# Need Explorer (agent skill)

> Need Explorer is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from MageByte-Zero/spec-superflow. Clarify intent, scope, constraints, and success criteria before artifact creation. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot and has 839 GitHub stars. Install it by copying the skill folder into your agent's skills directory.

Clarify intent, scope, constraints, and success criteria before artifact creation. Invoke when the request is fuzzy, the user is comparing options, or the workflow needs a stable change definition before writing artifacts. Before executing a CLI line below, replace its leading SSF with node " /scripts/spec-superflow.mjs"; is the absolute directory two levels above this file. Never run SSF literally or call an ssf from PATH.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/MageByte-Zero/spec-superflow |
| Skill path | skills/need-explorer/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | need-explorer |
| GitHub stars | 839 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 1 |
| Plugin marketplace | spec-superflow |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot |
| Category | Docs & writing |
| Last commit | Sep 24, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Invoke when the request is fuzzy, the user is comparing options, or the workflow needs a stable change definition before writing artifacts.

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add MageByte-Zero/spec-superflow
/plugin install spec-superflow@spec-superflow
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MageByte-Zero/spec-superflow.git
cp -r spec-superflow/skills/need-explorer .agents/skills/need-explorer   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MageByte-Zero/spec-superflow.git
cp -r spec-superflow/skills/need-explorer .cursor/skills/need-explorer   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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