Specflow Use

SpecFlow Use

This skill helps you drive Grid Dynamics SpecFlow from a local workspace via SpecFlow MCP. Rosetta stays local; SpecFlow runs everything remotely. The skill loads project context from gain.json and guides the user through SpecFlow MCP tool usage.

SpecFlow MCP is the only user interface to SpecFlow: you order work and download outputs. You do not connect to or operate on the remote workspaces directly.

Quick Start

When the user mentions SpecFlow or works in a SpecFlow-enabled project:

1. Detect gain.json at the workspace root (and up to 2 parents). If missing, SpecFlow MCP will create it on the first tool call (together with specflow_session.json).
2. Load and summarize the project context.
3. Guide the user to the right phase — APPLY SKILL FILE references/specflow-mcp-tools.md.

Step 1: Detect gain.json

Check for gain.json at the current workspace root. If not found, check parent directories up to 2 levels. If still missing, tell the user this workspace is not yet initialized for SpecFlow — the first SpecFlow MCP tool call will create both gain.json and specflow_session.json.

Step 2: Parse and Display Context

When gain.json is found, present a compact summary:

## SpecFlow Project Context

**Description**: [gain.json.description]
**Services**: specflow — [gain.json.servicesDescription.specflow]
             rosetta  — [gain.json.servicesDescription.rosetta]
**Supported Coding Agents**: [gain.json.codingAgents]
**Versions**:
  - rosetta: [gain.json.versions.rosetta]
  - specflow:    [gain.json.versions.specflow]
**Vocabulary overrides** (if present in gain.json.vocabulary):
  - (See references/specflow-vocabulary.md for defaults.)

Version Compatibility Check

Compare gain.json.versions.rosetta with the current Rosetta version:

• Minor difference: warn and continue.
• Major difference: alert the user about potential incompatibilities.

Step 3: Guide the User Journey

APPLY SKILL FILE references/specflow-mcp-tools.md to route the user to the correct phase (pregeneration, generation, or post-run).

Step 4: Consolidate Review Feedback

When SpecFlow returns a review report and the user wants to fix their specs before another iteration, delegate to Rosetta core:

• Skill: skills/requirements-authoring
• Workflow: commands/requirements-authoring-flow.md

That skill handles iterative requirement updates with explicit user approval — matching the "consolidate the review report into updated specs" loop.

Reference Files

Read as needed:

• APPLY SKILL FILE references/specflow-mcp-tools.md — Phase routing and post-run skill bootstrap.
• READ SKILL FILE references/specflow-vocabulary.md — Status values and checkpoint gates users encounter in responses.
• READ SKILL FILE references/specflow-schema.md — Session files, version channels, and status enum quick lookup.