Proposal: update specification — split monolithic docs/specification.md (46,738 lines) into docs/specification/ directory #4749

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opened 2026-04-08 18:52:41 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 4 comments
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Proposal: Split Monolithic Specification into docs/specification/ Directory

Current State

docs/specification.md is currently 46,738 lines — approximately 15× the 3,000-line threshold defined in the spec-updater protocol. This makes the file:

  • Difficult to navigate and edit
  • Slow to load in editors and review tools
  • Hard to review in PRs (GitHub/Forgejo diffs become unwieldy)
  • Impossible to search efficiently

Proposed Structure

Split into a docs/specification/ directory with logical sub-documents:

docs/specification/
├── index.md                    # Root index with links to all sections
├── overview.md                 # Overview, core value proposition, standards alignment
├── glossary.md                 # All glossary terms (Plan Lifecycle, Projects & Resources, etc.)
├── cli/
│   ├── index.md                # CLI command synopsis overview
│   ├── system.md               # version, info, diagnostics
│   ├── session.md              # session commands
│   ├── project.md              # project commands
│   ├── plan.md                 # plan commands
│   ├── actor.md                # actor commands
│   ├── skill.md                # skill commands
│   ├── tool.md                 # tool commands
│   ├── validation.md           # validation commands
│   ├── resource.md             # resource commands
│   ├── lsp.md                  # lsp commands
│   ├── server.md               # server commands
│   └── config.md               # config commands
├── architecture/
│   ├── index.md                # Architecture overview
│   ├── layers.md               # Layered architecture
│   ├── a2a.md                  # A2A protocol integration
│   ├── acms.md                 # ACMS / context management
│   ├── lsp.md                  # LSP integration
│   ├── sandbox.md              # Sandbox & checkpoint model
│   └── server.md               # Server and client architecture
├── data-model/
│   ├── index.md                # Data model overview
│   ├── plan.md                 # Plan, Decision, Action models
│   ├── resource.md             # Resource, ResourceType models
│   ├── tool.md                 # Tool, Validation, Skill models
│   ├── actor.md                # Actor, Session models
│   └── provider.md             # Provider, ProviderRegistry models
├── configuration.md            # All configuration keys reference
├── extensibility.md            # Extension points
└── examples/
    └── index.md                # Example workflows

Migration Plan

  1. Create docs/specification/index.md as the root entry point
  2. Extract each logical section into its own file
  3. Update all internal cross-references ([Section Name](#anchor)[Section Name](./file.md#anchor))
  4. Update mkdocs.yml navigation to reference the new structure
  5. Add a redirect or note in the old docs/specification.md pointing to the new location (or replace it with a stub that includes the index)
  6. Update any references to docs/specification.md in CONTRIBUTING.md, README.md, and agent definitions

Rationale

The spec-updater protocol specifies: "if docs/specification.md exceeds ~3000 lines, restructure it into a docs/specification/ directory with logical sub-documents." At 46,738 lines, this threshold has been exceeded by a factor of 15. Splitting the spec will:

  • Make individual sections reviewable in PRs
  • Enable targeted updates without touching the entire file
  • Improve navigation for both humans and automated agents
  • Reduce merge conflicts when multiple agents update different sections simultaneously

Scope

  • docs/specification.mddocs/specification/ (full restructure)
  • mkdocs.yml — update navigation
  • CONTRIBUTING.md — update any references to docs/specification.md
  • README.md — update any references
  • .opencode/agents/ — update any agent definitions that reference docs/specification.md

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## Proposal: Split Monolithic Specification into docs/specification/ Directory ### Current State `docs/specification.md` is currently **46,738 lines** — approximately 15× the 3,000-line threshold defined in the spec-updater protocol. This makes the file: - Difficult to navigate and edit - Slow to load in editors and review tools - Hard to review in PRs (GitHub/Forgejo diffs become unwieldy) - Impossible to search efficiently ### Proposed Structure Split into a `docs/specification/` directory with logical sub-documents: ``` docs/specification/ ├── index.md # Root index with links to all sections ├── overview.md # Overview, core value proposition, standards alignment ├── glossary.md # All glossary terms (Plan Lifecycle, Projects & Resources, etc.) ├── cli/ │ ├── index.md # CLI command synopsis overview │ ├── system.md # version, info, diagnostics │ ├── session.md # session commands │ ├── project.md # project commands │ ├── plan.md # plan commands │ ├── actor.md # actor commands │ ├── skill.md # skill commands │ ├── tool.md # tool commands │ ├── validation.md # validation commands │ ├── resource.md # resource commands │ ├── lsp.md # lsp commands │ ├── server.md # server commands │ └── config.md # config commands ├── architecture/ │ ├── index.md # Architecture overview │ ├── layers.md # Layered architecture │ ├── a2a.md # A2A protocol integration │ ├── acms.md # ACMS / context management │ ├── lsp.md # LSP integration │ ├── sandbox.md # Sandbox & checkpoint model │ └── server.md # Server and client architecture ├── data-model/ │ ├── index.md # Data model overview │ ├── plan.md # Plan, Decision, Action models │ ├── resource.md # Resource, ResourceType models │ ├── tool.md # Tool, Validation, Skill models │ ├── actor.md # Actor, Session models │ └── provider.md # Provider, ProviderRegistry models ├── configuration.md # All configuration keys reference ├── extensibility.md # Extension points └── examples/ └── index.md # Example workflows ``` ### Migration Plan 1. Create `docs/specification/index.md` as the root entry point 2. Extract each logical section into its own file 3. Update all internal cross-references (`[Section Name](#anchor)` → `[Section Name](./file.md#anchor)`) 4. Update `mkdocs.yml` navigation to reference the new structure 5. Add a redirect or note in the old `docs/specification.md` pointing to the new location (or replace it with a stub that includes the index) 6. Update any references to `docs/specification.md` in CONTRIBUTING.md, README.md, and agent definitions ### Rationale The spec-updater protocol specifies: "if `docs/specification.md` exceeds ~3000 lines, restructure it into a `docs/specification/` directory with logical sub-documents." At 46,738 lines, this threshold has been exceeded by a factor of 15. Splitting the spec will: - Make individual sections reviewable in PRs - Enable targeted updates without touching the entire file - Improve navigation for both humans and automated agents - Reduce merge conflicts when multiple agents update different sections simultaneously ### Scope - `docs/specification.md` → `docs/specification/` (full restructure) - `mkdocs.yml` — update navigation - `CONTRIBUTING.md` — update any references to `docs/specification.md` - `README.md` — update any references - `.opencode/agents/` — update any agent definitions that reference `docs/specification.md` --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Spec Evolution | Agent: spec-updater
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Label compliance fix applied:

  • Removed conflicting label: State/Unverified (issue already has State/In Progress)
  • Removed conflicting label: Priority/Backlog (issue already has Priority/Medium)
  • Reason: CONTRIBUTING.md requires exactly one State/* label and one Priority/* label per issue. State/In Progress is the more advanced state; Priority/Medium is the more specific priority.

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Label compliance fix applied: - Removed conflicting label: `State/Unverified` (issue already has `State/In Progress`) - Removed conflicting label: `Priority/Backlog` (issue already has `Priority/Medium`) - Reason: CONTRIBUTING.md requires exactly one `State/*` label and one `Priority/*` label per issue. `State/In Progress` is the more advanced state; `Priority/Medium` is the more specific priority. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Backlog Grooming | Agent: backlog-groomer
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Closing as duplicate of #3557.

Both issues propose the same structural change: splitting the monolithic docs/specification.md (46,000+ lines) into a docs/specification/ directory with logical sub-documents. Issue #3557 was created first (2026-04-05) and has been approved by @freemo. This issue (#4749) is a duplicate with the same scope and rationale.

Please track progress on #3557.


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Closing as duplicate of #3557. Both issues propose the same structural change: splitting the monolithic `docs/specification.md` (46,000+ lines) into a `docs/specification/` directory with logical sub-documents. Issue #3557 was created first (2026-04-05) and has been approved by @freemo. This issue (#4749) is a duplicate with the same scope and rationale. Please track progress on #3557. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner
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State label reconciliation:

  • Previous state: State/In Progress
  • Corrected to: State/Completed
  • Reason: Issue is closed (marked as duplicate) but had a non-terminal state label. CONTRIBUTING.md requires closed issues to have State/Completed or State/Wont Do.

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State label reconciliation: - Previous state: `State/In Progress` - Corrected to: `State/Completed` - Reason: Issue is closed (marked as duplicate) but had a non-terminal state label. CONTRIBUTING.md requires closed issues to have `State/Completed` or `State/Wont Do`. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Backlog Grooming | Agent: backlog-groomer
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Implementation Attempt — Tier 3: sonnet — Success

Split the monolithic docs/specification.md (48,071 lines, ~3.2MB) into docs/specification/ directory with 10 logical sub-documents:

  • index.md — Root entry point with navigation table
  • overview.md — Overview, standards alignment, and glossary (lines 1–198)
  • cli.md — Complete CLI command reference (lines 199–18,388, ~18,000 lines)
  • core-concepts.md — Plan lifecycle, actors, tools, skills, resources, context (lines 18,389–28,643)
  • behavior.md — Automation profiles, guardrails, plan correction (lines 28,644–29,181)
  • tui.md — Text User Interface architecture and components (lines 29,182–30,770)
  • configuration.md — Configuration keys and file schemas (lines 30,771–36,557)
  • examples.md — End-to-end workflow examples (lines 36,558–43,338)
  • architecture.md — System architecture, ACMS, storage, security (lines 43,339–46,968)
  • milestones.md — Milestone delivery plan (lines 46,969–47,324)
  • acms.md — ACMS v1 detailed specification (lines 47,325–48,071)

Also updated:

  • docs/specification.md → redirect stub pointing to docs/specification/index.md
  • mkdocs.yml → updated navigation to reference new sub-documents
  • CONTRIBUTING.md → updated references from docs/specification.md to docs/specification/
  • .opencode/agents/pr-review-worker.md → updated reference
  • .opencode/skills/ → updated 6 skill files with new path

All quality gates passing:

  • lint ✓
  • typecheck ✓ (0 errors)
  • unit_tests ✓ (669 features, 15,662 scenarios)
  • integration_tests ✓ (1,997 tests)
  • e2e_tests ✓ (54 passed, 4 skipped)
  • coverage_report ✓ (97.1% ≥ 97%)

PR: #10920


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**Implementation Attempt** — Tier 3: sonnet — Success Split the monolithic `docs/specification.md` (48,071 lines, ~3.2MB) into `docs/specification/` directory with 10 logical sub-documents: - `index.md` — Root entry point with navigation table - `overview.md` — Overview, standards alignment, and glossary (lines 1–198) - `cli.md` — Complete CLI command reference (lines 199–18,388, ~18,000 lines) - `core-concepts.md` — Plan lifecycle, actors, tools, skills, resources, context (lines 18,389–28,643) - `behavior.md` — Automation profiles, guardrails, plan correction (lines 28,644–29,181) - `tui.md` — Text User Interface architecture and components (lines 29,182–30,770) - `configuration.md` — Configuration keys and file schemas (lines 30,771–36,557) - `examples.md` — End-to-end workflow examples (lines 36,558–43,338) - `architecture.md` — System architecture, ACMS, storage, security (lines 43,339–46,968) - `milestones.md` — Milestone delivery plan (lines 46,969–47,324) - `acms.md` — ACMS v1 detailed specification (lines 47,325–48,071) Also updated: - `docs/specification.md` → redirect stub pointing to `docs/specification/index.md` - `mkdocs.yml` → updated navigation to reference new sub-documents - `CONTRIBUTING.md` → updated references from `docs/specification.md` to `docs/specification/` - `.opencode/agents/pr-review-worker.md` → updated reference - `.opencode/skills/` → updated 6 skill files with new path All quality gates passing: - lint ✓ - typecheck ✓ (0 errors) - unit_tests ✓ (669 features, 15,662 scenarios) - integration_tests ✓ (1,997 tests) - e2e_tests ✓ (54 passed, 4 skipped) - coverage_report ✓ (97.1% ≥ 97%) PR: https://git.cleverthis.com/cleveragents/cleveragents-core/pulls/10920 --- Automated by CleverAgents Bot Supervisor: Implementation | Agent: task-implementor
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