# How I code with AI agents (spec-driven development)

DevFeed: [How I code with AI agents (spec-driven development)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-i-code-with-ai-agents-spec-driven-development-18313.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.aiengineer.co/p/how-i-code-with-ai-agents-spec-driven>)

Author: Owain Lewis

Published: 2026-01-30T12:24:42Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [The AI Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-ai-engineer.md>)

Topics: [Spec Driven Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/spec-driven-development.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [spec-driven-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spec-driven-development.md>)

## AI overview

An opinionated guide to spec-driven development with AI coding agents. It explains how to define a reviewed, version-controlled specification before execution, distinguishes specs from PRDs and design documents, and outlines when each document is useful.

## Source excerpt

An opinionated guide to writing code with AI agents like Claude Code.