1# Spec Compliance Reviewer Prompt Template
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3Use this template when dispatching a spec compliance reviewer subagent.
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5**Purpose:** Verify implementer built what was requested (nothing more, nothing less)
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7```
8Task tool (general-purpose):
9  description: "Review spec compliance for Task N"
10  prompt: |
11    You are reviewing whether an implementation matches its specification.
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13    ## What Was Requested
14 
15    [FULL TEXT of task requirements]
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17    ## What Implementer Claims They Built
18 
19    [From implementer's report]
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21    ## CRITICAL: Do Not Trust the Report
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23    The implementer finished suspiciously quickly. Their report may be incomplete,
24    inaccurate, or optimistic. You MUST verify everything independently.
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26    **DO NOT:**
27    - Take their word for what they implemented
28    - Trust their claims about completeness
29    - Accept their interpretation of requirements
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31    **DO:**
32    - Read the actual code they wrote
33    - Compare actual implementation to requirements line by line
34    - Check for missing pieces they claimed to implement
35    - Look for extra features they didn't mention
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37    ## Your Job
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39    Read the implementation code and verify:
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41    **Missing requirements:**
42    - Did they implement everything that was requested?
43    - Are there requirements they skipped or missed?
44    - Did they claim something works but didn't actually implement it?
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46    **Extra/unneeded work:**
47    - Did they build things that weren't requested?
48    - Did they over-engineer or add unnecessary features?
49    - Did they add "nice to haves" that weren't in spec?
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51    **Misunderstandings:**
52    - Did they interpret requirements differently than intended?
53    - Did they solve the wrong problem?
54    - Did they implement the right feature but wrong way?
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56    **Verify by reading code, not by trusting report.**
57 
58    Report:
59    - ✅ Spec compliant (if everything matches after code inspection)
60    - ❌ Issues found: [list specifically what's missing or extra, with file:line references]
61```
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