Spec-Flow: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

Spec-Flow CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from marcusgoll/Spec-Flow. It costs 4,317 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of instructions for using Spec-Flow with Claude Code. Spec-Flow is a workflow kit that guides software work from product ideas through specifications, planning, implementation, and release.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to run Spec-Flow slash commands for features or larger epics, while keeping workflow documents in the project’s specification folders.
Why use it?
It gives Claude persistent project guidance and repeatable quality gates, so each conversation can continue work with the same context.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is marcusgoll/Spec-Flow's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on Spec-Flow 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 Spec-Flow configures →

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CLAUDE.md · 490 lines

How it starts

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CLAUDE.md

Spec-Flow Workflow Kit: Slash commands transform product ideas into production releases via spec-driven development.

WHAT This Is

Spec-Flow is a workflow toolkit for Claude Code that automates the entire software development lifecycle through slash commands. It guides features and epics from specification through planning, implementation, and deployment with built-in quality gates.

All workflow artifacts live in specs/ (features) or epics/ (complex work). The hierarchical CLAUDE.md system provides progressive disclosure - this file contains essential instructions, while detailed documentation loads on-demand from docs/references/.

WHY This Approach Works

  • LLMs are stateless — This file onboards Claude consistently each conversation
  • Progressive disclosure — Essential instructions here; deep dives in docs/references/
  • Deterministic validation — Scripts handle quality gates; Claude handles creative work
  • Hierarchical context — Root → Project → Feature CLAUDE.md (74-80% token reduction)

HOW To Use It

Quick Start

Feature (single subsystem, <16h):

/feature "desc" → /plan → /tasks → /implement → /optimize → /ship

Epic (multiple subsystems, >16h):

/epic "goal" → /plan → /tasks → /implement-epic → /optimize → /ship → /finalize

Resume work: /feature continue or /epic continue

Essential Commands (30 total)

Command Purpose
/feature "name" Start single-subsystem feature
/epic "goal" Start multi-sprint complex work
/quick "desc" Quick fix (<100 LOC)
/plan Generate implementation design
/tasks Create TDD task breakdown
/implement Execute tasks with TDD
/implement-epic Parallel sprint execution for epics
/optimize Run quality gates
/ship Deploy (--staging, --prod, status, budget)
/help Context-aware guidance

Project Setup: /init, /init --preferences, /init --tokens, /roadmap, /prototype, /constitution

Read the full file on GitHub · 490 lines

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Spec-Flow CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository marcusgoll/Spec-Flow (96 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 4,317 tokens to every session, about $0.0173 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 2026-09-03.

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