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| Archive a completed change in the experimental workflow |
Archive a completed change in the experimental workflow.
Input: Optionally specify a change name after /opsx-archive (e.g., /opsx-archive add-auth). If omitted, check if it can be inferred from conversation context. If vague or ambiguous you MUST prompt for available changes.
Steps
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If no change name provided, prompt for selection
Run
openspec list --jsonto get available changes. Use the AskUserQuestion tool to let the user select.Show only active changes (not already archived). Include the schema used for each change if available.
IMPORTANT: Do NOT guess or auto-select a change. Always let the user choose.
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Check artifact completion status
Run
openspec status --change "<name>" --jsonto check artifact completion.Parse the JSON to understand:
schemaName: The workflow being usedartifacts: List of artifacts with their status (doneor other)
If any artifacts are not
done:- Display warning listing incomplete artifacts
- Prompt user for confirmation to continue
- Proceed if user confirms
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Check task completion status
Read the tasks file (typically
tasks.md) to check for incomplete tasks.Count tasks marked with
- [ ](incomplete) vs- [x](complete).If incomplete tasks found:
- Display warning showing count of incomplete tasks
- Prompt user for confirmation to continue
- Proceed if user confirms
If no tasks file exists: Proceed without task-related warning.
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Assess delta spec sync state
Check for delta specs at
openspec/changes/<name>/specs/. If none exist, proceed without sync prompt.If delta specs exist:
- Compare each delta spec with its corresponding main spec at
openspec/specs/<capability>/spec.md - Determine what changes would be applied (adds, modifications, removals, renames)
- Show a combined summary before prompting
Prompt options:
- If changes needed: "Sync now (recommended)", "Archive without syncing"
- If already synced: "Archive now", "Sync anyway", "Cancel"
If user chooses sync, execute
/opsx-synclogic. Proceed to archive regardless of choice. - Compare each delta spec with its corresponding main spec at
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Perform the archive
Create the archive directory if it doesn't exist:
mkdir -p openspec/changes/archiveGenerate target name using current date:
YYYY-MM-DD-<change-name>Check if target already exists:
- If yes: Fail with error, suggest renaming existing archive or using different date
- If no: Move the change directory to archive
mv openspec/changes/<name> openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name> -
Display summary
Show archive completion summary including:
- Change name
- Schema that was used
- Archive location
- Spec sync status (synced / sync skipped / no delta specs)
- Note about any warnings (incomplete artifacts/tasks)
Output On Success
## Archive Complete
**Change:** <change-name>
**Schema:** <schema-name>
**Archived to:** openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>/
**Specs:** ✓ Synced to main specs
All artifacts complete. All tasks complete.
Output On Success (No Delta Specs)
## Archive Complete
**Change:** <change-name>
**Schema:** <schema-name>
**Archived to:** openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>/
**Specs:** No delta specs
All artifacts complete. All tasks complete.
Output On Success With Warnings
## Archive Complete (with warnings)
**Change:** <change-name>
**Schema:** <schema-name>
**Archived to:** openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>/
**Specs:** Sync skipped (user chose to skip)
**Warnings:**
- Archived with 2 incomplete artifacts
- Archived with 3 incomplete tasks
- Delta spec sync was skipped (user chose to skip)
Review the archive if this was not intentional.
Output On Error (Archive Exists)
## Archive Failed
**Change:** <change-name>
**Target:** openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>/
Target archive directory already exists.
**Options:**
1. Rename the existing archive
2. Delete the existing archive if it's a duplicate
3. Wait until a different date to archive
Guardrails
- Always prompt for change selection if not provided
- Use artifact graph (openspec status --json) for completion checking
- Don't block archive on warnings - just inform and confirm
- Preserve .openspec.yaml when moving to archive (it moves with the directory)
- Show clear summary of what happened
- If sync is requested, use /opsx-sync approach (agent-driven)
- If delta specs exist, always run the sync assessment and show the combined summary before prompting