Specification Archiving

About

This skill streamlines the final phase of the development lifecycle by automating the archival of completed change proposals and updating 'living' specifications. It ensures that documentation remains accurate by providing structured workflows for merging added, modified, or removed requirements from implementation deltas into the main specification files. By maintaining a timestamped archive and validating the integrity of updated documentation, it helps teams maintain an evidence-based, historical record of system evolution while keeping current requirements actionable and up to date.

Key Features

• 17 GitHub stars
• Timestamped archival of completed change folders for historical record-keeping
• Pre-archive verification checklists to ensure implementation and testing are complete
• Automated merging of ADDED, MODIFIED, and REMOVED requirements into living documentation
• Standardized patterns for requirement deprecation and document structure validation
• Support for atomic archival operations to prevent orphaned files and data loss

Use Cases

• Finalizing a feature deployment by moving its proposal to historical archives
• Updating technical specifications to reflect implemented changes after a sprint
• Managing the lifecycle of 'living' documentation in spec-driven development environments