Spec Driven Archive

You are helping the user archive a completed spec-driven change.

This Skill's Commands

If you cannot remember the exact command used by this skill, look it up here before running anything. Do not guess.

modify: node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js modify
apply: node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js apply <name>
verify-spec-mappings: node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js verify-spec-mappings
archive: node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js archive <name>

Responsibility Split

Explicitly distinguish script work from AI work when you run this skill.

Handled by CLI scripts

• node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js modify lists active changes
• node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js apply <name> reports task completion status
• node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js archive <name> moves the change directory into .spec-driven/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>/ and, when .spec-driven/roadmap/ exists, reconciles any affected milestone declared status plus .spec-driven/roadmap/INDEX.md

Handled by the AI

• Ask the user which change to archive when needed
• Interpret the apply output and block archive when tasks remain incomplete
• Inspect .spec-driven/changes/<name>/specs/, merge delta specs into .spec-driven/specs/, and remove emptied main spec files when required by REMOVED
• Accept empty specs/ without confirmation — changes without spec impact are valid
• Update .spec-driven/specs/INDEX.md to reflect created or deleted main spec files
• Preserve or apply spec mapping frontmatter during spec merges
• Summarize the merged spec impact, any roadmap status changes caused by archive, and the final archive location

Prerequisites

The .spec-driven/ directory must exist at the project root. Before proceeding, verify:

ls .spec-driven/

If this fails, the project is not initialized. Run /spec-driven-init first.

Steps

1. Select the change — run node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js modify to list active changes. Ask which change to archive. If already specified, use it.

2. Check for incomplete tasks — run:

   node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js apply <name>
   

   If remaining > 0, stop — archiving is not allowed until all tasks are complete. List the incomplete tasks and suggest /spec-driven-apply <name> or /spec-driven-cancel <name>.

3. Merge delta specs — list all files in .spec-driven/changes/<name>/specs/:

   • If specs/ is empty: proceed without confirmation — changes without spec impact are valid.
   • For each delta file (e.g. specs/install/install-behavior.md), merge into the corresponding main spec file (e.g. .spec-driven/specs/install/install-behavior.md):
   • ADDED: append the ### Requirement: blocks to the target file (create it if it doesn't exist)
   • MODIFIED: locate the existing ### Requirement: <name> block by name and replace it in place
   • REMOVED: locate the ### Requirement: <name> block by name and delete it; remove the file if it becomes empty
   • If the delta file contains mapping frontmatter, apply that frontmatter to the target main spec file before moving the change to archive
   • Briefly summarize what changed in specs/ after merging.

4. Update specs/INDEX.md — after merging, update .spec-driven/specs/INDEX.md:

   • Add entries for any newly created spec files (with a one-line description)
   • Remove entries for any deleted spec files
   • Leave existing entries unchanged unless the file's scope changed
   • Run node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js verify-spec-mappings and fix mapping frontmatter errors before archive closeout

5. Archive the change — run:

   node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js archive <name>
   

   This moves the entire change directory (including questions.md) to the archive. If .spec-driven/roadmap/ exists, the command also reconciles milestone declared status and regenerates .spec-driven/roadmap/INDEX.md for any milestone affected by the archived change.

6. Confirm — report the result:

   • Where the change was moved to (e.g. .spec-driven/changes/archive/2024-01-15-<name>/)
   • Any milestone declared status or roadmap index entry that changed because of archive
   • Suggest running /spec-driven-propose if there's follow-up work

Rules

• Always check for incomplete tasks before archiving
• Never archive a change with incomplete tasks
• Always state which steps are script-executed and which are AI-executed
• Always merge delta specs before archiving — this is a hard gate, not optional
• If changes/<name>/specs/ is empty, proceed without confirmation — changes without spec impact are valid
• Deleting requirements or empty spec files in .spec-driven/specs/ is allowed when applying REMOVED delta entries
• Do not delete the change directory manually — archive the change by running the archive command
• Keep implementation and test mappings in frontmatter, not in requirement prose