Phase B of greenfield project bootstrap. An agent skill from papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops.

No licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Specify

skills CLI
$ npx skills add papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops --skill specify -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops specify --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/bootstrap-pack/.claude/skills/specify .claude/skills/specify && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
specify
GitHub stars
107
Token cost
~726 tokens
SKILL.md length
271 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Phase B of greenfield project bootstrap. An agent skill from papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops.

  • Works in 4 steps: PROJECT.md — one-page charter (vision,… → PROJECT.json — machine-readable… → spec/001-/requirements.md — EARS-only… → …
  • Development work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Your job, Interview style, EARS notation discipline and Templates, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Specify is an agent skill from papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops. Phase B of greenfield project bootstrap. Interview the operator to produce PROJECT.json + PROJECT.md + spec/NNN-/requirements.md (EARS-only) + acceptance/.feature scenarios. Iterates until ears-lint.py passes.

Its SKILL.md is about 730 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. The repository describes itself as: 3-tier agentic ChatOps (n8n + GPT-4o + Claude Code) implementing all 21 patterns from "Agentic Design Patterns" — solo operator managing 137 devices.

When your agent uses it

  • Development work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/specify”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion, Glob, Grep, Bash

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. PROJECT.md — one-page charter (vision, success metrics, owners) in plain English
  2. PROJECT.json — machine-readable companion (per /templates/PROJECT.schema.json)
  3. spec/001-/requirements.md — EARS-only requirements with REQ-NNN IDs
  4. spec/001-/acceptance/*.feature — at least one Gherkin scenario per REQ-NNN

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 473f057. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • AskUserQuestion
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Bash

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Specify loads about 726 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 271 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~726

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion, Glob, Grep, Bash

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 271 words (~726 tokens).

“You are a senior product/spec author. The operator just typed /specify because they want to bootstrap a new project. They have an idea but no spec yet.”

— opening of SKILL.md by papadopouloskyriakos
name
specify
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion, Glob, Grep, Bash
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in bootstrap-pack/.claude/skills/specify of papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 473f057

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Questions about Specify

What does Specify do?

Phase B of greenfield project bootstrap. An agent skill from papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops. Specify is an agent skill from papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops. Phase B of greenfield project bootstrap.

When should I use Specify?

Specify fits situations like: development work in your project.

How do I install Specify in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops --skill specify -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (bootstrap-pack/.claude/skills/specify in papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops) into .claude/skills/specify in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Specify in Codex?

Run `npx skills add papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops --skill specify -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (bootstrap-pack/.claude/skills/specify in papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops) into .agents/skills/specify in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Specify in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops --skill specify -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/specify, .gemini/skills/specify, .github/skills/specify and .opencode/skills/specify in your project.

What does Specify need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Specify is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, AskUserQuestion, Glob, Grep, Bash.

Does Specify access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Specify safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Specify use?

No licence was found for Specify or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Specify use?

About 726 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Specify?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Specify: Vercel Composition Patterns (supabase/supabase, 111k stars), Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Typescript Advanced Types (rolling-scopes/rsschool-app, 10k stars) and PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Specify?

papadopouloskyriakos (a GitHub user) maintains it in papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops, which has 107 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.