Use Spec Kitty in Roo Cline

Tier: supported. Citation (accessed 2026-05-21): https://docs.roocode.com/

Prerequisites

• Spec Kitty CLI installed. See Install Spec Kitty.
• Project initialized for this harness:

  spec-kitty init --ai roo
  

• Roo Cline installed and configured in your editor. Follow the Roo Code documentation for installation and authentication.

Where Spec Kitty installs files

Per the supported-harnesses matrix, Roo Cline uses the slash-command mechanism. Spec Kitty installs:

• Directory: .roo/commands/
• Files: spec-kitty.specify.md, spec-kitty.plan.md, spec-kitty.tasks.md, spec-kitty.implement.md, spec-kitty.review.md, spec-kitty.accept.md, spec-kitty.merge.md, spec-kitty.dashboard.md, spec-kitty.status.md, spec-kitty.charter.md, spec-kitty.analyze.md, spec-kitty.research.md.

Canonical invocation

Inside Roo Cline's chat, slash commands are invoked as:

/spec-kitty.specify "<one-line mission description>"
/spec-kitty.plan
/spec-kitty.tasks
/spec-kitty.implement WP01

Worked example

1. Open your project in an editor with Roo Cline enabled.
2. In the Roo chat panel, type:

   /spec-kitty.specify "a hello world page"
   

3. Spec Kitty's interview prompts appear — answer them inline.
4. When asked for a kebab-case slug, supply something short, e.g. hello-world-page.
5. The mission spec lands at kitty-specs/hello-world-page-<mid8>/spec.md.

Troubleshooting

• /spec-kitty.* commands do not appear. Run spec-kitty agent config sync from the repo root. This rewrites .roo/commands/ from the canonical source templates. Reload your editor.

• Profile not loading. Run inside Roo:

  /ad-hoc-profile-load researcher-robbie
  

  Use the profile id from the work-package frontmatter.

Where to learn more about Roo Cline

Authoritative documentation: https://docs.roocode.com/ (accessed 2026-05-21).