Spec2Cloud

Spec-Driven Development with GitHub Copilot and Azure

Prerequisites

GitHub CLI

GitHub from terminal

Install

Code Editor

IDE with Copilot support

VS Code VS Code Insiders GitHub Copilot CLI

Azure CLI

Manage Azure resources

Install

Azure Developer CLI

Deploy apps to Azure

Install

SDD Toolkit

Spec-driven development

Spec Kit 🌱 Native Toolkit
Configure
1

Initialize

Create a new workspace from a GitHub repo (or open an existing one), then run the init commands in the workspace folder:
Spec Kit 🌱
specify preset add spec2cloud && specify init . --integration copilot
Native Toolkit
npx spec2cloud init
Azure Developer CLI
azd init
Make sure that the workspace is open in VS Code
2

Write Your PRD

Write your PRD and kick off the orchestrator
3

Spec Refinement

Review PRD through product and technical lenses, split into FRDs
4

UI/UX Design

Generate interactive HTML wireframe prototypes from FRDs
5

Increment Planning

Break FRDs into ordered increments and resolve tech stack
6

Test Scaffolding

Derive tests from FRD acceptance criteria before implementation
7

Implementation

Implement code in slices (API, Web, Integration) until green
8

Deploy to Azure

Provision Azure infrastructure and deploy, then run smoke tests