technical-specification
Create detailed technical specifications, requirements documents, design documents, and system architecture specs. Use when writing technical specs, requirements docs, or design documents.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-specification- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads technical-specification automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Technical Specification
Table of Contents
Overview
Create comprehensive technical specifications that define system requirements, architecture, implementation details, and acceptance criteria for software projects.
When to Use
- Feature specifications
- System design documents
- Requirements documentation (PRD)
- Architecture decision records (ADR)
- Technical proposals
- RFC (Request for Comments)
- API design specs
- Database schema designs
Quick Start
Minimal working example:
# Technical Specification: [Feature Name]
**Document Status:** Draft | Review | Approved | Implemented
**Version:** 1.0
**Author:** John Doe
**Date:** 2025-01-15
**Reviewers:** Jane Smith, Bob Johnson
**Last Updated:** 2025-01-15
## Executive Summary
Brief 2-3 sentence overview of what this spec covers and why it's being built.
**Problem:** What problem are we solving?
**Solution:** High-level description of the solution
**Impact:** Expected business/user impact
---
## 1. Background
### Context
Provide background on why this feature is needed:
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
Reference Guides
Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:
| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| Functional Requirements | Functional Requirements |
| Non-Functional Requirements | Non-Functional Requirements |
| Database Schema | Database Schema |
| API Data Models | API Data Models |
| Authentication Endpoints | Authentication Endpoints |
| Rate Limiting | Rate Limiting |
| Phase 1: Core Authentication | Phase 1: Core Authentication (Week 1-2), Phase 2: Email Verification (Week 3), Phase 3: Social Login (Week 4), Phase 4: Security Features (Week 5) (+1 more) |
Best Practices
✅ DO
- Include acceptance criteria for each requirement
- Provide architecture diagrams
- Document API contracts
- Specify performance requirements
- List risks and mitigations
- Include implementation timeline
- Add success metrics
- Document security considerations
- Version your specs
- Get stakeholder review
❌ DON'T
- Be vague about requirements
- Skip non-functional requirements
- Forget about security
- Ignore alternatives
- Skip testing strategy
- Forget monitoring/observability
- Leave questions unanswered
FAQ
What does the technical-specification skill do?
Create detailed technical specifications, requirements documents, design documents, and system architecture specs. Use when writing technical specs, requirements docs, or design documents.
How do I install technical-specification?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-specification in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/technical-specification/ (personal) or .claude/skills/technical-specification/ (project).
Which AI agents can use technical-specification?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is technical-specification safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains technical-specification?
It is published by aj-geddes in aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts. It has 804 recorded installs.
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