--- title: Spec-Driven Development with AI: Building a Real Flutter... description: Spec-driven development is a workflow that shifts decision-making before implementation begins when using AI coding agents. Instead of sending a vague prompt... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/spec-driven-development-with-ai-building-a-real-flutter-feature-step-by-step-0ryhzcftp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Spec-Driven Development with AI: Building a Real Flutter Feature Step by Step | daily.dev og:description: Spec-driven development is a workflow that shifts decision-making before implementation begins when using AI coding agents. Instead of sending a vague prompt... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/spec-driven-development-with-ai-building-a-real-flutter-feature-step-by-step-0ryhzcftp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0RyHzCFtp.png og:image:alt: Spec-Driven Development with AI: Building a Real Flutter Feature Step by Step og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Spec-Driven Development with AI: Building a Real Flutter Feature Step by Step **[Code with Andrea](https://daily.dev/sources/codewithandrea)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Spec-driven development is a workflow that shifts decision-making before implementation begins when using AI coding agents. Instead of sending a vague prompt directly to an agent, you first generate a detailed spec by having the agent ask clarifying questions and research the existing codebase. The workflow demonstrated uses the Agentic Coding Toolkit with five steps: spec, refine-spec, plan, work, and compound. A real Flutter feature (stacked area chart for a portfolio tracker) is used to show how hidden product decisions around UX, persistence, and edge cases are surfaced and resolved before any code is written. Even with a solid spec, manual QA remains essential for catching visual issues at runtime. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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