specsmith 0.1.3

Forge governed project scaffolds from the Agentic AI Development Workflow Specification.

specsmith

Governed project scaffolds for AI-assisted development.

Intelligence proposes. Constraints decide. The ledger remembers.

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The Problem

AI coding agents are powerful but unstructured. Without governance, they skip verification, lose context between sessions, and produce inconsistent results. specsmith generates the governance layer — the rules, verification tools, CI pipelines, and documentation — that makes AI-assisted development auditable and repeatable.

What specsmith Does

For new projects: specsmith init generates a complete project scaffold with governance files, CI/CD, verification tools, and agent integration files tailored to your project type.

For existing projects: specsmith import detects your project's language, build system, and test framework, then generates governance overlay files without modifying your source code. Existing files are preserved.

For ongoing governance: specsmith audit checks health, specsmith export generates compliance reports, specsmith doctor verifies your tools are installed.

Every governed project follows the closed-loop workflow: propose → check → execute → verify → record.

Install

pip install specsmith

Quick Start

specsmith init                                     # New project (interactive)
specsmith init --config scaffold.yml               # New project (from config)
specsmith import --project-dir ./my-project        # Adopt existing project
specsmith audit --project-dir ./my-project         # Health check
specsmith export --project-dir ./my-project        # Compliance report
specsmith doctor --project-dir ./my-project        # Tool check

30 Project Types

Software: Python, Rust, Go, C/C++, .NET, JS/TS, mobile, monorepo, microservices, DevOps/IaC, data/ML, browser extensions.

Hardware: FPGA/RTL, Yocto BSP, PCB design, embedded systems.

Documents: Technical specifications, user manuals, research papers, API specifications, requirements management.

Business/Legal: Business plans, patent applications, legal/compliance frameworks.

Each type gets: tool-aware CI (correct lint/test/security/build tools), domain-specific directory structure, governance rules in AGENTS.md, and pre-populated requirements and test stubs.

11 CLI Commands

Command	Purpose
init	Scaffold a new governed project
import	Adopt an existing project (merge mode)
audit	Drift detection and health checks (--fix to auto-repair)
validate	Governance file consistency checks
compress	Archive old ledger entries
upgrade	Update governance to new spec version
status	CI/PR/alert status from VCS platform
diff	Compare governance against templates
export	Compliance report with REQ↔TEST coverage
doctor	Check if verification tools are installed

7 Agent Integrations

AGENTS.md (cross-platform standard), Warp/Oz, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Aider.

3 VCS Platforms

GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines — all with tool-aware CI generated from the verification tool registry. Dependabot/Renovate configured per language ecosystem.

Documentation

specsmith.readthedocs.io — Full user manual with tutorials, command reference, project type details, tool registry, governance model, troubleshooting.

Links

• PyPI
• Documentation
• Changelog
• Contributing
• Specification
• Security

License

MIT — Copyright (c) 2026 BitConcepts, LLC.