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 "generated": "2026-10-25",
 "id": "github-spec-kit--decide-if-an-idea-is-worth-building",
 "repo": "github/spec-kit",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/github/spec-kit",
 "repo_slug": "github-spec-kit",
 "title": "Decide if an idea is worth building before writing code",
 "page_title": "How to decide if an idea is worth building before writing code with Spec Kit",
 "summary": "Run the assess extension from intake to decide, and get an evidence-backed go, clarify or stop.",
 "who": "A founder or tech lead weighing a feature request before spending a sprint on it.",
 "problem": "Teams start building ideas that should have been clarified or dropped.",
 "outcome": "A written go, clarify or stop decision with the research and shape behind it.",
 "steps": [
  "Add the extension: `specify extension add assess`",
  "Start with `/speckit-assess-intake \"Let users work offline and sync when they reconnect.\" slug=offline-mode`",
  "Run research, define and shape: `/speckit-assess-research`, `/speckit-assess-define`, `/speckit-assess-shape` with the same slug",
  "Close with `/speckit-assess-decide slug=offline-mode`"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Run github/spec-kit's idea assessment for: <idea>, slug=<slug>, through to the decide step, and give me the decision with the three strongest pieces of evidence.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "uv to install the specify CLI",
  "A supported coding agent (for example GitHub Copilot)"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/github-spec-kit/decide-if-an-idea-is-worth-building/",
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