Drydock: open-source spec-driven, TDD-based code pipeline runs on cheap models
The_Ed_On_Reddit · reddit · 2026-09-17
A developer released Drydock (MIT licensed), an 8-month full-time effort: a specification-to-code delivery pipeline that turns messy specs into tested working software.
Key features:
- Agile- and TDD-based workflow with a dependency graph of user stories
- Self-correcting builds, full web interface, context compression and optimization
- Runs on low-end models (author prefers Luna; recently rate-limited on Haiku)
- Repeatable method to build from specs and evolve alongside them
The author is looking for adopters and feedback, with build evidence on the homepage.
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