Who is config-spine for?

config-spine is an open-source project built for systems engineers.

Does config-spine have a free plan?

Yes — config-spine is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does config-spine run on?

config-spine runs on the command line.

Is config-spine still active?

Unverified. config-spine has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to config-spine?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include PyDMConverter, conda-broker, and ipaddons.

Who makes config-spine?

config-spine is developed by config-afficianados.

When did config-spine launch?

config-spine first shipped in 2026.

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config-spine

Name: config-spine
Author: config-afficianados

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config-spine is a Python package and compiler that treats Interface Control Documents (ICDs) as code. It offers typed, unit-aware contracts between multidisciplinary analyses, cycle-aware planning, automated N² diagram generation for design structure matrices, review packs, and full provenance tracking. Primarily used in systems engineering and multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) workflows.

Open SourceApache-2.0CLI

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Overview

5 features

In the Frameworks & SDKs space, config-spine takes a focused approach. Manually creating, validating, and tracking interface control documents (ICDs) and dependencies between engineering analyses. config-spine is an open-source project aimed at systems engineers. config-spine is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It ships for the command line.

It is developed by config-afficianados, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 5 catalogued features are Typed Contracts, Unit Validation, and N² Diagrams.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Typed Contracts
Unit Validation
N² Diagrams
Cycle Planning
Provenance Tracking

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

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Frequently asked questions about config-spine

What does config-spine do?: Manually creating, validating, and tracking interface control documents (ICDs) and dependencies between engineering analyses. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
Who is config-spine for?: config-spine is an open-source project built for systems engineers.
Does config-spine have a free plan?: Yes — config-spine is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does config-spine run on?: config-spine runs on the command line.
Is config-spine still active?: Unverified. config-spine has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to config-spine?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include PyDMConverter, conda-broker, and ipaddons.PyDMConverter conda-broker ipaddons
Who makes config-spine?: config-spine is developed by config-afficianados.
When did config-spine launch?: config-spine first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
License: Apache-2.0
First seen: 1 Aug 2026
Built for: systems engineers
Model: Open source
Solves: Manually creating, validating, and tracking interface control documents (ICDs) and dependencies between engineering analyses.

Registered as

PyPI: config-spine

Developer

config-afficianados

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 1 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 1 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: config-spine-pypi-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 1 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 1 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 1 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/config-spine

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