live-spec-base

Loads shared working rules and settings resolution for the live-spec skill pack.

1|Updated Jul 4, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/happysasha18/live-spec --skill live-spec-base-happysasha18
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Skill: live-spec-base
Source: https://github.com/happysasha18/live-spec/tree/main/skills/live-spec-base
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/happysasha18/live-spec --skill live-spec-base-happysasha18

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? When multiple AI agent skills collaborate on one project, each skill restating shared rules causes drift and contradiction. This Skill centralizes the live-spec pack's twenty-nine shared working rules in one rulebook so every working skill references a single source of truth. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Shared rulebook: Holds the pack's working rules once — covering orchestration, concurrent-edit fencing, checkpoints, evidence standards, and reply formatting — referenced by all twelve working skills. - Settings ladder: Resolves configuration across four nested scopes (package defaults, personal profile, host profile, session) with documented precedence. - On-demand reference modules: Glossary, rule origins, worked examples, worker-restore wording, and session handover guidance loaded only when a specific question arises. - Use Case: Before running any live-spec working skill (director, spec-author, architect, test-author, etc.) or briefing a worker that writes files, load this base so the session operates under the same rules and settings as the rest of the pack. ## Quick Start Load the live-spec-base skill before using any other live-spec pack skill so the shared rules and settings ladder apply to this session.

Frequently Asked Questions about live-spec-base

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I use the live-spec-base skill with other live-spec skills?▼

Load live-spec-base before any working skill in the pack, such as director, spec-author, architect, or test-author. Each working skill names this base and the version it was written against, then references its rules rather than restating them.

What is the settings ladder in live-spec?▼

The settings ladder resolves configuration across four nested scopes: package defaults, personal profile, host profile, and the live session. Resolution reads from the narrowest scope outward, so a session-level word beats a host profile, which beats a personal profile, which beats package defaults.

When should the reference modules be opened?▼

Open a reference module only when its specific question arises: the glossary for resolving a term, rule-origins to dispute or amend a rule, worked-examples when applying a rule that cites a case, worker-restore when briefing a worker, and session-handover when a fresh agent reads a session boundary.

Can live-spec-base be used standalone outside the pack?▼

Yes. A working skill used standalone still functions, and its pointer to this base reads as plain advice. The base itself is a rulebook of working rules and settings, not an executable pipeline.

Why were some rule numbers skipped in the rulebook?▼

Rules 11, 14, 15, 18-21, 23, 28, 30, and 32-35 were cut because they had neither an eval fixture nor an executable script backing them. Their numbers are retired permanently and never reassigned to new rules, and the removed text is archived in the attic with a manifest line.