Technical Spec Reviewing

Purpose

Systematically review technical specifications to ensure they are complete, feasible, secure, and ready for implementation. Catches architectural issues, security gaps, and operational blind spots before engineering work begins.

When NOT to Use This Skill

• Creating technical specs (use technical-spec-writing instead)
• Reviewing PRDs (use prd-reviewing instead)
• Reviewing feature specs (use feature-spec-reviewing instead)
• Code review (different domain)
• No spec exists yet (nothing to review)

Review Workflow

Step 1: Document Assessment

Read the entire technical spec and assess completeness: