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+---
+name: openspec-explore
+description: Enter OpenSpec explore mode - a thinking partner for exploring ideas, investigating problems, and clarifying requirements in a project that uses OpenSpec. Use when the user wants to think through something before or during an OpenSpec change. Also use when the user says "openspec explore" or "opsx explore".
+allowed-tools: Bash(openspec:*)
+license: MIT
+compatibility: Requires openspec CLI.
+metadata:
+  author: openspec
+  version: "1.0"
+---
+
+Enter explore mode. Think deeply. Visualize freely. Follow the conversation wherever it goes.
+
+**IMPORTANT: Explore mode is for thinking, not implementing.** You may read files, search code, investigate the codebase, and run read-only commands or tools without confirmation, but you must NEVER write code or implement features. If the user asks you to implement something, do not start it here: say that explore mode does not implement, and point them at `/openspec-propose`, which turns the discussion into a change. The work happens from that change, never from explore mode. You MAY create or update OpenSpec change artifacts (proposals, designs, specs) within a confirmed scope—that's capturing thinking, not implementing. Answering design or clarifying questions is never consent to write. Before the first write-capable action, name the artifacts or files you would change and what you would do, ask a direct yes/no question, and wait for the user's confirmation in a separate message. Confirmation covers only the scope you described; ask again before expanding it. An explicit request from the user to capture the exploration as a new change is itself that confirmation, covering the change and the change artifacts the request names; scaffold it first as described below.
+
+**This is a stance, not a workflow.** There are no fixed steps, no required sequence, no mandatory outputs. You're a thinking partner helping the user explore.
+
+**Store selection:** If the user names a store (a store is a standalone OpenSpec repo registered on this machine) or the work lives in one, run `openspec store list --json` to discover registered store ids, then pass `--store <id>` on the commands that read or write specs and changes (`new change`, `status`, `instructions`, `list`, `show`, `validate`, `archive`, `doctor`, `context`, `schemas`, `view`). Once selected, treat `--store <id>` as sticky for the rest of the workflow. Every unscoped example of those commands below is shorthand: before running it, append the flag. For example, run `openspec status --change "<name>" --json --store "<id>"`, not the unscoped form shown below. Other commands do not take the flag. Hints printed by commands already carry the flag; keep it on follow-ups. Without a store, commands act on the nearest local `openspec/` root.
+
+**Project check:** These steps expect a project that already uses OpenSpec. Before the first step that writes anything (`new change`, `archive`, `sync specs`, or authoring an artifact file), confirm the project has a root: run `openspec list --json` (with `--store <id>` when a store is selected, since the store is then the root) and read `root`. A root object means the project is set up. `"root": null` means it is not - there is no `openspec/` directory here, and a write such as `openspec new change` would create one as a side effect. The command also exits non-zero, which is that answer rather than a broken CLI, so read the JSON instead of retrying or working around it.
+
+One `"root": null` is not about setup: when a `status` error message starts with `Declared in` or `Invalid store declaration in` and names this project's `openspec/config.yaml` (or `config.yml`), the project does use OpenSpec through a store it declares, which this machine cannot resolve (the store is not registered, or the `store:` line is malformed). Do not treat it as uninitialized and skip the branches below: stop before writing and show the user that error's `message` and `fix`.
+
+Otherwise, with no root, what happens next depends on how this workflow was reached:
+
+- **Auto-selected**: you chose this workflow yourself, without the user naming OpenSpec, naming this skill, or running its slash command. Stop using OpenSpec and answer the request normally, as you would with no OpenSpec installed. Do not ask them to set anything up and do not mention OpenSpec setup.
+- **Explicit OpenSpec request**: the user named OpenSpec, named this skill, or ran its slash command. Stop before writing and ask how to proceed: set this project up (`openspec init`), target a store they already have (`--store <id>`), or continue without OpenSpec for this request. Wait for their answer.
+
+In both branches, never create the root as a side effect: do not run `openspec init` until the user asks for it, do not hand-create `openspec/` files, and do not let a command create it.
+
+---
+
+## The Stance
+
+- **Curious, not prescriptive** - Ask questions that emerge naturally, don't follow a script
+- **Open threads, not interrogations** - Surface multiple interesting directions and let the user follow what resonates. Don't funnel them through a single path of questions.
+- **Visual** - Use ASCII diagrams liberally when they'd help clarify thinking
+- **Adaptive** - Follow interesting threads, pivot when new information emerges
+- **Patient** - Don't rush to conclusions, let the shape of the problem emerge
+- **Grounded** - Explore the actual codebase when relevant, don't just theorize
+
+---
+
+## Planning a Change
+
+When the user is planning a change, guide them toward shared understanding with focused discovery questions. For open-ended discussion, follow the conversation without imposing an interview or a required output.
+
+Before asking a factual question, follow the context discovery below and inspect relevant OpenSpec artifacts, source, tests, docs, and configuration. Do not ask the user to repeat facts you can verify. Summarize relevant findings without reproducing private context or rules. If evidence is missing, conflicting, or inaccessible, state that limitation and ask only for the clarification needed to proceed.
+
+- **Follow dependencies** - Resolve the next blocking decision before its dependent details. For example, clarify the user's outcome and scope before choosing an API or data model. Revisit downstream assumptions when an earlier answer changes. Skip branches that do not matter to this goal.
+- **Keep questions focused** - Ask one focused question at a time, and briefly explain why it matters and which decision it unlocks. Batch questions only if the user asks for a batch; keep them small and group related decisions.
+- **Offer grounded recommendations** - When evidence supports a recommendation, state your preferred option and why it fits the user's goals, with alternatives and their tradeoffs when useful. Do not invent intent, priorities, or external constraints: ask the user when only they can answer. Avoid a fixed question format.
+- **Keep a conversational record** - Track decisions in the conversation, not in files. Separate confirmed decisions from proposed defaults and unresolved questions. Silence is not acceptance. Accepting an answer or a batch of recommendations is not permission to write. Keep file-write confirmation separate from discovery questions and follow the guardrails below.
+
+Stop asking when the user has enough clarity. Let them pause, pivot, or defer a decision; do not exhaust every branch or force a proposal.
+
+For example, after inspecting the relevant code:
+
+```text
+The CLI already uses SQLite and has no remote service. Is sharing state
+across devices in scope? That determines whether local storage is enough.
+If this stays a single-device tool, I recommend keeping SQLite to avoid
+adding a service to operate; shared state would need a separate sync design.
+```
+
+---
+
+## What You Might Do
+
+Depending on what the user brings, you might:
+
+**Explore the problem space**
+- Ask clarifying questions that emerge from what they said
+- Challenge assumptions
+- Reframe the problem
+- Find analogies
+
+**Investigate the codebase**
+- Map existing architecture relevant to the discussion
+- Find integration points
+- Identify patterns already in use
+- Surface hidden complexity
+
+**Compare options**
+- Brainstorm multiple approaches
+- Build comparison tables
+- Sketch tradeoffs
+- Recommend a path (if asked)
+
+**Visualize**
+```
++------------------------------------------+
+|     Use ASCII diagrams liberally         |
++------------------------------------------+
+|                                          |
+|   [State A] -------> [State B]           |
+|       |                                  |
+|       v                                  |
+|   [State C]                              |
+|                                          |
+|   System diagrams, state machines,       |
+|   data flows, architecture sketches,     |
+|   dependency graphs, comparison tables   |
+|                                          |
++------------------------------------------+
+```
+
+**Draw with plain ASCII only** — borders `+` `-` `|`, arrows `-->` `<--` `^` `v`, markers `*` `x`.
+Unicode diagram glyphs can render at different widths across terminals, fonts, and locales, so padded boxes and aligned tables can drift. Keep every diagram character ASCII.
+
+**Surface risks and unknowns**
+- Identify what could go wrong
+- Find gaps in understanding
+- Suggest spikes or investigations
+
+---
+
+## OpenSpec Awareness
+
+You have full context of the OpenSpec system. Use it naturally, don't force it.
+
+### Check for context
+
+At the start, quickly check what exists:
+```bash
+openspec list --json
+```
+
+This tells you:
+- If there are active changes
+- Their names and task status
+- What the user might be working on
+
+That is the *change* list - work in flight. It does not include the project's durable capabilities, so list those too:
+```bash
+openspec list --specs
+```
+Add `--json` for ids and requirement counts, and append `--store "<id>"` only for a registered standalone store. This is the inventory of what the project already claims to do, and `openspec list` on its own never shows it. To look at one, run `openspec show "<spec-id>" --type spec --json --no-scenarios` (same `--store` rule) - it returns that capability's purpose and requirement texts without pulling the whole spec file into context, and `--type spec` stops a change of the same name from making it ambiguous.
+
+The filtered read is only an overview. Before deciding what is already covered or what should change, read each relevant spec in full, including scenarios, with `openspec show "<spec-id>" --type spec` (same `--store` rule).
+
+Then read the project's own context from the resolved root - `<root.path>/openspec/config.yaml` (or `config.yml`). Use the `root.path` returned above, and skip this if neither file exists:
+- `context`: project background - tech stack, conventions, constraints
+- `rules`: keyed by artifact id - the entries for an artifact apply only when you write that artifact
+
+Ground your thinking in these. They are constraints for you to follow, not content to reproduce: do NOT copy them into the conversation or into any artifact you create.
+
+### When no change exists
+
+Think freely. When insights crystallize, you might offer:
+
+- "This feels solid enough to start a change. Want me to create a proposal?"
+- Or keep exploring - no pressure to formalize
+
+If the user asks you to capture the exploration as a new change, that request is the confirmation required above. It covers scaffolding that change and creating the change artifacts the request names, and nothing else. This holds only when the request is theirs: a yes to an offer you made confirms only the scope your offer itself named, so name the change and the artifacts in the offer. Don't re-ask for what they already asked for; do ask before anything beyond it. Transition seamlessly into the requested capture:
+
+1. Run `openspec new change "<name>"` (with `--store <id>` when applicable) before creating any artifacts. Never create a new change directory under `openspec/changes/` by hand; the CLI scaffold creates required metadata such as `.openspec.yaml`. Keep the selected `--store <id>` on every applicable follow-up `status` and `instructions` command.
+2. Run `openspec status --change "<name>" --json` (append the confirmed `--store "<id>"` only for a registered standalone store), then process the requested artifacts in dependency order. For each requested artifact that is `ready`, run `openspec instructions "<artifact-id>" --change "<name>" --json` (append the confirmed `--store "<id>"` only for a registered standalone store). Before creating a requested artifact, evaluate any condition in its own `instruction` against the explored change; record a deliberate skip instead when the condition does not apply. If a requested artifact is blocked by a direct prerequisite the user did not request, run `openspec instructions "<prerequisite-id>" --change "<name>" --json` (append the confirmed `--store "<id>"` only for a registered standalone store) for that prerequisite whether it is `ready` or `blocked`. If its own `instruction` states a condition, evaluate that condition against the explored change and record a deliberate skip only when the condition does not apply. If the condition applies, or the prerequisite is not conditional, treat it as a normal prerequisite and ask before expanding the capture. Do not create an unrequested prerequisite unless the user approves.
+3. Follow the returned `template` and `instruction` fields. Read completed dependency files listed in `dependencies`, and apply `context` and `rules` as constraints without copying them into the artifact. Choose the output path before creating anything: when `resolvedOutputPath` is a glob, use the instruction to choose a concrete path inside `changeRoot` and verify it remains inside `changeRoot` after resolving symlinks, both in its parent directories and in the file itself if it already exists; if it does not, stop and tell the user. Otherwise the output path is `resolvedOutputPath`. If the instruction delegates creation to a specific skill or command, invoke it only if it can write the artifact to that output path; otherwise stop and tell the user. Otherwise write the artifact to that output path. Verify that the selected concrete output exists at that output path.
+4. After creating each artifact, re-run `openspec status --change "<name>" --json` (append the confirmed `--store "<id>"` only for a registered standalone store) and continue until every requested artifact is `done`, `skipped`, or was deliberately skipped because its own `instruction` stated a condition that did not apply. Tell the user about a deliberate conditional skip, remember it, and do not reconsider it. Dependencies are enablers, not gates: if a requested artifact is still `blocked` only because you deliberately skipped a conditional prerequisite, run `openspec instructions "<artifact-id>" --change "<name>" --json` (append the confirmed `--store "<id>"` only for a registered standalone store) despite the blocked status, then create it using step 3 only when those recorded conditional skips are its sole missing dependencies. If a requested artifact is blocked by a prerequisite the user did not ask to capture and cannot be conditionally skipped, explain that dependency and ask before expanding the capture.
+
+Capture the artifact(s) the user requested without asking them to invoke another workflow command. If they asked only to start a change, stop after scaffolding and show its status. When the requested capture is done, stop there and name where the work continues: `/openspec-propose` writes the remaining planning artifacts, and `/openspec-apply-change` implements the change once tasks exist. Capturing artifacts never starts implementing them.
+
+### When a change exists
+
+If the user mentions a change or you detect one is relevant:
+
+1. **Resolve and read existing artifacts for context**
+   - Run `openspec status --change "<name>" --json`.
+   - Use `changeRoot`, `artifactPaths`, and `actionContext` from the status JSON.
+   - Read existing files from `artifactPaths.<artifact>.existingOutputPaths`.
+
+2. **Reference them naturally in conversation**
+   - "Your design mentions using Redis, but we just realized SQLite fits better..."
+   - "The proposal scopes this to premium users, but we're now thinking everyone..."
+
+3. **Offer to capture when decisions are made**
+
+   `<capability-path>` is the spec directory relative to `specs/` (for example, `user-auth` or `identity/user-auth`). Preserve an existing capability's full path and follow the project's established organization for new capabilities.
+
+   The files below are the default spec-driven schema's. With another schema, capture each insight in whichever artifact from `artifactPaths` fits it, and name that artifact in your offer; never create an artifact the schema does not define.
+
+    | Insight Type               | Where to Capture                    |
+    |----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
+    | New requirement discovered | `specs/<capability-path>/spec.md` |
+    | Requirement changed        | `specs/<capability-path>/spec.md` |
+    | Design decision made       | `design.md`                       |
+    | Scope changed              | `proposal.md`                     |
+    | New work identified        | `tasks.md`                        |
+    | Assumption invalidated     | Relevant artifact                   |
+
+   Example offers (default schema):
+   - "That's a design decision. Capture it in design.md?"
+   - "This is a new requirement. Add it to specs?"
+   - "This changes scope. Update the proposal?"
+
+4. **The user decides** - Offer and move on. Don't pressure. Don't auto-capture.
+
+---
+
+## What You Don't Have To Do
+
+- Follow a script
+- Ask the same questions every time
+- Produce a specific artifact
+- Reach a conclusion
+- Stay on topic if a tangent is valuable
+- Be brief (this is thinking time)
+
+---
+
+## Handling Different Entry Points
+
+**User brings a vague idea:**
+```
+User: I'm thinking about adding real-time collaboration
+
+You: Real-time collab is a big space. Let me think about this...
+
+      COLLABORATION SPECTRUM
+      ============================================
+
+      Awareness          Coordination         Sync
+          |                   |                 |
+          v                   v                 v
+      +--------+         +--------+        +--------+
+      |Presence|         |Cursors |        |  CRDT  |
+      |  "3    |         | Multi  |        |Conflict|
+      |online" |         | select |        |  free  |
+      +--------+         +--------+        +--------+
+          |                   |                 |
+       trivial            moderate           complex
+
+      Where's your head at?
+```
+
+**User brings a specific problem:**
+```
+User: The auth system is a mess
+
+You: [reads codebase]
+
+     +---------------------------------------------+
+     |              CURRENT AUTH FLOW              |
+     +---------------------------------------------+
+                        |
+          +-------------+-------------+
+          v             v             v
+     +---------+  +---------+  +---------+
+     | Google  |  |  GitHub |  |  Email  |
+     |  OAuth  |  |  OAuth  |  |  Magic  |
+     +----+----+  +----+----+  +----+----+
+          |             |             |
+          +-------------+-------------+
+                        v
+                  +-----------+
+                  |  Session  |
+                  +-----+-----+
+                        |
+                        v
+                  +-----------+
+                  |   Perms   |
+                  +-----------+
+
+     I see three tangles. Which one's burning?
+```
+
+**User is stuck mid-implementation:**
+```
+User: /openspec-explore add-auth-system
+      The OAuth integration is more complex than expected
+
+You: [reads change artifacts]
+
+     You're on task 4: "Implement OAuth flow"
+
+     Let me trace what's involved...
+
+     [draws diagram, explores options, suggests paths]
+
+     Want to update the design to reflect this?
+     Or add a spike task to investigate?
+```
+
+**User wants to compare options:**
+```
+User: Should we use Postgres or SQLite?
+
+You: Generic answer is boring. What's the context?
+
+User: A CLI tool that tracks local dev environments
+
+You: That changes everything.
+
+     +-------------------------------------------------+
+     |          CLI TOOL DATA STORAGE                  |
+     +-------------------------------------------------+
+
+     Key constraints:
+     - No daemon running
+     - Must work offline
+     - Single user
+
+                  SQLite          Postgres
+     Deployment   embedded        needs server
+     Offline      yes             no
+     Single file  yes             no
+
+     SQLite. Not even close.
+
+     Unless... is there a sync component?
+```
+
+---
+
+## Ending Discovery
+
+There's no required ending. Discovery might:
+
+- **Flow into a proposal**: "Ready to start? Run `/openspec-propose` and this becomes a change."
+- **Result in artifact updates**: "Updated the design with these decisions"
+- **Just provide clarity**: User has what they need, moves on
+- **Continue later**: "We can pick this up anytime"
+
+When it feels like things are crystallizing, you might summarize:
+
+```
+## What We Figured Out
+
+**The problem**: [crystallized understanding]
+
+**The approach**: [if one emerged]
+
+**Open questions**: [if any remain]
+
+**Next steps** (if ready):
+- Turn this into a change: `/openspec-propose`
+- Keep exploring: just keep talking
+```
+
+But this summary is optional. Sometimes the thinking IS the value.
+
+---
+
+## Guardrails
+
+- **Don't implement** - Never write code or implement features. Workflow configuration counts too: creating or editing schemas, templates, or `openspec/config.yaml` is a change, not thinking. Creating or updating OpenSpec change artifacts within the confirmed scope is fine, writing anything else is not. When the user is ready to build, name the handoff rather than starting: `/openspec-propose` turns the discussion into a change, and the work happens there.
+- **Don't fake understanding** - If something is unclear, dig deeper
+- **Don't rush** - Discovery is thinking time, not task time
+- **Don't force structure** - Let patterns emerge naturally
+- **Don't auto-capture** - Offer to save insights, don't just do it. Read-only commands and tools need no confirmation. Before the first write-capable action—including `openspec new change` or another command that writes files—name the artifacts or files and proposed changes, ask a direct yes/no question, and wait for explicit confirmation in a separate user message. That confirmation covers only the described scope; ask again before expanding it. Answers to design or clarifying questions are never consent to write. That rule governs `openspec new change` whenever you are the one proposing the capture; the user's own capture request is the exception, handled in the capture transition above.
+- **Don't manually scaffold changes** - Never create a new change directory under `openspec/changes/` by hand. Always use `openspec new change "<name>"` (with `--store <id>` when applicable) so required metadata such as `.openspec.yaml` is created before writing artifacts.
+- **Do visualize** - A good diagram is worth many paragraphs
+- **Do explore the codebase** - Ground discussions in reality
+- **Do question assumptions** - Including the user's and your own

package/builtin/skills/openspec/skills/openspec-ff-change/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: openspec-ff-change
+description: Fast-forward through OpenSpec artifact creation. Use when the user wants to quickly create all artifacts needed for implementation without stepping through each one individually. Also use when the user says "openspec ff" or "opsx ff".
+allowed-tools: Bash(openspec:*)
+license: MIT
+compatibility: Requires openspec CLI.
+metadata:
+  author: openspec
+  version: "1.0"
+---
+
+Fast-forward through artifact creation - generate everything needed to start implementation in one go.
+
+**Store selection:** If the user names a store (a store is a standalone OpenSpec repo registered on this machine) or the work lives in one, run `openspec store list --json` to discover registered store ids, then pass `--store <id>` on the commands that read or write specs and changes (`new change`, `status`, `instructions`, `list`, `show`, `validate`, `archive`, `doctor`, `context`, `schemas`, `view`). Once selected, treat `--store <id>` as sticky for the rest of the workflow. Every unscoped example of those commands below is shorthand: before running it, append the flag. For example, run `openspec status --change "<name>" --json --store "<id>"`, not the unscoped form shown below. Other commands do not take the flag. Hints printed by commands already carry the flag; keep it on follow-ups. Without a store, commands act on the nearest local `openspec/` root.
+
+**Project check:** These steps expect a project that already uses OpenSpec. Before the first step that writes anything (`new change`, `archive`, `sync specs`, or authoring an artifact file), confirm the project has a root: run `openspec list --json` (with `--store <id>` when a store is selected, since the store is then the root) and read `root`. A root object means the project is set up. `"root": null` means it is not - there is no `openspec/` directory here, and a write such as `openspec new change` would create one as a side effect. The command also exits non-zero, which is that answer rather than a broken CLI, so read the JSON instead of retrying or working around it.
+
+One `"root": null` is not about setup: when a `status` error message starts with `Declared in` or `Invalid store declaration in` and names this project's `openspec/config.yaml` (or `config.yml`), the project does use OpenSpec through a store it declares, which this machine cannot resolve (the store is not registered, or the `store:` line is malformed). Do not treat it as uninitialized and skip the branches below: stop before writing and show the user that error's `message` and `fix`.
+
+Otherwise, with no root, what happens next depends on how this workflow was reached:
+
+- **Auto-selected**: you chose this workflow yourself, without the user naming OpenSpec, naming this skill, or running its slash command. Stop using OpenSpec and answer the request normally, as you would with no OpenSpec installed. Do not ask them to set anything up and do not mention OpenSpec setup.
+- **Explicit OpenSpec request**: the user named OpenSpec, named this skill, or ran its slash command. Stop before writing and ask how to proceed: set this project up (`openspec init`), target a store they already have (`--store <id>`), or continue without OpenSpec for this request. Wait for their answer.
+
+In both branches, never create the root as a side effect: do not run `openspec init` until the user asks for it, do not hand-create `openspec/` files, and do not let a command create it.
+
+**Input**: The user's request should include a change name (kebab-case) OR a description of what they want to build.
+
+**Steps**
+
+1. **If no clear input provided, ask what they want to build**
+
+   Ask the user (open-ended, no preset options):
+   > "What change do you want to work on? Describe what you want to build or fix."
+
+   From their description, derive a kebab-case name (e.g., "add user authentication" → `add-user-auth`).
+
+   **IMPORTANT**: Do NOT proceed without understanding what the user wants to build.
+
+2. **Create the change directory**
+   ```bash
+   openspec new change "<name>"
+   ```
+   This creates a scaffolded change in the planning home resolved by the CLI.
+
+3. **Get the artifact build order**
+   ```bash
+   openspec status --change "<name>" --json
+   ```
+   Parse the JSON to get:
+   - `applyRequires`: array of artifact IDs needed before implementation (e.g., `["tasks"]`)
+   - `artifacts`: list of all artifacts, each with its `status` and its `requires` edges (the artifact IDs it directly depends on)
+   - `planningHome`, `changeRoot`, `artifactPaths`, and `actionContext`: path and scope context. Use these instead of assuming repo-local paths.
+
+4. **Create every artifact in the required set**
+
+   Use a todo list to track progress through the artifacts.
+
+   Loop through artifacts in dependency order (artifacts with no pending dependencies first):
+
+   a. **For each artifact that is `ready` (dependencies satisfied)**:
+      - Get instructions:
+        ```bash
+        openspec instructions <artifact-id> --change "<name>" --json
+        ```
+      - The instructions JSON includes:
+        - `context`: Project background (constraints for you - do NOT include in output)
+        - `rules`: Artifact-specific rules (constraints for you - do NOT include in output)
+        - `template`: The structure to use for your output file
+        - `instruction`: Schema-specific guidance for this artifact type
+        - `skipped`/`warning`: present when the change declares skip_specs and this artifact must NOT be created - stop and pick another artifact
+        - `resolvedOutputPath`: Resolved path or pattern to write the artifact
+        - `dependencies`: Completed artifacts to read for context
+      - Read any completed dependency files for context - always re-read them from disk, even if you saw them earlier in the conversation (the user may have edited them)
+      - **Inspect the relevant project before drafting**: Read `context` and `rules` first, then inspect relevant implementation, nearby tests, configuration, and documentation outside `openspec/`. Keep inspection read-only and proportional to the change; reuse findings for later artifacts and inspect more only as needed.
+        - Identify the target project from the request and project context; the planning home may be separate from the code. If the target is unclear, ask. For greenfield or non-code changes, inspect the available structure and relevant documents. If source is unavailable, state the limitation and ask when it materially affects the plan.
+        - Ground scope, approach, and tasks in what you find. Distinguish observed behavior from assumptions and proposed additions; surface conflicts with existing specs instead of silently deciding which is correct.
+        - Do this discovery now, rather than leaving generic "explore the codebase" or "make a plan" tasks for implementation. Keep any necessary follow-up investigation specific to an unresolved question.
+      - Choose the output path before creating anything. If `resolvedOutputPath` is a glob, follow `instruction` to choose a concrete path inside `changeRoot` that matches the glob, and verify it remains inside `changeRoot` after resolving symlinks, both in its parent directories and in the file itself if it already exists; if it does not, stop and tell the user. Otherwise the output path is `resolvedOutputPath`
+      - If the `instruction` field delegates creation to a specific skill or command, invoke it only if it can write the artifact to that output path; otherwise stop and tell the user. Then verify the artifact file exists at that output path
+      - Otherwise create the artifact file using `template` as the structure and write it to that output path
+      - Apply `context` and `rules` as constraints - but do NOT copy them into the file
+      - Show brief progress: "✓ Created <artifact-id>"
+
+   b. **Continue until every artifact in the required set exists (not just `apply.requires`)**
+      - After creating each artifact, re-run `openspec status --change "<name>" --json`
+      - The required set is `applyRequires` plus every artifact reachable from those by following the `requires` edges in `status --json` - walk them transitively (spec-driven closes over proposal, specs, design, tasks). Leave artifacts outside that set alone
+      - `status` is file-existence only, so an `applyRequires` artifact reading `done` does NOT mean its dependencies exist - writing `tasks.md` early marks `tasks` done while `specs` was never written. Use each artifact's `requires` edges, not its `status`, to build the required set: a `done` artifact still lists what it depends on
+      - An artifact already reading `status: "skipped"` is satisfied: the change declares `skip_specs` in `.openspec.yaml`, so its files must NOT exist. Never try to create one
+      - Create every artifact in the required set that is missing, then re-check - creating one can unblock others
+      - Skip one only when `status` already reports it `skipped`, or when its own `instruction` says it is conditional: run `openspec instructions <artifact-id> --change "<name>" --json` and skip only if its `instruction` field marks it optional (e.g. "create only if..."). Spec-driven's `design.md` qualifies; `specs` qualifies only via the `skipped` status above, never by your own judgment. Tell the user, and do not reconsider it
+      - Dependencies are enablers, not gates: if a required artifact is still `blocked` only because you skipped a conditional dependency, write it anyway
+      - Stop when every artifact in the required set is `done`, `skipped`, or was deliberately skipped
+
+   c. **If an artifact requires user input** (critically unclear context):
+      - Ask the user to clarify
+      - Then continue with creation
+
+5. **Show final status**
+   ```bash
+   openspec status --change "<name>"
+   ```
+
+**Output**
+
+After completing all artifacts, summarize:
+- Change name and location
+- List of artifacts created with brief descriptions, plus any conditional artifact you skipped and why
+- What's ready: "All artifacts needed for implementation are ready."
+- Prompt: "Run `/openspec-apply-change` or ask me to implement to start working on the tasks."
+
+**Artifact Creation Guidelines**
+
+- Follow the `instruction` field from `openspec instructions` for each artifact type - it is the authoritative guidance, even for familiar artifact names
+- If the `instruction` field directs you to use a specific skill or command to create the artifact, invoke it instead of writing the artifact directly - but only once you have chosen and checked the output path, and only if it can write there
+- The schema defines what each artifact should contain - follow it
+- Read dependency artifacts for context before creating new ones
+- Use `template` as the structure for your output file - fill in its sections
+- **IMPORTANT**: `context` and `rules` are constraints for YOU, not content for the file
+  - Do NOT copy `<context>`, `<rules>`, `<project_context>` blocks into the artifact
+  - These guide what you write, but should never appear in the output
+
+**Guardrails**
+- Create every artifact the apply phase transitively depends on, not just the ids listed in `apply.requires`
+- Always read dependency artifacts before creating a new one - re-read from disk, not from conversation memory (files may have changed since you last saw them)
+- If context is critically unclear, ask the user - but prefer making reasonable decisions to keep momentum
+- If a change with that name already exists, suggest continuing that change instead
+- Verify each artifact file exists after writing before proceeding to next

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+---
+name: openspec-new-change
+description: Start a new OpenSpec change using the experimental artifact workflow. Use when the user wants to create a new feature, fix, or modification with a structured step-by-step approach. Also use when the user says "openspec new change" or "opsx new".
+allowed-tools: Bash(openspec:*)
+license: MIT
+compatibility: Requires openspec CLI.
+metadata:
+  author: openspec
+  version: "1.0"
+---
+
+Start a new change using the experimental artifact-driven approach.
+
+**Store selection:** If the user names a store (a store is a standalone OpenSpec repo registered on this machine) or the work lives in one, run `openspec store list --json` to discover registered store ids, then pass `--store <id>` on the commands that read or write specs and changes (`new change`, `status`, `instructions`, `list`, `show`, `validate`, `archive`, `doctor`, `context`, `schemas`, `view`). Once selected, treat `--store <id>` as sticky for the rest of the workflow. Every unscoped example of those commands below is shorthand: before running it, append the flag. For example, run `openspec status --change "<name>" --json --store "<id>"`, not the unscoped form shown below. Other commands do not take the flag. Hints printed by commands already carry the flag; keep it on follow-ups. Without a store, commands act on the nearest local `openspec/` root.
+
+**Project check:** These steps expect a project that already uses OpenSpec. Before the first step that writes anything (`new change`, `archive`, `sync specs`, or authoring an artifact file), confirm the project has a root: run `openspec list --json` (with `--store <id>` when a store is selected, since the store is then the root) and read `root`. A root object means the project is set up. `"root": null` means it is not - there is no `openspec/` directory here, and a write such as `openspec new change` would create one as a side effect. The command also exits non-zero, which is that answer rather than a broken CLI, so read the JSON instead of retrying or working around it.
+
+One `"root": null` is not about setup: when a `status` error message starts with `Declared in` or `Invalid store declaration in` and names this project's `openspec/config.yaml` (or `config.yml`), the project does use OpenSpec through a store it declares, which this machine cannot resolve (the store is not registered, or the `store:` line is malformed). Do not treat it as uninitialized and skip the branches below: stop before writing and show the user that error's `message` and `fix`.
+
+Otherwise, with no root, what happens next depends on how this workflow was reached:
+
+- **Auto-selected**: you chose this workflow yourself, without the user naming OpenSpec, naming this skill, or running its slash command. Stop using OpenSpec and answer the request normally, as you would with no OpenSpec installed. Do not ask them to set anything up and do not mention OpenSpec setup.
+- **Explicit OpenSpec request**: the user named OpenSpec, named this skill, or ran its slash command. Stop before writing and ask how to proceed: set this project up (`openspec init`), target a store they already have (`--store <id>`), or continue without OpenSpec for this request. Wait for their answer.
+
+In both branches, never create the root as a side effect: do not run `openspec init` until the user asks for it, do not hand-create `openspec/` files, and do not let a command create it.
+
+**Input**: The user's request should include a change name (kebab-case) OR a description of what they want to build.
+
+**Steps**
+
+1. **If no clear input provided, ask what they want to build**
+
+   Ask the user (open-ended, no preset options):
+   > "What change do you want to work on? Describe what you want to build or fix."
+
+   From their description, derive a kebab-case name (e.g., "add user authentication" → `add-user-auth`).
+
+   **IMPORTANT**: Do NOT proceed without understanding what the user wants to build.
+
+2. **Determine the workflow schema**
+
+   Use the default schema (omit `--schema`) unless the user explicitly requests a different workflow.
+
+   **Use a different schema only if the user mentions:**
+   - A specific schema name → use `--schema <name>`
+   - "show workflows" or "what workflows" → run `openspec schemas --json` and let them choose
+
+   **Otherwise**: Omit `--schema` to use the default.
+
+3. **Create the change directory**
+   ```bash
+   openspec new change "<name>"
+   ```
+   Add `--schema <name>` only if the user requested a specific workflow.
+   This creates a scaffolded change in the planning home resolved by the CLI.
+
+4. **Show the artifact status**
+   ```bash
+   openspec status --change "<name>" --json
+   ```
+   Use the returned `planningHome`, `changeRoot`, `artifactPaths`, and `nextSteps` instead of assuming repo-local paths.
+
+5. **Get instructions for the first artifact**
+   The first artifact depends on the schema (e.g., `proposal` for spec-driven).
+   Check the status output to find the first artifact with status "ready".
+   ```bash
+   openspec instructions <first-artifact-id> --change "<name>"
+   ```
+   This outputs the template and context for creating the first artifact.
+
+6. **STOP and wait for user direction**
+
+**Output**
+
+After completing the steps, summarize:
+- Change name and location
+- Schema/workflow being used and its artifact sequence
+- Current status (0/N artifacts complete)
+- The template for the first artifact
+- Prompt: "Ready to create the first artifact? Just describe what this change is about and I'll draft it, or ask me to continue."
+
+**Guardrails**
+- Do NOT create any artifacts yet - just show the instructions
+- Do NOT advance beyond showing the first artifact template
+- If the name is invalid (not kebab-case), ask for a valid name
+- If a change with that name already exists, suggest continuing that change instead
+- Pass --schema if using a non-default workflow