# SPEEDY: An Eclipse-based IDE for invariant inference

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.6605 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1404.6605/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 26 Apr 2014.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [AutoACSL: Synthesizing ACSL Specifications by Integrating LLMs with CPG-Based Static Analysis](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2606.20969/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

SPEEDY is an Eclipse-based IDE for exploring techniques that assist users in generating correct specifications, particularly including invariant inference algorithms and tools. It integrates with several back-end tools that propose invariants and will incorporate published algorithms for inferring object and loop invariants. Though the architecture is language-neutral, current SPEEDY targets C programs. Building and using SPEEDY has confirmed earlier experience demonstrating the importance of showing and editing specifications in the IDEs that developers customarily use, automating as much of the production and checking of specifications as possible, and showing counterexample information directly in the source code editing environment. As in previous work, automation of specification checking is provided by back-end SMT solvers. However, reducing the effort demanded of software developers using formal methods also requires a GUI design that guides users in writing, reviewing, and correcting specifications and automates specification inference.