openspec-onboard

The OpenSpec workflow is a structured change lifecycle process solving the lack of clear guidance during codebase modifications. It guides developers through exploration, proposal, specs, design, tasks, implementation, and archiving phases to ensure comprehensive change management.

You can learn the OpenSpec workflow interactively by using an onboarding skill that analyzes your codebase and suggests real tasks. It provides step-by-step guidance through each lifecycle phase, pausing for user input to ensure comprehension before moving forward.

Yes, the OpenSpec workflow is suitable for onboarding new team members. It provides hands-on, in-context learning by walking them through a complete change cycle using the actual repository, ensuring practical experience with the full lifecycle.

No, you do not need external tools beyond the OpenSpec CLI to run the workflow lifecycle. The process provides stepwise artifact creation, interactive prompts, and code analysis for task suggestions entirely within the OpenSpec environment.

Code analysis during the OpenSpec task suggestion phase works by examining your live codebase to identify real, small tasks. It suggests actionable work items that fit into the implementation phase of the structured change lifecycle.

The interactive OpenSpec onboarding process requires active user participation, pausing for input at each phase, which limits full automation. It focuses on stepwise artifact creation and learning rather than autonomous end-to-end codebase modification.