papersSEP 10 04:00 UTC
Consort: A Spec-First Agent Framework for Test-Driven Development on Database Branches
A newly posted arXiv paper introduces Consort, a framework that governs AI coding agents through written specifications, enforced testing, and work on isolated copies of live databases. It frames such scaffolding as a control mechanism for agents whose output can vary unpredictably, ensuring code passes verification before it is merged. The work follows the rapid growth of spec-first tooling like GitHub Spec Kit, obra/superpowers, and BMAD.