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title: 'Beyond vibe coding: specs as executable artifacts'
description: Ad-hoc prompting yields code that looks right but misses intent. Making
  the spec the gated source of truth is how AI-assisted delivery becomes repeatable.
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# Overview

Ad-hoc prompting yields code that looks right but misses intent. Making the spec the gated source of truth is how AI-assisted delivery becomes repeatable.[^s1]

# Read the original

The full note is on muthub.org: [Beyond vibe coding: specs as executable artifacts](https://muthub.org/writing/spec-kit-beyond-vibe-coding).

[^s1]: Beyond vibe coding: specs as executable artifacts, muthub.org, 2025-09-08.