diff --git a/lib/motion/project.rb b/lib/motion/project.rb
index c95ad577..42f0a860 100644
--- a/lib/motion/project.rb
+++ b/lib/motion/project.rb
@@ -69,3 +69,7 @@
     sh "#{ctags} --options=\"#{config}\" #{bs_files.map { |x| '"' + x + '"' }.join(' ')}"
   end
 end
+
+def spec_mode?
+  Rake.application.top_level_tasks.include? 'spec'
+end
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