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* docs: reframe SDD positioning, modernize install, and de-duplicate walkthroughs

Reframe the landing page so Spec Kit reads as a toolkit for Spec-Driven
Development *or your own process* with any AI coding agent, and correct
stale claims: context files and git are now opt-in extensions, and the
install path uses PyPI (specify-cli). Generalize the landing cards to
cover bundles and catalog hosting across all primitives.

Restructure the Quick Start into a lean, guided Taskify walkthrough with
one command per step (install as a prerequisite, Steps 1-9 aligned with
the Full path), and extract the deep per-command detail into two new
reference pages: reference/agentic-sdd.md (the /speckit.* SDD process)
and reference/agentic-bugfix.md (the bug extension). Retitle the
reference overview to "Reference" and group these agentic processes in
their own section, distinct from CLI-managed primitives.

Remove the duplicated "Detailed Process" walkthrough from README.md
(and its TOC entry), repointing readers to the docs-site Quick Start
while keeping the concise "Get Started" section as the front door.

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* docs: address review feedback on accuracy and scope

- quickstart: correct the git/feature note — resolution reads
  .specify/feature.json / SPECIFY_FEATURE, not the checked-out branch,
  so switching branches alone does not switch the active feature.
- quickstart + agentic-sdd: add an invocation-style note ($speckit-* for
  Codex/ZCode, /skill:speckit-* for Kimi) so the agent-neutral commands
  are executable everywhere.
- agentic-sdd: fix the tasks phase structure to match the generator
  (Setup, Foundational, one phase per user story, final Polish; tests
  optional within user-story phases).
- index: soften the catalog claim (catalogs curate discovery, not an
  install allow-list) and relabel the "CLI reference" link to "Reference"
  to match the retitled, broader page.

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* docs: correct feature-resolution override and add bug-command invocation note

- quickstart: the previous fix named the wrong override. The active
  feature *directory* resolves from SPECIFY_FEATURE_DIRECTORY then
  .specify/feature.json; SPECIFY_FEATURE only supplies the identifier
  after a directory is resolved. Rewrite the note to point users at
  .specify/feature.json / SPECIFY_FEATURE_DIRECTORY, and clarify the git
  extension's branches don't by themselves change the active feature.
- agentic-bugfix: add the same invocation-style caveat as the SDD
  reference ($speckit-bug-* for Codex/ZCode, /skill:speckit-bug-* for
  Kimi).

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* docs: tighten bug-command contracts and drop numbered-phase examples

- agentic-bugfix: don't overstate overwrite protection — an interactive
  run can overwrite an existing assessment after confirmation; only
  automated mode refuses and picks a new slug. Correct the verify verdict
  to the schema's verified/partial/failed (not-run is a per-check status);
  an unexercised reproduction downgrades the result to partial.
- agentic-sdd: the implement examples labeled scoping "Phase 1/2", but
  the tasks contract reserves Phase 1 for Setup and Phase 2 for
  Foundational (user stories start at Phase 3). Scope by phase name and
  user-story content instead to avoid mis-scoping execution.

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Reference

The Specify CLI (specify) manages the full lifecycle of Spec-Driven Development — from project initialization to workflow automation. This section is the detailed reference for the CLI's commands and primitives, plus the agentic /speckit.* processes your coding agent runs.

Core Commands

The foundational commands for creating and managing Spec Kit projects. Initialize a new project with the necessary directory structure, templates, and scripts. Verify that your system has the required tools installed. Check version and system information.

Core Commands reference →

Integrations

Integrations connect Spec Kit to your AI coding agent. Each integration sets up the appropriate command files and directory structures for a specific agent. Only one integration is active per project at a time, and you can switch between them at any point.

Integrations reference →

Extensions

Extensions add new capabilities to Spec Kit — domain-specific commands, external tool integrations, quality gates, and more. They are discovered through catalogs and can be installed, updated, enabled, disabled, or removed independently. Multiple extensions can coexist in a single project.

Extensions reference →

Presets

Presets customize how Spec Kit works — overriding command files, template files, and script files without changing any tooling. They let you enforce organizational standards, adapt the workflow to your methodology, or localize the entire experience. Multiple presets can be stacked with priority ordering to layer customizations.

Presets reference →

Workflows

Workflows automate multi-step Spec-Driven Development processes into repeatable sequences. They chain commands, prompts, shell steps, and human checkpoints together, with support for conditional logic, loops, fan-out/fan-in, and the ability to pause and resume from the exact point of interruption.

Workflows reference →

Bundles

Bundles compose existing extensions, presets, workflows, and steps into a single, versioned, installable unit. Rather than adding new behavior, a bundle curates a stack of primitives — everything a team or role needs — and installs it in one step through each component's own machinery, with version pinning, conflict checks, and provenance tracking for clean updates and removal.

Bundles reference →

Agentic Commands

The sections above cover primitives managed by the specify CLI. The following are the /speckit.* slash commands your coding agent runs step by step inside the editor — the agentic processes built on top of that foundation.

Agentic SDD

The /speckit.* slash commands that drive the core Spec-Driven Development process your coding agent runs step by step: constitution, specify, clarify, plan, checklist, tasks, analyze, implement, and converge. Run them in order, adding the clarify/checklist/analyze quality gates for anything with meaningful ambiguity.

Agentic SDD reference →

Agentic Bug Fix

The bundled bug extension adds a three-step bug triage process — assess, fix, and validate — with each bug tracked in its own directory under .specify/bugs/. Install it with specify extension add bug.

Agentic Bug Fix reference →