sdd-design

To generate a technical design document, you provide a software change proposal and specification. The system processes these inputs to capture architecture decisions, data flow, file modifications, interface contracts, and testing strategies, persisting the output to a design.md file.

Spec-Driven Development (SDD) is a framework ensuring the how of a software change is clearly articulated before implementation. It automates detailed technical design documents to align architecture decisions and file modifications before coding begins.

You document architecture decisions and data flow by running the SDD design process on your feature proposal. It outlines specific technical choices, their rationale, alternatives, and visualizes how data moves through the system using diagrams.

Yes, technical design generation runs without external dependencies. It operates entirely within the Spec-Driven Development framework using internal scripts and references to produce the design document.

Yes, you can persist design documents to Engram. The skill supports artifact store mode, allowing outputs to be saved either to Engram or directly to the openspec/changes directory as a markdown file.

The best way to manage file change tracking is using an SDD design document. It explicitly lists all files to be created, modified, or deleted, ensuring complete alignment on data structures and modifications before coding begins.