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Spec-driven development mandates explicit documentation like Product Requirements Documents and System Analysis before coding. This ensures code is built upon a solid foundation of requirements and design with strict traceability.

Spec-driven development is a structured process that prioritizes explicit documentation and traceability. It works by linking requirements to design and implementation artifacts, ensuring all code is accounted for and built upon a solid foundation.

To create a traceability matrix for system analysis documents, link your defined product requirements to their corresponding design and implementation components. This ensures all acceptance criteria are accounted for and maintained throughout development.

To scaffold a new feature using a product requirements document, define your acceptance criteria first, then generate a system analysis with a traceability matrix. This structured approach ensures alignment and clarity before writing any code.

Use a spec-first development process when starting a new feature to ensure alignment and clarity. It is necessary when you need to enforce structured development phases and maintain version control for requirements and design artifacts.

Spec-driven development works without external dependencies by using defined naming conventions and directory structures for specification documents. It enforces structured development phases internally, requiring no additional tools to maintain traceability.