openspec-explore

To explore design ideas without writing code, you need a thinking partner that guides open-ended analysis. This skill acts as a collaborative sounding board, promoting safe, non-implementation exploration to clarify requirements and map approaches.

Yes, you can use this for codebase investigation and risk surfacing. It guides deep thinking to help you analyze potential alternatives and unknowns, focusing strictly on proposals and analysis rather than implementing code changes.

The best way to clarify requirements is through guided problem framing and visual reasoning. This skill supports your design discussions with structured thinking and ASCII diagrams to map out options and identify next steps safely.

No, this exploration tool does not modify your project files. It explicitly avoids code changes, focusing entirely on safe, non-implementation collaboration to provide analysis, surface risks, and propose alternatives during decision making.

To start a design exploration session, simply describe your goal. The skill will then guide an open-ended exploration of options, risks, and alternatives, acting as your thinking partner throughout the problem-framing process.