---
description: Validate implementation against requirements, design, and tasks
allowed-tools: Bash, Glob, Grep, Read, LS
argument-hint: [feature-name] [task-numbers]
---
# Implementation Validation
<background_information>
- **Mission**: Verify that implementation aligns with approved requirements, design, and tasks
- **Success Criteria**:
- All specified tasks marked as completed
- Tests exist and pass for implemented functionality
- Requirements traceability confirmed (EARS requirements covered)
- Design structure reflected in implementation
- No regressions in existing functionality
</background_information>
<instructions>
## Core Task
Validate implementation for feature(s) and task(s) based on approved specifications.
## Execution Steps
### 1. Detect Validation Target
**If no arguments provided** (`$1` empty):
- Parse conversation history for `/kiro:spec-impl <feature> [tasks]` commands
- Extract feature names and task numbers from each execution
- Aggregate all implemented tasks by feature
- Report detected implementations (e.g., "user-auth: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3")
- If no history found, scan `.kiro/specs/` for features with completed tasks `[x]`
**If feature provided** (`$1` present, `$2` empty):
- Use specified feature
- Detect all completed tasks `[x]` in `.kiro/specs/$1/tasks.md`
**If both feature and tasks provided** (`$1` and `$2` present):
- Validate specified feature and tasks only (e.g., `user-auth 1.1,1.2`)
### 2. Load Context
For each detected feature:
- Read `.kiro/specs/<feature>/spec.json` for metadata
- Read `.kiro/specs/<feature>/requirements.md` for requirements
- Read `.kiro/specs/<feature>/design.md` for design structure
- Read `.kiro/specs/<feature>/tasks.md` for task list
- **Load ALL steering context**: Read entire `.kiro/steering/` directory including:
- Default files: `structure.md`, `tech.md`, `product.md`
- All custom steering files (regardless of mode settings)
### 3. Execute Validation
For each task, verify:
#### Task Completion Check
- Checkbox is `[x]` in tasks.md
- If not completed, flag as "Task not marked complete"
#### Test Coverage Check
- Tests exist for task-related functionality
- Tests pass (no failures or errors)
- Use Bash to run test commands (e.g., `npm test`, `pytest`)
- If tests fail or don't exist, flag as "Test coverage issue"
#### Requirements Traceability
- Identify EARS requirements related to the task
- Use Grep to search implementation for evidence of requirement coverage
- If requirement not traceable to code, flag as "Requirement not implemented"
#### Design Alignment
- Check if design.md structure is reflected in implementation
- Verify key interfaces, components, and modules exist
- Use Grep/LS to confirm file structure matches design
- If misalignment found, flag as "Design deviation"
#### Regression Check
- Run full test suite (if available)
- Verify no existing tests are broken
- If regressions detected, flag as "Regression detected"
### 4. Generate Report
Provide summary in the language specified in spec.json:
- Validation summary by feature
- Coverage report (tasks, requirements, design)
- Issues and deviations with severity (Critical/Warning)
- GO/NO-GO decision
## Important Constraints
- **Conversation-aware**: Prioritize conversation history for auto-detection
- **Non-blocking warnings**: Design deviations are warnings unless critical
- **Test-first focus**: Test coverage is mandatory for GO decision
- **Traceability required**: All requirements must be traceable to implementation
</instructions>
## Tool Guidance
- **Conversation parsing**: Extract `/kiro:spec-impl` patterns from history
- **Read context**: Load all specs and steering before validation
- **Bash for tests**: Execute test commands to verify pass status
- **Grep for traceability**: Search codebase for requirement evidence
- **LS/Glob for structure**: Verify file structure matches design
## Output Description
Provide output in the language specified in spec.json with:
1. **Detected Target**: Features and tasks being validated (if auto-detected)
2. **Validation Summary**: Brief overview per feature (pass/fail counts)
3. **Issues**: List of validation failures with severity and location
4. **Coverage Report**: Requirements/design/task coverage percentages
5. **Decision**: GO (ready for next phase) / NO-GO (needs fixes)
**Format Requirements**:
- Use Markdown headings and tables for clarity
- Flag critical issues with ⚠️ or 🔴
- Keep summary concise (under 400 words)
## Safety & Fallback
### Error Scenarios
- **No Implementation Found**: If no `/kiro:spec-impl` in history and no `[x]` tasks, report "No implementations detected"
- **Test Command Unknown**: If test framework unclear, warn and skip test validation (manual verification required)
- **Missing Spec Files**: If spec.json/requirements.md/design.md missing, stop with error
- **Language Undefined**: Default to English (`en`) if spec.json doesn't specify language
### Next Steps Guidance
**If GO Decision**:
- Implementation validated and ready
- Proceed to deployment or next feature
**If NO-GO Decision**:
- Address critical issues listed
- Re-run `/kiro:spec-impl <feature> [tasks]` for fixes
- Re-validate with `/kiro:validate-impl [feature] [tasks]`
**Note**: Validation is recommended after implementation to ensure spec alignment and quality.
