openspec-onboard

OpenSpec onboarding walks you through the complete change lifecycle in your codebase by guiding task selection, proposal drafting, spec writing, design, task definition, implementation, and archiving using structured artifacts in openspec/changes.

The OpenSpec change management workflow is a structured lifecycle spanning exploration, change creation, proposal, specs, design, tasks, implementation, and archiving. This onboarding process scaffolds decisions and archives them within openspec/changes in your repository.

Yes, you need the OpenSpec CLI available in your environment to use this guided onboarding workflow. The process relies on the CLI to scaffold and archive decisions within the openspec/changes directory during the change lifecycle.

Yes, you can apply OpenSpec onboarding to new projects or existing repositories. The guided workflow introduces the process, scaffolds reusable templates for proposals, designs, specs, and tasks, and accelerates team onboarding from kickoff to archiving.

The best way to scaffold OpenSpec proposals and specs is through the guided onboarding workflow, which provides reusable templates for proposals, designs, specs, and tasks to accelerate the change creation process for new teams.

OpenSpec onboarding requires structured artifacts in openspec/changes to scaffold and archive decisions consistently throughout the change lifecycle. This ensures that proposals, specs, designs, and tasks are tracked and preserved from exploration through implementation.