openspec-explore

To explore ideas and clarify requirements, you need a structured thinking partner that maps questions, options, and risks in real time. This approach facilitates hypothesis generation and requirement framing during early-stage discussions without modifying your codebase.

Yes, you can visualize codebase relationships without modifying files. The system reads context and maps dependencies visually while maintaining a strict non-implementation stance, ensuring your source code remains untouched during the exploration session.

The best way to frame problems during design reviews is using reflective prompts and structured exploratory thinking. This method highlights risks, generates hypotheses, and proposes design specifications while enforcing safety by avoiding code execution.

To generate OpenSpec artifacts, you discuss your design ideas and change proposals within an exploratory session. The system proposes specs and designs based on your requirements while staying strictly out of implementation details.

Yes, exploratory thinking applies to problem framing across diverse domains. While it supports software engineering tasks like codebase visualization, the core mechanism facilitates structured thinking, hypothesis generation, and requirement clarification for any early-stage discussion.

The primary limitation is the strict non-implementation stance. The system cannot execute code, modify files, or generate final implementation logic. It is designed exclusively for design thinking, problem framing, and generating OpenSpec artifacts.