Pre-workflow rapid prototyping for exploring multiple game ideas before committing to a development workflow. Produces lightweight reports with no workflow commitment.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
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## Overview
This skill is the **pre-workflow exploration lane**. Use it when you have one or more rough game ideas and want to validate them before choosing between the Hybrid workflow (lean, iterative) or the Full OCGS workflow (formal, structured).
**When to use `/explore`:**
- You have 2-4 rough ideas and want to feel them out before committing
- You are not sure if your concept is fun, feasible, or scoped correctly
- You want to avoid formal process overhead until you know what you're making
**When NOT to use `/explore`:**
- You already know your game and are ready to build → use `/start` directly
- You are in the middle of production → use `/prototype` or `/hybrid-prototype`
- You need a formal vertical slice → use `/prototype` within the full workflow
**Key properties:**
- **No workflow commitment**: Does not create `production/stage.txt`, `production/review-mode.txt`, or any production artifacts
- **No process overhead**: No GDDs, no ADRs, no architecture, no sprint plans
- **Time-boxed**: 1-2 days per idea maximum
- **Isolated**: All work lives in `prototypes/explore/[idea-name]/`
- **Composable**: Run it multiple times for multiple ideas, then compare results
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The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260621.08704b3, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_7mbuhgmnh7ectrjb
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=striderza/opencodegamestudios/explore
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/1ac35af836c6635e4ae315c952f28c54cc40491136271e7384015e3b6a503564
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