# openspec-archive-change

> Claude/Codex skill by [@fission-ai](https://omgskills.com/library/fission-ai/index.md) · 72k stars · Updated 2026-10-17

Archive a completed OpenSpec change in the experimental workflow. Use when the user wants to finalize and archive a change after implementation is complete. Also use when the user says "openspec archive" or "opsx archive".

Tags: ai, context-engineering, engineering, planning, prd, sdd, sdlc, spec, spec-driven-development, specification

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/Fission-AI/OpenSpec /tmp/OpenSpec && ln -s /tmp/OpenSpec/skills/openspec-archive-change ~/.claude/skills/openspec-archive-change
```

## From README

Archive Complete Change: Schema: Archived to: the archive path derived from planningHome.changesDir/ / Specs: Guardrails Announce the selected change; prompt for selection when it is ambiguous Use artifact graph (openspec status --json) for completion checking Don't block archive on warnings - just inform and confirm Preserve .openspec.yaml when moving to archive (it moves with the directory) Show clear summary of what happened If sync is requested, run the openspec-sync-specs workflow inline (agent-driven) Never archive while a spec sync is still in flight — run the sync inline and verify the main specs before moving changeRoot If delta specs exist, always run the sync assessment and show the combined summary before prompting Apply relevant runtime context and report conflicts; operation guidance remains advisory Consider every guidance entry and explain any inapplicable or conflicting advice Existing CLI checks, resolved paths, prompts, and command contracts are unchanged Artifact...

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/fission-ai/openspec/openspec-archive-change/
- GitHub: https://github.com/Fission-AI/OpenSpec
- Author: [@fission-ai](https://omgskills.com/library/fission-ai/index.md)

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