Planning software for AI coding agents
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17 articles tagged “Spec Governance”
Audit Trails for AI-Generated Code in Regulated Teams
When an auditor asks who approved an AI-built feature, git history cannot answer. Here is what an audit trail for AI-generated code must capture, and how to produce it at decision time.
Dishant Sethi
Spec vs PRD in the Age of AI Coding Agents
A PRD captures product intent for people; a spec is the execution contract AI coding agents build from. Here is how they differ, and why high-functioning teams keep both.
Dishant Sethi
AI-DLC Phases: Inception, Construction, and Where Humans Gate
The AI-DLC phases (Inception, Construction, Operations) reorder delivery around agents that draft and humans who approve. Here is what each phase produces, and where the human gates belong.
Dishant Sethi
AI Coding Agents in Multi-Repo Codebases: Where Plans Break
AI coding agents are built for single repositories, but enterprise features span several. Here is how to coordinate agents across multi-repo microservices.
Dishant Sethi
Spec Kit vs Kiro vs Tessl: What Each Assumes About Your Team
Three spec-driven development tools compared through the team assumptions each makes: authoring, review responsibilities, and multi-repo governance.
Dishant Sethi
How to Prevent Spec Drift When Multiple Agents Share a Codebase
When multiple AI agents edit the same codebase, specifications and source code diverge. Here is how to prevent spec drift with unified planning.
Dishant Sethi
Reviewing AI-Generated Code as a PM: Review the Plan, Not the Diff
When devs use coding agents, PMs are often asked to review the finished diff. Here is how to review AI-generated code by gating the plan instead of the syntax.
Dishant Sethi
Spec-Driven Development with Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot
Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot each read distinct configuration files. Here is how to configure a unified spec layer across all three coding assistants.
Dishant Sethi
Spec Approval Workflows for AI Coding Agents: Who Signs Off
A spec approval workflow decides who reviews an AI coding agent's plan, who signs off before it builds, and how approvals are recorded for compliance.
Dishant Sethi