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OpenSpec

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OpenSpec: Spec-driven development (SDD) for AI coding assistants.

What problem it solves

AI coding assistants can produce unpredictable results when requirements exist only in chat history. OpenSpec adds a lightweight specification layer so people and AI assistants can align on what to build before implementation begins.

Key features

  • Agree Before Building — People and AI assistants can align on requirements before code is written, making the intended change reviewable up front.

    Source: README

  • Organized Change Artifacts — Each change has its own folder containing a proposal, specifications, design, and implementation tasks.

    Source: README, openspec

  • Fluid, Iterative Workflow — Artifacts can be updated at any time without rigid phase gates, supporting an iterative approach to development.

    Source: README

  • Multi-Tool Assistant Support — The project provides slash-command workflows for a wide range of AI coding assistants and prints the appropriate command form for selected tools.

    Source: README

  • Plain Markdown Specifications — Requirements are expressed in ordinary Markdown with concrete scenarios, avoiding a separate specification syntax.

    Source: README

Quick start

Copied verbatim from the project's README.

curl -fsSL https://openspec.dev/cli/install.sh | sh
cd your-project
openspec init

Who it may suit

Inference: OpenSpec may suit developers and teams using AI coding assistants who want to plan changes in specifications before implementation, including teams working across multiple repositories.

Topics to discuss

  • How should shared specifications evolve when multiple teams and coding agents consume them?

  • Which workflow artifacts and validation rules should be included in community schemas?

  • How can teams adopt specification-driven development in existing repositories without disrupting their current practices?

Written by ReadmeX AI from the project's README, source and public GitHub data; it may contain mistakes.

Read the original README https://github.com/Fission-AI/OpenSpec#readme

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github.comhttps://github.com/Fission-AI/OpenSpec

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