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Spec-Driven Development is the next frontier in AI coding, and Tessl's exciting vision is to offer a true end-to-end solution for professional builders

Olivier Pomel, CEO at DataDog

Love how Tessl is inventing a new Agent Experience for docs. The way Tessl adds usage specs as project dependencies makes so much more sense than ad-hoc seeking online docs, and they can be structured perfectly for agents to efficiently consume.

Mathias Biilmann, CEO at Netlify

Tessl is the perfect antidote to vibe coding. Evolving the current best practice of defining project requirement documents, managing agent memory and context engineering in a natural direction towards disciplined specification driven development.

Martin Wimpress, Sr Software Engineer at Chainguard

You shouldn't have to choose between AI's power and reliable security - instead, we should give AI a secure palette to build from. Tessl provides finalized, trusted components so that AI can construct applications with speed, while ensuring every part of the foundation is consistent and secure

Caleb Sima, Chair of CSA AI Security Alliance

There is a big gap between writing code that simply compiles and maintainable code that can be managed at scale. What Tessl solves is the repeatable workflows, strong guardrails, and consistency required to build reliable production systems.

Armon Dadgar, Co-Founder and CTO of HashiCorp

There’s a huge gap between demo-ware and production-ware. Spec-driven frameworks like Tessl help bridge that gap, turning prototypes into trusted systems.

Des Traynor, Co-Founder of Intercom

What excites me about Tessl is how it brings structure and clear specifications into AI development, making it much easier to deliver the kind of trustworthy, production-ready software companies need.

Tamar Yehoshua, IVP Venture Partner & Advisor

What I love about Tessl is that it gives me structure and discipline I didn't know I needed. The spec-driven approach means I can walk away from a project, come back later, and immediately understand where I left off without having to decode someone else's code - even when that someone is an AI.

Alan Pope, Director or Developer Relations at Anchore

Spec-Driven Development is the next frontier in AI coding, and Tessl's exciting vision is to offer a true end-to-end solution for professional builders

Olivier Pomel, CEO at DataDog

Love how Tessl is inventing a new Agent Experience for docs. The way Tessl adds usage specs as project dependencies makes so much more sense than ad-hoc seeking online docs, and they can be structured perfectly for agents to efficiently consume.

Mathias Biilmann, CEO at Netlify

Tessl is the perfect antidote to vibe coding. Evolving the current best practice of defining project requirement documents, managing agent memory and context engineering in a natural direction towards disciplined specification driven development.

Martin Wimpress, Sr Software Engineer at Chainguard

You shouldn't have to choose between AI's power and reliable security - instead, we should give AI a secure palette to build from. Tessl provides finalized, trusted components so that AI can construct applications with speed, while ensuring every part of the foundation is consistent and secure

Caleb Sima, Chair of CSA AI Security Alliance

There is a big gap between writing code that simply compiles and maintainable code that can be managed at scale. What Tessl solves is the repeatable workflows, strong guardrails, and consistency required to build reliable production systems.

Armon Dadgar, Co-Founder and CTO of HashiCorp

There’s a huge gap between demo-ware and production-ware. Spec-driven frameworks like Tessl help bridge that gap, turning prototypes into trusted systems.

Des Traynor, Co-Founder of Intercom

What excites me about Tessl is how it brings structure and clear specifications into AI development, making it much easier to deliver the kind of trustworthy, production-ready software companies need.

Tamar Yehoshua, IVP Venture Partner & Advisor

What I love about Tessl is that it gives me structure and discipline I didn't know I needed. The spec-driven approach means I can walk away from a project, come back later, and immediately understand where I left off without having to decode someone else's code - even when that someone is an AI.

Alan Pope, Director or Developer Relations at Anchore

Spec-Driven Development is the next frontier in AI coding, and Tessl's exciting vision is to offer a true end-to-end solution for professional builders

Olivier Pomel, CEO at DataDog

Love how Tessl is inventing a new Agent Experience for docs. The way Tessl adds usage specs as project dependencies makes so much more sense than ad-hoc seeking online docs, and they can be structured perfectly for agents to efficiently consume.

Mathias Biilmann, CEO at Netlify

Tessl is the perfect antidote to vibe coding. Evolving the current best practice of defining project requirement documents, managing agent memory and context engineering in a natural direction towards disciplined specification driven development.

Martin Wimpress, Sr Software Engineer at Chainguard

You shouldn't have to choose between AI's power and reliable security - instead, we should give AI a secure palette to build from. Tessl provides finalized, trusted components so that AI can construct applications with speed, while ensuring every part of the foundation is consistent and secure

Caleb Sima, Chair of CSA AI Security Alliance

There is a big gap between writing code that simply compiles and maintainable code that can be managed at scale. What Tessl solves is the repeatable workflows, strong guardrails, and consistency required to build reliable production systems.

Armon Dadgar, Co-Founder and CTO of HashiCorp

There’s a huge gap between demo-ware and production-ware. Spec-driven frameworks like Tessl help bridge that gap, turning prototypes into trusted systems.

Des Traynor, Co-Founder of Intercom

What excites me about Tessl is how it brings structure and clear specifications into AI development, making it much easier to deliver the kind of trustworthy, production-ready software companies need.

Tamar Yehoshua, IVP Venture Partner & Advisor

What I love about Tessl is that it gives me structure and discipline I didn't know I needed. The spec-driven approach means I can walk away from a project, come back later, and immediately understand where I left off without having to decode someone else's code - even when that someone is an AI.

Alan Pope, Director or Developer Relations at Anchore

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