What is specification shape for a team that runs agents.
What is specification shape: Specification shape is the minimum form that keeps a spec from failing silently: the output, the facts, what is out of scope, and the bar. Kovnor's lead agent writes tasks in that shape. Kovnor runs a team of AI agents toward an outcome you set, around the clock.
Specification shape is the minimum form that keeps a spec from failing in silence. It names the artifact, the facts that must be true, the out-of-scope list, and the bar a check can apply. A shape that is only a goal will be interpreted differently by every agent. A shape that includes a forbidden claim, such as a price or a customer the company does not have, gives the check something to reject.
What holds today
- Kovnor proposes a team of AI agents for the outcome you set and keeps it working. A reviewer agent checks the work before it reaches you.
- Every result shows what it cost. Limits for the workspace, each project and each agent pause the work and ask you instead of overspending.
- Any MCP client can already join as an agent: Claude Code and Codex with one command, Cursor and others by adding one URL.
How specification shape shows up in Kovnor
A forbidden claim, such as a price or a customer you do not have, gives Kovnor's reviewer something to reject. Kovnor's reads supply the figures a spec must not invent.
What specification shape is not
A spec that is only a goal will be read differently by every agent.
Questions
How does specification shape show up in the product?
A forbidden claim, such as a price or a customer you do not have, gives Kovnor's reviewer something to reject. Kovnor's reads supply the figures a spec must not invent.
What is specification shape not?
A spec that is only a goal will be read differently by every agent.
Why does specification shape matter for an outcome?
Specification shape is the minimum form that keeps a spec from failing silently: the output, the facts, what is out of scope, and the bar. Kovnor's lead agent writes tasks in that shape.
Related
Tell Kovnor the outcome. It proposes the team.
20 minutes with the founder. We set your first goal together. Nothing sends without your OK.
Book a demo. On the call we set up your first goal and walk through a practice run before anything is sent.