sdd-init

To set up spec-driven development, you can initialize the openspec/ directory structure with config.yaml, specs/, and changes/ subdirectories. This scaffolding automatically detects your project's tech stack and conventions to pre-populate the configuration.

Spec-driven development scaffolding automates the creation of configuration files and directory structures like openspec/, specs/, and changes/. You need it when starting a new project or integrating SDD into an existing one to establish a foundational specification workflow.

Yes, SDD initialization analyzes your project context to detect the tech stack, conventions, and architecture patterns. It uses this context detection to generate a project-specific config.yaml tailored to your environment.

Yes, you can use custom artifact store modes when integrating spec-driven development. The initialization supports different artifact store modes to provide flexible integration with your existing project architecture and workflows.

The best way to bootstrap an openspec directory is using automated initialization that generates config.yaml, specs/, and changes/. This context-aware scaffolding detects your tech stack to streamline project setup without manual configuration errors.