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Fixes #1708.

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LGTM. Head f1ee5d416 is mergeable and the branch is current with main.

What was wrong

openspec schema init --default wrote defaultSchema, but the config loader reads schema. The command reported success while later openspec new change commands still used spec-driven. The first fix corrected the key, but config parsing or writing could still fail after --force had already deleted an existing schema.

A release-QA pass then found a second defect in that fix. To make the install atomic, schema init stages into .init-staging-<rand> and moves an existing schema aside to <name>.init-backup-<pid>-<ts> — both inside openspec/schemas/. schema fork already worked this way, and the resolver deliberately filters its temp names out of schema discovery; the init names were never added. Because isSchemaDir admits any directory, listSchemas/listSchemasWithInfo surfaced both as real schemas — in shell completions, "available schemas" error lists, and change-metadata validation.

The backup is the durable case: cleanup failure is intentionally tolerated with a warning, so a blocked cleanup or a crash mid-transaction leaves a permanent phantom schema behind.

How it was fixed

The command now writes schema, removes the unused defaultSchema key, and preserves other YAML settings and comments. Before touching a schema, it validates the config path, file type, YAML object shape, serialization, and write permissions. It stages both outputs, detects concurrent changes, installs through sibling backups, and rolls back both the schema and config if either install fails. Existing openspec/config.yaml and openspec/config.yml files are updated in place.

The fork-only discovery filter is generalized to isOwnedTransientSchemaDir, covering both commands' staging and backup names. Real schema names are kebab-case, so excluding these dot-bearing names can never hide a legitimate schema.

Replication / proof

Original bug: on the previous head, run schema init my-workflow --force --default with an existing schema and invalid YAML in openspec/config.yaml. The command exits with an error but deletes the original schema. On this head, the same command leaves the schema tree and config byte-for-byte unchanged.

Discovery bug: place .init-staging-abc123/schema.yaml and my-schema.init-backup-4242-1756000000000/schema.yaml in openspec/schemas/ and call listSchemas(projectRoot). Before this fix it returned both alongside the real schema, while the equivalent .fork-* directories were correctly filtered. After it, neither appears.

Proof completed:

  • 45 schema command tests pass, including new and forced invalid, scalar, directory, read-only, symlink, simulated install-failure rollback, and end-to-end default-schema cases.
  • A new regression test mirrors the existing schema fork discovery guard. It is mutation-checked: reverting the filter, or dropping either the staging or the backup clause, fails it.
  • Full suite: 4092 passed, with only the two failures that also fail on a clean main (artifact-workflow Cursor-skills, config-profile in-process apply) — both green in CI.
  • Build, lint, strict schema-init-command spec validation, and Changesets validation pass locally.
  • GitHub CI passes on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Dependency Review, Audit, Website Lockfile Drift, release tracking, and CodeRabbit also pass.

Notes / nits

A patch changeset and canonical CLI/spec updates are included. The changeset now also records the discovery exclusion, since it is user-visible.

The transient config staging directory (.schema-init-config-<rand>) lands in openspec/, which nothing enumerates, so it needs no equivalent filter.

--default wrote defaultSchema to openspec/config.yaml, but the config
loader only reads schema, so new changes kept using spec-driven while
the command reported success. Write the key that is read, and drop the
dead one a previous run may have left behind.

Fixes Fission-AI#1708
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schema init --default now validates and stages configuration and schema updates before installation. It writes schema, removes defaultSchema, supports both YAML filenames, rejects unsafe configurations, and rolls back both files when installation fails.

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Schema default configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Prepare and validate schema configuration
src/commands/schema.ts
The command resolves configuration paths, validates YAML objects and safe file locations, preserves existing settings, updates schema, removes defaultSchema, and detects concurrent changes.
Install schema and configuration atomically
src/commands/schema.ts, .changeset/quiet-schemas-rollback.md
The command stages and validates generated files, atomically swaps schema and configuration files, restores backups on failure, and cleans up temporary files.
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test/commands/schema.test.ts
Tests cover schema resolution, preserved settings, invalid configurations, read-only paths, symlinks, .yml updates, rollback, and removal of defaultSchema.
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openspec/specs/schema-init-command/spec.md, docs-lab/reference/cli.md, docs-lab/Notes.md
The specification and CLI reference describe both configuration filenames, the schema key, and atomic failure behavior. The obsolete issue note is removed.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 4d81c

This localized change makes schema init --default write the configuration key used by the loader, cleans up stale naming, and adds focused tests and documentation updates. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant SchemaInit
  participant ProjectConfig
  participant FileSystem
  User->>SchemaInit: run schema init --default
  SchemaInit->>ProjectConfig: resolve and validate configuration
  ProjectConfig->>FileSystem: stage configuration and schema files
  FileSystem-->>SchemaInit: staged files validated
  SchemaInit->>FileSystem: atomically install files
  FileSystem-->>SchemaInit: installation result or rollback
  SchemaInit-->>User: report completion or failure
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LGTM. This is a worthwhile correctness fix: schema init --default now writes the key the loader actually reads. The hardening pass also updates an existing config.yaml or config.yml in place, preserves unrelated settings and comments, removes the stale defaultSchema key, rejects config symlinks that escape the project, and aligns the canonical spec and CLI reference. The focused 33-test schema suite, strict schema-init spec validation, TypeScript, lint, build, and the complete Linux/macOS/Windows CI matrix pass.

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`schema init` stages into `.init-staging-<rand>` and moves an existing
schema aside to `<name>.init-backup-<pid>-<ts>`, both inside the schemas
dir. `schema fork` already did this and the resolver filters its temp
names out of discovery; the init names were never added, so `listSchemas`
and `listSchemasWithInfo` surfaced them as real schemas -- in shell
completions, "available schemas" error lists, and change-metadata
validation.

The backup is the durable case: cleanup failure is deliberately tolerated
with a warning, so a blocked cleanup (or a crash mid-transaction) leaves a
permanent phantom schema behind.

Generalize the fork-only filter to cover both commands' staging and backup
names. Real schema names are kebab-case, so excluding these dot-bearing
names can never hide a legitimate schema.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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