Skill: req-add

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Mint a new REQ ID in the Assured project's namespace, with module assignment, and append it to the requirements-spec.

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What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by stevegjones/ai-first-sdlc-practices in skills/req-add/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Use this skill when adding a new requirement to an existing requirements-spec under the Assured bundle. Computes the next sequential ID for the feature and module, prompts for the requirement text, and appends a properly-formatted ### REQ-... section.

Inputs

  • <feature-id> (or <module-id> for positional projects): which spec to append to
  • The requirement text (single declarative sentence)

Steps

  1. Locate the requirements-spec. Read docs/specs/<feature-id>/requirements-spec.md. If the project uses positional decomposition, read the spec for the matching module.

  2. Compute the next REQ number. Scan existing ### REQ-... headings. New ID is the max + 1, zero-padded to 3 digits.

  3. Prompt for the requirement text. Ask: "Single declarative sentence describing the new requirement?"

  4. Append the section.

    ### REQ-<feature-id>-<NNN>
    
    <text>
    
    **Module:** <module-id>
    
  5. Confirm. Show the diff to the user before saving.

  6. Save. Write the file.

  7. Remind. "Next steps: add a corresponding DES in design-spec.md (use req-link), then a TEST in test-spec.md."

Done criteria

  • New REQ section appended with correct ID, no renumbering of existing IDs.
  • Module assignment present.
  • File saved; no other changes.

Signals

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