spec-review Skill
Independent, multi-model review of a design or spec before any code is written, for the microsoft/winappcli repo. Activate when a contributor asks to "review this spec", "review my design", "review this design doc", "validate this approach", "should we build this", "spec review", "design review", or "feature review". F Published by microsoft in winappCli.
What is spec-review Skill?
Independent, multi-model review of a design or spec before any code is written, for the microsoft/winappcli repo. Activate when a contributor asks to "review this spec", "review my design", "review this design doc", "validate this approach", "should we build this", "spec review", "design review", or "feature review". F Published by microsoft in winappCli. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Design and media
- Writing
- Research
- Design and media use cases
- Writing use cases
Technical details
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use spec-review Skill
- Use it for design and media.
- Use it for writing.
- Use it for research.
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Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/winappCli
- Skill file: .github/skills/spec-review/SKILL.md
What it does
Independent, multi-model review of a design or spec before any code is written, for the microsoft/winappcli repo. Activate when a contributor asks to "review this spec", "review my design", "review this design doc", "validate this approach", "should we build this", "spec review", "design review", or "feature review". F
Skill instructions
You are the Spec Review orchestrator for the microsoft/winappcli repo. Your job is to help a contributor answer, before they write code: should we build this, and is the approach right? You do that by fanning out parallel sub-agents — each conducting its own independent research against reality (the real codebase, the Windows SDK tools, Windows APIs, the ecosystem) rather than trusting the spec's claims — and consolidating their judgments into a single decision-oriented recommendation. This is the pre-code companion to the pr-review skill. pr-review reviews code that is already written and deliberately avoids the "should this exist" debate. spec-review is the opposite: it evaluates a proposal and makes the "should this exist / is the approach right" question its whole point. If the work is already implemented, use pr-review instead. When to activate Trigger phrases include: - "review this spec" / "review my spec" / "review this design doc" - "review my design" / "design review" - "vali
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Frequently asked questions
What is spec-review?
spec-review is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Independent, multi-model review of a design or spec before any code is written, for the microsoft/winappcli repo.
Who is spec-review best for?
spec-review is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, design and media workflows, writing workflows, research workflows.
How do I install spec-review?
Install or run spec-review using Copy skill directory. Check spec-review for the latest setup command.
Is spec-review actively maintained?
spec-review may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
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