cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you implement or reference ScopeSpec, please cite it as below."
title: "ScopeSpec: a comparable residential project brief"
version: "0.1"
type: standard
date-released: "2026-09-10"
url: "https://www.bidbro.com/scopespec/v0-1"
repository-artifact: "https://www.bidbro.com/data/scopespec/scopespec-0.1.schema.json"
license: CC-BY-4.0
abstract: >-
  ScopeSpec is an open, versioned field list for a comparable residential project brief. It defines what a homeowner must state about a job, and what a contractor's quote must return, so that two quotes for the same project can be compared line for line instead of by headline price alone.
authors:
  - name: "BidBro, Inc."
    city: Lewes
    region: DE
    country: US
    website: "https://www.bidbro.com/scopespec"
contact:
  - name: "Ben Davis"
    email: "ben.davis@bidbro.com"
keywords:
  - construction
  - home improvement
  - project brief
  - contractor quotes
  - open standard