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Spec-driven workflow stops AI coding agents from going rogue

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A solo developer shipped a 13-app crypto fintech in 70 days using AI agents, but found prompting unreliable. He built pi-sdd-kit, an open-source tool that forces agents to follow a fixed pipeline with human approval gates. Key decisions include persistent steering docs and a .status file that prevents agents from acting on unapproved specs.

Meridian48 take
The approach is smart but niche—most teams won't adopt such rigid workflows, and the tool's value depends on how well it scales beyond solo projects.
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