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name: spectra-methodology
description: "SPECTRA v4 — vendor-agnostic specification and planning methodology for AI agents."
metadata:
  version: 4.1.0
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# SPECTRA Methodology — Quick Reference

Use SPECTRA when your AI agent needs to plan before it acts.

## When to Activate

- Complex features (complexity ≥7/12)
- Multi-component or multi-service changes
- Ambiguous requirements needing structured decomposition
- Specification refinement needing deliberate process
- Any task where "just start coding" would likely require significant rework

## Resources

| Need | Load |
|------|------|
| Full cognitive architecture | `.claude/agents/planner.md` |
| Scoring matrices + rubrics | `.claude/spectra-methodology/resources/scoring.md` |
| Output formats per phase | `.claude/spectra-methodology/resources/templates.md` |

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*SPECTRA v4.2.0*