable description with the evidence (the file/area observed).
Edge cases:
Little or no code yet : treat the entire specified scope as missing remaining work
rather than failing.
Nothing remains : produce zero findings and follow the converged branch in Step 7.
5. Assign Severity
CRITICAL : violates a constitution MUST principle, or a missing / contradicts gap
that blocks baseline functionality of a P1 user story.
HIGH : a missing or partial gap on a core functional requirement or acceptance
criterion.
MEDIUM : a partial gap on a secondary requirement, or an unrequested addition with
unclear justification.
LOW : minor partial gaps, polish, or low risk unrequested additions.
6. Present the In Session Findings Summary
Before appending anything, output a compact, severity graded summary (no file writes yet):
Convergence Findings
ID Gap Type Severity Source Evidence Remaining Work
F1 missing HIGH FR 008 Example: no append only guard detected in path/to/module.py when writing tasks.md Add append only enforcement
Summary metrics:
Requirements / acceptance criteria checked
Plan decisions checked
Constitution principles checked (or "skipped — template")
Findings by gap type (missing / partial / contradicts / unrequested)
Findings by severity
7. Append Convergence Tasks (or report converged)
If there are one or more actionable findings ( tasks appended outcome):
Append to the end of tasks.md , per the append contract:
1. Scan all existing task IDs; let M be the maximum. Determine the next phase number N
(highest existing phase + 1).
2. Write a single new section header Phase N: Convergence .
3. Emit one checklist item per actionable finding, ordered CRITICAL/HIGH first, assigning
zero padded IDs T{M+1:03d}, T{M+2:03d}, … :
<source ref traces the task to its origin: e.g. FR 003 , SC 002 ,
US1/AC2 , plan: storage decision , Constitution II .
<gap type is one of missing , partial , contradicts , unrequested .
Constitution violation tasks MUST be emitted first and described as
CRITICAL .
4. Never reuse or renumber existing IDs. If a prior Convergence phase exists, add a new,
separately numbered one below it — do not touch the old one.
If there are no actionable findings ( converged outcome):
Do not modify tasks.md at all — no empty phase header.
Report: "✅ Converged — the implementation satisfies the spec, plan, and tasks."
Include the summary counts of what was checked.
8. Provide Next Actions (Handoff)
On tasks appended : state how many tasks were appended under which phase, and recommend
running /speckit implement to complete them; note that a follow up converge
run will find fewer or no remaining items.
On converged : recommend proceeding to review / opening a PR. No further implement pass
is needed for this feature's specified scope.
9. Check for extension hooks
After producing the result, check if .specify/extensions.yml exists in the project root.
If it exists, read it and look for entries under the hooks.after converge key
If the YAML cannot be parsed or is invalid, skip hook checking silently and continue normally
Filter out hooks where enabled is explicitly false . Treat hooks without an enabled field as enabled by default.
For each remaining hook, do not attempt to interpret or evaluate hook condition expressions:
If the hook has no condition field, or it is null/empty, treat the hook as executable
If the hook defines a non empty condition , skip the hook and leave condition evaluation to the HookExecutor implementation
Report the convergence outcome ( converged or tasks appended ) in session before listing
any hooks, so users can decide whether to run optional follow up commands.
When constructing command invocations from hook command names, replace dots ( . ) with hyphens ( ). For example, speckit.git.commit → /speckit git commit .
For each executable hook, output the following based on its optional flag:
Optional hook ( optional: true ):
Mandatory hook ( optional: false ):
After emitting the block above you MUST actually invoke the hook and wait for it to finish before continuing. Run it the same way you would run the command yourself in this agent/session (the invocation may differ from the literal {command} id shown above, e.g. a skills mode agent runs it as /skill:speckit ... or $speckit ... ). Emitting the block alone does not run the hook.
If no hooks are registered or .specify/extensions.yml does not exist, skip silently