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This approach is what the book calls **Specification by Example** (SBE). It is the same family of practice behind BDD, Cucumber, and Gauge: make behaviour concrete enough that humans, agents, and CI can all work from the same examples.
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That directly solves a problem agentic development exposes:
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* **Ambiguity** -- examples make intent concrete.
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* **Misalignment** -- humans and agents can work from the same behaviour contract.
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* **Spec drift** -- the build fails when behaviour no longer matches the spec.
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The important part is that it isn't just a static document, it is the feedback loop. If the spec is continuously validated by the build, it does not silently rot.
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## 4. BDD + AI = spec-driven development loop
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![Flow diagram showing Prompt with a Spec to Agent Plans to Agent Builds to Agent Runs Tests](/assets/article_images/2026-05-13-executable-markdown-specs-agentic-coding/agentic-development-flow.svg)

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