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constitution

Creates or updates the project constitution from interactive answers or supplied principles.

Kind
Prompt
Works with
Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf / Devin, Cline
Source
github/spec-kit @ c00dc0551583
Path
templates/commands/constitution.md
License
MIT
Jobs
Guardrails
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## User Input

```text
$ARGUMENTS
```

You **MUST** consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).

## Scope Guard

This command's own work is limited to updating the project constitution itself. Dependent templates
and commands read the constitution at runtime and are not modified here.

- Classify every part of the user input as either constitution content or a separate,
  non-governance intent.
- If the input includes feature implementation, code generation, refactoring, building, or
  deployment requests, you **MUST NOT** execute them. Extract them as deferred intents instead.
- You **MUST NOT** create, modify, or delete application source files, feature routes,
  components, tests, deployment files, or other artifacts unrelated to the constitution
  workflow.
- If it is unclear whether an instruction is constitution content, ask for clarification before
  making changes.
- After completing the constitution update, include a `Next Actions` section for each deferred
  intent. List the original intent and suggest the appropriate follow-up Spec Kit command, such
  as `__SPECKIT_COMMAND_SPECIFY__`, without invoking it.
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