Rovo Dev in Jira as my Spec Driven executor
May 14, 2026Mateusz Gajowski

Summary
This post details a personal workflow for spec-driven development using Atlassian's Rovo Dev CLI and Jira. It outlines a process where AI assists in understanding issues, drafting technical plans, and generating detailed specifications. The author emphasizes a human-in-the-loop approach for complex tasks, involving interactive review and refinement of AI-generated plans and code. The post highlights the benefits of this approach for code quality, maintainability, and developer productivity, contrasting it with 'vibe-coding' and emphasizing the importance of context and existing codebase patterns for AI-generated code.
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