GitHub Spec Kit pushes spec-first AI coding: constitution, specify, plan, tasks before any code
Shruti_0810 · x · 2026-09-05
A developer walks through GitHub's Spec Kit, which advocates spec-driven development with AI coding agents instead of prompting "build me something like this" and hoping for the best.
The workflow is command-based:
- /speckit.constitution: define project rules first
- /speckit.specify: describe the product
- /speckit.plan: plan the architecture
- /speckit.tasks: break work into tasks
The pitch: front-load requirements and constraints into a spec so agents work within an explicit contract, making AI-assisted development more predictable than free-form vibe coding.
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