---
name: SpecPulse: Spec Create
description: Create comprehensive specifications without SpecPulse CLI
category: SpecPulse
tags: [specpulse, spec, create]
---

# SpecPulse Specification Creation

Create detailed specifications for features and requirements without requiring SpecPulse CLI installation.

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**Guardrails**
- CLI-first approach: Always try SpecPulse CLI commands before file operations
- Keep changes tightly scoped to specification creation and updates
- Only edit files in specs/ and memory/ directories
- Favor straightforward, minimal implementations first

**Steps**
Track these steps as TODOs and complete them one by one.
1. Parse quoted description from arguments
2. Check .specpulse/memory/context.md for active feature
3. Validate feature directory structure exists
4. Select appropriate specification template
5. Extract requirements from description
6. Generate specification document structure
7. Create comprehensive specification content
8. Generate specification ID using Universal ID System
9. Create specification file: .specpulse/specs/[feature]/spec-[id].md
10. Update feature context and memory
11. Provide specification summary and next steps

**Reference**
- Use Universal ID System for unique specification numbering
- Follow specification template for consistency
- Check memory/context.md for active feature detection
- Refer to existing specifications for format consistency

**Usage**
Arguments should be provided as: `"<description>" [--template <template-name>]`

**Specification Template Structure:**
```markdown
# Specification: [Feature Name]

## Overview
### Executive Summary
### Business Objectives
### Success Criteria

## Requirements Analysis
### Functional Requirements
### Non-Functional Requirements
### Constraints and Assumptions

## User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
### User Story 1: [Title]
**As a** [user type]
**I want to** [action]
**So that** [benefit]

**Acceptance Criteria:**
- Given [precondition]
- When [action]
- Then [expected outcome]

## Technical Specifications
### Architecture Overview
### API Specifications
### Data Models
### Integration Requirements

## Implementation Considerations
### Development Approach
### Testing Strategy
### Deployment Requirements
### Performance Considerations

## Quality and Validation
### Success Metrics
### Validation Criteria
### Risk Assessment
### Dependencies
```

**CLI-Independent Benefits:**
- Works completely without SpecPulse CLI installation
- Comprehensive template system for consistency
- Quality validation and completeness checking
- Memory integration for context tracking
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