name: spec-constitution description: Create or update the project constitution with core principles and governance rules. Use when user says "/spec-constitution", "create constitution", "update principles", or needs project-wide development standards. Constitution is referenced by all other spec commands.

Spec-Constitution

Create or update project constitution at .specify/memory/constitution.md.

Prerequisites: .specify/ directory structure must exist.

Workflow

1. Load template - Read .specify/memory/constitution.md
2. Find placeholders - Identify [ALL_CAPS_IDENTIFIER] tokens
3. Collect values - From user input or repo context
4. Draft constitution - Replace placeholders
5. Propagate changes - Update dependent templates
6. Validate - No unexplained placeholders
7. Write file - Save constitution
8. Report - Summary with commit suggestion

Placeholders

Version Bumping

• MAJOR: Breaking governance changes
• MINOR: New principles/sections
• PATCH: Clarifications, typos

Propagation Checklist

After updating constitution, check:

• .specify/templates/plan-template.md
• .specify/templates/spec-template.md
• .specify/templates/tasks-template.md
• README.md, quickstart.md

Sync Report Format

<!--
Version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0
Modified: Old Title → New Title
Added: New Section
Templates: ✅ plan-template.md, ⚠ tasks-template.md
TODOs: TODO(RATIFICATION_DATE): Ask team
-->

Next Steps

After /spec-constitution:

• /spec-specify - Create spec using new principles