Will this skill delete my work permanently?

No, it moves files to a structured _archive or _abandoned folder within your project directory, ensuring all history is preserved and easily restorable.

Does it automatically archive active tasks?

No, the skill includes safety checks to never archive increments marked as active or paused, or those containing uncommitted Git changes.

Does it integrate with external project management tools?

Yes, it can detect open GitHub, JIRA, or ADO issues associated with an increment to prevent archiving work that is still under active external review.

Can I customize how many increments are kept active?

Yes, you can configure the keepLast setting in your configuration file or use manual flags like --keep-last 5 to define your preferred workspace density.

How do I bring back an archived increment?

You can use the /sw:archive-increments --restore [ID] command to instantly return a specific archived increment to your active folder with all metadata intact.

Increment Archive Manager

Name: Increment Archive Manager
Author: anton-abyzov

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Productivity & Workflow

Optimizes your development workspace by intelligently archiving old, completed, and inactive Specweave increments to keep your project organized.

About

The Increment Archive Manager is a specialized workflow skill for the Specweave framework designed to maintain a lean and efficient development environment. It automates the organization of the .specweave/increments/ folder by applying the '10-10-10 Rule,' ensuring only relevant, active tasks remain in the immediate workspace while safely moving historical, abandoned, or completed work into a structured archive. With features like smart detection of active issues, atomic file operations, and easy restoration, it helps developers focus on current work without losing access to project history or bloating their repository.

Key Features

Safe restoration capabilities to quickly bring archived increments back into the active workspace
Pre-archive validation and atomic operations to ensure zero data loss during cleanup
Intelligent 10-10-10 archiving strategy to balance accessibility and workspace cleanliness
Automated grouping by release, feature, or time-based patterns for structured history
Smart detection prevents archiving active increments or those with open GitHub/JIRA/ADO issues
13 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Maintaining a minimal workspace by keeping only the last 5-10 active development increments
Recovering abandoned experiments or previous feature implementations for reference or reuse
Batch-archiving all pre-release increments after a major version ship to clear project clutter

About

Key Features

Safe restoration capabilities to quickly bring archived increments back into the active workspace
Pre-archive validation and atomic operations to ensure zero data loss during cleanup
Intelligent 10-10-10 archiving strategy to balance accessibility and workspace cleanliness
Automated grouping by release, feature, or time-based patterns for structured history
Smart detection prevents archiving active increments or those with open GitHub/JIRA/ADO issues
13 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Maintaining a minimal workspace by keeping only the last 5-10 active development increments
Recovering abandoned experiments or previous feature implementations for reference or reuse
Batch-archiving all pre-release increments after a major version ship to clear project clutter