/spec-step

Resumes and continues an interrupted spec workflow.

Arguments

Name	Required	Default	Description
--target	Yes	-	target_path of the module to resume (e.g., src/auth)

Workflow

1. Initialization

CLI_PATH=$("${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/install-cli.sh")
TMP_DIR=".claude/tmp/${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID:+${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID}/}"
mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"

2. Read state.json

DIR_SAFE=$(echo "{--target argument value}" | tr '/' '-')
STATE_FILE=".claude/workflows/$DIR_SAFE/state.json"

Read state.json and extract the following fields:

• status, round, plan_file, last_reviewer_result
• target_path, action, project_root, user_requirement
• explore_status

If state.json does not exist:

⚠ .claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/state.json not found.
  Run /spec first or verify the --target path.

Exit.

Self Socratic Loop guard:

If explore_status is "pending" or "in-progress" or is missing from state.json:

⚠ Self Socratic Loop was not completed for this workflow.
  Run /spec --path {target_path} again to restart requirement concretization.

Exit without proceeding.

If explore_status is "approved", "user-resolved", "short-circuited", or "best-effort": proceed to Status Branching below.

3. Status Branching

status = awaiting-review

Create reviewer session file ${TMP_DIR}spec-reviewer-session-{dir-safe}-v{round}.md:

# Spec Reviewer Session
type: spec-reviewer | round: {round}
plan_file: {plan_file}
dir_safe: {dir-safe}

Dispatch Task(impl-reviewer):

Session file: ${TMP_DIR}spec-reviewer-session-{dir-safe}-v{round}.md
Save results to ${TMP_DIR} and return only the path

Extract verdict from result block → artifact promote + state update:

cp "${TMP_DIR}spec-reviewer-result-{dir-safe}-v{round}.md" \
   ".claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/reviewer-v{round}.md"
python3 -c "
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
with open('.claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/state.json') as f:
    s = json.load(f)
s['status'] = 'approved' if '{verdict}' == 'approved' else 'awaiting-revise'
s['last_reviewer_result'] = '.claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/reviewer-v{round}.md'
s['updated_at'] = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
with open('.claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/state.json', 'w') as f:
    json.dump(s, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
"

Output after completion:

[spec-step] review round {round}: {verdict}
Next run: /spec-step --target {target_path}

status = awaiting-revise

Check if round >= 5:

• If so: update state.json status = max-safety-exceeded and exit

  ⚠ max_safety(5) reached. Run /spec-step --target {target_path} to execute the execute step.
  

Otherwise:

$CLI_PATH scan-claude-md --root {project_root} --output "${TMP_DIR}claude-md-index-step.json"

Create revise session file ${TMP_DIR}spec-plan-session-{dir-safe}.md:

# Spec Plan Session
type: spec-plan | mode: revise | round: {round+1} | project_root: {project_root}
target_path: {target_path}
action: {action}

## User Requirement
{user_requirement}

## Reviewer Feedback File
feedback_file: {last_reviewer_result}

## Existing Plan File
existing_plan_file: {plan_file}

## Existing Modules Index
{scan-claude-md result}

## Project Conventions
{project root Conventions or "None"}

Dispatch Task(impl, mode=revise):

Session file: ${TMP_DIR}spec-plan-session-{dir-safe}.md
Project root: {project_root}
Read the session file and improve the execution plan with mode=revise.

After completion, promote + state update:

cp "${TMP_DIR}spec-plan-{dir-safe}.md" ".claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/spec-plan.md"
python3 -c "
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
with open('.claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/state.json') as f:
    s = json.load(f)
s['status'] = 'awaiting-review'
s['round'] = {round} + 1
s['updated_at'] = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
with open('.claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/state.json', 'w') as f:
    json.dump(s, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
"

Output after completion:

[spec-step] revise round {round+1} complete
Next run: /spec-step --target {target_path}

status = approved or max-safety-exceeded

Additional output for max-safety-exceeded:

⚠ Socratic loop terminated due to exceeding max_safety. Please review the generated documents.

$CLI_PATH scan-claude-md --root {project_root} --output "${TMP_DIR}claude-md-index-step.json"

Create execute session file ${TMP_DIR}spec-execute-session-{dir-safe}.md:

# Spec Execute Session
type: spec-execute | mode: execute | project_root: {project_root}
target_path: {target_path}
action: {action}

## Approved Plan File
plan_file: {plan_file}

## User Requirement
{user_requirement}

## Existing Modules Index
{scan-claude-md result}

## Project Conventions
{project root Conventions or "None"}

Dispatch Task(impl, mode=execute):

Session file: ${TMP_DIR}spec-execute-session-{dir-safe}.md
Project root: {project_root}
Read the session file and generate CLAUDE.md + DEVELOPERS.md with mode=execute.

After completion, state update + auto-commit:

python3 -c "
import json
from datetime import datetime, timezone
with open('.claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/state.json') as f:
    s = json.load(f)
s['status'] = 'executed'
s['updated_at'] = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
with open('.claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/state.json', 'w') as f:
    json.dump(s, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
"

git add "{target_path}/CLAUDE.md" "{target_path}/DEVELOPERS.md"
git commit -m "spec({target_path}): {action} CLAUDE.md + DEVELOPERS.md

requirement: {user_requirement first 150 chars}
workflow: .claude/workflows/{dir-safe}/state.json"

Output after completion:

[spec-step] execute complete → status: executed
Next run: /dev --path {target_path}

status = executed

ℹ CLAUDE.md + DEVELOPERS.md generation complete.
  Next step: /dev --path {target_path}

status = compiled | done

ℹ Workflow already completed (status: {status}).

4. Result

---spec-step-result---
target_path: {target_path}
status_before: {previous status}
status_after: {new status}
round: {round}
---end-spec-step-result---

DO / DON'T

DO:

• Read state only from state.json
• Update state.json immediately after each step completes
• Promote TMP artifacts to .claude/workflows/
• Include only CLAUDE.md + DEVELOPERS.md in auto-commit

DON'T:

• Directly reference previous session artifacts from TMP_DIR (use plan_file, last_reviewer_result from state.json)
• Execute a step without state.json
• Use AskUserQuestion
• Use with scope=multi workflows

Error Handling

Situation	Response
state.json not found	Print guidance message and exit
Task failed	Report error and exit without updating state.json (can be re-run)
git commit failed (no staged files)	Print warning and continue (when CLAUDE.md was not generated)
multi-scope workflow	state.json is only created for scope=single. Resuming multi-scope workflows (cases where /spec classified as multi) is not supported.