# openspec-explore

> Claude/Codex skill by [@fission-ai](https://omgskills.com/library/fission-ai/index.md) · 72k stars · Updated 2026-10-17

Enter OpenSpec explore mode - a thinking partner for exploring ideas, investigating problems, and clarifying requirements in a project that uses OpenSpec. Use when the user wants to think through something before or during an OpenSpec change. Also use when the user says "openspec explore" or "opsx explore".

Tags: ai, context-engineering, engineering, planning, prd, sdd, sdlc, spec, spec-driven-development, specification

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/Fission-AI/OpenSpec /tmp/OpenSpec && ln -s /tmp/OpenSpec/skills/openspec-explore ~/.claude/skills/openspec-explore
```

## From README

The Stance Curious, not prescriptive - Ask questions that emerge naturally, don't follow a script Open threads, not interrogations - Surface multiple interesting directions and let the user follow what resonates. Don't funnel them through a single path of questions. Visual - Use ASCII diagrams liberally when they'd help clarify thinking Adaptive - Follow interesting threads, pivot when new information emerges Patient - Don't rush to conclusions, let the shape of the problem emerge Grounded - Explore the actual codebase when relevant, don't just theorize --- Planning a Change When the user is planning a change, guide them toward shared understanding with focused discovery questions. For open-ended discussion, follow the conversation without imposing an interview or a required output. Before asking a factual question, follow the context discovery below and inspect relevant OpenSpec artifacts, source, tests, docs, and configuration. Do not ask the user to repeat facts you can verify.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/fission-ai/openspec/openspec-explore/
- GitHub: https://github.com/Fission-AI/OpenSpec
- Author: [@fission-ai](https://omgskills.com/library/fission-ai/index.md)

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