Tabish

Founder @ OpenSpec (YC W26)

[Tabish @0xTab]

This is pretty much what OpenSpec is evolving into lol.

In fact I refactored the system at the start of the year to have an artifact graph modelled more closely to a build system rather than a workflow or state machine.

We’re not there yet, but the goal is to basically drive the system through the files, make the files reactive to changes and be able to basically “re-compile” all’ build dependencies (or artifacts rather in this case).

[Tabish @0xTab]

@cansar Congrats mate!!

[Tabish @0xTab]

There's an `openspec validate` command that agents can use to check the formatting/structure of the files. You could set a /goal to convert those to OpenSpec with the above command as a deterministic check.

A community member has also created a package that helps generate specs from existing codebases. It might be useful too, but have not personally tried it myself:
https://t.co/kAZenVqby0

[Tabish @0xTab]

We’re doing some work to allow the specs and changes to live outside of the repo.

Though I think there’s benefits to having specs check in with code. It makes code review tools a lot more effective at identifying gaps or broken contracts.

We also allow you to choose what files get created. So if you wanted you could be as minimalist or as maximalist as you’d like.

Happy to chat more with your team :)

[Tabish @0xTab]

@aarondelasy @zeeg Agreed :/

[Tabish @0xTab]

@zeeg Hit me up if you have any questions or even if you decide to build your own version.

[Tabish @0xTab]

@zeeg But feel free to dm with questions. Answer is always “it depends”. There isn’t a one size fits all approach for these kinds of things. Engineering domain / culture plays a part here too.

[Tabish @0xTab]

@zeeg Yeah I wouldn’t trust that guy seems sus. Can’t believe he’s ruining my brand like that.

[Tabish @0xTab]

@Aaronontheweb @devagrawal09 I think it depends if the latest releases are relevant for you. You definitely don’t have to do it too often. A lot of them are minor tweaks and improvements. But they can add up after some time!

[Tabish @0xTab]

@Aaronontheweb @devagrawal09 Open to feedback on OpenSpec, lmk how I can make it better.

[Tabish @0xTab]

@GeoffreyHuntley I’m back in Syd for a bit, I’d be down :)

[Tabish @0xTab]

I remember when we used to joke and call infra folks yaml engineers. Now we’re all glorified .md engineers.

[Tabish @0xTab]

New meta:

vibe code -> spec -> production code

[Tabish @0xTab]

Sydney looking a little spooky today

[Tabish @0xTab]

Twice this month haha.

If you’re giving a talk on OpenSpec, always feel free to reach out 😊

[Tabish @0xTab]

Alibaba's DB connection pooling library is probably the highest profile OSS project I've seen so far using OpenSpec.

They're at 29K stars!

[Tabish @0xTab]

Well that was fun while it lasted. Seems like everyone building on top of Claude knows the answer now. GGs @claudeai

[Tabish @0xTab]

Maybe we can be friends? gstack x openspec 🤔

15hr flight back to Sydney, no better time to try some new things out.

[Tabish @0xTab]

Yes

[Jayme Hoffman @jaymehoffman]

The level of traction in this @ycombinator batch is insane