AI-Powered Spec-Driven Development

Shift from "code first" to "spec first" with an AI-guided workflow that produces actionable plans, designs, and task breakdowns before code is written.

Company: Credit Karma

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Summary
An AI-guided spec process that turns ambiguous requests into clear plans, design docs, and actionable tasks—accelerating delivery and improving quality.

An AI-assisted workflow that helps teams write clear, high-quality specifications upfront—then uses those specs to drive consistent implementation. It turns ambiguous requests into structured goals, design docs, and executable task lists.

Highlights

  • AI-guided spec authoring that collects goals, constraints, and success criteria
  • Automatic breakdown into planning, design, and task-level sections
  • Context enrichment via code search and documentation lookups
  • Developer handover that ties specs directly to execution steps
  • Structured workflow from goal definition to implementation
  • Living documentation for build and review processes

Why clients care

Most teams waste cycles clarifying scope mid-implementation. By front-loading clarity, you accelerate delivery and reduce rework. This approach makes intent explicit, aligns stakeholders early, and provides a durable artifact for onboarding and maintenance.

Result

Fewer surprises and faster consensus during delivery, better estimation through explicit scope and acceptance criteria, higher quality PRs grounded in the agreed spec, and repeatable documentation standard across projects.