Use Spec Kitty in Windsurf

Tier: supported. Workflow mechanism. Citation (accessed 2026-05-21): https://docs.windsurf.com/windsurf/cascade/workflows

Prerequisites

Spec Kitty CLI installed. See Install Spec Kitty.
Project initialized for this harness:
```
spec-kitty init --ai windsurf
```
Windsurf installed and signed in. Follow the Windsurf workflow docs for installation and configuration.

Per the supported-harnesses matrix, Windsurf uses the workflow mechanism (Cascade workflows). Spec Kitty installs:

Directory: .windsurf/workflows/
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.

Inside Windsurf Cascade, the workflow files are surfaced as slash commands:

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

Cascade's workflow-discovery rules may evolve. If /spec-kitty.* does not autocomplete, consult https://docs.windsurf.com/windsurf/cascade/workflows for the current invocation syntax.

In the Cascade chat, type:

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

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

/spec-kitty.* workflows do not appear. Run spec-kitty agent config sync from the repo root. This rewrites .windsurf/workflows/ from the canonical source templates. Restart Windsurf.
Profile not loading. In Cascade chat, run:
```
/ad-hoc-profile-load researcher-robbie
```
Use the profile id from the work-package frontmatter.