Presets

Presets customize how Spec Kit works — overriding templates, commands, and terminology without changing any tooling. They let you enforce organizational standards, adapt the workflow to your methodology, or localize the entire experience. Multiple presets can be stacked with priority ordering.

Search Available Presets

specify preset search [query]

Option	Description
--tag	Filter by tag
--author	Filter by author

Searches all active catalogs for presets matching the query. Without a query, lists all available presets.

Install a Preset

specify preset add [<preset_id>]

Option	Description
--dev <path>	Install from a local directory (for development)
--from <url>	Install from a custom URL instead of the catalog
--priority <N>	Resolution priority (default: 10; lower = higher precedence)

Installs a preset from the catalog, a URL, or a local directory. Preset commands are automatically registered with the currently installed AI coding agent integration.

Note: All preset commands require a project already initialized with specify init.

Remove a Preset

specify preset remove <preset_id>

Removes an installed preset and cleans up its registered commands.

List Installed Presets

specify preset list
specify preset list --json

Lists installed presets with their versions, descriptions, template counts, and current status.

--json writes a JSON array to stdout. Every item has the keys id, name, description, version, author, priority, enabled, source, and provides. author is null when absent; source is \{"kind":"local"\} for local, legacy, or malformed provenance, or