01 / THE NEW SPATIAL CANVAS SPECS · LAUNCH SEPT 16 · AWE XR USA 2026

A FIELD GUIDE FOR SPATIAL BUILDERS

Build
for SPECS.

From Lens Studio to CLAD.
Spatial AR, built with AI.

SPECS (v5.22+) SPECTACLES GEN 5 (v5.15.X) CLAD AUTONOMOUS SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

LENS STUDIO · SIK · LEAF · SNAP OS ↓ START THE TOUR

02 / A SIMPLE MENTAL MODEL THE REALITY SPECTRUM

WHERE DOES SPECS SIT?

Reality is the
spatial canvas.

XR is a spectrum of ways to blend computation with the physical world. SPECS and Spectacles sit in Optical See-Through Augmented Reality, anchoring digital objects directly into your stereoscopic field of view with natural hand interaction.

REAL
physical world ASSISTED
2D glanceable HUD AR
optical & spatial 3D VR
simulated world

AUGMENTED REALITY (OPTICAL SEE-THROUGH)

Spatial 3D registered to reality

Digital information and interactive 3D assets are anchored into real space with 6DoF stereoscopic depth, hand tracking, and optical see-through waveguides.

Examples: 3D Solar System, interactive spatial artifacts, persistent room anchors, connected multiplayer AR, live multimodal vision copilot
Devices

OPTICAL SEE-THROUGH AR · SNAP OS · DUAL WAVEGUIDES 02 / 08

03 / THE HARDWARE SPECTRUM TWO SPATIAL GENERATIONS

UNDERSTANDING THE ECOSYSTEM

Same lineage.
Different superpowers.

Snap's spatial hardware journey spans two distinct milestones: the developer-focused Spectacles Gen 5 kit, and the upcoming consumer-ready SPECS with AI-powered CLAD workflows.

NEW · CONSUMER AR

SPECS (Consumer 2026)

Dual see-through optical waveguides, 6DoF hand tracking, Snap OS. Designed for consumer spatial computing and agentic development.

Target IDE: Lens Studio v5.22+

CLAD Workflow: Supported (Enabled)

Status: Preorders Live · Sept 16 Launch

DEVELOPER KIT

Spectacles (Gen 5 Dev Kit)

The standalone developer hardware that established the Snap OS foundation, perfect for testing core spatial interactions.

Target IDE: Lens Studio v5.15.X

Workflow: TypeScript & SIK Components

Hardware: Standalone Developer Kit

TOOLCHAIN COMPATIBILITY: CLAD and v5.22+ are tailored for SPECS, while Gen 5 developer kits build on v5.15.X.

SPECS (v5.22+) · SPECTACLES GEN 5 (v5.15.X) 03 / 08

04 / DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS CHOOSE YOUR WORKFLOW

PIPELINE ARCHITECTURE

Two ways to build.
One shared core.

Whether you leverage AI agents with CLAD or write TypeScript by hand, both workflows build upon the exact same 3D scene graphs, asset formats, and SIK hand gestures.

PATHWAY A: SPECS + CLAD LENS STUDIO v5.22+

Autonomous Agentic Loop

1 Prompt your idea to Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex

2 MCP server injects SceneObjects and TS scripts

3 LEAF runs headless tests and self-heals any bugs

4 Push live to SPECS hardware over WiFi

PATHWAY B: SPECTACLES GEN 5 LENS STUDIO v5.15.X

Hands-On Studio Workflow

1 Assemble 3D layout in the Lens Studio Viewport

2 Write and attach custom TypeScript components

3 Configure SIK interactables in the Inspector

4 Test in 3D simulator and push to Gen 5 dev kit

CLAD ACCELERATES SPECS · DIRECT CONTROL ON GEN 5 04 / 08

05 / SPATIAL INTERACTION SPECTACLES INTERACTION KIT (SIK)

NATURAL SPATIAL VOCABULARY

Natural hands.
Zero controllers.

Snap OS and SIK eliminate physical controllers. Users interact with floating 3D objects using standardized hand micro-gestures.

STANDARDIZED SPATIAL INTERACTION VOCABULARY 05 / 08

06 / THE AGENTIC ADVANTAGE UNDERSTANDING C-L-A-D

CLOSED LOOP AGENTIC DEVELOPMENT

What is CLAD?
Your AI spatial partner.

Developing for SPECS with CLAD is optional (you can always write code manually in Lens Studio), but highly recommended. It acts as an intelligent co-creator that turns multi-hour 3D node setup and shader crafting into fast prompt iterations.

Closed

AI builds autonomously end-to-end. A single high-level prompt is sufficient for the agent to assemble a complete interactive Lens.

Loop

AI executes continuous cycles: Design → Code → Build → Test → Fix until all evaluation suites pass without human intervention.

Agentic

Decomposes spatial tasks into specialized toolkits for 3D Scene Graphs, TypeScript, SIK gestures, Shaders, and Spatial Audio.

Development

Full pairing co-developer. From procedural GLSL materials to spatial physics and musical feedback, CLAD handles the pipeline.

AVAILABLE IN LENS STUDIO v5.22+ FOR SPECS 06 / 08

07 / ARCHITECTURE & TESTING THE MCP BRIDGE & LEAF SUITE

SYSTEM TOPOLOGY & AUTOMATED QA

Agent loop &
automated testing.

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) connects frontier AI models to the Lens Studio v5.22+ runtime, while LEAF headlessly simulates hand pinches to catch bugs and self-heal scripts before you test on glasses.

import { describe, test, expect } from '@specs/leaf';
import { SIKSimulator } from '@specs/sik-test';

describe('Solar Planet Interaction', () => {
  test('Pinching Earth spawns orbit ring', async () => {
    const earth = Scene.findObjectByName('EarthMesh');
    await SIKSimulator.simulatePinch(earth);
    const orbitEffect = Scene.findObjectByName('OrbitVFX');
    
    expect(orbitEffect.enabled).toBe(true);
    expect(earth.getTransform().getWorldScale().x).toBeGreaterThan(1.2);
  });
});

MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL · LEAF AUTOMATED VERIFICATION 07 / 08

Creator wearing SPECS consumer spatial eyewear

08 / YOUR FIRST BUILD OPEN THE LAB

THE HANDOFF

From concept to
spatial reality.

A great spatial experience starts with a clear idea, an intuitive hand gesture, and a fast development loop. Now open the codelab and build your first lens.

SPECS CONSUMER AR · LENS STUDIO v5.22+ · CLAD 08 / 08

01 / 08

STEP 01 / SETUP & TOOLCHAIN 15 MIN · BEGINNER TO PRO

INTERACTIVE CIRCUIT VISUALIZER

The CLAD Execution Loop

Inspect how a single natural language prompt routes through the MCP server, builds scene nodes in Lens Studio v5.22+, runs LEAF tests, and pushes to SPECS.

NEXT STAGE · VIEW 04

Ready to prompt your first spatial experience?

Explore battle-tested prompt blueprints covering SIK hand tracking, Multimodal Vision AI, and procedural shaders.

BATTLE-TESTED SINGLE-SHOT PROMPTS

Prompt Recipes for SPECS

Copy-paste prompts optimized for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex to generate hand tracking, vision AI, and shaders.

KNOWLEDGE LOOP COMPLETE

You're fully equipped to build for SPECS & Spectacles.

Replay the conceptual presentation deck or dive back into the hands-on codelab anytime.

Build
for SPECS.

Reality is the
spatial canvas.

Spatial 3D registered to reality

Same lineage.
Different superpowers.

SPECS (Consumer 2026)

Spectacles (Gen 5 Dev Kit)

Two ways to build.
One shared core.

Autonomous Agentic Loop

Hands-On Studio Workflow

Natural hands.
Zero controllers.

Direct Pinch

Far Raycast

Bimanual 6DoF

Palm Wrist HUD

What is CLAD?
Your AI spatial partner.

Closed

Loop

Agentic

Development

Agent loop &
automated testing.

From concept to
spatial reality.

The CLAD Execution Loop

Ready to prompt your first spatial experience?

Prompt Recipes for SPECS

You're fully equipped to build for SPECS & Spectacles.

Buildfor SPECS.

Reality is thespatial canvas.

Spatial 3D registered to reality

Same lineage.Different superpowers.

SPECS (Consumer 2026)

Spectacles (Gen 5 Dev Kit)

Two ways to build.One shared core.

Autonomous Agentic Loop

Hands-On Studio Workflow

Natural hands.Zero controllers.

Direct Pinch

Far Raycast

Bimanual 6DoF

Palm Wrist HUD

What is CLAD?Your AI spatial partner.

Closed

Loop

Agentic

Development

Agent loop &automated testing.

From concept tospatial reality.

The CLAD Execution Loop

Ready to prompt your first spatial experience?

Prompt Recipes for SPECS

You're fully equipped to build for SPECS & Spectacles.

Build
for SPECS.

Reality is the
spatial canvas.

Same lineage.
Different superpowers.

Two ways to build.
One shared core.

Natural hands.
Zero controllers.

What is CLAD?
Your AI spatial partner.

Agent loop &
automated testing.

From concept to
spatial reality.