afc:clarify

/afc:clarify — Resolve Spec Ambiguities

Identifies ambiguous or incomplete areas in spec.md and resolves them through user questions. Answers are applied as inline updates to spec.md.

Arguments

• $ARGUMENTS — (optional) focus on a specific area (e.g., "security", "performance", "UI flow")

Project Config (auto-loaded)

!cat .claude/afc.config.md 2>/dev/null || echo "[CONFIG NOT FOUND] .claude/afc.config.md not found. Run /afc:init first — abort if missing."

Execution Steps

1. Load Spec

1. Read .claude/afc/specs/{feature}/spec.md — stop if not found
2. If a [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] section exists, process it first
3. Quickly check existing codebase for related patterns

2. Scan for Ambiguities

Scan across 10 categories:

#	Category	What to find
0	Necessity	Is this feature truly needed? Does it already exist? Is the cost justified by the benefit?
1	Feature scope	Features with unclear boundaries
2	Domain/data	Incomplete entity relationships or field definitions
3	UX flow	Missing user journey steps
4	Non-functional quality	Performance/security requirements without numeric targets
5	External dependencies	APIs or libraries needing clarification
6	Edge cases	Undefined boundary conditions
7	Constraints/tradeoffs	Mutually incompatible requirements
8	Terminology consistency	Same concept with different names
9	Completion criteria	Success criteria that cannot be measured
10	Residual placeholders	TODO/TBD/???

These categories serve as a comprehensive checklist, not a rigid classification. Adapt to the project's domain — skip categories irrelevant to the project type (e.g., skip 'UX flow' for CLI tools) and add domain-specific categories if needed (e.g., 'regulatory compliance' for healthcare/fintech projects).

3. Generate and Present Questions

• Generate questions ranked by their impact on spec quality — how much would the answer change the spec's direction or completeness? Present the most impactful questions first. The number of questions should match the actual ambiguity level: deeply ambiguous specs may need more questions, while mostly-clear specs need fewer. Do not artificially cap at a fixed number, but keep the set focused and avoid overwhelming the user (aim for the minimum needed to resolve critical ambiguities).
• Present one at a time via AskUserQuestion:
  • Use multiple choice when possible (2-4 options)
  • Include the meaning/impact of each option

4. Update Spec

After each answer:

1. Find the relevant section in spec.md and apply the inline update
2. Remove [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] tags if present
3. Add new FR-* entries if new requirements arise from the answer
4. Briefly notify the user of changes

5. Final Output

Clarification complete
├─ Questions: {processed}/{generated}
├─ spec.md updated: {changed areas}
├─ New requirements: {added FR count}
├─ Remaining [NEEDS CLARIFICATION]: {count}
└─ Next step: /afc:plan

Notes

• Question focus: Ask only what is needed to resolve critical ambiguities. Defer lower-priority questions to the plan phase rather than overwhelming the user.
• Verify after update: After updating spec.md, re-read the modified sections to confirm changes are consistent and no new [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] tags were introduced by the edit itself.
• Modify spec only: Do not touch plan.md or tasks.md.
• Avoid redundancy: Do not ask about items already clearly stated in spec.
• If $ARGUMENTS is provided: Focus the scan on that area.