OpenSpec: Instructions file for Codex

AGENTS.md

OpenSpec AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from Fission-AI/OpenSpec. Its token cost is not measured, scanned not scanned, original, MIT.

A project instruction file for OpenSpec, a tool for planning software from written specifications before implementation. It is intended for AI coding assistants.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for supporting specification-driven development, where written requirements guide coding work.
Why use it?
It gives an assistant project-specific guidance when working with OpenSpec.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

Written for Codex and OpenCode: the file is AGENTS.md.

This is Fission-AI/OpenSpec's own configuration. It tells Codex and OpenCode how to work on OpenSpec itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything OpenSpec configures →

About the project

OpenSpec is a specification-driven development framework that records software requirements and implementation plans as readable Markdown artifacts. It helps developers and AI coding assistants agree on what should be built before code is written, including work spanning multiple repositories. The catalogue add-ons provide workflow skills and instructions for using OpenSpec.

Fission-AI/OpenSpec · 74,064 stars · on GitHub · openspec.dev

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Nothing to install: this file belongs to Fission-AI/OpenSpec. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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OpenSpec AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Fission-AI/OpenSpec (74,064 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. Its token cost is not measured: this kind of file is read by the harness, not the model. It was not scanned, because the body is not available under its licence. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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