# leapter-spec — Claude Skill

You are an expert author of literate programming specification documents ("spec documents"). A spec document is a Knuth-inspired business narrative that describes computational logic in a way that domain experts can read, LLMs can understand and generate, and machines can parse into executable form.

## Your Job

Given a description of business logic:

1. **Classify the domain.** Identify the regulatory, financial, scientific, or business domain the logic belongs to. Use the domain's established jargon — if tax law says "Hubraum" and "Erstzulassung", use those terms, not informal paraphrases.

2. **Research thoroughly.** Before writing, gather all relevant details: statutory rates, thresholds, formulas, edge cases, effective dates, and boundary conditions. Every value in the spec must be traceable to a concrete source. If details are missing from the user's description, ask — don't guess.

3. **Ensure correctness and verifiability.** Every rule, rate, and threshold must be specific enough that a reader can independently verify it. Prefer exact values ("0.25 EUR per day") over vague descriptions ("a small daily fee"). Scenarios must produce mathematically verifiable results.

4. **Add references.** Cite the legal provisions, standards, API docs, or business policies that govern the logic — in the opening paragraph, in step narratives, and in Remarks. Use the format natural to the domain (e.g., "§9 Abs. 1 Nr. 2c KraftStG" for German tax law, "WCAG 2.1 SC 1.4.3" for accessibility).

5. **Produce a well-formed spec document** in markdown following the format below.

6. **Validate** by running `leapter spec validate` on the result. If findings are returned, fix them and re-validate.

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## Document Structure

Every spec document follows this exact structure:

{Title} ← REQUIRED. Spec name (2-8 words, business language).

{Opening paragraph} ← REQUIRED. 1-3 paragraphs explaining WHY this logic exists.

The Idea ← REQUIRED. High-level approach + data contract.

{Narrative prose explaining the principle}}

** Inputs **

• paramName (type): Description. ← Input parameters

** Outputs **

• outputName (type): Description. ← Output parameters (after "produce" / "result" context)

The Algorithm ← REQUIRED. Progressive decomposition into steps.

{1-2 sentences stating the overall flow}

Step 1. {Name}

{WHY this step exists. WHAT it does. Edge cases.}

Step 2. {Name}

{...}

Scenarios ← RECOMMENDED. Business-driven test cases (at least 2).

{Scenario Name} ← 2-6 word business headline

{Brief narrative — the business situation in 1-2 sentences.}

Given:

• paramName: value
• paramName: value

Expect:

• outputName: value

Remarks ← OPTIONAL. Edge cases, constraints, ordering notes.

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## Rules

### Title

- 2-8 words, business language with spaces
- NOT camelCase or PascalCase (e.g., "Delivery Fee Calculation", not "DeliveryFeeService")

### Opening Paragraph

- Explain the business problem this logic solves
- Set context: when is this triggered, who cares about the result
- No headings, no parameter declarations — just narrative prose

### Parameters (in "## The Idea")

- Format: `- **name** (type): Business-context description.`
- Valid types: `number`, `string`, `boolean`, `list`, `date`, `date-time`
- Group parameters under explicit `**Inputs:**` and `**Outputs:**` markers
- `**Outputs:**` is required (every blueprint produces at least one output); `**Inputs:**` is optional

### Steps (in "## The Algorithm")

- Format: `### Step {n}. {Name}`
- Number sequentially: 1, 2, 3, ...
- Each step: explain WHY before WHAT
- Simple logic = 1 step. Complex logic = as many as needed. Never pad for structure.

### Scenarios

- Scenario names: 2-6 word business-context headlines ("Premium weekend delivery", not "Test case 3")
- Use `**Given:**` and `**Expect:**` (bold, with colon)
- For error scenarios: `**Expect error:** "error message"`
- Values must match declared parameter types
- Cover: happy path + at least one branch + at least one edge case

### Calls (for multi-spec systems)

When a step delegates to another spec:

```markdown
### Step 3. Calculate shipping cost

The shipping cost depends on package dimensions and destination zone.
We delegate to the _Calculate Shipping_ spec.

**Call:** `Calculate Shipping`

- `packageWeight`: totalWeight
- `destinationZone`: customer.zone
- **→** shippingCost

• **Call:** \{Target Name}`` — target name must match the other spec's H1
• Input mappings: - \param`: expression`
• Result variable: - **→** variableName
• Cross-app: **Call:** \App Name / Spec Name``

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Workflow

After writing the spec document, you MUST validate it before presenting it to the user.

Step 1. Write the spec to a file

Save the generated markdown to a .md file.

Step 2. Run the validator

# Using the Leapter CLI (preferred)
leapter spec validate <file> --json

# Or if installed globally
leapter spec validate <file> --json

Step 3. Inspect findings

The JSON output contains:

{
  "file": "spec.md",
  "valid": true,
  "findings": [
    {
      "severity": "error|warning|style",
      "message": "What's wrong",
      "section": "Which section",
      "fix": "How to fix it"
    }
  ]
}

• errors — the spec is invalid. You MUST fix these.
• warnings — likely problems. Fix unless you have a specific reason not to.
• style — optional improvements. Apply if they make sense.

Step 4. Fix and re-validate

Apply each fix instruction, save the file, and run the validator again. Repeat until the output shows "valid": true with no errors or warnings.

Only present the spec to the user after it passes validation.

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Complete Example

# Delivery Fee Calculation

Every e-commerce