intake: upstream #1496 (intake/lote-B-pr-1496)

[nsalvacao]

Intake PR (Review Phase)

• Source upstream PR: docs: Fix doc missing step github/spec-kit#1496
• Source title: docs: Fix doc missing step
• Intake branch: intake/lote-B-pr-1496
• Base baseline: baseline/main-sync-2026-02-17

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• Do not merge until Gemini/Copilot review + local validation are complete.
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Summary of Changes

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This pull request refines the spec-kit quickstart documentation by integrating a crucial step for task definition and providing strategic advice on phased implementation. These changes aim to improve the clarity and effectiveness of the guide, helping users better manage complex projects and interact with the AI agent more efficiently.

Highlights

• Documentation Enhancement: Introduced a new 'Step 6: Define Tasks' in the quickstart guide, instructing users to generate an actionable task list using the /speckit.tasks command.
• Guidance on Phased Implementation: Added two new tip sections emphasizing the importance of phased implementation for complex or large projects to manage agent context and allow for incremental validation.
• Step Renumbering: Adjusted the numbering of the 'Validate and Implement' step from 'Step 6' to 'Step 7' to accommodate the newly added task definition step.

Changelog

• docs/quickstart.md
  • Added a tip box about phased implementation after the initial /speckit.implement command.
  • Inserted a new 'Step 6: Define Tasks' section, including instructions to use the /speckit.tasks command.
  • Renumbered the subsequent 'Validate and Implement' section from 'Step 6' to 'Step 7'.
  • Added another tip box detailing phased implementation strategies for large projects like Taskify.

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Code Review

This pull request improves the quickstart documentation by adding a missing step for /speckit.tasks to the detailed example, making the workflow more complete and accurate. The addition of tips regarding phased implementation is also a helpful clarification for users. My review includes one suggestion to improve the consistency and semantic correctness of code block language specifiers within the document.

[gemini-code-assist]

For consistency and semantic correctness, the language for this code block should be markdown or text instead of bash. These slash commands are intended for a chat interface, not a shell. The first section of this document ("The 6-Step Process") uses markdown for similar command blocks. It would be good to make this consistent throughout the document, including for the other bash blocks in this section.

Suggested change

	```bash
	```markdown

[nsalvacao]

Closing — Step already present in main's quickstart.md

This intake PR adds /speckit.tasks as an explicit Step 6 in docs/quickstart.md.

Our main branch quickstart.md already includes /speckit.tasks as part of Step 7 "Break Down and Implement" (line 86). The command is documented and accessible; it's embedded within that step rather than as a standalone step. The structural difference is minor and our fork's quickstart has diverged significantly from upstream's format.

No further action needed. Closing.