github · samed-temiz · Nov 18, 2025
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ The `specify` command supports the following options:
 |-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `init`      | Initialize a new Specify project from the latest template      |
 | `check`     | Check for installed tools (`git`, `claude`, `gemini`, `code`/`code-insiders`, `cursor-agent`, `windsurf`, `qwen`, `opencode`, `codex`, `shai`) |
+| `config`    | Manage Specify project configuration (progress tracking settings, etc.) |
+| `version`   | Display version and system information                         |
 
 ### `specify init` Arguments & Options
 
@@ -223,6 +225,12 @@ specify init my-project --ai claude --github-token ghp_your_token_here
 
 # Check system requirements
 specify check
+
+# View and manage configuration
+specify config                    # Show current configuration
+specify config --auto-tracking    # Enable auto-tracking
+specify config --no-auto-tracking  # Disable auto-tracking
+specify config --get progress.autoTracking  # Get specific setting
 ```
 
 ### Available Slash Commands

@@ -1349,6 +1349,208 @@ def version():
     console.print(panel)
     console.print()
 
+def _get_config_path(project_path: Path = None) -> Path:
+    """Get the path to .specify/config.json file."""
+    if project_path is None:
+        project_path = Path.cwd()
+    return project_path / ".specify" / "config.json"
+
+def _load_config(project_path: Path = None) -> dict:
+    """Load configuration from .specify/config.json, return default if not exists."""
+    config_path = _get_config_path(project_path)
+    default_config = {
+        "progress": {
+            "autoTracking": False,
+            "updateOnTaskComplete": True,
+            "updateOnPhaseComplete": True
+        },
+        "version": "1.0"
+    }
+
+    if not config_path.exists():
+        return default_config
+
+    try:
+        with open(config_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            user_config = json.load(f)
+            # Merge with defaults to ensure all keys exist
+            merged = default_config.copy()
+            if "progress" in user_config:
+                merged["progress"].update(user_config["progress"])
+            if "version" in user_config:
+                merged["version"] = user_config["version"]
+            return merged
+    except (json.JSONDecodeError, IOError) as e:
+        console.print(f"[yellow]Warning:[/yellow] Could not read config file: {e}")
+        console.print("[dim]Using default configuration[/dim]")
+        return default_config
+
+def _save_config(config: dict, project_path: Path = None) -> bool:
+    """Save configuration to .specify/config.json."""
+    config_path = _get_config_path(project_path)
+    config_dir = config_path.parent
+
+    try:
+        # Ensure .specify directory exists
+        config_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        with open(config_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            json.dump(config, f, indent=2)
+            f.write('\n')
+        return True
+    except IOError as e:
+        console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Could not write config file: {e}")
+        return False
+
+@app.command()
+def config(
+    show: bool = typer.Option(False, "--show", "-s", help="Show current configuration"),
+    get: str = typer.Option(None, "--get", "-g", help="Get a specific configuration value (e.g., 'progress.autoTracking')"),
+    set_key: str = typer.Option(None, "--set", help="Set a configuration key (e.g., 'progress.autoTracking')"),
+    set_value: str = typer.Option(None, help="Value for --set (true/false for booleans)"),
+    auto_tracking: bool = typer.Option(False, "--auto-tracking/--no-auto-tracking", help="Enable or disable auto-tracking"),
+    project_path: str = typer.Option(None, "--project", "-p", help="Project path (default: current directory)"),
+):
+    """
+    Manage Specify project configuration.
+
+    View or modify settings for progress tracking and other features.
+
+    Examples:
+        specify config --show                    # Show current configuration
+        specify config --get progress.autoTracking  # Get specific setting
+        specify config --auto-tracking true      # Enable auto-tracking
+        specify config --set progress.autoTracking false  # Set specific setting
+    """
+    show_banner()
+
+    # Determine project path
+    if project_path:
+        proj_path = Path(project_path).resolve()
+        if not proj_path.exists():
+            console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Project path does not exist: {project_path}")
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+    else:
+        proj_path = Path.cwd()
+
+    # Check if this is a Specify project
+    specify_dir = proj_path / ".specify"
+    if not specify_dir.exists():
+        console.print("[yellow]Warning:[/yellow] This doesn't appear to be a Specify project.")
+        console.print("[dim]Configuration will be created in current directory[/dim]\n")
+
+    # Load current config
+    current_config = _load_config(proj_path)
+
+    # Handle different operations
+    # Check if --auto-tracking or --no-auto-tracking was explicitly used
+    # Typer sets the flag to True if --auto-tracking, False if --no-auto-tracking
+    # We need to detect if user actually used the flag (not just default False)
+    import sys
+    auto_tracking_used = "--auto-tracking" in sys.argv or "--no-auto-tracking" in sys.argv
+
+    if auto_tracking_used:
+        # Quick set for auto-tracking
+        current_config["progress"]["autoTracking"] = auto_tracking
+        if _save_config(current_config, proj_path):
+            status = "enabled" if auto_tracking else "disabled"
+            console.print(f"[green]✓[/green] Auto-tracking {status}")
+            console.print(f"[dim]Configuration saved to: {_get_config_path(proj_path)}[/dim]")
+        else:
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+        return
+
+    if set_key and set_value is not None:
+        # Set specific key
+        keys = set_key.split('.')
+        config_ref = current_config
+        for key in keys[:-1]:
+            if key not in config_ref:
+                config_ref[key] = {}
+            config_ref = config_ref[key]
+
+        # Convert value based on type
+        final_key = keys[-1]
+        if isinstance(config_ref.get(final_key), bool):
+            # Boolean conversion
+            if set_value.lower() in ('true', '1', 'yes', 'on'):
+                config_ref[final_key] = True
+            elif set_value.lower() in ('false', '0', 'no', 'off'):
+                config_ref[final_key] = False
+            else:
+                console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Invalid boolean value: {set_value}")
+                console.print("[dim]Use: true, false, 1, 0, yes, no, on, off[/dim]")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+        elif isinstance(config_ref.get(final_key), int):
+            try:
+                config_ref[final_key] = int(set_value)
+            except ValueError:
+                console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Invalid integer value: {set_value}")
+                raise typer.Exit(1)
+        else:
+            config_ref[final_key] = set_value
+
+        if _save_config(current_config, proj_path):
+            console.print(f"[green]✓[/green] Set {set_key} = {config_ref[final_key]}")
+            console.print(f"[dim]Configuration saved to: {_get_config_path(proj_path)}[/dim]")
+        else:
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+        return
+
+    if get:
+        # Get specific key
+        keys = get.split('.')
+        value = current_config
+        try:
+            for key in keys:
+                value = value[key]
+            console.print(f"[cyan]{get}:[/cyan] {value}")
+        except KeyError:
+            console.print(f"[red]Error:[/red] Configuration key not found: {get}")
+            raise typer.Exit(1)
+        return
+
+    # Default: show all configuration
+    config_table = Table(show_header=False, box=None, padding=(0, 2))
+    config_table.add_column("Setting", style="cyan", justify="left")
+    config_table.add_column("Value", style="white", justify="left")
+
+    # Progress settings
+    config_table.add_row("", "")
+    config_table.add_row("[bold]Progress Tracking[/bold]", "")
+    config_table.add_row("  autoTracking", str(current_config["progress"]["autoTracking"]))
+    config_table.add_row("  updateOnTaskComplete", str(current_config["progress"]["updateOnTaskComplete"]))
+    config_table.add_row("  updateOnPhaseComplete", str(current_config["progress"]["updateOnPhaseComplete"]))
+
+    # Version
+    config_table.add_row("", "")
+    config_table.add_row("[bold]Version[/bold]", current_config.get("version", "1.0"))
+
+    config_panel = Panel(
+        config_table,
+        title="[bold cyan]Specify Configuration[/bold cyan]",
+        border_style="cyan",
+        padding=(1, 2)
+    )
+
+    console.print(config_panel)
+    console.print()
+
+    # Show file location
+    config_file = _get_config_path(proj_path)
+    if config_file.exists():
+        console.print(f"[dim]Configuration file: {config_file}[/dim]")
+    else:
+        console.print(f"[dim]Configuration file: {config_file} (using defaults)[/dim]")
+
+    console.print()
+    console.print("[bold]Usage examples:[/bold]")
+    console.print("  [cyan]specify config --auto-tracking[/cyan]  # Enable auto-tracking")
+    console.print("  [cyan]specify config --no-auto-tracking[/cyan]  # Disable auto-tracking")
+    console.print("  [cyan]specify config --get progress.autoTracking[/cyan]  # Get specific setting")
+    console.print("  [cyan]specify config --set progress.autoTracking true[/cyan]  # Set specific setting")
+    console.print()
+
 def main():
     app()
 

@@ -122,11 +122,15 @@ You **MUST** consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).
 
 8. Progress tracking and error handling:
    - Report progress after each completed task
+   - **IMPORTANT** For completed tasks, make sure to mark the task off as [X] in the tasks file.
+   - **Auto-tracking (optional)**: Check `.specify/config.json` for `progress.autoTracking` setting:
+     - If `autoTracking: true`: After each completed task, update PROGRESS.md and STATUS.md files using the same logic as `/speckit.progress` command
+     - If `autoTracking: false` or config missing: Skip automatic progress file updates (user can run `/speckit.progress` manually)
+     - Progress files location: FEATURE_DIR/PROGRESS.md and FEATURE_DIR/STATUS.md
    - Halt execution if any non-parallel task fails
    - For parallel tasks [P], continue with successful tasks, report failed ones
    - Provide clear error messages with context for debugging
    - Suggest next steps if implementation cannot proceed
-   - **IMPORTANT** For completed tasks, make sure to mark the task off as [X] in the tasks file.
 
 9. Completion validation:
    - Verify all required tasks are completed

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+---
+description: Generate and update progress tracking files (PROGRESS.md and STATUS.md) from tasks.md
+scripts:
+  sh: scripts/bash/check-prerequisites.sh --json --require-tasks
+  ps: scripts/powershell/check-prerequisites.ps1 -Json -RequireTasks
+---
+
+## User Input
+
+```text
+$ARGUMENTS
+```
+
+You **MUST** consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).
+
+## Outline
+
+1. Run `{SCRIPT}` from repo root and parse FEATURE_DIR and AVAILABLE_DOCS list. All paths must be absolute. For single quotes in args like "I'm Groot", use escape syntax: e.g 'I'\''m Groot' (or double-quote if possible: "I'm Groot").
+
+2. **Load configuration** (if `.specify/config.json` exists):
+   - Read `.specify/config.json` to check progress tracking settings
+   - If file doesn't exist, use default settings (autoTracking: false)
+   - Extract `progress.autoTracking`, `progress.updateOnTaskComplete`, `progress.updateOnPhaseComplete` values
+
+3. **Load tasks.md**:
+   - **REQUIRED**: Read FEATURE_DIR/tasks.md for the complete task list
+   - Parse all tasks with format: `- [ ]` or `- [X]` or `- [x]` followed by task ID, labels, and description
+   - Extract phase information from section headers (e.g., "## Phase 1: Setup", "## Phase 2: Foundational", "## Phase 3: User Story 1")
+   - Count completed vs total tasks per phase
+
+4. **Calculate progress metrics**:
+   - **Total tasks**: Count all lines matching task format
+   - **Completed tasks**: Count lines with `- [X]` or `- [x]`
+   - **Remaining tasks**: Total - Completed
+   - **Overall percentage**: (Completed / Total) * 100
+   - **Per-phase metrics**: Calculate completed/total/percentage for each phase
+   - **Current phase**: Identify the phase with the most recent activity (last completed task)
+
+5. **Generate PROGRESS.md**:
+   - Use `.specify/templates/progress-template.md` as structure
+   - Replace placeholders:
+     - `[FEATURE_NAME]`: Extract from tasks.md header or FEATURE_DIR name
+     - `[TIMESTAMP]`: Current date/time in ISO format
+     - `[TOTAL]`: Total task count
+     - `[COMPLETED]`: Completed task count
+     - `[REMAINING]`: Remaining task count
+     - `[PERCENTAGE]`: Overall progress percentage (rounded to 1 decimal)
+     - `[PHASE_STATUS_LIST]`: Generate list of phases with status indicators:
+       - ✅ Complete: Phase with 100% completion
+       - 🟡 In Progress: Phase with some tasks completed but not all
+       - ⏳ Pending: Phase with 0% completion
+       - Format: `- [STATUS] Phase N: [Name] ([completed]/[total] - [percentage]%)`
+     - `[RECENT_ACTIVITY_LIST]`: List last 5-10 completed tasks (if any) with timestamps
+   - Write to FEATURE_DIR/PROGRESS.md
+   - If file exists, update it (preserve any manual notes if present)
+
+6. **Generate STATUS.md** (quick summary):
+   - Create a concise status file with:
+     - Current phase name and progress
+     - Overall progress percentage
+     - Next steps (next incomplete task or phase)
+     - Last update timestamp
+   - Write to FEATURE_DIR/STATUS.md
+
+7. **Display summary**:
+   - Show progress summary in console:
+     - Overall: X/Y tasks completed (Z%)
+     - Current phase: [Phase Name] - X/Y tasks (Z%)
+     - Next: [Next task or phase]
+   - Display file paths to PROGRESS.md and STATUS.md
+
+## Progress Calculation Rules
+
+- **Task format detection**: Match lines starting with `- [ ]`, `- [X]`, or `- [x]` followed by task ID (T###)
+- **Phase detection**: Match markdown headers `## Phase N:` or `## Phase N: [Name]`
+- **Task assignment**: Assign tasks to the phase they appear under (until next phase header)
+- **Completion status**: 
+  - `- [ ]` = incomplete
+  - `- [X]` or `- [x]` = complete
+- **Percentage calculation**: Round to 1 decimal place (e.g., 27.3%)
+
+## File Locations
+
+- **PROGRESS.md**: FEATURE_DIR/PROGRESS.md
+- **STATUS.md**: FEATURE_DIR/STATUS.md
+- **Config**: REPO_ROOT/.specify/config.json (optional)
+
+## Error Handling
+
+- If tasks.md is missing: Report error and suggest running `/speckit.tasks` first
+- If no tasks found: Report "No tasks found in tasks.md"
+- If config.json is malformed: Use default settings and continue
+- If template is missing: Use inline template structure
+
+## Example Output
+
+**PROGRESS.md**:
+```markdown
+# Progress Tracking: User Authentication
+
+**Last Updated**: 2025-01-27T14:30:00Z
+**Status**: 🟢 Active Development
+
+## Overall Progress
+- **Total Tasks**: 95
+- **Completed**: 26
+- **Remaining**: 69
+- **Progress**: 27.4%
+
+## Phase Status
+- ✅ Phase 1: Setup (5/5 - 100.0%)
+- ✅ Phase 2: Foundational (8/8 - 100.0%)
+- 🟡 Phase 3: User Story 1 (13/16 - 81.3%)
+- ⏳ Phase 4: User Story 2 (0/19 - 0.0%)
+```
+
+**STATUS.md**:
+```markdown
+# Implementation Status
+
+**Current Phase**: Phase 3: User Story 1
+**Overall Progress**: 27.4% (26/95 tasks)
+**Phase Progress**: 81.3% (13/16 tasks)
+
+**Next Steps**: Complete remaining 3 tasks in Phase 3
+
+**Last Updated**: 2025-01-27T14:30:00Z
+```
+
+Note: This command can be run at any time to refresh progress tracking files, regardless of whether implementation is active.
+
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "progress": {
+    "autoTracking": false,
+    "updateOnTaskComplete": true,
+    "updateOnPhaseComplete": true
+  },
+  "version": "1.0"
+}
+