Manifest before Vibing code

The CREAH blog

Every document in a CREAH specification, explained — and guides for building right with AI.

Document library

30 document types, grouped by phase. Each page explains what it is, why it matters and how CREAH writes it.

Phase 1 — Foundation

Vision & Mission

The north star every AI coding agent needs before writing line one

3 min read

Phase 1 — Foundation

Product Constitution

The rules that override everything else — including the AI

3 min read

Phase 1 — Foundation

Constraint Framework

Tell the AI what can never happen — and watch it stop making those mistakes

3 min read

Phase 2 — Requirements

Product Requirements Document (PRD)

The contract between what you imagined and what gets built

3 min read

Phase 2 — Requirements

Software Requirements Specification (SRS)

Functional requirements with teeth — measurable, testable, unambiguous

2 min read

Phase 2 — Requirements

Domain Model

The skeleton every database, API, and UI decision hangs from

2 min read

Phase 2 — Requirements

User Journey Specification

Walk the AI through your product before it writes a single component

2 min read

Phase 3 — Architecture & Engineering

Engineering Constitution

The coding standards your AI agent will actually follow

2 min read

Phase 3 — Architecture & Engineering

Architecture Constitution

The blueprint that keeps every space from becoming a separate disaster

2 min read

Phase 3 — Architecture & Engineering

API Specification

Every endpoint, typed and contracted, before the AI writes a single route handler

2 min read

Phase 3 — Architecture & Engineering

Database Specification

Every table, every relationship, every constraint — resolved before the first migration

2 min read

Phase 3 — Architecture & Engineering

Ecosystem Build Specification

The monorepo blueprint that makes every app feel like one coherent product

2 min read

Phase 3 — Architecture & Engineering

Inter-App Communication Map

The explicit contract that keeps your spaces talking to the right neighbours

2 min read

Phase 3 — Architecture & Engineering

Event Catalog

Every event your spaces exchange, typed and contracted before anyone builds a listener

2 min read

Phase 4 — Design

Design Constitution

The visual rules that make every space feel like one product

2 min read

Phase 4 — Design

Information Architecture

The navigation map that ensures users always know where they are and how to get back

2 min read

Phase 4 — Design

UI/UX Specification

Every screen, every state, every interaction — resolved before the first component is coded

2 min read

Phase 4 — Design

Design System

The single source of truth for every pixel in your product

2 min read

Phase 5 — Quality & Planning

Quality Gate Specification

The automated checks that catch what code review misses

2 min read

Phase 5 — Quality & Planning

Test Strategy

The test plan that makes AI-generated code trustworthy

2 min read

Phase 5 — Quality & Planning

Test Case Specification

The exact scenarios that prove your multi-space product actually works together

2 min read

Phase 5 — Quality & Planning

Risk Register

The risks your AI coding agent can’t anticipate but you definitely should

2 min read

Phase 5 — Quality & Planning

Roadmap

The sequence that prevents your AI agent from building v3 features before v1 works

2 min read

Phase 6 — AI Build Meta-Layer

Discovery Framework

The interview methodology that turns a vague idea into a complete specification

2 min read

Phase 6 — AI Build Meta-Layer

Question Generation Engine

The confidence model that knows when it has enough information — and when it doesn’t

2 min read

Phase 6 — AI Build Meta-Layer

Document Quality Standards

The quality bar every CREAH document is held to — mandatory, recommended, and aspirational

2 min read

Phase 6 — AI Build Meta-Layer

Summarized Context Specification

Far fewer AI tokens on every enhancement — without losing a single decision

2 min read

Phase 6 — AI Build Meta-Layer

Build Sequence Specification

Step by step — what to build first, what comes next, which documents to attach

2 min read

Phase 6 — AI Build Meta-Layer

Infrastructure Specification

The cloud architecture that scales from zero to enterprise without a redesign

2 min read

Phase 6 — AI Build Meta-Layer

AI Build Manifest

The master instruction set that turns your documents into a working product

2 min read

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