cc-sdd: Instructions file for Codex

AGENTS.md

cc-sdd AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from gotalab/cc-sdd. It costs 902 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for an agentic software-development process based on written specifications. They explain where project-wide guidance and feature specifications live, and how the development stages fit together.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them to find active specifications, create or update requirements and design documents, plan implementation tasks, and follow the project's specification-driven workflow.
Why use it?
They give coding agents a shared understanding of the project's rules and current work. This reduces confusion between general project guidance and the detailed plan for one feature.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

Written for Codex and OpenCode: the file is AGENTS.md. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions subagents; mentions Codex.

This is gotalab/cc-sdd's own configuration. It tells Codex and OpenCode how to work on cc-sdd itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything cc-sdd configures →

About the project

cc-sdd is a spec-driven development workflow for coding agents: it turns approved software specifications into requirements, designs, task plans, and extended autonomous implementation. Developers use it across several AI coding agents, with independent review and task-level continuation for long-running work. The catalogue entries provide commands, skills, agents, and instructions for using this workflow.

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AGENTS.md · 65 lines

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The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 65 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Agentic SDLC and Spec-Driven Development

Kiro-style Spec-Driven Development on an agentic SDLC

Project Context

Paths

  • Steering: .kiro/steering/
  • Specs: .kiro/specs/

Steering vs Specification

Steering (.kiro/steering/) - Guide AI with project-wide rules and context Specs (.kiro/specs/) - Formalize development process for individual features

Active Specifications

  • Check .kiro/specs/ for active specifications
  • Use /kiro-spec-status [feature-name] to check progress

Development Guidelines

  • Think in English, generate responses in English. All Markdown content written to project files (e.g., requirements.md, design.md, tasks.md, research.md, validation reports) MUST be written in the target language configured for this specification (see spec.json.language).

Minimal Workflow

  • Phase 0 (optional): /kiro-steering, /kiro-steering-custom
  • Discovery: /kiro-discovery "idea" — determines action path, writes brief.md + roadmap.md for multi-spec projects
  • Phase 1 (Specification):
    • Single spec: /kiro-spec-quick {feature} [--auto] or step by step:
      • /kiro-spec-init "description"
      • /kiro-spec-requirements {feature}
      • /kiro-validate-gap {feature} (optional: for existing codebase)
      • /kiro-spec-design {feature} [-y]
      • /kiro-validate-design {feature} (optional: design review)
      • /kiro-spec-tasks {feature} [-y]
    • Multi-spec: /kiro-spec-batch — creates all specs from roadmap.md in parallel by dependency wave
  • Phase 2 (Implementation): /kiro-impl {feature} [tasks]
    • Without task numbers: autonomous mode (subagent per task + independent review + final validation)
    • With task numbers: manual mode (selected tasks only in main context)
    • /kiro-validate-impl {feature} (standalone re-validation)
  • Progress check: /kiro-spec-status {feature} (use anytime)

Skills Structure

Skills are located under the agent-specific skills directory (e.g., .claude/skills/kiro-*/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/kiro-*/SKILL.md for Codex, .cursor/skills/kiro-*/SKILL.md, etc.).

  • Each skill is a directory with a SKILL.md file
  • Skills run inline with access to conversation context
  • Skills may delegate parallel research to subagents for efficiency
  • Additional files (templates, examples) can be added to skill directories
  • kiro-review — task-local adversarial review protocol used by reviewer subagents
  • kiro-debug — root-cause-first debug protocol used by debugger subagents
  • kiro-verify-completion — fresh-evidence gate before success or completion claims
  • Use skills explicitly requested by the user and skills relevant to the task's domain, including design, accessibility, and UX.
  • Select skills from their descriptions or metadata first, then read only the selected skills and the references needed for the task.
  • Follow explicit host and project rules and retain required workflow checks. Do not skip relevant skills just because the task is small.

Read the full file on GitHub · 65 lines

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cc-sdd AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository gotalab/cc-sdd (3,741 stars, last pushed 5d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 902 tokens to every session, about $0.0036 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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