Spec-Driven Development Might Be The Only Way To Keep AI Coding Agents From Going Off The Rails

AI coding agents are fast. Scary fast. They can build features, refactor files, write tests, and open pull requests before your coffee gets cold. But speed without direction becomes technical debt with a nice commit message. That is why spec-driven development is suddenly becoming a serious conversation for every software development company, startup CTO, and product team using AI. The idea is simple: write the intent, rules, edge cases, and acceptance criteria before the agent writes code. Do t