SPECIFICATIONS

See the Formal Domain Underneath

Software shows you what a system does.

A specification can show you why it behaves that way.

This section exposes the formal domain representations that sit underneath HexaKernel systems.

The Domain Behind the Software

A specification describes the domain independently from its implementation.

It can define:

• Entities

• Relationships

• Rules

• Policies

• Constraints

• States

• Transitions

• Operations

• Events

• Permissions

• Dependencies

These elements describe the meaning and behavior of the domain.

One Specification, Many Artifacts

The specification is not limited to software generation.

The same structured representation can become a source for:

• Software

• Documentation

• Tests

• Knowledge bases

• RAG systems

• Presentations

• AI context

• Validation

• Gap detection

• Domain evolution

The specification therefore becomes a common semantic foundation shared by different outputs.

Read the Specification

Specifications make it possible to inspect a system at the level of the domain.

Instead of asking:

“Which class implements this behavior?”

you can ask:

“What rule defines this behavior?”

Instead of asking:

“Where is this workflow coded?”

you can ask:

“Which operation and transitions define it?”

This shifts the focus from implementation to meaning.

Version the Meaning

A specification can also capture how a domain evolves.

A new rule becomes a domain change.

A new state becomes a domain change.

A changed relationship becomes a domain change.

The history of the specification can therefore become part of the history of the business itself.

The specification reveals what the software truly means.