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💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development

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Define what to build before starting your project using any AI coding assistant.

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Install
uv tool install specify-cli --from git+https://github.com/github/[email protected]
specify init my-project --integration copilot
cd my-project

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💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development

spec-kit has 132k stars on GitHub. It has been forked 11.9k times. spec-kit is written mainly in Python. It has been in active development since 2025. spec-kit is available under the MIT license. Its main topics are ai, copilot, development, engineering.

Frequently asked questions

What is spec-kit?

💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development

Is spec-kit open source?

spec-kit is an open-source project. It is released under the MIT license.

Is spec-kit free?

Yes. spec-kit is free and open source — you can use, modify and self-host it.

What license does spec-kit use?

spec-kit is available under the MIT license.

What language is spec-kit written in?

spec-kit is written mainly in Python.

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