reqstool

Reqstool AI Integration

AI-assisted management of reqstool requirements traceability, with optional OpenSpec integration.

Provides config-driven skills and commands that let AI coding assistants help you manage requirements, verification cases, and traceability filters. Works with both Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI — same plugin, same format.

Quick start

Claude Code

# Add marketplace (one-time)
/plugin marketplace add reqstool/reqstool-ai

# Install core plugin
/plugin install reqstool@reqstool-ai --scope project

# Optional: OpenSpec integration
/plugin install reqstool-openspec@reqstool-ai --scope project

GitHub Copilot CLI

# Add marketplace (one-time)
copilot plugin marketplace add reqstool/reqstool-ai

# Install core plugin
copilot plugin install reqstool@reqstool-ai

# Optional: OpenSpec integration
copilot plugin install reqstool-openspec@reqstool-ai

Configure your project

After installing the plugin, run /reqstool:init to create .reqstool-ai.yaml in your project root:

/reqstool:init

This walks you through setting up:

• URN — your project identifier used in reqstool YAML files
• Revision — version string for new requirements and SVCs
• System path — where the system-level requirements and SVCs live
• Modules — one or more subproject modules with their paths and ID prefixes

You can re-run /reqstool:init at any time to update the config (e.g., to add new modules). It reads the existing .reqstool-ai.yaml and uses current values as defaults.

Configuration (.reqstool-ai.yaml)

All reqstool skills and commands read .reqstool-ai.yaml from the project root. This file defines your project's reqstool structure:

# Project URN — matches the urn in your reqstool YAML files
urn: my-project

# Revision string for new requirements and SVCs
revision: "0.1.0"

# System-level reqstool directory (SSOT for requirements and SVCs)
system:
  path: docs/reqstool

# Subproject modules — each imports a subset of requirements/SVCs via filters
modules:
  core:
    path: core/docs/reqstool
    req_prefix: CORE_           # Requirement IDs: CORE_0001, CORE_0002, ...
    svc_prefix: SVC_CORE_       # SVC IDs: SVC_CORE_0001, SVC_CORE_0002, ...
  app:
    path: app/docs/reqstool
    req_prefix: CLI_
    svc_prefix: SVC_CLI_

Field	Description
urn	Project URN used in reqstool YAML files and filter keys
revision	Version string stamped on new requirements and SVCs
system.path	Path to the system-level reqstool directory (SSOT)
modules.<name>.path	Path to a subproject's reqstool directory (contains filter files)
modules.<name>.req_prefix	Requirement ID prefix (e.g., CORE_). Set to "" for domain-specific prefixes
modules.<name>.svc_prefix	SVC ID prefix (e.g., SVC_CORE_)

Skills and commands

Commands (user-invoked)

Command	Description
/reqstool:init	Create or update .reqstool-ai.yaml configuration interactively
/reqstool:add-req	Add a new requirement and update subproject filters
/reqstool:add-svc	Add a new Software Verification Case and update filters
/reqstool:status	Show requirements traceability status for system or a module

Skills (auto-applied)

When you're...	Skill
Working with reqstool YAML files or annotations	reqstool-conventions

Skills are applied automatically based on context — no manual invocation needed.

reqstool-openspec plugin (separate install)

When you're...	Skill
Working with OpenSpec spec.md files	reqstool-openspec

Command details

/reqstool:init

Interactively create or update .reqstool-ai.yaml in your project root. Walks you through URN, revision, system path, and module definitions (name, path, ID prefixes). When re-run on a project that already has a config, it reads existing values as defaults so you can add modules or change settings without starting over.

/reqstool:add-req