Examples don't seem to contain examples. Are there examples of specs?

[justinmchase]

The examples seem to contain instructions on how to use the tool but I don't want to run the tool yet.

Are there any examples of specs generated by the tool?

[mohammadrezwankhan]

Short answer: there is not currently a filled generated spec in the official github/spec-kit repository. The examples/ directory is easy to misread; it currently contains bundle manifests, not example feature outputs.

Without running the tool, these official files show the intended shape:

• The canonical spec.md template — prioritized user stories, independent tests, acceptance scenarios, edge cases, requirements, key entities, measurable outcomes, and assumptions.
• The spec-driven workflow example — shows the expected feature folder and lifecycle: spec.md, plan.md, research.md, data-model.md, contracts/, quickstart.md, and tasks.md.

For filled, read-only examples, these public community repositories are useful:

1. Lem: 001-toml-mode — a relatively compact complete feature folder; start with its filled spec.md, then compare plan.md and tasks.md.
2. hl: 010-pager — a larger example with the same artifact set and more clarification history; its filled spec.md is a good second comparison.

Those two are community artifacts, not official golden outputs. They may reflect a different spec-kit/model version or later human edits. Still, they let you inspect the output and progression without installing anything: read spec.md first, then plan.md, research.md, data-model.md, quickstart.md, and finally tasks.md.

So the documentation gap you noticed is real: the official repo provides the template and workflow, while complete filled examples currently have to be found in repositories using spec-kit.

[mnriem]

You can see how this all lands in the community walkthroughs mentioned at https://github.github.com/spec-kit/community/walkthroughs.html