---
namespace: hm
agent: hm-planner
subtask: true
description: "Clarify WHAT a phase delivers with ambiguity scoring; produces a SPEC.md before discuss-phase."
argument-hint: "<phase> [--auto] [--text]"
requires: ["hm-discuss-phase", "hm-execute-phase", "hm-phase", "hm-plan-phase"]
validation-gates: ["spec-compliance-gate"]
output-templates: ["hm-spec.md"]
coordination-model: "waiter-model"
completion-signals: ["spec-defined"]
tools:
  read: true
  write: true
  bash: true
  glob: true
  grep: true
  question: true
---


<objective>
Clarify phase requirements through structured Socratic questioning with quantitative ambiguity scoring.

**Position in workflow:** `spec-phase → discuss-phase → plan-phase → execute-phase → verify`

**How it works:**
1. Load phase context (PROJECT.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, ROADMAP.md, STATE.md)
2. Scout the codebase — understand current state before asking questions
3. Run Socratic interview loop (up to 6 rounds, rotating perspectives)
4. Score ambiguity across 4 weighted dimensions after each round
5. Gate: ambiguity ≤ 0.20 AND all dimensions meet minimums → write SPEC.md
6. Commit SPEC.md — discuss-phase picks it up automatically on next run

**Output:** `{phase_dir}/{padded_phase}-SPEC.md` — falsifiable requirements that lock "what/why" before discuss-phase handles "how"
</objective>

<execution_context>
@/Users/apple/hivemind-plugin-private/.opencode/workflows/hm-spec-phase.md
@/Users/apple/hivemind-plugin-private/.opencode/templates/hm-spec.md
</execution_context>

<runtime_note>
**Copilot (VS Code):** Use `vscode_askquestions` wherever this workflow calls `question`. They are equivalent.
</runtime_note>

<context>
Phase number: $ARGUMENTS (required)

**Flags:**
- `--auto` — Skip interactive questions; the agent selects recommended defaults and writes SPEC.md
- `--text` — Use plain-text numbered lists instead of TUI menus (required for `/rc` remote sessions)

Context files are resolved in-workflow using `init phase-op`.
</context>

<process>
Execute end-to-end.

**MANDATORY:** Read the workflow file BEFORE taking any action. The workflow contains the complete step-by-step process including the Socratic interview loop, ambiguity scoring gate, and SPEC.md generation. Do not improvise from the objective summary above.
</process>

<success_criteria>
- Codebase scouted for current state before questioning begins
- All 4 ambiguity dimensions scored after each interview round
- Gate passed: ambiguity ≤ 0.20 AND all dimension minimums met
- SPEC.md written with falsifiable requirements, explicit boundaries, and acceptance criteria
- SPEC.md committed atomically
- User knows they can now run /hm-discuss-phase which will load SPEC.md automatically
</success_criteria>