Orchestrata Ultimate - Specification Standard
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Orchestrata Ultimate - Specification Standard
Overview
This document defines the complete specification standard for orchestrata-ultimate. All specs MUST follow this template.
Specification Template
Every specification MUST include:
1. Metadata
## Metadata
- **Spec ID**: XXX-name
- **Title**: Title
- **Author**: Mohamed
- **Status**: Draft|In Review|Complete|Deprecated
- **Created**: YYYY-MM-DD
- **Last Updated**: YYYY-MM-DD
- **Priority**: P0|P1|P2|P3
- **Version**: X.Y.Z
- **Extends**: (optional)
2. Overview
- What: What the spec covers
- Why: Why it's needed
- How: How it works
3. User Scenarios (Minimum 3)
- US-XXX: Descriptive title
- As a [role]
- I want to [action]
- So that [benefit]
- Acceptance Criteria: (bullet list)
4. Data Models
- JSON schemas for all data structures
- Required fields marked
- Validation rules included
5. Functional Requirements
- Numbered requirements (FR-001, FR-002, etc.)
- Testable success criteria
- No ambiguous language
6. Error Conditions
| ID | Condition | Handling |
|---|---|---|
| ERR-001 | Description | Action |
Minimum 10 error conditions per spec.
7. API Contracts
- Method signatures
- Parameters
- Return types
- Examples
8. Security Requirements
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Input validation
- Audit logging
9. Dependencies
| Dependency | Version | Purpose |
|---|
10. Testing Requirements
- Test scenarios
- Coverage targets
- Quality gates
Quality Gates
Must Have
- [ ] All sections present
- [ ] 3+ user scenarios
- [ ] JSON schemas for all models
- [ ] 10+ error conditions
- [ ] API contracts for all interfaces
- [ ] Security requirements
- [ ] Dependencies documented
Should Have
- [ ] Multiple examples
- [ ] Performance targets
- [ ] Monitoring requirements
Nice to Have
- [ ] Migration guide
- [ ] Alternatives considered
Naming Conventions
Spec Files
- Directory:
XXX-name/spec.md - Example:
001-ultimate-architecture/spec.md
Review Files
- Format:
YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_MODEL.md - Example:
20260408_143022_claude-sonnet-001.md
Section Order
- Metadata
- Overview
- User Scenarios
- Terminology
- Data Models
- Functional Requirements
- Error Conditions
- API Contracts
- Non-Functional Requirements
- Technical Design
- Examples
- Security
- Governance
- Dependencies
- Testing
- Integration Points
- Success Criteria
- Revision History
Versioning
- Major: Breaking changes
- Minor: New features
- Patch: Bug fixes
Review Process
- Author writes spec
- Self-review against template
- Adversarial review (find gaps)
- Fix gaps
- Second-pass review
- Approval
Spec Categories
| Prefix | Category |
|---|---|
| 000 | CLI |
| 001 | Core Architecture |
| 002-025 | Original Orchestrata |
| 050-059 | Integrations |
| 060-069 | Governance & Security |
| 070-079 | Tools |
| 097-099 | Standards |
References
- SPEC-000: Ultimate CLI
- SPEC-001: Ultimate Architecture
- SPEC-097: Testing Standards
- SPEC-098: API Standards
- SPEC-099: Security & Auth Framework
Last Updated: 2026-04-08