Stop Vibe Coding: What Happens When You Give Your AI Agent a Real Spec

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  1. BMAD-METHOD

    Breakthrough Method for Agile Ai Driven Development

    SPECLAN isn't the only tool exploring this space. The BMAD Method uses specialized AI agent personas for structured development. OpenSpec adds a spec layer for existing codebases. GitHub's Spec Kit provides CLI templates for spec-driven workflows. Kiro from AWS takes a steering-file approach.

  2. Puter.js

    Puter.js - The Backend for AI-Generated Apps. One-shot full-stack apps with your existing AI coding tool. Puter.js gives you Auth, Storage, DB, AI & more, with up to 90% fewer AI tokens than other backend platforms.

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  3. OpenSpec

    Spec-driven development (SDD) for AI coding assistants.

    SPECLAN isn't the only tool exploring this space. The BMAD Method uses specialized AI agent personas for structured development. OpenSpec adds a spec layer for existing codebases. GitHub's Spec Kit provides CLI templates for spec-driven workflows. Kiro from AWS takes a steering-file approach.

  4. spec-kit

    💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development

    SPECLAN isn't the only tool exploring this space. The BMAD Method uses specialized AI agent personas for structured development. OpenSpec adds a spec layer for existing codebases. GitHub's Spec Kit provides CLI templates for spec-driven workflows. Kiro from AWS takes a steering-file approach.

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