spectacular: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

spectacular CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from arittr/spectacular. It costs 5,858 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for Spectacular, a Claude Code plugin that connects software changes to written specifications and can split independent tasks across Git worktrees.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to write specifications, break features into tasks, run independent tasks in parallel, and prepare small stacked branches for pull requests.
Why use it?
It helps agents keep code tied to agreed requirements, divide work safely, and organize related branches for review.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions .claude-plugin; mentions CLAUDE.md.

This is arittr/spectacular's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on spectacular itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything spectacular configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to arittr/spectacular. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/arittr/spectacular

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Grade A, and why

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Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 708 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 708 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

Spectacular is a Claude Code plugin that enables spec-anchored development with automatic parallel task execution. It extends the superpowers plugin with commands and skills for feature specification, task decomposition, and parallel execution via git worktrees and git-spice stacked branches.

Core Philosophy:

  • Spec anchoring: Every line of code traces back to spec + constitution
  • Automatic parallelization: Independent tasks run simultaneously via git worktrees
  • Reviewable PRs: Auto-stacked branches keep changes small and focused
  • Constitution versioning: Architectural rules evolve explicitly with immutable history

Architecture

Plugin Structure

This is a Claude Code plugin with a pure skills architecture (matching superpowers pattern):

spectacular/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json              # Plugin metadata and configuration
├── commands/                     # Thin wrappers (invoke skills)
│   ├── init.md                  # → invokes validating-environment skill
│   ├── spec.md                  # → invokes writing-specs skill
│   ├── plan.md                  # → invokes decomposing-tasks skill
│   └── execute.md               # → invokes executing-plan skill
└── skills/                       # All logic lives here
    ├── validating-environment/  # Environment validation
    ├── writing-specs/           # Complete spec workflow
    ├── decomposing-tasks/       # Complete plan workflow
    ├── executing-plan/          # Execution orchestration
    ├── executing-sequential-phase/
    ├── executing-parallel-phase/
    ├── versioning-constitutions/ # Constitution evolution workflow
    ├── using-git-spice/         # Stacked branch management patterns
    └── ... (supporting skills)

Command vs Skill (Updated)

  • Commands (commands/*.md): Thin wrappers that invoke skills. Each command is ~5 lines that simply calls the appropriate skill.
  • Skills (skills/*/SKILL.md): Contain all orchestration logic. Self-contained workflows that define HOW to do things.

Read the full file on GitHub · 708 lines

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spectacular CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository arittr/spectacular (20 stars, last pushed 9mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 5,858 tokens to every session, about $0.0234 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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