Spec-Driven Development: Why MCP Is the Missing Integration Layer for Enterprise AI

Spec-Driven Development: Why MCP Is the Missing Integration Layer for Enterprise AI Hari Krishnan's recent InfoQ article on Spec-Driven Development at enterprise scale lands at exactly the right moment. As AI coding agents move from interactive prompting toward sustained autonomous execution, the question is no longer how fast can we write code — it's how effectively can we articulate intent . The article maps a clear evolution: vibe coding → plan mode → spec-driven development. Each step reduces the instructional burden on the developer and increases the agent's independent execution time. But the article's most important contribution isn't the technical framework. It's the warning about what happens when enterprises adopt it wrong. The "SpecFall" Problem Krishnan coins the term "SpecFall" — the spec-driven equivalent of "Scrumerfall." If you've worked in enterprise software for any length of time, you've watched organizations install Agile ceremonies without changing how people actua