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OpenSpec

OpenSpecDeveloper ToolsSpecification-driven development tools for AI coding assistants.MIT
Field notes / 451OpenSpec
I / Function

Specification-driven development tools for AI coding assistants.

OpenSpec is a command-line tool for organizing specification-driven work with AI coding assistants. Each proposed change collects requirements, scenarios, design decisions, and implementation tasks in Markdown files that people can review before coding. Installed locally and initialized in a project, it guides proposal and implementation workflows, then archives completed changes and updates the project specifications.

OpenSpec README · Reviewed 2026-10-28

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Awesome Open* · Field recordOpenSpecOP-819F64C6 · Folio 451Domain: Developer Tools
  1. 01 / Feature noteChange proposals

    Group a change proposal, specifications, design, and implementation tasks in its own directory.

    Feature source ↗
  2. 02 / Feature noteConcrete scenarios

    Write requirements and behavior scenarios as plain Markdown for review alongside code.

    Feature source ↗
II / Repository record

GitHub stars

73,851

Detected license

MIT

Repository created

2025-08-05

Repository push

2026-11-04

III / Observations & evidence

GitHub stars

Monthly stars retained at fetch, 2024-11 to 2026-10

73,547 · 2024-11 – 2026-10

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Cached

73,547 stars / past 2y: Stars created in each month that remained at the last successful fetch. Independent square-root scale: 0–9,497 stars/month.

Latest attempt: ok · Checked 2026-11-03T04:42:56.168459+00:00 · Last successful fetch 2026-11-03T04:42:56.168459+00:00 · Provider source

Hacker News stories

Unknown

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Not recorded

OpenSSF Scorecard

Unknown

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Unavailable

No result returned.

Checked 2026-10-26T23:50:43Z · Latest attempt: not found · Provider source

IV / Release record

GitHub release

v1.16.0

Published 2026-10-30

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Available

Checked 2026-11-04T04:04:05Z · Last successful fetch 2026-11-04T04:04:05Z · Value fetched 2026-11-04T04:04:05Z · Provider source

V / Where it runs
Command line
InstallerPackage manager
macOS / Linux / Windows
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Run Install Documented platforms

Reviewed 2026-10-31 · Kanzler (AI) · Approved evidence record

Run modes
  • Command line

    After install, openspec init is run inside a project directory.

    OpenSpec README

Install methods
Documented platforms
  • macOS / Linux / Windows

    The install scripts are split between macOS or Linux and Windows PowerShell.

    OpenSpec README

Package coordinates
Resource and setup notes