Hey folks,

I’ve been working on some enhancements to spec-kit
, and I’m excited to share them with you. These updates bring in CLI, Ollama, and OpenRouter support to supercharge spec-driven dev workflows.

🔍 What is spec-kit?

Spec-kit is a toolkit for Spec-Driven Development, helping developers go from idea → spec → implementation with better alignment and iterative clarity.

It supports:

Multiple AI coding agents (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.)

Cross-stack / tech independence: not tied to one language or framework

Lightweight requirements (Python 3.11+, Git, Linux/macOS or WSL2 on Windows, and an AI agent)

✨ What I’ve added

With my contributions, spec-kit now also allows:

CLI support: run spec-kit directly from the terminal

Ollama integration: use local LLMs as backend agents

OpenRouter support: connect to multiple hosted models with one interface

This means you can now choose fully local, fully cloud, or hybrid workflows.

🚀 Core CLI Commands

Here are some of the most useful commands to try out:

1. Specify your project

speckit specify

Use AI to flesh out your requirements and specs. This is where ideas become structured, testable specifications.

1. Generate a plan

speckit plan

Automatically generate a high-level plan of implementation steps from your specs.

1. Break down into tasks

speckit tasks

Turn your plan into actionable development tasks — perfect for managing iterations and team work.

⚡ Example with Ollama & OpenRouter

Run a spec using a local Ollama model

speckit specify "Write a todo list application" --ai ollama

Or use OpenRouter to run via a hosted model

speckit plan "Tech Stack: Docker, MongoDB, React, Vite, NodeJS" --ai openrouter

💡 Why this matters

Faster prototyping → from raw idea to structured plan in minutes

Flexible model choice → local (Ollama) or hosted (OpenRouter)

Better workflows → specs drive planning and tasking, not just ad-hoc coding

👀 What’s next

I’d love feedback on:

Other LLM providers to support

How you’re using Ollama / OpenRouter in practice

Improvements for the CLI flow (esp. specify → plan → tasks pipeline)

Contributions and ideas are very welcome 🙌

👉 Try it here: https://github.com/jfscoertzen/spec-kit#