opsx-bulk-archive

name	opsx-bulk-archive
description	Archive multiple completed changes at once
metadata	{"category":"Workflow","tags":["workflow","archive","experimental","bulk"]}

Archive multiple completed changes in a single operation.

This skill allows you to batch-archive changes, handling spec conflicts intelligently by checking the codebase to determine what's actually implemented.

Input: None required (prompts for selection)

Steps

1. Get active changes

   Run openspec list --json to get all active changes.

   If no active changes exist, inform user and stop.

2. Prompt for change selection

   Use AskUserQuestion tool with multi-select to let user choose changes:

   • Show each change with its schema
   • Include an option for "All changes"
   • Allow any number of selections (1+ works, 2+ is the typical use case)

   IMPORTANT: Do NOT auto-select. Always let the user choose.

3. Batch validation - gather status for all selected changes

   For each selected change, collect:

   a. Artifact status - Run openspec status --change "<name>" --json

   • Parse schemaName and artifacts list
   • Note which artifacts are done vs other states

   b. Task completion - Two checks in parallel:

   • Read openspec/changes/<name>/tasks.md — count - [ ] (incomplete) vs - [x] (complete)
   • If plan.json exists and has a tracking_issue, fetch the GitHub tracking issue body and count its - [ ] lines
   • If tasks.md says all done but the GitHub tracking issue has unchecked boxes, flag as a sync gap (treat as incomplete)
   • If no tasks file exists, note as "No tasks"

   c. Delta specs - Check openspec/changes/<name>/specs/ directory

   • List which capability specs exist
   • For each, extract requirement names (lines matching ### Requirement: <name>)

4. Detect spec conflicts

   Build a map of capability -> [changes that touch it]:

   auth -> [change-a, change-b]  <- CONFLICT (2+ changes)
   api  -> [change-c]            <- OK (only 1 change)
   

   A conflict exists when 2+ selected changes have delta specs for the same capability.

5. Resolve conflicts agentically

   For each conflict, investigate the codebase:

   a. Read the delta specs from each conflicting change to understand what each claims to add/modify

   b. Search the codebase for implementation evidence:

   • Look for code implementing requirements from each delta spec
   • Check for related files, functions, or tests

   c. Determine resolution:

   • If only one change is actually implemented -> sync that one's specs
   • If both implemented -> apply in chronological order (older first, newer overwrites)
   • If neither implemented -> skip spec sync, warn user

   d. Record resolution for each conflict:

   • Which change's specs to apply
   • In what order (if both)
   • Rationale (what was found in codebase)

6. Show consolidated status table

   Display a table summarizing all changes:

   | Change               | Artifacts | Tasks | Specs   | Conflicts | Status |
   |---------------------|-----------|-------|---------|-----------|--------|
   | schema-management   | Done      | 5/5   | 2 delta | None      | Ready  |
   | project-config      | Done      | 3/3   | 1 delta | None      | Ready  |
   | add-oauth           | Done      | 4/4   | 1 delta | auth (!)  | Ready* |
   | add-verify-skill    | 1 left    | 2/5   | None    | None      | Warn   |
   

   For conflicts, show the resolution:

   * Conflict resolution:
     - auth spec: Will apply add-oauth then add-jwt (both implemented, chronological order)
   

   For incomplete changes, show warnings:

   Warnings:
   - add-verify-skill: 1 incomplete artifact, 3 incomplete tasks
   

7. Confirm batch operation

   Use AskUserQuestion tool with a single confirmation.

   If ALL selected changes are complete (all tasks [x], all artifacts done):

   • "Archive N changes?" with options:
     • "Archive all N changes (Recommended)"
     • "Cancel"

   If SOME selected changes have incomplete tasks or artifacts:

   • Show clearly which changes are blocked:

     ⛔ N change(s) have incomplete tasks and cannot be archived:
     - <change-name>: X task(s) still open
     

   • Options:
     • "Archive only M ready changes, skip incomplete (Recommended)"
     • "Archive all N changes including incomplete (override)"
     • "Cancel"
   • Default/recommended is always to skip incomplete — never archive incomplete changes without explicit user override.

8. Execute archive for each confirmed change

   Process changes in the determined order (respecting conflict resolution):

   a. Sync specs if delta specs exist:

   • Use the openspec-sync-specs approach (agent-driven intelligent merge)
   • For conflicts, apply in resolved order
   • Track if sync was done

   b. Perform the archive:

   mkdir -p openspec/changes/archive
   mv openspec/changes/<name> openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>
   

   b2. Close GitHub issue (if plan.json exists in the change):

   • Read openspec/changes/archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<name>/plan.json
   • Collect all tracking_issue numbers across the batch for the user prompt in step 8.5

   c. Update feature documentation (if docs/features/README.md exists):

   • Read the Spec-to-Feature Mapping from docs/features/README.md
   • Find the feature doc matching the change name or its delta spec names
   • If found, read the current feature doc and the synced main spec(s), then update the feature doc to reflect any new/changed/removed features
   • Preserve document structure (heading hierarchy, Specs section, Features section, Planned sections)
   • Skip silently if no matching feature doc found

   c2. Update CHANGELOG.md:

   • Determine the version: read openspec/app-config.json → version field; fallback to appinfo/info.xml → <version>; fallback to Unreleased
   • Gather content: completed tasks (- [x] items) from the change's tasks.md; change title/summary from .openspec.yaml or proposal.md if available
   • Categorize using Keep a Changelog categories: Added / Changed / Fixed / Removed / Security
   • If CHANGELOG.md exists: check for an existing ## [<version>] entry — if found, merge new items into it; if not found, insert the new entry at the top (after # Changelog header)
   • If CHANGELOG.md does not exist: create it with standard Keep a Changelog header and the new entry
   • Across a bulk archive of N changes, all entries use the same version (resolved once before the loop). If multiple changes contribute to the same version entry, merge their items together under the appropriate categories.

   d. Track outcome for each change:

   • Success: archived successfully
   • Failed: error during archive (record error)
   • Skipped: user chose not to archive (if applicable)

8.5. Ask about closing GitHub issues

If any archived changes had a tracking_issue in their plan.json, ask the user about closing them in a single prompt:

Use AskUserQuestion to ask:

"Close GitHub issues for archived changes?"

Issues: # (), # (), ...

ℹ️ Future feature: In a planned update, issues will auto-close when the associated PR is merged, managed via a GitHub Project board (to do → refinement → ready for development → in progress → code quality check → code security check → review → done). For now, you can close them manually here.

Options:

• Yes, close all issues — close all with archive comments
• No, leave them open — skip closing (e.g., if PRs will handle it)

If user chooses to close: For each tracking issue:

• MCP (preferred): GitHub MCP update_issue → {owner, repo, issue_number: <tracking_issue>, state: "closed"}, then add_issue_comment → {..., body: "✓ Change archived"}
• CLI (fallback): gh issue close <tracking_issue> --repo <repo> --comment "✓ Change archived"

9. Display summary

   Show final results:

   ## Bulk Archive Complete
   
   Archived 3 changes:
   - schema-management-cli -> archive/2026-01-19-schema-management-cli/
   - project-config -> archive/2026-01-19-project-config/
   - add-oauth -> archive/2026-01-19-add-oauth/
   
   Skipped 1 change:
   - add-verify-skill (user chose not to archive incomplete)
   
   Spec sync summary:
   - 4 delta specs synced to main specs
   - 1 conflict resolved (auth: applied both in chronological order)
   

   If any failures:

   Failed 1 change:
   - some-change: Archive directory already exists
   

Conflict Resolution Examples

Example 1: Only one implemented

Conflict: specs/auth/spec.md touched by [add-oauth, add-jwt]

Checking add-oauth:
- Delta adds "OAuth Provider Integration" requirement
- Searching codebase... found src/auth/oauth.ts implementing OAuth flow

Checking add-jwt:
- Delta adds "JWT Token Handling" requirement
- Searching codebase... no JWT implementation found

Resolution: Only add-oauth is implemented. Will sync add-oauth specs only.

Example 2: Both implemented

Conflict: specs/api/spec.md touched by [add-rest-api, add-graphql]

Checking add-rest-api (created 2026-01-10):
- Delta adds "REST Endpoints" requirement
- Searching codebase... found src/api/rest.ts

Checking add-graphql (created 2026-01-15):
- Delta adds "GraphQL Schema" requirement
- Searching codebase... found src/api/graphql.ts

Resolution: Both implemented. Will apply add-rest-api specs first,
then add-graphql specs (chronological order, newer takes precedence).

Output On Success

## Bulk Archive Complete

Archived N changes:
- <change-1> -> archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<change-1>/
- <change-2> -> archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<change-2>/

Spec sync summary:
- N delta specs synced to main specs
- No conflicts (or: M conflicts resolved)

Feature docs updated:
- docs/features/<feature-file-1>.md
- docs/features/<feature-file-2>.md

Changelog: ✓ CHANGELOG.md updated (v<version>, N entries added)

Output On Partial Success

## Bulk Archive Complete (partial)

Archived N changes:
- <change-1> -> archive/YYYY-MM-DD-<change-1>/

Skipped M changes:
- <change-2> (user chose not to archive incomplete)

Failed K changes:
- <change-3>: Archive directory already exists

Output When No Changes

## No Changes to Archive

No active changes found. Use `/opsx-new` to create a new change.

Guardrails

• Allow any number of changes (1+ is fine, 2+ is the typical use case)
• Always prompt for selection, never auto-select
• Detect spec conflicts early and resolve by checking codebase
• When both changes are implemented, apply specs in chronological order
• Skip spec sync only when implementation is missing (warn user)
• Show clear per-change status before confirming
• Use single confirmation for entire batch
• Track and report all outcomes (success/skip/fail)
• Preserve .openspec.yaml when moving to archive
• Archive directory target uses current date: YYYY-MM-DD-
• If archive target exists, fail that change but continue with others