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     <strong>An effort to allow organizations to focus on product scenarios rather than writing undifferentiated code with the help of Spec-Driven Development.</strong>
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-[![Release](https://github.com/github/spec-kit/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/github/spec-kit/actions/workflows/release.yml)
+<p align="center">
+    <a href="https://github.com/github/spec-kit/actions/workflows/release.yml"><img src="https://github.com/github/spec-kit/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg" alt="Release"/></a>
+    <a href="https://github.com/github/spec-kit/stargazers"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/github/spec-kit?style=social" alt="GitHub stars"/></a>
+</p>
 
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