Spec Creation Updating

Overview

Produce specs that reduce ambiguity and can be implemented with minimal back-and-forth. Apply this workflow to any project domain (product, backend, API, data, UI, infrastructure, ops).

Workflow

1. Set boundaries

• Capture the objective and user/business value.
• Define in-scope and out-of-scope behavior.
• Record assumptions, dependencies, and constraints.
• Ask clarifying questions when decisions affect architecture, cost, security, or user-visible behavior.

2. Choose depth