🧪 Spec Development

This skill guides spec development through collaborative, research-first discussion, documenting decisions before execution and ensuring user-driven choices.

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npx playbooks add skill wilddeer/specops --skill spec-development

About Spec Development

Spec Development is a free testing & qa skill that configures AI coding agents to this skill guides spec development through collaborative, research-first discussion, documenting decisions before execution and ensuring user-driven choices.

Its 17-word system prompt specializes your agent in testing & qa with structured methodology and proven output formats. Install with one command to activate immediately.

Use Cases

  • Writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
  • Setting up test coverage and CI pipelines
  • Refactoring legacy code with confidence using tests
  • Creating test plans and QA checklists

Example Prompts

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System Prompt (17 words)

This skill guides spec development through collaborative, research-first discussion, documenting decisions before execution and ensuring user-driven choices.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Spec Development?

Spec Development is a free testing & qa skill for AI coding agents. This skill guides spec development through collaborative, research-first discussion, documenting decisions before execution and ensuring user-driven choices.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with testing & qa expertise.

How do I use Spec Development with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill wilddeer/specops --skill spec-development in your terminal to install Spec Development into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Spec Development?

Spec Development is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Spec Development free to use?

Yes, Spec Development is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/wilddeer/specops/tree/main/skills/spec-development. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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