# Install specify with Homebrew Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development. Version 0.14.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:specify ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install specify ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:specify - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.14.2 - **Source summary:** Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-25T00:57:23Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - specify (cli) - specify (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.14.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/github/spec-kit - Upstream latest detected: v0.14.2 (current) ## Project history and usage Spec Kit is GitHub's open source toolkit for spec-driven development with AI coding agents, exposed through the specify CLI. ### Project history The project describes Spec-Driven Development as a workflow where specifications become the center of implementation rather than disposable planning documents. Its core flow produces spec, plan, tasks, and implementation artifacts for use by AI coding agents. ### Adoption history GitHub's documentation presents Spec Kit as an agent-neutral toolkit with 30+ integrations, community extensions, presets, and role-based bundles. GitHub API metadata for the official repository shows a public repository created in 2025 and a large star and fork count by July 2026. ### How it is used Users install the specify CLI from the official GitHub repository, initialize a project with specify init, choose an AI coding-agent integration, and then use generated agent commands such as /speckit.specify, /speckit.plan, /speckit.tasks, and /speckit.implement. ### Why package nerds care Spec Kit is interesting to package-manager users because its official installation path intentionally points at GitHub-based uv or pipx workflows, and the docs warn that same-named PyPI packages are not maintained by the project. It is a modern example of a CLI whose package identity and source provenance matter. ### Timeline - 2025: The official GitHub repository was created on August 21, according to GitHub API metadata. - 2026: Spec Kit documentation listed 30+ integrations, 105 community extensions, and 22 presets. - 2026: Release v0.12.3 was published on July 1, according to GitHub releases. ### Related projects - Related integrations named by the docs include GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Codex, Claude, Zed, Kiro, Forge, and generic agent support. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for specify. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** specify - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [MCP tool packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol. - [AI and agent packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/ai-agent-tools/) - Matched AI model, agent, coding-agent, orchestration, or MCP metadata. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openspec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openspec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, coding-agents, developer-workflow, spec-driven-development. - [claude-cmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/claude-cmd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, coding-agents, developer-workflow. - [codeburn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codeburn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, ai-coding, cli, coding-agents. - [codex-acp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codex-acp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, ai-coding, cli, coding-agents. - [ctx7](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctx7/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, ai-coding, cli, coding-agents. - [happy-coder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/happy-coder/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, ai-coding, cli, coding-agents. - [openskills](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openskills/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, coding-agents, developer-workflow. - [qwen-code](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qwen-code/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, coding-agents, developer-workflow. - [pieces-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pieces-cli/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: agents, ai, certifi, cli, coding. - [kimi-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kimi-cli/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: agents, ai, certifi, cli, coding. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/specify.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/specify.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph