openspec-archive-change

To archive completed OpenSpec changes, the skill moves finalized work from openspec/changes/<name> to openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>. It preserves the .openspec.yaml configuration file and ensures the destination path exists before relocation.

Archiving OpenSpec changes with incomplete artifacts or tasks triggers a user prompt before proceeding. The skill checks artifact completion via openspec status and counts incomplete tasks in tasks.md to enforce guardrails and prevent drift.

OpenSpec archival assesses delta specs and optionally syncs them with main specs before archiving. It provides a consolidated summary for user confirmation, ensuring the final archived state reflects the synchronized changes.

The OpenSpec change archival summary includes the change name, schema used, archive location, and whether delta spec syncing occurred. This audit-ready summary ensures historical preservation and tracks the finalization process.

Finalizing experimental OpenSpec workflows involves running finalization checks on generated change artifacts and tasks. The skill safely archives completed work into a dated folder, enforcing validation prompts for any incomplete items.

Using a dedicated archival process for OpenSpec changes preserves project history, enforces completion guardrails, and prevents configuration drift. It moves finalized work into a date-stamped archive while validating tasks and synchronizing delta specs.