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fkwpandClaude Fable 5.1 89856df37f Add the FEATURES_SPEC process for turning explorations into specs and PRs
FEATURES_SPEC/AGENTS.md describes how an exploration is distilled into a
feature spec and how a spec is turned into PRs against a current main; the
product spec template is the sidecar a brainstorming session fills in.

The folder is excluded from oxfmt: a product spec is immutable once a spec
leaves draft, and the process documents are prose in their own style.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-09-10 15:28:39 +02:00

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Feature Specification: [FEATURE NAME]

Feature Branch: [###-feature-name] Created: [DATE] Feature Spec: [YYYY-MM_Title.md] Owner: [product handle] Source: [URL of the tracker/doc this mirrors, or "this file"] Input: User description: "$ARGUMENTS"

User Scenarios & Testing (mandatory)

User Story 1 - [Brief Title] (Priority: P1)

[Describe this user journey in plain language]

Why this priority: [Explain the value and why it has this priority level]

Independent Test: [Describe how this can be tested independently - e.g., "Can be fully tested by [specific action] and delivers [specific value]"]

Acceptance Scenarios:

  1. Given [initial state], When [action], Then [expected outcome]
  2. Given [initial state], When [action], Then [expected outcome]

User Story 2 - [Brief Title] (Priority: P2)

[Describe this user journey in plain language]

Why this priority: [Explain the value and why it has this priority level]

Independent Test: [Describe how this can be tested independently]

Acceptance Scenarios:

  1. Given [initial state], When [action], Then [expected outcome]

User Story 3 - [Brief Title] (Priority: P3)

[Describe this user journey in plain language]

Why this priority: [Explain the value and why it has this priority level]

Independent Test: [Describe how this can be tested independently]

Acceptance Scenarios:

  1. Given [initial state], When [action], Then [expected outcome]

[Add more user stories as needed, each with an assigned priority]

Edge Cases

  • What happens when [boundary condition]?
  • How does system handle [error scenario]?

Requirements (mandatory)

Functional Requirements

  • FR-001: System MUST [specific capability, e.g., "allow users to create accounts"]
  • FR-002: System MUST [specific capability, e.g., "validate email addresses"]
  • FR-003: Users MUST be able to [key interaction, e.g., "reset their password"]
  • FR-004: System MUST [data requirement, e.g., "persist user preferences"]
  • FR-005: System MUST [behavior, e.g., "log all security events"]

Example of marking unclear requirements:

  • FR-006: System MUST authenticate users via [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: auth method not specified - email/password, SSO, OAuth?]
  • FR-007: System MUST retain user data for [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: retention period not specified]

Key Entities (include if feature involves data)

  • [Entity 1]: [What it represents, key attributes without implementation]
  • [Entity 2]: [What it represents, relationships to other entities]

Success Criteria (mandatory)

Measurable Outcomes

  • SC-001: [Measurable metric, e.g., "Users can complete account creation in under 2 minutes"]
  • SC-002: [Measurable metric, e.g., "System handles 1000 concurrent users without degradation"]
  • SC-003: [User satisfaction metric, e.g., "90% of users successfully complete primary task on first attempt"]
  • SC-004: [Business metric, e.g., "Reduce support tickets related to [X] by 50%"]