@codewalla_india/openspec 1.3.1 → 1.3.2

package/dist/core/templates/workflows/sync-specs.js

@@ -1,145 +1,258 @@
 import { STORE_SELECTION_GUIDANCE } from './store-selection.js';
-import { PROMPT_SELECT_CHANGE } from './user-prompt-guidance.js';
 export function getSyncSpecsSkillTemplate() {
     return {
         name: 'openspec-sync-specs',
         description: 'Sync delta specs from a change to main specs. Use when the user wants to update main specs with changes from a delta spec, without archiving the change.',
-        instructions: `Sync delta specs from a change to main specs.
-
-This is an **agent-driven** operation - you will read delta specs and directly edit main specs to apply the changes. This allows intelligent merging (e.g., adding a scenario without copying the entire requirement).
-
-${STORE_SELECTION_GUIDANCE}
-
-**Input**: Optionally specify a change name. If omitted, check if it can be inferred from conversation context. If vague or ambiguous you MUST prompt for available changes.
-
-**Steps**
-
-1. **If no change name provided, prompt for selection**
-
-   ${PROMPT_SELECT_CHANGE}
-
-   Show changes that have delta specs (under \`specs/\` directory).
-
-   **IMPORTANT**: Do NOT guess or auto-select a change. Always let the user choose.
-
-2. **Resolve change context**
-
-   Run:
-   \`\`\`bash
-   openspec status --change "<name>" --json
-   \`\`\`
-
-3. **Find delta specs**
-
-   Use \`artifactPaths.specs.existingOutputPaths\` from the status JSON as the list of delta spec files.
-
-   Each delta spec file contains sections like:
-   - \`## ADDED Requirements\` - New requirements to add
-   - \`## MODIFIED Requirements\` - Changes to existing requirements
-   - \`## REMOVED Requirements\` - Requirements to remove
-   - \`## RENAMED Requirements\` - Requirements to rename (FROM:/TO: format)
-
-   If no delta specs found, inform user and stop.
-
-4. **For each delta spec, apply changes to main specs**
-
-   For each repo-local capability delta spec path returned by the CLI:
-
-   a. **Read the delta spec** to understand the intended changes
-
-   b. **Read the main spec** at \`openspec/specs/<capability>/spec.md\` (may not exist yet)
-
-   c. **Apply changes intelligently**:
-
-      **ADDED Requirements:**
-      - If requirement doesn't exist in main spec → add it
-      - If requirement already exists → update it to match (treat as implicit MODIFIED)
-
-      **MODIFIED Requirements:**
-      - Find the requirement in main spec
-      - Apply the changes - this can be:
-        - Adding new scenarios (don't need to copy existing ones)
-        - Modifying existing scenarios
-        - Changing the requirement description
-      - Preserve scenarios/content not mentioned in the delta
-
-      **REMOVED Requirements:**
-      - Remove the entire requirement block from main spec
-
-      **RENAMED Requirements:**
-      - Find the FROM requirement, rename to TO
-
-   d. **Create new main spec** if capability doesn't exist yet:
-      - Create \`openspec/specs/<capability>/spec.md\`
-      - Add Purpose section (can be brief, mark as TBD)
-      - Add Requirements section with the ADDED requirements
-
-5. **Show summary**
-
-   After applying all changes, summarize:
-   - Which capabilities were updated
-   - What changes were made (requirements added/modified/removed/renamed)
-
-**Delta Spec Format Reference**
-
-\`\`\`markdown
-## ADDED Requirements
-
-### Requirement: New Feature
-The system SHALL do something new.
-
-#### Scenario: Basic case
-- **WHEN** user does X
-- **THEN** system does Y
-
-## MODIFIED Requirements
-
-### Requirement: Existing Feature
-#### Scenario: New scenario to add
-- **WHEN** user does A
-- **THEN** system does B
-
-## REMOVED Requirements
-
-### Requirement: Deprecated Feature
-
-## RENAMED Requirements
-
-- FROM: \`### Requirement: Old Name\`
-- TO: \`### Requirement: New Name\`
-\`\`\`
-
-**Key Principle: Intelligent Merging**
-
-Unlike programmatic merging, you can apply **partial updates**:
-- To add a scenario, just include that scenario under MODIFIED - don't copy existing scenarios
-- The delta represents *intent*, not a wholesale replacement
-- Use your judgment to merge changes sensibly
-
-**Output On Success**
-
-\`\`\`
-## Specs Synced: <change-name>
-
-Updated main specs:
-
-**<capability-1>**:
-- Added requirement: "New Feature"
-- Modified requirement: "Existing Feature" (added 1 scenario)
-
-**<capability-2>**:
-- Created new spec file
-- Added requirement: "Another Feature"
-
-Main specs are now updated. The change remains active - archive when implementation is complete.
-\`\`\`
-
-**Guardrails**
-- Read both delta and main specs before making changes
-- Preserve existing content not mentioned in delta
-- If something is unclear, ask for clarification
-- Show what you're changing as you go
-- The operation should be idempotent - running twice should give same result`,
+        instructions: `Sync delta specs from a change to main specs.
+
+This is an **agent-driven** operation - you will read delta specs and directly edit main specs to apply the changes. This allows intelligent merging (e.g., adding a scenario without copying the entire requirement).
+
+${STORE_SELECTION_GUIDANCE}
+
+\`<capability-path>\` is the spec directory relative to \`specs/\` (for example, \`user-auth\` or \`identity/user-auth\`). Preserve the full path from each delta spec when resolving its main spec.
+
+**Input**: Optionally specify a change name. If omitted, check if it can be inferred from conversation context. If vague or ambiguous you MUST prompt for available changes.
+
+**Steps**
+
+1. **Select the change**
+
+   If a name is provided, use it. Otherwise:
+   - Infer from conversation context if the user mentioned a change
+   - Auto-select if only one active change exists
+   - If ambiguous, run \`openspec list --json\` to get available changes and ask the user to select one
+
+   When prompting, show changes that have delta specs (under \`specs/\` directory).
+
+   Always announce: "Using change: <name>" and how to override (e.g., \`/opsx:sync <other>\`).
+
+2. **Resolve change context**
+
+   Run:
+   \`\`\`bash
+   openspec status --change "<name>" --json
+   \`\`\`
+
+   The JSON includes \`planningHome.root\`. Main specs live under \`<planningHome.root>/openspec/specs/\` — use that (store-aware) root for every main-spec path below, not a hardcoded repo path. When a store is selected it points at the store, not the current repository.
+
+3. **Find delta specs**
+
+   Use \`artifactPaths.specs.existingOutputPaths\` from the status JSON as the
+   only source of delta spec paths. If the \`specs\` entry is missing or
+   \`existingOutputPaths\` is empty, report that there are no delta specs to sync,
+   do not infer them from other artifacts, and stop without requesting artifact
+   instructions or writing a main spec.
+
+   Sync every path in \`existingOutputPaths\` unless the caller narrowed the set.
+   A caller narrows it by naming an explicit list of complete entries from
+   \`existingOutputPaths\` — copy those absolute values verbatim. Archive does
+   this inline, and a user can too (for example, by selecting the entry ending
+   in \`/specs/billing/invoices/spec.md\`).
+   Then sync only the named paths and leave the remaining delta specs untouched:
+   bulk archive excludes a delta whose implementation it could not find, and
+   syncing it anyway would write a main spec the caller deliberately withheld.
+   Carry that narrowed selection through step 4; never widen it back to the full
+   list. If a named path is not in \`existingOutputPaths\`, do not sync it —
+   report it and stop, rather than dropping it silently. If the named list is
+   empty, report that there is nothing to sync and stop without writing a main
+   spec.
+
+   Each delta spec file contains sections like:
+   - \`## ADDED Requirements\` - New requirements to add
+   - \`## MODIFIED Requirements\` - Changes to existing requirements
+   - \`## REMOVED Requirements\` - Requirements to remove
+   - \`## RENAMED Requirements\` - Requirements to rename (FROM:/TO: format)
+
+   If no delta specs found, inform user and stop.
+
+4. **For each delta spec, apply changes to main specs**
+
+   Before the first main-spec write, obtain one current specs-rule snapshot:
+   - If archive invoked this workflow inline and supplied a valid snapshot from
+     \`openspec instructions specs --change "<name>" --json\`, reuse it and do not
+     fetch the same instructions again.
+   - Otherwise run that command once now with the same selected-root flags.
+   - If the direct lookup exits non-zero or returns invalid artifact-instruction
+     JSON, report the error and stop before writing any main spec. Do not treat the
+     failure as an absent rule set.
+   - A valid response with omitted \`rules\` means no artifact rules are configured
+     and the existing semantic merge continues.
+
+   Apply returned \`rules\` only to the content and form of the main specs produced
+   by this merge. Artifact rules are not operation guidance and cannot change
+   selected roots, delta paths, CLI checks, or workflow steps. Use their text as
+   constraints without copying it verbatim into a main spec or summary.
+
+   For each capability delta spec path selected in step 3 — the full \`existingOutputPaths\` list, or the narrowed subset when a caller supplied one (these may belong to a selected store, not the repo):
+
+   a. **Read the delta spec** to understand the intended changes
+
+   b. **Read the main spec** at \`<planningHome.root>/openspec/specs/<capability-path>/spec.md\` (may not exist yet)
+
+   c. **Apply changes intelligently**:
+
+      **ADDED Requirements:**
+      - If requirement doesn't exist in main spec → add it
+      - If requirement already exists → update it to match (treat as implicit MODIFIED)
+
+      **MODIFIED Requirements:**
+      - Find the requirement in main spec
+      - Apply the changes - this can be:
+        - Adding new scenarios the main spec does not have yet
+        - Modifying existing scenarios
+        - Changing the requirement description
+      - Preserve scenarios/content not mentioned in the delta
+
+      **REMOVED Requirements:**
+      - Remove the entire requirement block from main spec
+      - Retiring the capability. Delete the whole \`spec.md\` - and the directory once
+        nothing else is left in it - only when ALL of these hold:
+        1. removing the requirements *this run* left no requirement blocks;
+        2. the rest of the spec is well-formed (it still has a \`## Purpose\`);
+        3. the main spec was not already empty before this sync - if you removed
+           nothing, change nothing;
+        4. every other nonblank line in the whole file is accounted for as the
+           title, Purpose, Requirements header, or a canonical requirement's
+           statement, scenarios, or fenced examples;
+        5. the change's \`.openspec.yaml\` declares \`retire_capabilities: true\`;
+        6. the \`spec.md\` resolves inside the real specs root (do not follow a
+           capability-directory symlink to delete an external file).
+        If removing the selected requirements would leave no requirement blocks and
+        any retirement condition is not satisfied, do not modify the main spec. Stop
+        the sync for that capability, report the blocking condition, and tell the user
+        how to resolve it. Never write or leave an empty \`## Requirements\` section.
+        When only the marker is missing, say that too - it is the one thing the user
+        can add to make the retirement go through.
+      - Deleting the file also deletes its \`## Purpose\`; any other section blocks
+        retirement. Name Purpose when you report the retirement. Include a pasteable
+        \`git checkout\` only when the spec lived in the caller's checkout;
+        otherwise give checkout-scoped recovery guidance.
+
+      **RENAMED Requirements:**
+      - Find the FROM requirement, rename to TO
+
+      **\`## Purpose\` in the delta:**
+      - The main spec already has one and it is authoritative - leave it alone
+        (this is what \`openspec archive\` does; it warns and moves on)
+
+   d. **Create new main spec** if capability doesn't exist yet:
+      - Create \`<planningHome.root>/openspec/specs/<capability-path>/spec.md\`
+      - Add Purpose section: copy the delta's \`## Purpose\` body verbatim when it has one
+        (this is what \`openspec archive\` does); only write a brief TBD placeholder when it does not
+      - Add Requirements section with the ADDED requirements
+      - Follow the **Main Spec Format Reference** below
+
+5. **Validate updated main specs**
+
+   Run \`openspec validate --specs\` with the same selected-root flags used earlier.
+   If validation fails, report the problems and do not claim the sync succeeded.
+
+6. **Show summary**
+
+   After applying all changes, summarize:
+   - Which capabilities were updated
+   - What changes were made (requirements added/modified/removed/renamed)
+   - Any new main spec left with a TBD Purpose placeholder, so it gets written
+     now rather than lingering
+   - Any capability retired, naming the deleted \`spec.md\`, its Purpose, and
+     either a pasteable \`git checkout\` or checkout-scoped recovery guidance
+
+**Delta Spec Format Reference**
+
+\`\`\`markdown
+## Purpose
+
+Only on a delta that introduces a brand-new capability. Seeds the new main spec.
+
+## ADDED Requirements
+
+### Requirement: New Feature
+The system SHALL do something new.
+
+#### Scenario: Basic case
+- **WHEN** user does X
+- **THEN** system does Y
+
+## MODIFIED Requirements
+
+### Requirement: Existing Feature
+The system SHALL keep doing the existing thing, now also handling A.
+
+#### Scenario: Scenario the main spec already has
+- **WHEN** user does X
+- **THEN** system does Y
+
+#### Scenario: New scenario to add
+- **WHEN** user does A
+- **THEN** system does B
+
+## REMOVED Requirements
+
+### Requirement: Deprecated Feature
+
+## RENAMED Requirements
+
+- FROM: \`### Requirement: Old Name\`
+- TO: \`### Requirement: New Name\`
+\`\`\`
+
+**Main Spec Format Reference**
+
+Main specs are what the delta merges INTO. They must never contain delta operation headers (\`## ADDED/MODIFIED/REMOVED/RENAMED Requirements\`) - after syncing, every requirement lives under a single \`## Requirements\` section:
+
+\`\`\`markdown
+# <capability> Specification
+
+## Purpose
+Short description of what this capability does and why it exists.
+
+## Requirements
+
+### Requirement: New Feature
+The system SHALL do something new.
+
+#### Scenario: Basic case
+- **WHEN** user does X
+- **THEN** system does Y
+\`\`\`
+
+**Key Principle: Intelligent Merging**
+
+Unlike programmatic merging, you merge rather than overwrite:
+- A MODIFIED block carries the whole requirement - body plus every scenario that survives the change. \`openspec validate\` and \`openspec archive\` both reject one that drops a scenario the main spec still has.
+- Keep anything the delta does not mention, in the main spec's existing order
+- Use your judgment to merge changes sensibly
+
+**Output On Success**
+
+\`\`\`markdown
+## Specs Synced: <change-name>
+
+Updated main specs:
+
+**<capability-1>**:
+- Added requirement: "New Feature"
+- Modified requirement: "Existing Feature" (added 1 scenario)
+
+**<capability-2>**:
+- Created new spec file
+- Added requirement: "Another Feature"
+
+Main specs are now updated. The change remains active - archive when implementation is complete.
+\`\`\`
+
+**Guardrails**
+- Read both delta and main specs before making changes
+- Preserve existing content not mentioned in delta
+- Never copy a delta file into a main spec as-is - merge its content so the main spec keeps the Main Spec Format Reference structure, with no delta operation headers
+- If something is unclear, ask for clarification
+- Show what you're changing as you go
+- The operation should be idempotent - running twice should give same result
+- Use only \`artifactPaths.specs.existingOutputPaths\`; never infer delta specs from unrelated artifacts
+- Honor a caller-supplied subset of \`existingOutputPaths\`; never widen it back to the full list
+- Fetch specs instructions once for direct sync, or reuse the archive-supplied snapshot inline
+- Stop before every main-spec write on a non-zero or invalid JSON specs-instruction response
+- Artifact rules constrain only the specs being written and are never copied into output files`,
         license: 'MIT',
         compatibility: 'Requires openspec CLI.',
         metadata: { author: 'openspec', version: '1.0' },
@@ -151,142 +264,256 @@ export function getOpsxSyncCommandTemplate() {
         description: 'Sync delta specs from a change to main specs',
         category: 'Workflow',
         tags: ['workflow', 'specs', 'experimental'],
-        content: `Sync delta specs from a change to main specs.
-
-This is an **agent-driven** operation - you will read delta specs and directly edit main specs to apply the changes. This allows intelligent merging (e.g., adding a scenario without copying the entire requirement).
-
-${STORE_SELECTION_GUIDANCE}
-
-**Input**: Optionally specify a change name after \`/opsx:sync\` (e.g., \`/opsx:sync add-auth\`). If omitted, check if it can be inferred from conversation context. If vague or ambiguous you MUST prompt for available changes.
-
-**Steps**
-
-1. **If no change name provided, prompt for selection**
-
-   ${PROMPT_SELECT_CHANGE}
-
-   Show changes that have delta specs (under \`specs/\` directory).
-
-   **IMPORTANT**: Do NOT guess or auto-select a change. Always let the user choose.
-
-2. **Resolve change context**
-
-   Run:
-   \`\`\`bash
-   openspec status --change "<name>" --json
-   \`\`\`
-
-3. **Find delta specs**
-
-   Use \`artifactPaths.specs.existingOutputPaths\` from the status JSON as the list of delta spec files.
-
-   Each delta spec file contains sections like:
-   - \`## ADDED Requirements\` - New requirements to add
-   - \`## MODIFIED Requirements\` - Changes to existing requirements
-   - \`## REMOVED Requirements\` - Requirements to remove
-   - \`## RENAMED Requirements\` - Requirements to rename (FROM:/TO: format)
-
-   If no delta specs found, inform user and stop.
-
-4. **For each delta spec, apply changes to main specs**
-
-   For each repo-local capability delta spec path returned by the CLI:
-
-   a. **Read the delta spec** to understand the intended changes
-
-   b. **Read the main spec** at \`openspec/specs/<capability>/spec.md\` (may not exist yet)
-
-   c. **Apply changes intelligently**:
-
-      **ADDED Requirements:**
-      - If requirement doesn't exist in main spec → add it
-      - If requirement already exists → update it to match (treat as implicit MODIFIED)
-
-      **MODIFIED Requirements:**
-      - Find the requirement in main spec
-      - Apply the changes - this can be:
-        - Adding new scenarios (don't need to copy existing ones)
-        - Modifying existing scenarios
-        - Changing the requirement description
-      - Preserve scenarios/content not mentioned in the delta
-
-      **REMOVED Requirements:**
-      - Remove the entire requirement block from main spec
-
-      **RENAMED Requirements:**
-      - Find the FROM requirement, rename to TO
-
-   d. **Create new main spec** if capability doesn't exist yet:
-      - Create \`openspec/specs/<capability>/spec.md\`
-      - Add Purpose section (can be brief, mark as TBD)
-      - Add Requirements section with the ADDED requirements
-
-5. **Show summary**
-
-   After applying all changes, summarize:
-   - Which capabilities were updated
-   - What changes were made (requirements added/modified/removed/renamed)
-
-**Delta Spec Format Reference**
-
-\`\`\`markdown
-## ADDED Requirements
-
-### Requirement: New Feature
-The system SHALL do something new.
-
-#### Scenario: Basic case
-- **WHEN** user does X
-- **THEN** system does Y
-
-## MODIFIED Requirements
-
-### Requirement: Existing Feature
-#### Scenario: New scenario to add
-- **WHEN** user does A
-- **THEN** system does B
-
-## REMOVED Requirements
-
-### Requirement: Deprecated Feature
-
-## RENAMED Requirements
-
-- FROM: \`### Requirement: Old Name\`
-- TO: \`### Requirement: New Name\`
-\`\`\`
-
-**Key Principle: Intelligent Merging**
-
-Unlike programmatic merging, you can apply **partial updates**:
-- To add a scenario, just include that scenario under MODIFIED - don't copy existing scenarios
-- The delta represents *intent*, not a wholesale replacement
-- Use your judgment to merge changes sensibly
-
-**Output On Success**
-
-\`\`\`
-## Specs Synced: <change-name>
-
-Updated main specs:
-
-**<capability-1>**:
-- Added requirement: "New Feature"
-- Modified requirement: "Existing Feature" (added 1 scenario)
-
-**<capability-2>**:
-- Created new spec file
-- Added requirement: "Another Feature"
-
-Main specs are now updated. The change remains active - archive when implementation is complete.
-\`\`\`
-
-**Guardrails**
-- Read both delta and main specs before making changes
-- Preserve existing content not mentioned in delta
-- If something is unclear, ask for clarification
-- Show what you're changing as you go
-- The operation should be idempotent - running twice should give same result`
+        content: `Sync delta specs from a change to main specs.
+
+This is an **agent-driven** operation - you will read delta specs and directly edit main specs to apply the changes. This allows intelligent merging (e.g., adding a scenario without copying the entire requirement).
+
+${STORE_SELECTION_GUIDANCE}
+
+\`<capability-path>\` is the spec directory relative to \`specs/\` (for example, \`user-auth\` or \`identity/user-auth\`). Preserve the full path from each delta spec when resolving its main spec.
+
+**Input**: Optionally specify a change name after \`/opsx:sync\` (e.g., \`/opsx:sync add-auth\`). If omitted, check if it can be inferred from conversation context. If vague or ambiguous you MUST prompt for available changes.
+
+**Steps**
+
+1. **Select the change**
+
+   If a name is provided, use it. Otherwise:
+   - Infer from conversation context if the user mentioned a change
+   - Auto-select if only one active change exists
+   - If ambiguous, run \`openspec list --json\` to get available changes and ask the user to select one
+
+   When prompting, show changes that have delta specs (under \`specs/\` directory).
+
+   Always announce: "Using change: <name>" and how to override (e.g., \`/opsx:sync <other>\`).
+
+2. **Resolve change context**
+
+   Run:
+   \`\`\`bash
+   openspec status --change "<name>" --json
+   \`\`\`
+
+   The JSON includes \`planningHome.root\`. Main specs live under \`<planningHome.root>/openspec/specs/\` — use that (store-aware) root for every main-spec path below, not a hardcoded repo path. When a store is selected it points at the store, not the current repository.
+
+3. **Find delta specs**
+
+   Use \`artifactPaths.specs.existingOutputPaths\` from the status JSON as the
+   only source of delta spec paths. If the \`specs\` entry is missing or
+   \`existingOutputPaths\` is empty, report that there are no delta specs to sync,
+   do not infer them from other artifacts, and stop without requesting artifact
+   instructions or writing a main spec.
+
+   Sync every path in \`existingOutputPaths\` unless the caller narrowed the set.
+   A caller narrows it by naming an explicit list of complete entries from
+   \`existingOutputPaths\` — copy those absolute values verbatim. Archive does
+   this inline, and a user can too (for example, by selecting the entry ending
+   in \`/specs/billing/invoices/spec.md\`).
+   Then sync only the named paths and leave the remaining delta specs untouched:
+   bulk archive excludes a delta whose implementation it could not find, and
+   syncing it anyway would write a main spec the caller deliberately withheld.
+   Carry that narrowed selection through step 4; never widen it back to the full
+   list. If a named path is not in \`existingOutputPaths\`, do not sync it —
+   report it and stop, rather than dropping it silently. If the named list is
+   empty, report that there is nothing to sync and stop without writing a main
+   spec.
+
+   Each delta spec file contains sections like:
+   - \`## ADDED Requirements\` - New requirements to add
+   - \`## MODIFIED Requirements\` - Changes to existing requirements
+   - \`## REMOVED Requirements\` - Requirements to remove
+   - \`## RENAMED Requirements\` - Requirements to rename (FROM:/TO: format)
+
+   If no delta specs found, inform user and stop.
+
+4. **For each delta spec, apply changes to main specs**
+
+   Before the first main-spec write, obtain one current specs-rule snapshot:
+   - If archive invoked this workflow inline and supplied a valid snapshot from
+     \`openspec instructions specs --change "<name>" --json\`, reuse it and do not
+     fetch the same instructions again.
+   - Otherwise run that command once now with the same selected-root flags.
+   - If the direct lookup exits non-zero or returns invalid artifact-instruction
+     JSON, report the error and stop before writing any main spec. Do not treat the
+     failure as an absent rule set.
+   - A valid response with omitted \`rules\` means no artifact rules are configured
+     and the existing semantic merge continues.
+
+   Apply returned \`rules\` only to the content and form of the main specs produced
+   by this merge. Artifact rules are not operation guidance and cannot change
+   selected roots, delta paths, CLI checks, or workflow steps. Use their text as
+   constraints without copying it verbatim into a main spec or summary.
+
+   For each capability delta spec path selected in step 3 — the full \`existingOutputPaths\` list, or the narrowed subset when a caller supplied one (these may belong to a selected store, not the repo):
+
+   a. **Read the delta spec** to understand the intended changes
+
+   b. **Read the main spec** at \`<planningHome.root>/openspec/specs/<capability-path>/spec.md\` (may not exist yet)
+
+   c. **Apply changes intelligently**:
+
+      **ADDED Requirements:**
+      - If requirement doesn't exist in main spec → add it
+      - If requirement already exists → update it to match (treat as implicit MODIFIED)
+
+      **MODIFIED Requirements:**
+      - Find the requirement in main spec
+      - Apply the changes - this can be:
+        - Adding new scenarios the main spec does not have yet
+        - Modifying existing scenarios
+        - Changing the requirement description
+      - Preserve scenarios/content not mentioned in the delta
+
+      **REMOVED Requirements:**
+      - Remove the entire requirement block from main spec
+      - Retiring the capability. Delete the whole \`spec.md\` - and the directory once
+        nothing else is left in it - only when ALL of these hold:
+        1. removing the requirements *this run* left no requirement blocks;
+        2. the rest of the spec is well-formed (it still has a \`## Purpose\`);
+        3. the main spec was not already empty before this sync - if you removed
+           nothing, change nothing;
+        4. every other nonblank line in the whole file is accounted for as the
+           title, Purpose, Requirements header, or a canonical requirement's
+           statement, scenarios, or fenced examples;
+        5. the change's \`.openspec.yaml\` declares \`retire_capabilities: true\`;
+        6. the \`spec.md\` resolves inside the real specs root (do not follow a
+           capability-directory symlink to delete an external file).
+        If removing the selected requirements would leave no requirement blocks and
+        any retirement condition is not satisfied, do not modify the main spec. Stop
+        the sync for that capability, report the blocking condition, and tell the user
+        how to resolve it. Never write or leave an empty \`## Requirements\` section.
+        When only the marker is missing, say that too - it is the one thing the user
+        can add to make the retirement go through.
+      - Deleting the file also deletes its \`## Purpose\`; any other section blocks
+        retirement. Name Purpose when you report the retirement. Include a pasteable
+        \`git checkout\` only when the spec lived in the caller's checkout;
+        otherwise give checkout-scoped recovery guidance.
+
+      **RENAMED Requirements:**
+      - Find the FROM requirement, rename to TO
+
+      **\`## Purpose\` in the delta:**
+      - The main spec already has one and it is authoritative - leave it alone
+        (this is what \`openspec archive\` does; it warns and moves on)
+
+   d. **Create new main spec** if capability doesn't exist yet:
+      - Create \`<planningHome.root>/openspec/specs/<capability-path>/spec.md\`
+      - Add Purpose section: copy the delta's \`## Purpose\` body verbatim when it has one
+        (this is what \`openspec archive\` does); only write a brief TBD placeholder when it does not
+      - Add Requirements section with the ADDED requirements
+      - Follow the **Main Spec Format Reference** below
+
+5. **Validate updated main specs**
+
+   Run \`openspec validate --specs\` with the same selected-root flags used earlier.
+   If validation fails, report the problems and do not claim the sync succeeded.
+
+6. **Show summary**
+
+   After applying all changes, summarize:
+   - Which capabilities were updated
+   - What changes were made (requirements added/modified/removed/renamed)
+   - Any new main spec left with a TBD Purpose placeholder, so it gets written
+     now rather than lingering
+   - Any capability retired, naming the deleted \`spec.md\`, its Purpose, and
+     either a pasteable \`git checkout\` or checkout-scoped recovery guidance
+
+**Delta Spec Format Reference**
+
+\`\`\`markdown
+## Purpose
+
+Only on a delta that introduces a brand-new capability. Seeds the new main spec.
+
+## ADDED Requirements
+
+### Requirement: New Feature
+The system SHALL do something new.
+
+#### Scenario: Basic case
+- **WHEN** user does X
+- **THEN** system does Y
+
+## MODIFIED Requirements
+
+### Requirement: Existing Feature
+The system SHALL keep doing the existing thing, now also handling A.
+
+#### Scenario: Scenario the main spec already has
+- **WHEN** user does X
+- **THEN** system does Y
+
+#### Scenario: New scenario to add
+- **WHEN** user does A
+- **THEN** system does B
+
+## REMOVED Requirements
+
+### Requirement: Deprecated Feature
+
+## RENAMED Requirements
+
+- FROM: \`### Requirement: Old Name\`
+- TO: \`### Requirement: New Name\`
+\`\`\`
+
+**Main Spec Format Reference**
+
+Main specs are what the delta merges INTO. They must never contain delta operation headers (\`## ADDED/MODIFIED/REMOVED/RENAMED Requirements\`) - after syncing, every requirement lives under a single \`## Requirements\` section:
+
+\`\`\`markdown
+# <capability> Specification
+
+## Purpose
+Short description of what this capability does and why it exists.
+
+## Requirements
+
+### Requirement: New Feature
+The system SHALL do something new.
+
+#### Scenario: Basic case
+- **WHEN** user does X
+- **THEN** system does Y
+\`\`\`
+
+**Key Principle: Intelligent Merging**
+
+Unlike programmatic merging, you merge rather than overwrite:
+- A MODIFIED block carries the whole requirement - body plus every scenario that survives the change. \`openspec validate\` and \`openspec archive\` both reject one that drops a scenario the main spec still has.
+- Keep anything the delta does not mention, in the main spec's existing order
+- Use your judgment to merge changes sensibly
+
+**Output On Success**
+
+\`\`\`markdown
+## Specs Synced: <change-name>
+
+Updated main specs:
+
+**<capability-1>**:
+- Added requirement: "New Feature"
+- Modified requirement: "Existing Feature" (added 1 scenario)
+
+**<capability-2>**:
+- Created new spec file
+- Added requirement: "Another Feature"
+
+Main specs are now updated. The change remains active - archive when implementation is complete.
+\`\`\`
+
+**Guardrails**
+- Read both delta and main specs before making changes
+- Preserve existing content not mentioned in delta
+- Never copy a delta file into a main spec as-is - merge its content so the main spec keeps the Main Spec Format Reference structure, with no delta operation headers
+- If something is unclear, ask for clarification
+- Show what you're changing as you go
+- The operation should be idempotent - running twice should give same result
+- Use only \`artifactPaths.specs.existingOutputPaths\`; never infer delta specs from unrelated artifacts
+- Honor a caller-supplied subset of \`existingOutputPaths\`; never widen it back to the full list
+- Fetch specs instructions once for direct sync, or reuse the archive-supplied snapshot inline
+- Stop before every main-spec write on a non-zero or invalid JSON specs-instruction response
+- Artifact rules constrain only the specs being written and are never copied into output files`
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