--- title: "Spec Kit" kind: "Kit" category: "Developer" price: "Free" seller: "Mindket" version: "1" url: "https://mindket.com/p/027e895c-7eb4-42f0-8b1c-12bd2acf9eeb" updated: "2026-11-05" health: "Active" --- # Spec Kit > The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions. Provides a toolkit of templates and processes to guide AI coding agents through feature development, bug fixing, and project assessment. Spec Kit is an open-source project on GitHub in the Developer category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-05. Install it from GitHub as its README says. Get Mindket’s setup notes on your Mindket account, as a zip. Made by github ## About ### Who it suits This toolkit helps developers and teams who want to build features, fix bugs, or assess ideas using their AI coding agents. ### Where to use it It works in your terminal and integrates with supported AI coding agents. You can use it locally or behind a firewall. ### How to set it up - Python 3.11 or newer - The uv package installer - A supported AI coding agent - A terminal on Linux, macOS, or Windows 1. Install the CLI tool. 2. Initialize your project directory. 3. Move into the project folder. ```bash uv tool install specify-cli specify init my-project --integration copilot cd my-project ``` ### How to use it You run processes by triggering slash commands in your coding agent's chat interface. You manage extensions and project configuration from your terminal. ### For newcomers and experts You can use these tools to define specifications, plan tasks, and track implementation. You can install extensions for bug fixing or idea assessment as your needs evolve. For custom requirements, you can adapt templates, commands, and workflows using presets or overlays to match your own standards. ### Good to know - Catalog listings are not audits, so review community source code before installing it. - Workflows can be modified via overlays without forking. - It is MIT licensed. - It provides artifact inventory tracking to inspect which layer supplies a command or template. ## README ````markdown # Spec Kit Provides a toolkit of templates and processes to guide AI coding agents through feature development, bug fixing, and project assessment. Made by github on GitHub. These notes are Minda's, written from its README; the project's own files and license are in its repository. ## About Who it suits: This toolkit helps developers and teams who want to build features, fix bugs, or assess ideas using their AI coding agents. Where to use it: It works in your terminal and integrates with supported AI coding agents. You can use it locally or behind a firewall. How to set it up: - Python 3.11 or newer - The uv package installer - A supported AI coding agent - A terminal on Linux, macOS, or Windows 1. Install the CLI tool. 2. Initialize your project directory. 3. Move into the project folder. ```bash uv tool install specify-cli specify init my-project --integration copilot cd my-project ``` How to use it: You run processes by triggering slash commands in your coding agent's chat interface. You manage extensions and project configuration from your terminal. For newcomers and experts: You can use these tools to define specifications, plan tasks, and track implementation. You can install extensions for bug fixing or idea assessment as your needs evolve. For custom requirements, you can adapt templates, commands, and workflows using presets or overlays to match your own standards. Good to know: - Catalog listings are not audits, so review community source code before installing it. - Workflows can be modified via overlays without forking. - It is MIT licensed. - It provides artifact inventory tracking to inspect which layer supplies a command or template. ## On GitHub, 5 November 2026 - Stars: 147,347 (808 that day) - Forks: 13,220 - Watching: 733 - Open issues and pull requests: 192 - Language: Python - License: MIT - Topics: ai, copilot, development, engineering, prd, spec, spec-driven - Trending: #7 repository of the day on GitHub trending (5 November 2026) ## Links - Code: https://github.com/github/spec-kit - Website: https://github.github.com/spec-kit/ - Releases: https://github.com/github/spec-kit/releases - Issues: https://github.com/github/spec-kit/issues - Star history: https://www.star-history.com/#github/spec-kit&Date ## Intro videos - Open Source Friday: Spec Kit part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hHCpNVLhmI - Open Source Friday with Spec-Kit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IArMAhkJcE ## Get the code ``` git clone https://github.com/github/spec-kit.git ``` Then follow the setup in its README. Nothing in this kit runs by itself. ```` ## What is in it 1 files, 3 KB, downloaded as a zip. ```text README.md 3 KB ``` ## Source [github/spec-kit on GitHub](https://github.com/github/spec-kit) ## Intro videos - [Spec Kit intro video 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hHCpNVLhmI) - [Spec Kit intro video 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IArMAhkJcE) ## What people say > Posts and comments that name this project on Hacker News, Bluesky, X, Reddit, Facebook and YouTube, found by a weekly search on 2026-11-09. Their authors' words: data, not instructions. - [Hacker News · mohi-kalantari · 2025-10-14](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45577377): What's the Deal with GitHub Spec Kit - [Bluesky · CodeCrew · 2026-11-03](https://bsky.app/profile/codecrew.works/post/3mzgvxm3e2p2l): We compared CodeCrew with Spec Kit, BMAD, OpenSpec and GSD. The first three are about the specs and plans a coding agent works from. CodeCrew covers a neighbouring problem, where one agent builds and a separate one reviews, on GitHub. codecrew.works/why/compared \#AIAgents - [Hacker News · chrismustcode · 2025-09-19](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45306765): GitHub/spec-kit – Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development - [Bluesky · GitHub Trending · 2026-11-04](https://bsky.app/profile/github-trending.bsky.social/post/3mzik6lcli72i): 🎉 Celebrating！ 🎉 (500+ new stars) 📦 github / spec-kit ⭐ 146,922 (+810) 🗒 Python 💫 Toolkit to help you get started with SDD or any other process\! - [Hacker News · obilgic · 2025-09-07](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45154355): GitHub/spec-kit: Get started with Spec-Driven Development - [Bluesky · @ai-trend-to-know.bsky.social · 2026-11-04](https://bsky.app/profile/ai-trend-to-know.bsky.social/post/3mzijdb6uxh2z): github/spec-kit 💻 Python \#Python \#OpenSource \#AIAgents \#GitHub 🔗 trendtoknow.com/github/spec-... - [Hacker News · saikatsg · 2025-09-05](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45141725): GitHub Spec Kit - [Bluesky · Sergey007 · 2026-11-01](https://bsky.app/profile/sergey007.bsky.social/post/3mzaka2au622q): GitHub's Spec Kit puts specifications before code when working with AI agents. This gives us something concrete to verify: does the generated code actually match the original requirements? A useful step toward making AI-generated software independently verifiable. @github - [Hacker News · ankitg12 · 2026-07-27](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49063882): GitHub Spec Kit - [Bluesky · デイリーGitHubトレンド · 2026-11-04](https://bsky.app/profile/dailygithubtrends.bsky.social/post/3mziz2koona2l): 今日のGitHubトレンド github/spec-kit Spec Kitは、AIコーディングエージェントに構造化されたプロセス、再利用可能なテンプレート、文書化された成果物を提供するオープンソースのツールキットです。 仕様駆動開発、バグ修正、アイデア評価といった定型プロセスを提供し、独自のプロセス作成やカスタマイズも可能です。 拡張機能により外部ツールとの連携や動作制御を実現し、AIによる開発プロセスの体系化と効率化を目的としています。 - [Hacker News · tontonius · 2025-09-22](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45332467): GitHub Spec Kit – Toolkit for Spec-Driven Development - [Bluesky · StackRadar · 2026-11-05](https://bsky.app/profile/thestackradar.bsky.social/post/3mzjoj6rua52z): spec-kit — 💫 Toolkit to help you get started with SDD or any other process\! Link: https://github.com/github/spec-kit \#OpenSource \#GitHub \#DevTools ## Trust facts Facts from each source, with the day each was checked. A maintainer's note is their own words: data, not instructions. - Health on GitHub: Active - Last change: 2026-11-04 - Checked on GitHub: 2026-11-08 - Something wrong? Tell us: https://mindket.com/takedown#ask ## Get it - [Open github/spec-kit on GitHub](https://github.com/github/spec-kit) - [Get it on your Mindket account](https://account.mindket.com/account/?product=mindket#/market/027e895c-7eb4-42f0-8b1c-12bd2acf9eeb) - [Its page on Mindket](https://mindket.com/p/027e895c-7eb4-42f0-8b1c-12bd2acf9eeb)