AI-assisted development

FitSD asks that what it covers be documented and evidenced — shown to work, not merely asserted (“readiness” means documented, and “every artefact earns its place”; see the Charter). In that spirit, this page sets down openly how FitSD and this site were actually built — including where AI helped. FitSD doesn’t itself require this kind of disclosure; the project chooses to.

What AI did

An LLM (Claude) did the legwork on top of the author’s design: drafting and refining the text, checking it for consistency and contradictions, and stitching the parts into a coherent whole. The same assistance built the website — the Astro/Starlight setup, the vendor pipeline that renders the standard verbatim, styling, security configuration, and CI.

What stays under human control

• The design and the decisions. The FitSD model, its principles, and every call about what’s in and what’s out are the author’s. The AI proposes wording and structure; the author decides what the standard says.
• Review and sign-off. Changes are reviewed by a human before they’re merged and published. The AI proposes; the maintainer decides.
• Security posture. The controls described in Security of this site are human-owned decisions, verified against the build output.

Why disclose it

FitSD is built on documented evidence and supportability — being able to show, and stand behind, what you ship. A project in that spirit shouldn’t be coy about its own making. AI did real work here; that belongs on the record, not hidden. FitSD doesn’t demand this disclosure — the project holds itself to it anyway.