Speckit Check

Spec Kit Check Skill

Run specify check to verify that the Spec Kit CLI and required tools (git, AI agents, editors) are installed and detectable. Use this after speckit-install or speckit-initial to confirm the environment, or when the user reports that slash commands are missing or specify does not work.

When to Use

• After initializing a project with speckit-initial to confirm the environment.
• When slash commands do not appear or the user says "specify not working".
• In CI or scripts to ensure dependencies are present before running Spec Kit steps.

Prerequisites

• Specify CLI must be installed (see speckit-install). If specify is not in PATH, direct the user to speckit-install before running specify check.

Workflow

1. Ensure CLI is available

   • If the user has not installed the CLI or reports "specify: command not found", direct them to speckit-install first. Do not run specify check until specify is available.

2. Run the check

   • From the project root (or target directory): specify check
   • The command reports which tools are detected (e.g. git, claude, gemini, code, cursor-agent, windsurf, qwen, opencode, codex, shai, qoder) and which are missing or not in PATH.

3. Interpret the output

   • All required tools present: Environment is ready; suggest proceeding with speckit-constitution or speckit-specify.
   • CLI missing: Direct to speckit-install.
   • Agent or editor missing: Suggest installing the corresponding Agent/editor or adding its executable to PATH. If the user only needs templates and .specify/ (no slash commands), suggest re-running speckit-initial with --ignore-agent-tools.

4. Summarize and recommend

   • Provide a short summary: what is OK, what is missing.
   • Give concrete next steps: install CLI (speckit-install), re-init with different agent (speckit-initial), or fix PATH / install Agent.

Outputs

• Summary: Which tools are detected and which are missing.
• Recommendations: List of next actions (install CLI, run init, install Agent, add to PATH, or use specify init --ignore-agent-tools).

Next Steps

• If something is missing: use speckit-install (for CLI) or speckit-initial (to re-init or use --ignore-agent-tools), or install the missing Agent/editor.
• If check passes: proceed with speckit-constitution or speckit-specify.

Example Output (reference)

See examples/sample-output.md for an example of specify check output and how to interpret it.

Troubleshooting

• "specify: command not found": Use speckit-install.
• Agent reported as missing: Ensure the Agent app is installed and its CLI or executable is on PATH; or use specify init --ignore-agent-tools if only templates are needed.
• Git missing: Install git or run specify init --no-git if git is not required for the workflow.

References

• GitHub spec-kit — CLI: specify check