aif-explore

To explore ideas before writing code, use a thinking partner mode that helps you clarify requirements and surface options through open-ended questions. This approach grounds analysis in your codebase context and maps ideas visually without committing to implementation.

Explore mode is a thinking partner process that helps you think through problems, questions, and requirements before committing to implementation. It surfaces multiple directions and references project context while strictly avoiding writing code.

Yes, you can visualize ideas and codebase context using ASCII diagrams and flexible thinking during exploration. This mode maps concepts visually while explicitly prohibiting code implementation or feature creation.

Explore mode never allows writing code or implementing features. If you request implementation, it reminds you to exit explore mode first, ensuring the session remains focused on thinking through ideas and requirements.

To start thinking through a problem with codebase context, provide the topic you want to explore. The system enters explore mode to analyze the topic, ask open-ended questions, and reference project context.

You should not use explore mode when you are ready to implement features or write code. Explore mode is designed strictly for thinking through ideas and requirements, not for generating implementation.