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refactor: modularize levelup into extension with 5 CDR-based commands (#56)
- Add extensions/levelup/ with init, clarify, spec, skills, implement commands - Replace monolithic /spec.levelup with /levelup.spec (feature extraction) - Add /levelup.init for brownfield codebase scanning - Introduce Context Decision Records (CDRs) similar to ADRs - Add bash and PowerShell scripts for setup and analysis - Update catalog.json with levelup extension entry - Remove old templates/commands/levelup.md - Update docs to reference new command structure BREAKING CHANGE: /spec.levelup renamed to /levelup.spec
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‎README.md‎

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**Benefits**: Session traces document AI agent decision-making, execution context, quality gates, and reusable patterns. Stored in `specs/{BRANCH}/trace.md` with your feature artifacts. Optional but enriches `/spec.levelup` context packets when present.
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**Benefits**: Session traces document AI agent decision-making, execution context, quality gates, and reusable patterns. Stored in `specs/{BRANCH}/trace.md` with your feature artifacts. Optional but enriches `/levelup.spec` CDR extraction when present.
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### 8. Level up and contribute knowledge
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Use **`/spec.levelup`** to capture learnings from completed work and contribute reusable knowledge back to your team's shared repository.
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Use the **levelup extension** to extract patterns from your completed feature and contribute reusable knowledge back to your team's shared repository.
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```bash
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/spec.levelup "Document the patterns learned from this implementation for future reference"
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/levelup.spec # Extract CDRs from current feature spec (after /implement)
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/levelup.clarify # Resolve ambiguities in discovered CDRs
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/levelup.skills python-patterns # Build a skill from accepted CDRs
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/levelup.implement # Create PR to team-ai-directives
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For brownfield projects, use `/levelup.init` to scan the entire codebase for patterns.
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For detailed step-by-step instructions, see our [comprehensive guide](./spec-driven.md).
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## 🤖 Supported AI Agents
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| `/spec.plan` | Create technical implementation plans with your chosen tech stack & SYNC/ASYNC triage |
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| `/spec.tasks` | Generate actionable task lists for implementation |
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| `/spec.implement` | Execute all tasks to build the feature according to the plan with dual execution loops (SYNC/ASYNC modes) |
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| `/spec.trace` | Generate AI session execution traces with decisions, patterns, and evidence (optional, enriches `/levelup`) |
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| `/spec.levelup` | Capture learnings and contribute to team knowledge repository |
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| `/spec.trace` | Generate AI session execution traces with decisions, patterns, and evidence (optional, enriches `/levelup.spec`) |
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| `/levelup.spec` | Extract CDRs from current feature spec context (replaces old `/spec.levelup`) |
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| `/levelup.init` | Discover CDRs from entire codebase (brownfield analysis) |
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| `/levelup.clarify` | Resolve ambiguities in discovered CDRs |
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| `/levelup.skills` | Build a single skill from accepted CDRs |
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| `/levelup.implement` | Compile accepted CDRs into PR to team-ai-directives |
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‎docs/installation.md‎

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- `/spec.plan` - Generate implementation plans
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- `/spec.implement` - Execute implementation with SYNC/ASYNC dual execution loops
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- `/spec.levelup` - Capture learnings and contribute to team knowledge
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- `/levelup.spec` - Extract patterns from current feature and create CDRs for team knowledge
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- `/levelup.init` - Discover patterns from entire codebase (brownfield)
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- `/levelup.clarify` - Resolve ambiguities in discovered CDRs
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- `/levelup.implement` - Compile CDRs into PR to team-ai-directives
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- `/spec.analyze` - Cross-artifact consistency and alignment reports
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- `/spec.checklist` - Generate quality checklists for requirements validation
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‎docs/quickstart.md‎

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**Goal:** Capture best practices from the completed feature, draft a reusable knowledge asset in `team-ai-directives`, and generate traceability notes for the original issue.
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**Note:** `/levelup` runs inside the IDE and relies on the locally cloned directives repository from Stage 0.
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**Goal:** Capture best practices from the completed feature, create Context Decision Records (CDRs) for reusable patterns, and contribute them back to `team-ai-directives`.
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**Note:** The levelup extension runs inside the IDE and relies on the locally cloned directives repository from Stage 0.
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**Alignment with 12 Factors:** This stage encompasses [IX. Traceability](https://tikalk.github.io/agentic-sdlc-12-factors/content/traceability.html), [X. Strategic Tooling](https://tikalk.github.io/agentic-sdlc-12-factors/content/strategic-tooling.html), [XI. Directives as Code](https://tikalk.github.io/agentic-sdlc-12-factors/content/directives-as-code.html), and [XII. Team Capability](https://tikalk.github.io/agentic-sdlc-12-factors/content/team-capability.html), linking artifacts, managing tools, versioning AI behavior, and systematizing learning.
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1. **Run Level-Up Workflow (`/levelup`)**
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**Action:** Invoke `/levelup` with a strategic directive (e.g., highlight what should become reusable). Agentic SDLC Spec Kit gathers spec/plan/tasks metadata, validates the directives repo, and prompts you to synthesize a knowledge asset plus PR/issue summaries.
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**Purpose:** Produces a draft markdown asset under `.specify/memory/team-ai-directives/drafts/`, along with a pull-request description and trace comment for review.
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2. **Review & Publish**
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**Action:** Inspect the generated asset and summaries. When satisfied, confirm inside `/levelup` to let it create a `levelup/{slug}` branch, commit the asset, push (when remotes are configured), open a PR via `gh pr create` (or emit the command), and post the trace comment (or provide the text if automation is unavailable).
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**Purpose:** Ensures lessons learned become part of the team's shared brain and closes the loop with traceability artifacts without manual branching overhead.
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1. **Extract CDRs from Feature (`/levelup.spec`)**
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**Action:** Invoke `/levelup.spec` after completing `/implement` to extract patterns from the current feature. The command creates Context Decision Records (CDRs) in `.specify/memory/cdr.md` based on your spec, plan, tasks, and optional trace.
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**Purpose:** Captures coding patterns, best practices, and reusable knowledge from your completed implementation.
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2. **Clarify and Accept (`/levelup.clarify`)**
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**Action:** Run `/levelup.clarify` to review discovered CDRs, answer clarifying questions about validity/scope/priority, and update CDR statuses to "Accepted" or "Rejected".
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**Purpose:** Validates that patterns are team-wide (not project-specific) and ready for contribution.
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3. **Build Skills (Optional) (`/levelup.skills`)**
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**Action:** Run `/levelup.skills {topic}` to build a self-contained skill from accepted CDRs. Skills are created in `.specify/drafts/skills/`.
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**Purpose:** Packages related CDRs into reusable skills that AI agents can load.
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4. **Create PR (`/levelup.implement`)**
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**Action:** Run `/levelup.implement` to compile accepted CDRs into a draft PR to team-ai-directives. The command creates a `levelup/{slug}` branch, commits context modules, and creates a PR.
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**Outcome:** CDRs documented in `.specify/memory/cdr.md`, optional skills in `.specify/drafts/skills/`, and a draft PR to team-ai-directives for team review.
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‎extensions/catalog.json‎

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"updated_at": "2026-03-03T00:00:00Z",
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"catalog_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/spec-kit/main/extensions/catalog.json",
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"extensions": {}
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"extensions": {
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"levelup": {
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"id": "levelup",
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"name": "LevelUp - Team AI Directives Contributor",
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"version": "1.0.0",
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"description": "Discover and contribute context modules (rules, personas, examples, skills) to team-ai-directives using Context Decision Records (CDRs)",
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"author": "Agentic SDLC Team",
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"repository": "https://github.com/tikalk/agentic-sdlc-spec-kit",
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"homepage": "https://github.com/tikalk/agentic-sdlc-spec-kit/tree/main/extensions/levelup",
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"license": "MIT",
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"requires": {
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},
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"commands": [
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"tags": [
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"contribution"
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}
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‎extensions/levelup/CHANGELOG.md‎

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# Changelog
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All notable changes to the LevelUp extension will be documented in this file.
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The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
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and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
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## [1.0.0] - 2026-03-03
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### Added
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- Initial release of LevelUp extension
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- `levelup.init` command for brownfield CDR discovery
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# LevelUp Extension
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Discover and contribute context modules (rules, personas, examples, skills) to team-ai-directives using Context Decision Records (CDRs).
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## Overview
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The LevelUp extension helps brownfield projects analyze their codebase and contribute reusable context modules back to the team's shared AI directives repository. It introduces **Context Decision Records (CDRs)** - similar to Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) - for tracking what, why, and how context is being contributed.
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- [#56](https://github.com/tikalk/agentic-sdlc-spec-kit/issues/56) - Feature request for this extension
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- [#49](https://github.com/tikalk/agentic-sdlc-spec-kit/issues/49) - Skills discovery (format compatibility)
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- [#53](https://github.com/tikalk/agentic-sdlc-spec-kit/issues/53) - Git submodule for team-ai-directives
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- [#36](https://github.com/tikalk/agentic-sdlc-spec-kit/issues/36) - Convert architect commands to extension (pattern reference)
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## License
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