How do I install the Spec Driven Dev Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/spec-driven-dev/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

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Spec Driven Dev

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-08

type:audit type:review

Spec-driven development loop (plan → go → review → project) with lifecycle states, YAML frontmatter, a code-grounded feature projection (FEATURES.md), and docs refresh. ALWAYS LOAD THIS SKILL when working on any project that has a `.kiro/specs/` or `specs/` directory, or any CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md that mentions specs. Use for planning, implementing, refining, or auditing specs, regenerating the feature ledger, or syncing README/docs/CHANGELOG with specs and code. Trigger on: any implementation work in a spec-managed project, specs, requirements/design/tasks, spec-plan, spec-go, spec-project, spec-docs, spec-audit, feature ledger, `.kiro`, `specs/`, 'keep working', 'continue', or resuming prior work. Never hand-edit FEATURES.md — it is derived.

What this skill does

Spec Driven Dev is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/spec-driven-dev/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Spec Driven Dev skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/spec-driven-dev
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/spec-driven-dev/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/spec-driven-dev/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/spec-driven-dev/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/spec-driven-dev/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\spec-driven-dev\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

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