Specs live in docs, not code - spec-as-code with CI validation

Specs live in docs, not code - spec-as-code with CI validation targets a $6.0B = 50,000 engineering orgs x $120K ACV (enterprise devtools/spec governance seat + services) total addressable market with medium saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of 10-18% - enterprise devtools and CI/CD adjacent categories growing as cloud-native adoption rises.

Key trends driving demand: Microservices proliferation - more independently owned services increases documentation and coordination overhead, making centralized spec enforcement more valuable.; Repo-centric development - teams put more docs and config in repositories, creating a natural enforcement point for spec-as-code.; LLM code understanding - modern models can translate acceptance criteria into tests or assertions, automating previously manual work.; Shift to contract testing - API-first and contract testing practices are becoming mainstream, expanding appetite for spec tooling beyond classic API docs..