openspec-explore

To explore ideas and clarify requirements before implementation, describe your problem or goal to start a problem-framing session that surfaces questions, maps directions, and prevents premature coding. This approach keeps your design discussions focused on constraints.

A thinking partner for problem framing works by interacting with your design proposals to surface questions and investigate alternatives. It helps you map possible directions during early discovery, ensuring you fully understand complex problems before committing to a solution.

You can generate design proposals and specs without writing code by requesting OpenSpec artifacts during your exploration session. This non-implementation mindset allows you to safely document requirements and design decisions while deferring actual codebase changes.

Yes, you can use it to surface risks and alternatives during early discovery by engaging in flexible exploration. It acts as a reasoning partner that highlights potential issues and multiple directions, helping you evaluate design decisions without implementing changes.

You should not use a thinking partner for requirement clarification when you are ready to implement changes rather than explore ideas. This approach focuses on early discovery, problem framing, and generating specs, intentionally avoiding direct codebase modifications.

Yes, OpenSpec works as a thinking partner for complex codebase requirements by helping you investigate problems and clarify specifications. It supports flexible exploration of your design proposals to surface questions and prevent premature implementation.