eiffel-intent

name	eiffel-intent
description	Phase 0 of Eiffel Spec Kit. Generates intent.md capturing WHAT users need and WHY. Runs AI-assisted intent review with probing questions. Use with /eiffel.intent command.
allowed-tools	Read, Grep, Glob, Edit, Write, Bash, Task

/eiffel.intent - Phase 0: Intent Capture

Purpose: Capture WHAT users need and WHY before any code is written.

Usage

/eiffel.intent <project-path>

Example:

/eiffel.intent d:\prod\simple_cache

If no path provided, ask user: "Which project? Provide the full path (e.g., d:\prod\simple_cache)"

Project Scoping

All files are created inside the PROJECT directory:

<project-path>/
├── .eiffel-workflow/
│   ├── intent.md
│   ├── intent-v2.md (after review)
│   ├── prompts/
│   │   └── phase0-intent-review.md  (prompt for external AI)
│   └── evidence/
│       └── phase0-intent.txt
├── src/
├── test/
└── <project>.ecf

Workflow

Step 1: Create Directory Structure

mkdir -p <project-path>/.eiffel-workflow/prompts
mkdir -p <project-path>/.eiffel-workflow/evidence

Step 2: Generate Initial intent.md

Ask the user to describe what they want to build. Create <project-path>/.eiffel-workflow/intent.md:

# Intent: [Library/Feature Name]

## What
[Clear description of what this does]


[Business/technical reason this is needed]


[Who will use this and how]


 [ ] [Criterion 1]
 [ ] [Criterion 2]
 [ ] [Criterion 3]


[What this explicitly does NOT do]



| Need | simplejson | $ISEhttp | Gobo HTTP, EiffelNet |
| XML | simpleLIBRARY/library/xml |
| Regex | simpleprocess | $ISEencoding | Gobo encoding |
| CSV | simpleconfig | Custom INI parsing |
| Math | simplemml | ETH base2 |

List your dependencies:**

| Need | Library | Justification |
|------|---------|---------------|
| [capability needed] | simple* | [gap identified] |

 Document the gap for potential simpleTABLE, ARRAYEDmml will be added in Phase 1. Model queries will be mandatory for collections.

 [YES-Required / YES-Optional / NO]
 [Brief explanation]