Experienced developers using AI tools are 19% slower on real codebases. AI co-authored PRs have 1.7x more major issues. Faster keystrokes, worse software. The problem isn't AI generation — it's alignment. When you type "add user auth," the model guesses: OAuth or email/password? Sessions or JWTs? Middleware placement? You discover which guesses were wrong after the code exists. Spec-driven development solves this. The workflow: spec → plan → tasks → implement. Instead of jumping to code, generate a structured spec with requirements, acceptance criteria, edge cases, and constraints. Iterate until it captures your intent. Only then does implementation begin. I built autospec — an open-source CLI that orchestrates this workflow with Claude Code. Constitution-first project rules, YAML specs with schema validation, per-phase context isolation (estimated 83% cost reduction on large features), and automatic status tracking. Full writeup: https://dev.to/arielf/youre-a-slop-coder-autospec-is-for-professionals-only-4g42 GitHub: https://github.com/ariel-frischer/autospec
