GitHub for Context Engineering
Scale coherence across human and AI agents. Ensure every decision, from strategy to code, is traceable, validated, and aligned.
SpecLayer is the Context Engineering Platform that enables teams to create, validate, and orchestrate context at scale. Built for Series A/B startups shipping AI-powered products.
# SDR-001: Focus on Enterprise Market
## Decision
We will shift primary focus to Enterprise market
as main growth driver for 2025-2026.
## Why
1. Higher revenue per customer (10x average)
2. More stable, predictable revenue
3. Stronger competitive moat
## Links
→ [PDR-005] Enterprise SSO
→ [ADR-045] Auth Service Redesign
→ [Epic-ENT-001] Enterprise AuthenticationContext Chaos is Killing Your Velocity
Inconsistent AI Outputs
- Your 30 developers use AI differently. Quality varies wildly.
- Same prompt, different results. Can't reproduce good outputs.
No Governance
- CTO asks: 'How do you ensure our AI coder actually knows what to do and how to do it?'
- You don't have a good answer. Lack of confidence, slower adoption, lost opportunity.
Lost Context
- Strategy doesn't reach implementation.
- When someone leaves, knowledge leaves too.
Scale Breaks Manual
- At 10 developers, context lived in heads and Slack.
- At 30 developers with AI agents? Complete chaos.
The System of Record for Context
SpecLayer provides the structured foundation that both humans and AI agents can trust.
Records
Atomic Decisions
Every important decision becomes a Record - an atomic, linkable statement of intent. Strategy (SDRs), Product (PDRs), Architecture (ADRs). Scannable in 2 minutes, with links to detailed analysis when needed.
SDR-001 → PDR-005 → ADR-045 → Epic-ENT-001
Artifacts
Derived Materials
Generate multiple formats from Records: pitch decks, technical diagrams, API docs, test specs. Each optimized for its audience but explicitly linked to source Records. When a Record updates, you know what needs refresh.
SDR-001 derives: → business-model-canvas.pdf → investor-pitch.pdf → quarterly-okrs.md
Linkage
Complete Traceability
Bidirectional linking connects everything. Trace any commit back to the business strategy that justified it. Predict impact before making changes. Built-in validation prevents context failures.
Strategy → Product → Architecture → Roadmap → Code
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
SDR → PDR → ADR → Epic → CommitHow Does It Work?
A complete system for capturing, linking, and validating decisions across your entire organization—from strategy to code.
Create Decision Records
Document strategic, product, and architecture decisions as atomic records. Each decision becomes your system of record—the single source of truth for all decision-making across your organization.
SDR, PDR, ADR, OKRs, Roadmaps
Link & Layer Decisions
Build a hierarchical decision graph from strategy to execution. When you change a top-level decision, instantly see every affected decision downstream. Complete traceability, always.
Strategy → Product → Architecture → Tasks
Validate Coherence
Scan your entire decision system for conflicts and inconsistencies. SpecLayer detects when decisions contradict each other, preventing costly misalignments before they ship.
Auto-detect conflicts & contradictions
AI-Assisted Capture
Upload meeting transcripts, import tasks, or write naturally. AI proposes new decisions and suggests updates to existing ones—dramatically reducing documentation overhead.
Import from Linear, Notion, transcripts
Approval Workflows
Configure approval chains based on decision type and impact. Strategic decisions require executive sign-off, while architectural decisions flow through tech leads. Flexible governance, enforced.
Strategy → CEO, Architecture → CTO
Context Validation via MCP
Developers query your decision structure directly from their AI coding tools via MCP server. Real-time validation ensures every PR, every feature, every line of code aligns with company strategy.
Claude, Cursor, Windsurf → Your Decisions
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Velocity
Ship 25% Faster
No more 'let me check...' delays. Single source of truth means developers and AI agents produce correct output first time. New engineers productive in days, not weeks.
✓ 30-40% reduction in AI iteration cycles
✓ 50% faster onboarding
Quality
40% Fewer Errors
Validation prevents context poisoning, distraction, and drift. Linkage ensures alignment across all layers. Quality scoring and staleness detection built-in.
✓ 40% fewer bugs from misalignment
✓ 60% reduction in 'that's not what we wanted'
Alignment
100% Traceability
Every decision linked from strategy to code. Complete audit trail. Know exactly why something was built. Impact analysis before making changes.
✓ Zero 'why did we build this?' questions
✓ 50% faster strategic pivots
Not Just Another Tool
SpecLayer is infrastructure for context, not another document tool.
vs. Notion
Notion is great for documents. SpecLayer is infrastructure for executable context.
Use both: Notion for flexibility, SpecLayer for structure.
vs. GitHub/Linear
GitHub tracks code. Linear tracks work. SpecLayer architects the context that defines both.
Complement, don't compete.
vs. Custom Tools
Building this takes 6-12 months. SpecLayer gives you 2+ years of refinement, ready now.
Focus on your product, not infrastructure.
How Teams Use SpecLayer
Scaling from 15 to 30 Developers
Problem
We're growing fast. Context that lived in founders' heads needs to be external. New engineers take 6 weeks to be productive.
Solution
SpecLayer became our system of record. Every architectural decision documented as ADR. Every product decision as PDR. New engineers self-serve context.
Outcome
- ✓ Onboarding time: 6 weeks → 3 days
- ✓ Velocity: Maintained through 2x team growth
- ✓ Retention: Improved (developers love clarity)
Pricing? We're Still Figuring It Out
OK, we don't have the pricing figured out yet. But we can tell you how we think this is going to play out:
There will be a free forever option for solo developers and small teams.
There will be a paid tier with a richer layer of capabilities and integrations.
You'll probably spend a fraction of what you pay for AI development on this tool that will make it all so much more effective.
There will be a robust enterprise tier for companies with extended compliancy needs.
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No credit card required. No commitments. Just honest conversations about what works.
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