name: "OPSX: Archive" description: Archive a completed change in the experimental workflow category: 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
Run openspec list --json to 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.
Run openspec status --change "<name>" --json to check artifact completion.
Parse the JSON to understand:
schemaName: The workflow being usedplanningHome, changeRoot, artifactPaths, and actionContext: path and scope contextartifacts: List of artifacts with their status (done or other)If status reports actionContext.mode: "workspace-planning", explain that workspace archive is not supported in this slice and STOP. Do not move workspace changes into repo-local archives or edit linked repos.
If any artifacts are not done:
Read the tasks file (typically tasks.md) to check for incomplete tasks.
Count tasks marked with - [ ] (incomplete) vs - [x] (complete).
If incomplete tasks found:
If no tasks file exists: Proceed without task-related warning.
Use artifactPaths.specs.existingOutputPaths from status JSON to check for delta specs. If none exist, proceed without sync prompt.
If delta specs exist:
openspec/specs/<capability>/spec.mdPrompt options:
If user chooses sync, use Task tool (subagent_type: "general-purpose", prompt: "Use Skill tool to invoke openspec-sync-specs for change ''. Delta spec analysis: "). Proceed to archive regardless of choice.
Create an archive directory under planningHome.changesDir if it doesn't exist:
mkdir -p "<planningHome.changesDir>/archive"
Generate target name using current date: YYYY-MM-DD-<change-name>
Check if target already exists:
If no: Move changeRoot to the archive directory
mv "<changeRoot>" "<planningHome.changesDir>/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>"
Show archive completion summary including:
Output On Success
## Archive Complete
**Change:** <change-name>
**Schema:** <schema-name>
**Archived to:** the archive path derived from `planningHome.changesDir`/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:** the archive path derived from `planningHome.changesDir`/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:** the archive path derived from `planningHome.changesDir`/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:** the archive path derived from `planningHome.changesDir`/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
openspec-sync-specs (agent-driven)