<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Code review and governance | SpecDD</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/</link><description>Spec-driven development code review and governance guides for pull requests, spec updates, agent-generated specs, write authority, architecture reviews, and boundary changes.</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>How to review a SpecDD pull request</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-review-a-specdd-pull-request/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-review-a-specdd-pull-request/</guid><description>Review a spec-driven development pull request by checking changed files against write authority, behavior rules, Must not, Forbids, tasks, Done when, and verification.</description></item><item><title>How to require spec updates in code review</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-require-spec-updates-in-code-review/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-require-spec-updates-in-code-review/</guid><description>Require SpecDD spec updates in code review for spec-driven development when behavior, ownership, dependencies, public contracts, tasks, or completion criteria change.</description></item><item><title>How to review agent-generated specs</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-review-agent-generated-specs/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-review-agent-generated-specs/</guid><description>Review agent-generated SpecDD specs for spec-driven development by checking assumptions, local authority, old behavior, Must not, Forbids, tasks, Done when, and syntax before implementation.</description></item><item><title>How to use SpecDD in architecture reviews</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-use-specdd-in-architecture-reviews/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-use-specdd-in-architecture-reviews/</guid><description>Use spec-driven development in architecture reviews by turning accepted decisions into reviewed local specs with ownership, boundaries, dependencies, tasks, and Done when criteria.</description></item><item><title>How to define write authority for agents</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-define-write-authority-for-agents/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-define-write-authority-for-agents/</guid><description>Define spec-driven development write authority for agents with Can modify, Owns, Can read, References, Must not, and Forbids so changes stay inside the intended boundary.</description></item><item><title>How to create a SpecDD review checklist</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-create-a-specdd-review-checklist/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-create-a-specdd-review-checklist/</guid><description>Create a spec-driven development review checklist that covers spec chain, write authority, behavior, boundaries, tasks, verification, risk, and review outcome.</description></item><item><title>How to reject a spec-driven change constructively</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-reject-a-spec-driven-change-constructively/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-reject-a-spec-driven-change-constructively/</guid><description>Reject a spec-driven change constructively by naming the violated spec-driven development contract, explaining the risk, and giving the smallest safe path forward.</description></item><item><title>How to review changes to Must not and Forbids</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-review-changes-to-must-not-and-forbids/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-review-changes-to-must-not-and-forbids/</guid><description>Review spec-driven development changes to Must not and Forbids by checking boundary risk, dependency risk, inherited constraints, rationale, alternatives, and verification.</description></item><item><title>How to review a spec-only pull request</title><link>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-review-a-spec-only-pull-request/</link><guid>https://specdd.ai/how-to/code-review-and-governance/how-to-review-a-spec-only-pull-request/</guid><description>Review a spec-only spec-driven development pull request by treating .sdd changes as authority changes, checking scope, behavior, tasks, conflicts, and future implementation risk.</description></item></channel></rss>