openspec-explore

To clarify software requirements before writing code, use a guided exploratory dialogue that surfaces assumptions and options through prompts and questions. This enforces non-implementation guardrails, ensuring teams map problems and decisions without committing to actual code.

Visualizing codebase architecture and design risks is best done using ASCII diagrams and structured reasoning. This visual thinking aid maps problems, risks, and decisions during early ideation and design reviews, preventing premature implementation commitments.

Yes, you can use a thinking partner to frame problems for change proposals. It assists teams during early ideation and requirements clarification across software projects, explicitly preventing the writing or injection of code while generating design artifacts.

Yes, exploration mode prevents you from generating implementation code. It enforces strict guardrails and a non-implementation stance, explicitly avoiding writing or injecting code while focusing on thinking, questions, and structured visual exploration.

You need structured reasoning for software design reviews during early ideation and problem framing. It helps teams think through ideas, investigate problems, and clarify requirements by mapping decisions and risks visually without committing to code.