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Practical guides on spec-driven development, AI-powered workflows, and shipping products with clarity.

Spec-Driven Development

The Complete Guide to Spec-Driven Development

Learn what spec-driven development is, why it matters in the age of AI code generation, and how to implement it step by step.

8 min readIntent Team
AI Tools

Stop Re-Prompting: Why Your AI Coding Tool Needs a Spec

If you're constantly re-prompting Cursor, Claude, or Copilot, the problem isn't the AI — it's the missing spec. Here's how to fix it.

8 min readIntent Team
MCP

How to Use an MCP Server for Product Design

A practical guide to the Model Context Protocol and how Intent's MCP server gives Claude Code direct access to your product specs.

9 min readIntent Team
GitHub

From Spec to Ship: Tracking Implementation Status with GitHub

How to connect your repository, map code to specs, and always know what's built versus what's still planned.

8 min readIntent Team
Templates

The AI-Ready Product Spec Template

A copy-paste product spec template designed to work with AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and Copilot.

9 min readIntent Team
Architecture

Visual System Design: Using an Architecture Canvas to Map Your Product

How to think about entities, APIs, and data models visually before writing a single line of code.

9 min readIntent Team
Documentation

Auto-Generate Product Documentation from Your Specs

How Intent turns your product specs into published documentation — API references, data models, and architecture guides — without extra work.

8 min readIntent Team
Cursor

How to Get Better Output from Cursor and Claude Code

Practical tips for getting AI coding tools to produce better, more consistent code — starting with how you give them context.

8 min readIntent Team
Product Management

The PM's Guide to Working with AI Engineering Teams

For product managers whose dev teams use AI coding tools — how to write specs that translate well and stay in the loop.

9 min readIntent Team
Product Management

Spec vs. PRD vs. User Story: When to Use What

A clear breakdown of product specs, PRDs, and user stories — what each one is, how they differ, and when to use which.

12 min readIntent Team