# openspec-new-change

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

Start a new OpenSpec change using the experimental artifact workflow. Use when the user wants to create a new feature, fix, or modification with a structured step-by-step approach. Also use when the user says "openspec new change" or "opsx new".

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-new-change ~/.claude/skills/openspec-new-change
```

## From README

Start a new change using the experimental artifact-driven approach. Store selection: If the user names a store (a store is a standalone OpenSpec repo registered on this machine) or the work lives in one, run openspec store list --json to discover registered store ids, then pass --store on the commands that read or write specs and changes (new change, status, instructions, list, show, validate, archive, doctor, context, schemas, view). Once selected, treat --store as sticky for the rest of the workflow. Every unscoped example of those commands below is shorthand: before running it, append the flag. For example, run openspec status --change " " --json --store " ", not the unscoped form shown below. Other commands do not take the flag. Hints printed by commands already carry the flag; keep it on follow-ups. Without a store, commands act on the nearest local openspec/ root. Project check: These steps expect a project that already uses OpenSpec.

## Links

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

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