diff --git a/contributing/checklist-command.md b/contributing/checklist-command.md
index 6473c4894..399767616 100644
--- a/contributing/checklist-command.md
+++ b/contributing/checklist-command.md
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ CLI (command/) -> API Client (api/) -> HTTP API (command/agent) -> RPC (nomad/)
 
 ## Code
 
-*  [ ] New file in `command/` or in an existing file if a subcommand
-*  [ ] Test new command in `command/` package
-*  [ ] Implement autocomplete
-*  [ ] Implement `-json` (returns raw API response)
-*  [ ] Implement `-verbose` (expands truncated UUIDs, adds other detail)
-*  [ ] Update help text
-*  [ ] Implement and test new HTTP endpoint in `command/agent/<command>_endpoint.go`
-*  [ ] Implement and test new RPC endpoint in `nomad/<command>_endpoint.go`
-*  [ ] Implement and test new Client RPC endpoint in
-    `client/<command>_endpoint.go` (For client endpoints like Filesystem only)
+* [ ] Consider similar commands in Consul, Vault, and other tools. Is there
+  prior art we should match? Arguments, flags, env vars, etc?
+* [ ] New file in `command/` or in an existing file if a subcommand
+* [ ] Test new command in `command/` package
+* [ ] Implement autocomplete
+* [ ] Implement `-json` (returns raw API response)
+* [ ] Implement `-verbose` (expands truncated UUIDs, adds other detail)
+* [ ] Update help text
+* [ ] Implement and test new HTTP endpoint in `command/agent/<command>_endpoint.go`
+* [ ] Implement and test new RPC endpoint in `nomad/<command>_endpoint.go`
+* [ ] Implement and test new Client RPC endpoint in
+  `client/<command>_endpoint.go` (For client endpoints like Filesystem only)
 * [ ] Implement and test new `api/` package Request and Response structs
 * [ ] Implement and test new `api/` package helper methods
 * [ ] Implement and test new `nomad/structs/` package Request and Response structs
diff --git a/contributing/checklist-jobspec.md b/contributing/checklist-jobspec.md
index 19e33521c..bfea056c5 100644
--- a/contributing/checklist-jobspec.md
+++ b/contributing/checklist-jobspec.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Code
 
+* [ ] Consider similar features in Consul, Kubernetes, and other tools. Is
+  there prior art we should match? Terminology, structure, etc?
 * [ ] Parse in `jobspec/parse.go`
 * [ ] Test in `jobspec/parse_test.go` (preferably with a
   `jobspec/text-fixtures/<feature>.hcl` test file)