How does the skill track development progress?

The skill automatically parses markdown checkboxes within your specification files. If you have 4 out of 5 items checked, it calculates and displays a 80% completion status.

Where are my specifications stored?

All specifications are stored locally in your project's .quaestor/specs/ directory, organized into draft, active, and completed subfolders.

Why is there a limit of three active specifications?

This is a built-in productivity feature designed to prevent context switching. By enforcing a WIP (Work In Progress) limit, it encourages developers to finish current tasks before starting new ones.

Can I use this to plan features before writing code?

Yes, it is specifically designed for the planning phase. You can describe an idea, and the skill will help you flesh it out into a full specification before you begin implementation.

Specification Lifecycle Manager

Name: Specification Lifecycle Manager
Author: jeanluciano

byjeanluciano

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Productivity & Workflow

Manages the full lifecycle of project specifications from draft to completion within the Claude Code environment.

This skill streamlines the development process by providing a structured framework for creating, tracking, and completing feature specifications directly in your terminal. It utilizes a simple three-folder system—draft, active, and completed—to organize work and enforces development focus by limiting active tasks to three at a time. By automatically calculating progress based on acceptance criteria checkboxes and updating metadata, it ensures that your project documentation remains accurate and actionable throughout the coding process.

Key Features

0120 GitHub stars

02Automatic metadata updates for priority, status, and timestamps

03Real-time progress tracking via markdown checkbox analysis

04Automated folder-based lifecycle management (Draft, Active, Completed)

05Smart specification creation with unique ID generation

06Focus enforcement through a 3-active-specification limit

Use Cases

01Generating detailed feature specifications from brief requirements using guided prompts

02Tracking implementation progress and archiving completed work for a clean project history

03Managing development focus by transitioning tasks from draft to active status

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeanluciano/quaestor managing-specifications

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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