docs: document high-assurance spec workflow

Author: officialasishkumar

docs/quickstart.md

@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ This guide will help you get started with Spec-Driven Development using Spec Kit
 > [!NOTE]
 > All automation scripts now provide both Bash (`.sh`) and PowerShell (`.ps1`) variants. The `specify` CLI auto-selects based on OS unless you pass `--script sh|ps`.
 
-## The 6-Step Process
+## Recommended Workflow
 
 > [!TIP]
 > **Context Awareness**: Spec Kit commands automatically detect the active feature based on your current Git branch (e.g., `001-feature-name`). To switch between different specifications, simply switch Git branches.
 
+For quick experiments, you can move directly from `specify` to `plan`, `tasks`, and `implement`. For production features or any work with meaningful ambiguity, treat `clarify`, `checklist`, and `analyze` as regular quality gates:
+
+```text
+/speckit.specify -> /speckit.clarify -> /speckit.plan -> /speckit.tasks -> /speckit.checklist -> /speckit.analyze -> /speckit.implement
+```
+
+Use `clarify` to reduce requirement ambiguity before planning, `checklist` to validate requirements quality before implementation, and `analyze` to check spec/plan/task consistency before implementation starts.
+
 ### Step 1: Install Specify
 
 **In your terminal**, run the `specify` CLI command to initialize your project:
@@ -24,10 +32,13 @@ uvx --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git specify init .
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > You can also install the CLI persistently with `pipx`:
+>
 > ```bash
 > pipx install git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git
 > ```
+>
 > After installing with `pipx`, run `specify` directly instead of `uvx --from ... specify`, for example:
+>
 > ```bash
 > specify init <PROJECT_NAME>
 > specify init .
@@ -72,15 +83,21 @@ uvx --from git+https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git specify init <PROJECT_NAME
 /speckit.plan The application uses Vite with minimal number of libraries. Use vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as much as possible. Images are not uploaded anywhere and metadata is stored in a local SQLite database.
 ```
 
-### Step 6: Break Down and Implement
+### Step 6: Break Down, Analyze, and Implement
 
 **In the chat**, use the `/speckit.tasks` slash command to create an actionable task list.
 
 ```markdown
 /speckit.tasks
 ```
 
-Optionally, validate the plan with `/speckit.analyze`:
+Validate the requirements with `/speckit.checklist`:
+
+```bash
+/speckit.checklist
+```
+
+Validate cross-artifact consistency with `/speckit.analyze` before implementation:
 
 ```markdown
 /speckit.analyze
@@ -179,7 +196,7 @@ Finally, implement the solution:
 - **Be explicit** about what you're building and why
 - **Don't focus on tech stack** during specification phase
 - **Iterate and refine** your specifications before implementation
-- **Validate** the plan before coding begins
+- **Validate** requirements and plans before coding begins
 - **Let the coding agent handle** the implementation details
 
 ## Next Steps