validating-openspec-items

name	validating-openspec-items
description	Validates OpenSpec changes and specifications against their schemas. Use to ensure artifacts are correctly structured before proceeding or archiving.

Validating OpenSpec Items

Purpose

Ensures that OpenSpec artifacts comply with the required format and contain all necessary information, reducing errors during implementation and archiving.

1. Safety & Verification

1. Check Help: Run npx @fission-ai/openspec@latest validate --help.

2. Common Workflows

Workflow: Validate a Specific Change

1. Run npx @fission-ai/openspec@latest validate <change-name>.

Workflow: Validate All Changes

1. Run npx @fission-ai/openspec@latest validate --changes.

Workflow: Strict Validation

1. Use --strict to enable more rigorous checks: npx @fission-ai/openspec@latest validate <item-name> --strict

3. Examples

Example: Validate Current Feature Proposal

Command: npx @fission-ai/openspec@latest validate my-feature Expected Output: A success message or a list of validation errors to be corrected.