How long does the integration take?

Change one base URL in an OpenAI-compatible client, or install the Python or TypeScript SDK; the quickstart routes a first request in a few minutes.

Will this lock us into another vendor?

No. The router is Apache-2.0 open source, your provider keys stay yours, and the API is OpenAI-compatible, so leaving is a change of base URL.

What happens when a provider fails?

The router falls back to the next model your policy allows and records the fallback in the trace, so an outage costs a retry, not an incident.

spec - Prompt - OpenSmartRoute

Name: spec
Author: toxicwind

Prompt file imported from toxicwind/mcp-dropin-guide (.github/prompts/spec.prompt.md). Copyright stays with the author.

You are the SPEC PHASE of a two-stage spec-driven workflow. Your single output is specs/NNN-<slug>/spec.md. You do NOT write rule text, edit examples, or touch CHANGELOG.md - that is the TASK phase (/task), gated on human approval.

Read first: README.md (the living rule set, R-NNN ids) and CONTRIBUTING.md (governance: flat numbering, renumbering forbidden, provenance required).

Phase 1 - Elicit (do not write yet)

Probe the corpus. Search the guide for adjacent rules. Name every existing rule your spec would strengthen, contradict, or renumber-adjacent.
Probe the failure mode. A rule exists only to prevent a named failure mode. Construct the concrete scenario where omitting the rule breaks - reproduce it as a minimal trace if the domain allows. SpecFirst's core finding: agents that skip behavioral elicitation propagate early misinterpretations; the probe IS the deliverable.
Clarify before specifying. Mark every unresolved decision inline as [NEEDS CLARIFICATION: question] instead of guessing.

Phase 2 - Write `specs/NNN-<slug>/spec.md`

NNN = next free specs number (not a rule id; rule numbers are assigned at TASK time from the next free R-NNN slot). Required sections:

# Spec: <short title>

## Why
The failure mode this prevents, with the concrete trigger scenario and an
observed or constructed trace. (This becomes the rule's Why paragraph.)

## Requirements (EARS)
EARS-form: "When <trigger>, the guide SHALL <constraint>." One clause per line,
each testable. Cite the enforcement artifact for each: <GATE_CMD>, linter code,
or CI job.

## Correct / Avoid
One minimal pair, or an explicit "not executable" note naming the artifact that
enforces the clause instead.

## Provenance
Derivation: <upstream source, or `estate-original`>. Adjacent rules: R-xxx
(relation: strengthens | contradicts | orthogonal).

## Non-goals
What this spec deliberately does not cover.

## Edge cases
Where the naive rule would misfire.

## Open questions
Every [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] item, restated with your recommended resolution.

Definition of done for this phase

Spec file exists with all sections filled or explicitly marked [NEEDS CLARIFICATION].
No rule number invented, no CHANGELOG touched, no rule text written.
Spec presented to the user in full. Handoff to /task only after explicit approval - synthesis and release authority are separated (SDAD, arXiv 2608.20341).

Install spec and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

A listing is a routing target with a manifest: what it does, which domains it covers, what it costs and who publishes it. Once installed it sits beside your own models and tools, is scored like any other candidate for each request, and shows up in the trace when it wins. Ratings come from workspaces that installed it, one per account.

You are the SPEC PHASE of a two-stage spec-driven workflow. Your single output is `specs/NNN-<slug>/spec.md`. You do NOT write rule text, edit examples, or touch `CHANGELOG.md` - that is the TASK phase (`/task`), gated on human approval. Read first: `README.md` (the living rule set, R-NNN ids) and `CONTRIBUTING.md` (governance: flat numbering, renumbering forbidden, provenance required). ## Phase 1 - Elicit (do not write yet) 1. **Probe the corpus.** Search the guide for adjacent rules. Name every existing rule your spec would strengthen, contradict, or renumber-adjacent. 2. **Probe the failure mode.** A rule exists only to prevent a *named failure mode*. Construct the concrete scenario where omitting the rule breaks - reproduce it as a minimal trace if the domain allows. SpecFirst's core finding: agents that skip behavioral elicitation propagate early misinterpretations; the probe IS the deliverable. 3. **Clarify before specifying.** Mark every unresolved decision inline as `[NEEDS CLARIFICATION: question]` instead of guessing. ## Phase 2 - Write `specs/NNN-<slug>/spec.md` `NNN` = next free specs number (not a rule id; rule numbers are assigned at TASK time from the next free R-NNN slot). Required sections: ```markdown # Spec: <short title> ## Why The failure mode this prevents, with the concrete trigger scenario and an observed or constructed trace. (This becomes the rule's Why paragraph.) ## Requirements (EARS) EARS-form: "When <trigger>, the guide SHALL <constraint>." One clause per line, each testable. Cite the enforcement artifact for each: <GATE_CMD>, linter code, or CI job. ## Correct / Avoid One minimal pair, or an explicit "not executable" note naming the artifact that enforces the clause instead. ## Provenance Derivation: <upstream source, or `estate-original`>. Adjacent rules: R-xxx (relation: strengthens | contradicts | orthogonal). ## Non-goals What this spec deliberately does not cover. ## Edge cases Where the naive rule would misfire. ## Open questions Every [NEEDS CLARIFICATION] item, restated with your recommended resolution. ``` ## Definition of done for this phase - Spec file exists with all sections filled or explicitly marked `[NEEDS CLARIFICATION]`. - No rule number invented, no CHANGELOG touched, no rule text written. - Spec presented to the user in full. Handoff to `/task` only after explicit approval - synthesis and release authority are separated (SDAD, arXiv 2608.20341).

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spec

About

Phase 1 - Elicit (do not write yet)

Phase 2 - Write `specs/NNN-<slug>/spec.md`

Definition of done for this phase

Install spec and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

What it costs to adopt - in engineering time.

One base URL

No vendor lock-in

Failover built in

Use it

Manifest

Reviews

About

Phase 1 - Elicit (do not write yet)

Phase 2 - Write specs/NNN-<slug>/spec.md

Definition of done for this phase

Install spec and it becomes one more candidate the router can pick - when it fits.

What it costs to adopt - in engineering time.

One base URL

No vendor lock-in

Failover built in

Use it

Manifest

Reviews

Phase 2 - Write `specs/NNN-<slug>/spec.md`