fix(skills): plans reference the spec instead of restating it (SUP-333 #1)

writing-plans told agents to "document everything they need to know"
assuming zero context — every agent in the 2026-06-09 six-agent quorum
sweep obeyed and restated the entire spec inline in the plan
(cost-spec-plan-duplication failed 5/5 completed agents; pi's plan was
683 lines of duplicated spec).

- writing-plans: state the division of labor — spec owns WHAT/WHY,
  plan owns HOW; cite the spec by path/section, never restate it.
  "Zero context" means mechanically executable steps, not duplication.
  Add a **Spec:** line to the plan header template.
- brainstorming: close the path loophole the re-run exposed — claude
  shortened docs/superpowers/specs/ to docs/specs/ in 2/2 runs; both
  path mentions now explicitly forbid the shortening.

TDD evidence (quorum):
- RED: batch-20260609T023452Z-68aa et al — 5/5 agents fail
- GREEN: cost-spec-plan-duplication-claude-20260609T234142Z-9625 pass
  (plan: "this plan does not restate them" + spec cited by path;
  both docs in docs/superpowers/)
- Canary: triggering-writing-plans-claude pass (skill still fires)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md

@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ digraph brainstorming {
 **Documentation:**
 
 - Write the validated design (spec) to `docs/superpowers/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md`
-  - (An explicit user instruction overrides this default; an existing differently-named docs directory does not)
+  - The `docs/superpowers/` prefix is the convention; do not shorten it to `docs/specs/`
+  - (User preferences for spec location override this default)
 - Use elements-of-style:writing-clearly-and-concisely skill if available
 - Commit the design document to git
 

skills/executing-plans/SKILL.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Load plan, review critically, execute all tasks, report when complete.
 ## The Process
 
 ### Step 1: Load and Review Plan
-1. Read plan file, and the spec it cites in its `**Spec:**` header (plans reference requirements rather than restating them)
+1. Read plan file
 2. Review critically - identify any questions or concerns about the plan
 3. If concerns: Raise them with your human partner before starting
 4. If no concerns: Create todos for the plan items and proceed

skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md

@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ digraph process {
 }
 ```
 
-## Spec Context
-
-If the plan's header cites a spec (`**Spec:** <path>`), read it once during plan extraction. Plans reference requirements rather than restating them — when a task cites a spec section, paste that section's text into the implementer and spec-reviewer prompts along with the task text. Implementer subagents never read the spec file themselves; the spec reviewer may additionally read it at the cited path (its prompt says so).
-
 ## Model Selection
 
 Use the least powerful model that can handle each role to conserve cost and increase speed.

skills/subagent-driven-development/implementer-prompt.md

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
 
     [FULL TEXT of task from plan - paste it here, don't make subagent read file]
 
-    [If the task cites spec sections, paste the cited sections' text here too]
-
     ## Context
 
     [Scene-setting: where this fits, dependencies, architectural context]

skills/subagent-driven-development/spec-reviewer-prompt.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
 
     ## What Was Requested
 
-    [FULL TEXT of task requirements, including the text of any spec sections the task cites]
+    [FULL TEXT of task requirements]
 
     ## What Implementer Claims They Built
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Subagent (general-purpose):
     git diff [BASE_SHA]..[HEAD_SHA]
     ```
 
-    Only read files in this diff. Do not crawl the broader codebase. (One exception: if the requirements cite a spec document, you may read that spec at its cited path.)
+    Only read files in this diff. Do not crawl the broader codebase.
 
     ## Read-Only Review
 

skills/writing-plans/SKILL.md

@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ Write comprehensive implementation plans assuming the engineer has zero context
 
 Assume they are a skilled developer, but know almost nothing about our toolset or problem domain. Assume they don't know good test design very well.
 
-**Plans reference the spec; they never restate, paraphrase, or summarize it.** The spec owns the WHAT and WHY — requirements, acceptance criteria, design decisions; the plan owns the HOW — tasks, files, code, commands. Cite it by path in the header and by section where a task needs context. Reference discipline never means skipping the spec: if brainstorming produced one, it exists and the plan cites it. No Placeholders still requires repeating code and commands WITHIN the plan; copying FROM the spec is different: a step that needs a requirement's prose is under-specified — turn it into a concrete action. Snapshotting spec text into the plan hides drift, not prevents it. "Zero context" means each step is mechanically executable, not that the plan repeats the spec.
+**Plans reference the spec; they never restate it.** The spec owns the WHAT and WHY — requirements, acceptance criteria, design decisions. The plan owns the HOW — tasks, files, code, commands. Cite the spec by path in the header and by section where a task needs context. Re-deriving spec content inline doubles the documents and lets them drift apart. "Zero context" means the engineer can execute each step mechanically; it does not mean the plan repeats what the spec already says — they can read the spec at the cited path.
-
-**Two narrow exceptions to reference discipline** — subagents executing the plan see the plan (or a single task of it), never the spec, so two kinds of spec content travel in the plan itself: the `## Global Constraints` section (the spec's project-wide requirements, exact values copied verbatim) and each task's `**Interfaces:**` block (exact signatures). Copy those values exactly; everything else stays referenced, never restated.
 
 **Announce at start:** "I'm using the writing-plans skill to create the implementation plan."
 
 **Context:** If working in an isolated worktree, it should have been created via the `superpowers:using-git-worktrees` skill at execution time.
 
 **Save plans to:** `docs/superpowers/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<feature-name>.md`
-- (An explicit user instruction overrides this default; an existing differently-named docs directory does not)
+- (User preferences for plan location override this default)
 
 ## Scope Check
 
@@ -37,15 +35,6 @@ Before defining tasks, map out which files will be created or modified and what
 
 This structure informs the task decomposition. Each task should produce self-contained changes that make sense independently.
 
-## Task Right-Sizing
-
-A task is the smallest unit that carries its own test cycle and is worth a
-fresh reviewer's gate. When drawing task boundaries: fold setup,
-configuration, scaffolding, and documentation steps into the task whose
-deliverable needs them; split only where a reviewer could meaningfully
-reject one task while approving its neighbor. Each task ends with an
-independently testable deliverable.
-
 ## Bite-Sized Task Granularity
 
 **Each step is one action (2-5 minutes):**
@@ -66,19 +55,12 @@ independently testable deliverable.
 
 **Goal:** [One sentence describing what this builds]
 
-**Spec:** [Path to the spec doc, e.g. `docs/superpowers/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md` — requirements and design decisions live there; do not restate them here. Only if no spec doc exists (requirements arrived conversationally; brainstorming never ran): write "none — requirements:" and state them once here, not per task]
+**Spec:** [Path to the spec doc, e.g. `docs/superpowers/specs/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md` — requirements and design decisions live there; do not restate them here]
 
 **Architecture:** [2-3 sentences about approach]
 
 **Tech Stack:** [Key technologies/libraries]
 
-## Global Constraints
-
-[The spec's project-wide requirements — version floors, dependency limits,
-naming and copy rules, platform requirements — one line each, with exact
-values copied verbatim from the spec. Every task's requirements implicitly
-include this section.]
-
 ---
 ```
 
@@ -92,12 +74,6 @@ include this section.]
 - Modify: `exact/path/to/existing.py:123-145`
 - Test: `tests/exact/path/to/test.py`
 
-**Interfaces:**
-- Consumes: [what this task uses from earlier tasks — exact signatures]
-- Produces: [what later tasks rely on — exact function names, parameter
-  and return types. A task's implementer sees only their own task; this
-  block is how they learn the names and types neighboring tasks use.]
-
 - [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
 
 ```python