Spec-Driven Development Workflow for Claude Code

Name: Spec-Driven Development Workflow for Claude Code
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Author: sermakarevich

by sermakarevich·May 22, 2026·20 points·12 comments

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AI Analysis

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Context clearing between steps cuts costs, but hallucinated 2026 citations hurt trust.

Strengths

•Disk-based specs persist architecture decisions across sessions better than chat history.
•Context clearing keeps model focus sharp and reduces token costs significantly.
•Lightweight shell scripts avoid runtime dependencies compared to heavy orchestration frameworks.

Weaknesses

•README cites research from 2026, signaling hallucinated stats or careless verification.
•Tied strictly to Claude Code, limiting adoption versus editor-agnostic solutions.

Post Description

Spec Driven Development approach allows to squeeze more from coding agents thanks to few strong concepts: - decomposition across two dimensions. first you generate specs in multiple steps (requirements, code analysis, design), than you split task into multiple subtasks and implement them one by one - you clear context between every step - after spec generation and after subtask implementation. this helps keep cost low and context clear and focused which boost performance - specs written to disk help with information persistency - delivering specs layer by layer help to catch early when agent got you wrong

Repo with claude plugin for spec driven development: https://github.com/sermakarevich/sddw

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