Distill — reverse-engineer Gherkin feature files from existing code.

Use this to bring existing codebases into the Beat workflow. The output is draft .feature files that describe current behavior (not aspirational), verified independently by /beat:verify.

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Use for:

Extracting BDD specs from an existing codebase that doesn't have feature files yet
Bringing a module, directory, or functionality into the Beat workflow retroactively
Generating draft .feature files that describe what the code currently does

NOT for:

Designing new behavior or features (use /beat:design)
Writing aspirational specs for code that doesn't exist yet (use /beat:design)
Greenfield projects with no existing code to distill
Exploring ideas or thinking through a problem (use /beat:explore)

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