Planning work for coding agents
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Spec Kit is a free toolkit that helps AI coding assistants follow structured steps, such as writing a plan, fixing a bug, or judging an idea before building it. It is for programmers and teams who use AI coding agents to build software.
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How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
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BMad Method is a free, open-source set of guided steps and AI helper roles that turns an idea or change request into working software, with decisions written down along the way. It is for people who build software with AI coding assistants and want clear plans before the code is written.
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How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.

OpenSpec is a tool that helps people and their AI coding assistants agree on a written plan for what to build before any code is written. It is for software developers who use AI assistants to write code.
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How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
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