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Expand Up @@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ When working on spec-kit:
3. Test script functionality in the `scripts/` directory
4. Ensure memory files (`memory/constitution.md`) are updated if major process changes are made

### Testing template and command changes locally

Running `uv run specify init` pulls released packages, which won’t include your local changes.
To test your templates, commands, and other changes locally, follow these steps:

1. **Create release packages**

Run the following command to generate the local packages:
```
./.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh v1.0.0
```

2. **Copy the relevant package to your test project**

```
cp -r .genreleases/sdd-copilot-package-sh/. <path-to-test-project>/
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Corrected spelling of 'genreleases' to '.gen-releases'.

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cp -r .genreleases/sdd-copilot-package-sh/. <path-to-test-project>/
cp -r .gen-releases/sdd-copilot-package-sh/. <path-to-test-project>/

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3. **Open and test the agent**

Navigate to your test project folder and open the agent to verify your implementation.

## AI contributions in Spec Kit

> [!IMPORTANT]
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