# Specification Quality Checklist: HackerNews MCP Server
**Purpose**: Validate specification completeness and quality before proceeding to planning
**Created**: October 30, 2025
**Feature**: [spec.md](../spec.md)
## Content Quality
- [x] No implementation details (languages, frameworks, APIs)
- [x] Focused on user value and business needs
- [x] Written for non-technical stakeholders
- [x] All mandatory sections completed
## Requirement Completeness
- [x] No [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] markers remain
- [x] Requirements are testable and unambiguous
- [x] Success criteria are measurable
- [x] Success criteria are technology-agnostic (no implementation details)
- [x] All acceptance scenarios are defined
- [x] Edge cases are identified
- [x] Scope is clearly bounded
- [x] Dependencies and assumptions identified
## Feature Readiness
- [x] All functional requirements have clear acceptance criteria
- [x] User scenarios cover primary flows
- [x] Feature meets measurable outcomes defined in Success Criteria
- [x] No implementation details leak into specification
## Notes
All checklist items pass validation:
- Specification focuses entirely on WHAT users need (search, retrieve, filter) without specifying HOW to implement
- No technology choices mentioned (languages, frameworks, libraries)
- Clear user stories with priority levels (P1-P5) enabling phased implementation
- All functional requirements are testable (19 requirements covering search, filtering, retrieval, error handling)
- Success criteria are measurable and technology-agnostic (response times, accuracy, error rates)
- Edge cases identified for error scenarios, rate limits, and data quality
- Key entities defined with clear attributes and relationships
- No [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] markers present - all requirements are concrete and actionable
**Status**: ✅ READY FOR PLANNING - Specification is complete and meets all quality criteria
