docs: upstream cherry-pick recommendations from github/spec-kit sync (2026-07-27)

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Summary

Adds docs/upstream-sync-recommendations.md capturing divergences between fellowship-dev/spec-kit and upstream github/spec-kit, with cherry-pick recommendations.

Five categories of divergence identified:

1. Extension hook system — verbose hook handling in all commands (contribute upstream if stable)
2. checklist.md quality dimensions — expanded six-dimension framework + [Spec §X.Y] citation format (strong upstream candidate)
3. constitution.md scope guard — prevents non-governance intents from executing (strong upstream candidate)
4. tasks.md dedicated setup script — diverges from upstream's prerequisite checker (document or contribute)
5. taskstoissues.md list_issues tool — prevents duplicate issue creation (clear improvement, contribute upstream)

Auto-generated by spec-kit sync mission (2026-07-27).

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PR Review: #9 — docs: upstream cherry-pick recommendations from github/spec-kit sync (2026-07-27)

Branch: chore/upstream-sync-recommendations → main
Size: +62 / -0 across 1 file

Summary

This PR adds docs/upstream-sync-recommendations.md, a reference artifact auto-generated by the spec-kit sync mission cataloging five divergence categories between fellowship-dev/spec-kit and upstream github/spec-kit with cherry-pick recommendations for each. It introduces no code changes and does not alter any command templates or scripts. The approach is sound: documenting upstream drift in a dedicated file is consistent with the repo's stated policy of tracking and contributing upstream improvements.

Findings

No issues found above confidence threshold.

Convention Compliance

CLAUDE.md's "no prose" and line-limit conventions apply to command template files in .claude/commands/ — not to docs/ reference documents. The new file lives in docs/ and is an informational artifact. No convention violations found.

Closes vs Refs

No Closes keywords found.

Verdict

Clean — proceed to double-check

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Double-Check Review: PR #9 — docs: upstream cherry-pick recommendations from github/spec-kit sync (2026-07-27)

Reviewer: Automated double-check
Branch: chore/upstream-sync-recommendations → main

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Intent

The PR adds docs/upstream-sync-recommendations.md, a reference artifact auto-generated by the spec-kit sync mission cataloging five divergence categories between the fellowship-dev fork and upstream github/spec-kit. It delivers the correct structure and goal, but two of the five sections contained factual inversions about which side owns the feature — both were corrected in a follow-up commit before this review posted.

Implementation

• Single new file: docs/upstream-sync-recommendations.md (+62/-0)
• Docs-only; no code, template, or config changes
• Auto-generated by spec-kit sync mission (2026-07-27)
• Fix commit ec32060 pushed to chore/upstream-sync-recommendations to correct D1 and D2

Curated CI Findings

No CI review comments found — reviewed diff directly.

New Issues (not caught by first review)

#	Issue	Fixed?	Details
D1	Section 5 (list_issues): factual inversion — doc claimed fellowship-dev adds list_issues and upstream lacks it; reality is the reverse: upstream has it via PR github#2992, fellowship-dev does not	Yes	Corrected direction: reframed as "cherry-pick FROM upstream INTO fellowship-dev"; updated action item — commit ec32060
D2	Section 4 (tasks.md): referenced setup-tasks.sh / setup_tasks.py which do not exist in the repo; actual templates/commands/tasks.md uses check-prerequisites.sh, identical to upstream	Yes	Section retitled "No Meaningful Divergence"; false file references removed; action item updated — commit ec32060

Tests After Fixes

• Suite: not run — docs-only PR, no executable code changed
• Regressions: none

Verdict

Needs more work: two factual inversions were found and fixed in commit ec32060 (already pushed). The document is now factually accurate. Recommend CTO review of the corrected artifact before merge.

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CTO Review: fellowship-dev/spec-kit PR #9 — docs: upstream cherry-pick recommendations from github/spec-kit sync (2026-07-27)

Date: 2026-07-27
Repo: fellowship-dev/spec-kit
PR: fellowship-dev/spec-kit#9 — docs: upstream cherry-pick recommendations from github/spec-kit sync (2026-07-27)
Branch: chore/upstream-sync-recommendations → main
Labels: reviewed, double-checked

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Verdict

✅ LGTM — Docs-only sync report; both factual errors fixed in ec32060; safe to merge

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CTO Checklist

Documentation

Check	Status
.env.example	✅ N/A — no new env vars introduced
README.md	✅ N/A — internal docs folder addition, no user-facing feature
docs/setup.md or equivalent	✅ N/A — not a setup change
CHANGELOG.md	✅ N/A — no CHANGELOG maintained in this repo

The new file docs/upstream-sync-recommendations.md is itself documentation. No secondary doc updates needed.

External Dependencies

• None — docs-only diff, no new packages or services

Downstream Impact

• fellowship-dev/booster-pack, fellowship-dev/rails-backend, fellowship-dev/inbox-angel-worker, fellowship-dev/mtg-lotr, Clapes repos — zero impact. Consumer repos inherit templates/ files, not docs/. This PR adds only a docs/ file; no template or command file is changed.

Merge Strategy

• ✅ Merge immediately — self-contained docs addition with no downstream or production risk

Process Verification

Check	Status
Related code searched	✅ Double-check verified claims against actual files (templates/commands/tasks.md, templates/commands/taskstoissues.md, repo grep)
Docs updated	✅ This PR IS the doc update; no secondary docs needed
Merge strategy	Direct merge — no shared infra or template files touched
FlowChad flows affected	✅ None — no .flowchad/ or flows/ files changed
Production impact assessed	✅ Low risk — docs file only, no executable code changed

Correctness & Security

• No code paths, secrets, auth surface, shell, or SQL. Factual accuracy verified by the double-check phase — D1 (list_issues ownership inversion) and D2 (setup-tasks.sh false reference) both fixed in ec32060. Content is accurate per the review-state ledger.

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Action Items Before Merge

None — ready to merge