How do I install the Spec Driven Cancel skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add kw12121212/spec-driven-cancel in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Spec Driven Cancel skill do?

Cancel and permanently delete an in-progress spec-driven change. Warns before deleting. Use this to abandon a change that will not be implemented. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Spec Driven Cancel safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Spec Driven Cancel?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Spec Driven Cancel free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Spec Driven Cancel?

kw12121212 (@kw12121212) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Spec Driven Cancel by kw12121212 — Agent Skill

Name: Spec Driven Cancel
Author: kw12121212

File contents

You are helping the user cancel and remove an in-progress 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
cancel: node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js cancel <name>

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

Select the change — run node {{SKILL_DIR}}/scripts/spec-driven.js modify to list active changes. Ask which change to cancel. If already specified, use it.
Warn the user — this is permanent and cannot be undone. Show:

"Cancelling will permanently delete .spec-driven/changes/<name>/ and all its contents (proposal.md, specs/, design.md, tasks.md, questions.md). This cannot be undone. Proceed?" Wait for explicit confirmation before continuing.

Cancel the change — run:

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

Confirm — report that the change was deleted.

Rules

Always warn and require explicit confirmation — deletion is irreversible
Only cancel active changes (not archived ones)
If the user wants to abandon a fully implemented change, suggest /spec-driven-archive instead — archive preserves history, cancel deletes it

Frequently asked questions

Spec Driven Cancel