Agent skill

Spec Driven Development

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Spec-Driven Development (SDD) methodology based on GitHub's SpecKit.

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Install Spec Driven Development

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill spec-driven-development -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace spec-driven-development --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/89jobrien/spec-driven-development .claude/skills/spec-driven-development && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
spec-driven-development
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~3.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,337 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Spec-Driven Development (SDD) methodology based on GitHub's SpecKit.

  • Works in 8 steps: Project Initialization → Constitution → Specification → …
  • Structured AI-assisted development with constitutional governance
  • SKILL.md covers Core Philosophy, When to Use This Skill, The 7-Phase Workflow and Orchestration & Parallel…, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Spec Driven Development is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Spec-Driven Development (SDD) methodology based on GitHub's SpecKit. Use for structured AI-assisted development with constitutional governance, phased workflows, and multi-agent coordination. Implements 7-phase process from constitution to implementation.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Development, covering Spec-driven development. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Structured AI-assisted development with constitutional governance
  • Phased workflows
  • Multi-agent coordination

Example prompts

  • “/spec-driven-development”

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Project Initialization
  2. Constitution
  3. Specification
  4. Clarification
  5. Planning
  6. Analysis
  7. Task Breakdown
  8. Implementation

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Spec Driven Development loads about 3.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,337 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,337 words (~3,460 tokens).

“This skill implements GitHub's SpecKit methodology for structured, AI-assisted software development. SpecKit transforms specifications into executable artifacts through a systematic, phase-based approach with built-in quality gates and multi-agent coordination.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
spec-driven-development
author
Joseph OBrien
status
unpublished
updated
2025-12-23
version
1.0.1
tag
skill
type
skill

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/89jobrien/spec-driven-development of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Spec Driven Development

What does Spec Driven Development do?

Spec-Driven Development (SDD) methodology based on GitHub's SpecKit. Spec Driven Development is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Spec-Driven Development (SDD) methodology based on GitHub's SpecKit.

When should I use Spec Driven Development?

Spec Driven Development fits situations like: structured AI-assisted development with constitutional governance; phased workflows; multi-agent coordination.

How do I install Spec Driven Development in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill spec-driven-development -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/89jobrien/spec-driven-development in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/spec-driven-development in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Spec Driven Development in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill spec-driven-development -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/89jobrien/spec-driven-development in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/spec-driven-development in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Spec Driven Development in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill spec-driven-development -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/spec-driven-development, .gemini/skills/spec-driven-development, .github/skills/spec-driven-development and .opencode/skills/spec-driven-development in your project.

What does Spec Driven Development need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Spec Driven Development is instructions for the agent only.

Does Spec Driven Development access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Spec Driven Development safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Spec Driven Development use?

No licence was found for Spec Driven Development or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Spec Driven Development use?

About 3.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Spec Driven Development?

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Who maintains Spec Driven Development?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.