feat: Changelog Quality Audit specification (Phase 1-2)

[ashleyshaw]

Summary

Create comprehensive Changelog Quality Audit specification with validation system for LightSpeed .github organisation.

Status: Specification Phase Complete - Ready for Planning & Implementation

Specification Details

User Scenarios (4 prioritized flows)

• P1: Real-time validation for changelog authors
• P1: Release audit for release managers
• P1: Quality consumer experience for users/support
• P2: Data analysis for PMs and analysts

Functional Requirements (6 total)

• FR-1: Comprehensive validation ruleset with actionable feedback
• FR-2: Automatic PR/issue detection and linking
• FR-3: Implementation detail detection and rejection
• FR-4: Metrics collection and persistence
• FR-5: Release audit and compliance reporting
• FR-6: CI/CD pipeline integration

Success Criteria (9 measurable outcomes)

• 95%+ entry compliance
• 100% auto-linking accuracy
• Zero implementation details in release notes
• Actionable validation feedback
• Sub-5-minute release audits
• 99.9% CI/CD detection accuracy
• 100% uptime metrics collection
• Rule documentation for non-technical contributors
• Versioned validation rules

Core Entities (4)

• ChangelogEntry: Represents a single changelog entry with validation results
• ValidationRule: Defines specific quality checks and requirements
• MetricsSnapshot: Time-series records for trend analysis
• ValidationReport: Comprehensive audit summaries for releases

Scope

• Validated changelog entries with no implementation details
• Automatic linking of PR/issue references
• Metrics collection for analytics
• CI/CD integration to block non-compliant entries
• Release audit and compliance reporting

Out of Scope (v1)

• Major changelog format reformatting
• Multi-language support
• Factual accuracy verification (human responsibility)
• Changes to LightSpeed labeling/issue-tracking systems

Files

• specs/003-changelog-quality-audit/spec.md - Full specification
• specs/003-changelog-quality-audit/checklists/requirements.md - Specification quality validation

Checklist

• Specification complete and validated
• 6 FRs with clear acceptance criteria
• 9 SCs with measurable outcomes
• 4 entities defined
• Edge cases identified
• Assumptions documented
• Next: /speckit-plan for technical architecture (7-week timeline, 58-73 hours)
• Next: /speckit-tasks for 83 implementation tasks
• Next: Phase 3 implementation begins

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