openspec-onboard

To onboard a team to OpenSpec workflows, this Skill guides users step-by-step through a complete change lifecycle, from idea creation and scoping to proposal, specs, design, tasks, apply, and archive. Teams practice hands-on directly within their repository while the assistant explains each phase.

The OpenSpec change lifecycle is an end-to-end process spanning exploration, change creation, proposal, specs, design, tasks, apply, and archive. Phase-driven artifact creation ensures specific outputs are generated and archived systematically at each stage to satisfy lifecycle coordination requirements.

Yes, you can integrate optional components for scripts, references, and assets into the OpenSpec onboarding process. The Skill supports an artifact lifecycle that allows these optional elements to be included as needed during the phase-driven workflow within your codebase.

The best way to reduce codebase onboarding friction when adopting OpenSpec is using a guided, end-to-end workflow that teaches and executes the change lifecycle simultaneously. This hands-on approach helps teams learn by doing within their actual repository instead of relying on fragmented guidance.

No prior OpenSpec experience is required to start creating changes and proposals. The Skill provides step-by-step, phase-driven onboarding that guides users from initial idea scoping through the complete artifact lifecycle, explaining each step while practicing in a real codebase.