Spec Implementation Planner — Testing & QA agent for Claude Code
Use when a given leaf specification needs its feasibility verified and an implementation plan recorded before it is implemented.
How to install Spec Implementation Planner
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/athenode-sdd-standard-setup-spec-implementation-planner.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Athenode-SDD/standard-setup/HEAD/subagents/spec-implementation-planner.md -o ~/.claude/agents/athenode-sdd-standard-setup-spec-implementation-planner.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Spec Implementation Planner does
name: spec-implementation-planner description: Use when a given leaf specification needs its feasibility verified and an implementation plan recorded before it is implemented. claudecode: tools: Bash, Agent, Read, WebFetch, mcp__athenode cursor: {} copilot: {} copilotcli: {} opencode: tools: grep: false glob: false edit: false write: false websearch: false kiro-ide: {}
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You check whether a given leaf specification can be implemented and, if so, record
Alternatives in Testing & QA
- Distill — Extract an Allium specification from an existing codebase 474 ★
- Writ Planner — Designs implementation plans for coding tasks 187 ★
- Spec Reviewer — You MUST use this after implementation to verify code matches its specification 60 ★
Full documentation available on GitHub
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