openspec-archive-change

To archive completed openspec changes safely, the workflow validates artifact and task completion, checks delta specs, and moves the change directory into a timestamped archive folder under openspec/changes/archive.

When archiving an openspec change with incomplete tasks, the workflow verifies task completion through tasks.md and issues warnings, providing guardrails to help you decide whether to proceed with archiving.

You do not need to manually synchronize delta specs before archiving. The workflow performs a delta-spec assessment and offers optional synchronization using openspec-sync-specs when delta specs are detected.

Archived openspec changes are organized into a timestamped directory created under openspec/changes/archive, applying date-based naming conventions with safe handling for any existing target directories to prevent conflicts.

You can check artifact status before archiving by running openspec status. The archive workflow itself performs these artifact checks to ensure all items are done before moving the change to the persistent archive.

After archiving an openspec change, the workflow provides a summary reporting the change name, schema, archive location, and whether specs were synced during the process.