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LGTM for final review. The branch is hardened on top of #1716, generated output is in parity, and every CI/security/platform check passes.

What was wrong

Explore's worked diagrams used Unicode box-drawing, arrow, bullet, and marker characters. Their display width varies across terminals, fonts, and locales, so copied padded layouts could drift. The original regression guard covered only selected Unicode ranges and could miss other non-ASCII diagram characters.

How it was fixed

All worked diagrams now use plain ASCII. The guard checks every character inside every fenced example and rejects any byte outside ASCII. The explanation now accurately describes cross-environment width variation instead of classifying every removed glyph as East Asian Ambiguous Width.

This branch also includes #1716's confirmed-write contract so regenerating the shared Explore template cannot weaken it: read-only investigation needs no confirmation, write-capable actions must name their scope and receive a separate yes/no confirmation, and scope expansion requires confirmation again. Merge #1716 before this PR.

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  • test/core/templates/explore.test.ts: 16/16 passed.
  • test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts: 26/26 passed.
  • Generated skills/openspec-explore/SKILL.md and all parity hashes were regenerated from source.
  • Build and lint pass.
  • Linux, macOS, Windows, security, release tracking, and CodeRabbit checks pass.

Notes / nits

Inline Unicode prose outside diagram fences is intentionally unchanged. This PR fixes diagram alignment without imposing an ASCII-only rule on normal text.

Closes #983

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Walkthrough

Explore-mode templates and skill documentation now require explicit, scope-bound confirmation before write-capable actions. Read-only actions remain permitted without confirmation. Explore-mode diagrams now use plain ASCII characters, with tests and changesets updated accordingly.

Changes

Explore mode updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Define scoped write confirmation
src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts, skills/openspec-explore/SKILL.md
Both explore templates and the skill documentation distinguish read-only actions from writes, require separate explicit confirmation, limit confirmation to the described scope, and classify workflow configuration edits as implementation.
Replace explore diagrams with ASCII
src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts, skills/openspec-explore/SKILL.md
Visualization, collaboration, authentication, and storage examples use plain ASCII characters and describe rendering-width constraints.
Validate and publish template changes
test/core/templates/explore.test.ts, test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts, .changeset/*
Tests validate confirmation rules and ASCII-only examples. Parity hashes and patch changesets reflect the updated generated content.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d0e36

The PR replaces Unicode diagram glyphs with ASCII in the explore workflow and adds regression guards to preserve alignment; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Suggested reviewers: tabishb, clay-good

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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The explicit write-confirmation workflow changes are unrelated to the linked visual artifact issue [#983]. Move the write-confirmation workflow changes to a separate PR or link an issue that defines those requirements.
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Check name Status Explanation
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR addresses issue [#983] by replacing width-variable Unicode diagram characters with plain ASCII characters and adding regression coverage.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring check was indeterminate for this PR — some files could not be analyzed in time. Not blocking.
Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: replacing Unicode diagram characters with ASCII in explore examples.
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src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts (1)

162-251: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Incomplete fix: example diagrams below the directive still use Unicode box-drawing characters.

The new directive at lines 72–77 forbids , , , , , etc., but the three example diagrams further down in the same template still use them:

  • Lines 162–176 (COLLABORATION SPECTRUM): , , , , , , ,
  • Lines 185–205 (CURRENT AUTH FLOW): , , , , , , , ,
  • Lines 237–251 (CLI TOOL DATA STORAGE): , , , ,

This contradicts the directive and will likely cause the LLM to mimic these Unicode patterns, reproducing the exact ambiguous-width visual artifact described in #983 that this PR claims to close. The OPSX command template (lines 303–482) was already cleaned up because it doesn't contain these examples — but the skill template still does.

Please convert these three diagrams to ASCII-only as well (using +, -, |, v, ^, -->) so the examples match the directive.

♻️ Suggested ASCII conversion for the three example diagrams
@@ Lines 162-176 (COLLABORATION SPECTRUM)
-      COLLABORATION SPECTRUM
-      ════════════════════════════════════════════
-
-      Awareness          Coordination         Sync
-          │                   │                 │
-          ▼                   ▼                 ▼
-      ┌────────┐         ┌────────┐        ┌────────┐
-      │Presence│         │Cursors │        │  CRDT  │
-      │  "3    │         │ Multi  │        │Conflict│
-      │online" │         │ select │        │  free  │
-      └────────┘         └────────┘        └────────┘
-          │                   │                 │
-       trivial            moderate           complex
+      COLLABORATION SPECTRUM
+      ============================================
+
+      Awareness          Coordination         Sync
+          |                   |                 |
+          v                   v                 v
+      +--------+         +--------+        +--------+
+      |Presence|         |Cursors |        |  CRDT  |
+      |  "3    |         | Multi  |        |Conflict|
+      |online" |         | select |        |  free  |
+      +--------+         +--------+        +--------+
+          |                   |                 |
+       trivial            moderate           complex
@@ Lines 185-205 (CURRENT AUTH FLOW)
-     ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-     │              CURRENT AUTH FLOW              │
-     └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
-          ┌─────────────┼─────────────┐
-          ▼             ▼             ▼
-     ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐
-     │ Google  │  │  GitHub │  │  Email  │
-     │  OAuth  │  │  OAuth  │  │  Magic  │
-     └────┬────┘  └────┬────┘  └────┬────┘
-          │             │             │
-          └─────────────┼─────────────┘
-
-                  ┌───────────┐
-                  │  Session  │
-                  └─────┬─────┘
-
-
-                  ┌───────────┐
-                  │   Perms   │
-                  └───────────┘
+     +---------------------------------------------+
+     |              CURRENT AUTH FLOW              |
+     +---------------------------------------------+
+                        |
+          +-------------+-------------+
+          v             v             v
+     +---------+  +---------+  +---------+
+     | Google  |  |  GitHub |  |  Email  |
+     |  OAuth  |  |  OAuth  |  |  Magic  |
+     +----+----+  +----+----+  +----+----+
+          |             |             |
+          +-------------+-------------+
+                        v
+                  +-----------+
+                  |  Session  |
+                  +-----+-----+
+                        |
+                        v
+                  +-----------+
+                  |   Perms   |
+                  +-----------+
@@ Lines 237-239 (CLI TOOL DATA STORAGE header)
-     ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-     │          CLI TOOL DATA STORAGE                  │
-     └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+     +-------------------------------------------------+
+     |          CLI TOOL DATA STORAGE                  |
+     +-------------------------------------------------+
@@ Lines 247-249 (status markers)
-     Deployment   embedded ✓      needs server ✗
-     Offline      yes ✓           no ✗
-     Single file  yes ✓           no ✗
+     Deployment   embedded [yes]  needs server [no]
+     Offline      yes [yes]       no [no]
+     Single file  yes [yes]       no [no]

Note: the parity-test hashes for getExploreSkillTemplate (line 33) and 'openspec-explore' (line 59) in test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts will need to be regenerated after this change.

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In `@src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts` around lines 162 - 251, The template
still contains Unicode box-drawing characters in the three example diagrams
inside the explore skill template; update the diagrams in the
getExploreSkillTemplate (the "COLLABORATION SPECTRUM", "CURRENT AUTH FLOW", and
"CLI TOOL DATA STORAGE" examples) to ASCII-only characters (use + - | v ^ --> or
similar) to match the new directive and mirror the OPSX template cleanup, and
then regenerate the parity-test hashes referenced for getExploreSkillTemplate
and the 'openspec-explore' entry in
test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts so tests reflect the changed
template content.
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Outside diff comments:
In `@src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts`:
- Around line 162-251: The template still contains Unicode box-drawing
characters in the three example diagrams inside the explore skill template;
update the diagrams in the getExploreSkillTemplate (the "COLLABORATION
SPECTRUM", "CURRENT AUTH FLOW", and "CLI TOOL DATA STORAGE" examples) to
ASCII-only characters (use + - | v ^ --> or similar) to match the new directive
and mirror the OPSX template cleanup, and then regenerate the parity-test hashes
referenced for getExploreSkillTemplate and the 'openspec-explore' entry in
test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts so tests reflect the changed
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src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts (1)

56-78: Consider extracting duplicated ASCII visualization guidance into shared constants.

The same multi-line blocks are repeated in both templates, which increases drift risk on future edits.

♻️ Suggested refactor sketch
+const ASCII_VISUALIZE_EXAMPLE = `\`\`\`
++------------------------------------------+
+|     Use ASCII diagrams liberally         |
++------------------------------------------+
+|                                          |
+|   [State A] -------> [State B]           |
+|       |                                  |
+|       v                                  |
+|   [State C]                              |
+|                                          |
+|   System diagrams, state machines,       |
+|   data flows, architecture sketches,     |
+|   dependency graphs, comparison tables   |
+|                                          |
++------------------------------------------+
+\`\`\``;
+
+const ASCII_DIAGRAM_GUIDANCE = `**Important — use plain ASCII for all diagram characters:**
+- Box borders: \`+\`, \`-\`, \`|\` instead of \`┌\`, \`─\`, \`│\`
+- Arrows: \`-->\`, \`<--\`, \`^\`, \`v\` instead of \`→\`, \`←\`, \`↑\`, \`↓\`
+- Connections: \`|\` instead of \`│\`
+
+Unicode box-drawing and arrow characters (→, ←, ─, │, ┌, etc.) are "Ambiguous Width" in the Unicode standard — they render as double-width columns in many terminal configurations. Inside fixed-width padded boxes this causes the right border to appear misaligned or detached, since lines with different numbers of these characters end up at different visual widths.`;
...
-**Visualize**
-...inline block...
-
-**Important — use plain ASCII for all diagram characters:**
-...inline block...
+**Visualize**
+${ASCII_VISUALIZE_EXAMPLE}
+
+${ASCII_DIAGRAM_GUIDANCE}

Also applies to: 359-381

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In `@src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts` around lines 56 - 78, Extract the
repeated multi-line ASCII visualization guidance into a shared exported constant
(e.g., ASCII_VISUAL_GUIDANCE) in a common module and replace the duplicated
literal blocks in the templates with imports referencing that constant;
specifically, create/export the constant from a new or existing shared file
(e.g., templates/common or templates/constants) and update
src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts and the other template that contains the
same block to import ASCII_VISUAL_GUIDANCE and use it in place of the inline
string so future edits only need to change one symbol.
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In `@src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts`:
- Around line 56-78: Extract the repeated multi-line ASCII visualization
guidance into a shared exported constant (e.g., ASCII_VISUAL_GUIDANCE) in a
common module and replace the duplicated literal blocks in the templates with
imports referencing that constant; specifically, create/export the constant from
a new or existing shared file (e.g., templates/common or templates/constants)
and update src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts and the other template that
contains the same block to import ASCII_VISUAL_GUIDANCE and use it in place of
the inline string so future edits only need to change one symbol.

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Dansyuqri and others added 3 commits August 20, 2026 14:28
This fixes the issue of ambiguous unicode character width when visualizing on terminals
Rebase onto main and close the gaps in the original fix:

- Regenerate skills/openspec-explore/SKILL.md. The static skills/ mirror
  landed after this branch was cut, so the parity test would have failed
  with the template and the mirror out of sync.
- Regenerate the three parity hashes through scripts/regen-parity-hashes.mjs.
- Convert the ambiguous-width glyphs the first pass missed: the bullets in
  the CLI-storage example, and the check/cross marks in its comparison
  table, which sat in the column-aligned block the bug is about.
- Tighten the ASCII guidance to two lines. It ships into every user
  project on both delivery surfaces, so the paragraph was pure overhead.
- Add regression tests (Fission-AI#983): every fenced example in both the skill and
  the command body must be free of box-drawing, arrow, bullet, and
  check/cross glyphs, and the guidance must state the rule and the reason.
- Add a patch changeset.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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In `@test/core/templates/explore.test.ts`:
- Around line 32-35: Expand the AMBIGUOUS_WIDTH matcher to include the full
documented check/cross dingbat range, including U+2715 and U+2718 and any other
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Comment thread test/core/templates/explore.test.ts Outdated
clay-good and others added 7 commits August 20, 2026 14:46
The matcher listed U+2713 and U+2717 only, so a fenced example could use
✕ (U+2715) or ✘ (U+2718) — same ambiguous width, same misalignment — and
still pass. Widen to the U+2713-U+2718 run.

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@clay-good clay-good changed the title fix: Use ASCII arrows instead of unicode fix(explore): use ASCII in diagram examples Aug 24, 2026
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