Panaversity SDD Exercises — Summary

Panaversity claude-code-sdd-exercises is a pedagogical exercise package, not a framework. It contains 24 exercises across 8 modules plus 3 capstone projects designed to teach Spec-Driven Development concepts using Claude Code or the "Cowork" desktop app. The exercises use real-world planning scenarios (kitchen renovations, charity fundraisers, office moves, weddings) to teach the four-phase SDD workflow: Research → Specification → Refinement → Implementation. No code is written — all exercises are pure planning and problem-solving challenges. The package ships as a flat directory structure with INSTRUCTIONS.md files per exercise, no CLI, no hooks, no commands, and no prompt templates.

Compared to seeds, this package is most similar to agent-os in that it is a methodology document + structured file scaffold rather than a functional framework. Unlike agent-os (which injects working commands into Claude Code), Panaversity SDD Exercises ships only instructional markdown for learners. It is the only pure educational resource in this batch.

Panaversity SDD Exercises — Overview

Origin

Created by Panaversity, tied to "Chapter 5 of the AI Native Development book." Published February 2026. 1 star, 1 contributor.

Philosophy

"Learn to Plan Before You Build"

"SDD is a four-phase workflow that transforms vague ideas into clear, executable plans:

1. Research — Gather context from multiple angles before deciding anything
2. Specification — Write a clear document describing what you're building and why
3. Refinement — Interview stakeholders to find gaps and ambiguities
4. Implementation — Break the spec into delegatable tasks and execute"

The key pedagogical insight is that SDD skills are domain-agnostic: planning a kitchen renovation or a charity fundraiser teaches the same structural thinking as planning a software feature. By practicing in non-code domains, learners develop the specification habit before adding the cognitive load of programming.

Module Structure

8 modules, 24 exercises, 3 capstone projects, in a recommended 8-week sequence:

• Week 1 (Why Specs Matter): Module 1 — see spec vs. vibe results side by side
• Week 2 (Research): Module 2 — multi-perspective research, source reliability
• Week 3 (Specifications): Module 3 — write first specs from scenarios
• Week 4 (Constraints): Module 4 — measurable success criteria, adversarial stress-testing
• Week 5 (Refinement): Module 5 — gap-finding, stakeholder interviews
• Week 6 (Delegation): Module 6 — dependency mapping, atomic task decomposition
• Week 7 (Full Cycle): Module 7 — end-to-end SDD on complex scenarios
• Week 8 (Capstone): Module 8 — apply to personal/professional projects

Target Users

Non-coders and early developers learning to work with AI tools. The README notes: "No coding required — these exercises use real-world planning and problem-solving scenarios."

Panaversity SDD Exercises — Architecture

Distribution

• Type: methodology-doc (git clone)
• License: unknown (not specified)
• Language: none (pure markdown)

Directory Structure

sdd-exercises/
├── README.md
├── EXERCISE-GUIDE.md           ← Full pedagogical guide
├── module-1/                   ← Spec vs. Vibe: Seeing the Difference
│   ├── exercise-1.1-event-gone-wrong/
│   │   ├── INSTRUCTIONS.md
│   │   └── event-postmortem.md    ← Scenario material
│   ├── exercise-1.2-side-by-side-test/
│   └── exercise-1.3-vibe-to-spec-rescue/
├── module-2/                   ← Research Phase
├── module-3/                   ← Writing First Specs
├── module-4/                   ← Constraints & Success Criteria
├── module-5/                   ← Refinement
├── module-6/                   ← Task Breakdown & Delegation
├── module-7/                   ← Full SDD Cycle
└── module-8/                   ← Capstone Projects
    ├── capstone-A-wedding-planner/
    ├── capstone-B-small-business-launch/
    └── capstone-C-personal-goal-system/

Required Runtime

• Claude Code (terminal) or Cowork (desktop app)
• No installation beyond cloning the repo and opening exercises with an AI tool

No Technical Dependencies

No Node.js, Python, or any runtime. Pure markdown files read by Claude or a user.

Panaversity SDD Exercises — Components

Exercise Files (24 exercises + 3 capstones)

Each exercise contains:

• INSTRUCTIONS.md — The exercise brief, task description, reflection questions
• Scenario material files (postmortems, source documents, voice memos, etc.)

No commands, skills, hooks, agents, scripts, or templates.

Module Breakdown

Pedagogical Techniques

• Side-by-side comparison: Exercise 1.2 has learners produce two outputs (vague prompt vs spec) and compare
• Adversarial stress testing: Exercise 4.3 "Constraint Stress Test" — test scenarios designed to break the spec
• Role simulation: Exercise 5.3 — three stakeholder viewpoints produce three different gap sets
• Delegation simulation: Exercise 6.3 — assign tasks to three virtual team members

Panaversity SDD Exercises — Uniqueness

Differs From Seeds

This is the only purely pedagogical resource in this batch. All 11 seeds and all other batch-19 frameworks are functional frameworks; this package is instructional content. It is most similar to agent-os in distribution type (methodology-doc, clone-and-configure) but agent-os installs working Claude Code commands, while Panaversity SDD Exercises ships only INSTRUCTIONS.md files for learners to work through manually.

Positioning

• Educational supplement to the Panaversity "AI Native Development" book (Chapter 5)
• Unique in using non-software scenarios (renovations, weddings, fundraisers) to teach software development methodology
• Targets beginners who have never done formal specification work

Notable Patterns

1. Domain-neutral SDD: Teaching spec-driven development through life planning scenarios — no code required — is pedagogically unusual
2. Adversarial comparison (Exercise 5.2): Learner vs. Claude gap-hunting competition
3. Stress test exercises (Exercise 4.3): Adversarial scenario testing for specifications

Observable Failure Modes

1. No feedback mechanism: No automated evaluation — learners must self-assess
2. Dormant maintenance: 1 star, 1 contributor, last commit Feb 2026
3. Dependency on external tools: Cowork is referenced but Cowork is a separate product not maintained by Panaversity