specops
Spec-Driven Development (SpecOps)
Philosophy
Specs declare the complete desired state of the software. Implementation follows spec. All work begins with a spec update.
This is not documentation-driven development (where docs describe what was built). This is specification-driven development — the spec describes what should exist, and the implementation is brought into conformance with it. The spec leads; the code follows.
Why this matters
When agents or developers implement features, they make hundreds of micro-decisions. Without a spec, each decision is a guess that may or may not match the user's intent. With a spec, those decisions are already made — the implementer's job is execution, not invention. This is especially powerful for AI-assisted development where multiple agents may work on different parts of the same system.