Definition Workflow Stripe API-First

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Stripe API-first methodology. Documentation as product, precise contracts, developer-centric specs where writing IS the product.

Inspired by Stripe API-First. The methodology is its originators’ own published work, drawn from their public writing and talks. ProductBuildersHQ has implemented it as a machine-readable workflow in VisionSpec so it can be automated — spec synthesis and LLM-as-a-Judge evaluation, built in. This encoding is an independent interpretation, not affiliated with or endorsed by its originators.

Specs in This Workflow

FAQ Required gtm

PRD Required source

UXD Required source

IRD Optional technical Infrastructure for growth scaling

MRD Optional source

1-Pager Optional gtm

6-Pager Optional gtm

Press Optional gtm

TPD Optional technical Test plan for quality at scale

TRD Optional technical Technical design for scalable architecture

Methodology Principles

Contract First API design precedes implementation; the spec IS the source of truth

Docs As Product Documentation is a first-class product, not an afterthought

Developer Empathy Every spec is written from the API consumer's perspective

Precision No ambiguity; every input, output, and error is explicitly defined

Consistency Patterns are predictable across the entire API surface

Versioning Discipline Breaking changes are managed with care and clear migration paths

Externally Legible Specs should be readable by external developers, not just internal teams

Code As Documentation Examples and SDKs are integral to the spec, not supplementary

Included Assets

10 document templates · 10 LLM-as-a-Judge rubrics — embedded in visionspec.