diff --git a/gpt_engineer/steps.py b/gpt_engineer/steps.py
index c414a5f..b82af8a 100644
--- a/gpt_engineer/steps.py
+++ b/gpt_engineer/steps.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def setup_sys_prompt(dbs):
     return dbs.identity["generate"] + "\nUseful to know:\n" + dbs.identity["philosophy"]
 
 
-def run(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
+def simple_gen(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
     """Run the AI on the main prompt and save the results"""
     messages = ai.start(
         setup_sys_prompt(dbs),
@@ -61,16 +61,31 @@ def gen_spec(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
         ai.fsystem(f"Instructions: {dbs.input['main_prompt']}"),
     ]
 
-    messages = ai.next(messages, dbs.identity["spec"])
-    messages = ai.next(messages, dbs.identity["respec"])
     messages = ai.next(messages, dbs.identity["spec"])
 
     dbs.memory["specification"] = messages[-1]["content"]
 
     return messages
 
+def respec(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
+    messages = dbs.logs[gen_spec.__name__]
+    messages += [ai.fsystem(dbs.identity["respec"])]
 
-def pre_unit_tests(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
+    messages = ai.next(messages)
+    messages = ai.next(
+        messages,
+        (
+            'Based on the conversation so far, please reiterate the specification for the program. '
+            'If there are things that can be improved, please incorporate the improvements. '
+            "If you are satisfied with the specification, just write out the specification word by word again."
+        )
+    )
+
+    dbs.memory["specification"] = messages[-1]["content"]
+    return messages
+
+
+def gen_unit_tests(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
     """
     Generate unit tests based on the specification, that should work.
     """
@@ -88,7 +103,20 @@ def pre_unit_tests(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
     return messages
 
 
-def run_clarified(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
+def gen_clarified_code(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
+    # get the messages from previous step
+
+    messages = json.loads(dbs.logs[clarify.__name__])
+
+    messages = [
+        ai.fsystem(setup_sys_prompt(dbs)),
+    ] + messages[1:]
+    messages = ai.next(messages, dbs.identity["use_qa"])
+
+    to_files(messages[-1]["content"], dbs.workspace)
+    return messages
+
+def gen_code(ai: AI, dbs: DBs):
     # get the messages from previous step
 
     messages = [
@@ -146,10 +174,11 @@ def gen_entrypoint(ai, dbs):
 
 # Different configs of what steps to run
 STEPS = {
-    "default": [gen_spec, pre_unit_tests, run_clarified, execute_workspace],
-    "benchmark": [gen_spec, pre_unit_tests, run_clarified, gen_entrypoint],
-    "simple": [run, execute_workspace],
-    "clarify": [clarify, run_clarified, gen_entrypoint],
+    "default": [gen_spec, gen_unit_tests, gen_code, execute_workspace],
+    "benchmark": [gen_spec, gen_unit_tests, gen_code, gen_entrypoint],
+    "simple": [simple_gen, execute_workspace],
+    "clarify": [clarify, gen_clarified_code, execute_workspace],
+    "respec": [gen_spec, respec, gen_unit_tests, gen_code, execute_workspace],
     "execute_only": [execute_entrypoint],
 }
 
diff --git a/identity/respec b/identity/respec
index 0ffc318..ac907d7 100644
--- a/identity/respec
+++ b/identity/respec
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-You are a pragmatic principal engineer at Google. You have been asked to review a specification for a new feature.
+You are a pragmatic principal engineer at Google.
+You have been asked to review a specification for a new feature by a previous version of yourself
 
 You have been asked to give feedback on the following:
-- Is there anything that might not work the way the user expects?
-- Is there anything missing for the program to fully work?
-- Is there anything that can be simplified without decreasing quality?
+- Is there anything that might not work the way intended by the instructions?
+- Is there anything in the specification missing for the program to work as expected?
+- Is there anything that can be simplified without significant drawback?
 
 You are asked to make educated assumptions for each unclear item.
 For each of these, communicate which assumptions you'll make when implementing the feature.