Why you'd want it
The specify CLI installs skills or command files for your coding agent, which you then run in chat: constitution once per project, then specify, plan, tasks, implement and converge for each feature. Optional extensions add a bug-fixing flow (assess, fix, test) and an idea assessment flow that ends in a go, clarify or stop decision, with reports saved as Markdown under .specify/. It has integrations for dozens of agents, including GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI and Zed, and you can customize it with extensions, presets and workflows.
Best for
- Teams that want a spec before code
- Keeping agent work reviewable step by step
- Using one process across several coding agents
Use it when
You want a coding agent to work from a written specification, plan and task list rather than one prompt, with artifacts you review at each step.
Skip it if
Your changes are small enough that a single prompt does the job. The CLI needs Python 3.11+ and uv.