Archive — Move completed plans and roadmap snapshots

Archive completed plans from paths.plans/ into paths.archive/plans/ and optionally trim closed milestones from ROADMAP.md into dated snapshots under paths.archive/roadmap/.

Workflow

Step 0: Load Config

Read .ai-factory/config.yaml if it exists to resolve:

• paths.plans (default: .ai-factory/plans/)
• paths.archive (default: .ai-factory/archive/)
• paths.plan (default: .ai-factory/PLAN.md)
• paths.fix_plan (default: .ai-factory/FIX_PLAN.md)
• paths.roadmap (default: .ai-factory/ROADMAP.md)
• workflow.plan_id_format (default: slug) — active values: slug and sequential. timestamp and uuid are reserved and behave like slug. Treat any unknown value as slug.
• language.ui for user-facing prompts

If config doesn't exist, use defaults listed above.

Read .ai-factory/skill-context/aif-archive/SKILL.md if it exists — project-specific overrides take priority over general instructions.

Step 1: Parse Arguments

Extract mode from arguments:

(no args)        → interactive mode: scan, show completable plans, ask which to archive
list             → show archive contents, then STOP
--roadmap        → trim closed milestones from ROADMAP.md into a snapshot
--all            → archive ALL completed plans (ask confirmation first)
<plan-name>      → archive a specific plan by filename or partial stem match

Parsing rules:

• list and --roadmap are mutually exclusive with <plan-name> and --all
• If multiple conflicting modes are given, emit error and STOP
• <plan-name> can be:
  • full filename: 0005_feature-auth.md
  • stem without extension: 0005_feature-auth
  • partial match: feature-auth (must match exactly one plan)

Step 2: Execute Mode

Mode: Interactive (no arguments)

1. Scan paths.plans/ for all *.md files using Glob.
2. For each plan file, read the ## Tasks section.
3. Determine completion: a plan is completed when ALL task checkboxes are - [x]. Plans with any - [ ] are incomplete.
4. If no completed plans found:

   No completed plans found in <paths.plans/>.
   

   → STOP.
5. Display completed plans:

   Completed plans ready to archive:
   
     1. 0001_feature-alpha.md (completed 2026-05-20)
     2. 0003_feature-gamma.md (completed 2026-05-24)
   
   Incomplete plans (skipped):
     - 0005_feature-delta.md (3/7 tasks done)
   

6. Ask which to archive:

   AskUserQuestion: Which plans to archive?
   
   Options:
   1. All completed plans listed above
   2. Select specific plans (enter numbers)
   3. Cancel
   

7. Execute archive operation for selected plans (see Archive Operation).

Mode: list

1. Check if <paths.archive>/plans/ exists.
2. If not: Archive is empty. No plans have been archived yet. → STOP.
3. Glob <paths.archive>/plans/*.md.
4. For each archived plan, read the YAML frontmatter to extract archived date.
5. Display:

   Archived plans (<paths.archive>/plans/):
   
     1. 0001_feature-alpha.md  (archived: 2026-05-20)
     2. 0003_feature-gamma.md  (archived: 2026-05-24)
   
   Total: 2 archived plans
   

6. Check <paths.archive>/roadmap/ for snapshots and list them if present:

   Roadmap snapshots (<paths.archive>/roadmap/):
   
     1. 2026-05-20_roadmap-snapshot.md (3 milestones)
   

7. STOP.

Mode: <plan-name>

1. Resolve <plan-name> to a file in paths.plans/:
   • Try exact filename match first
   • Then try with .md extension appended
   • Then try partial stem match (grep for <plan-name> in filenames)
2. If no match: Plan not found: <plan-name> with suggestions → STOP.
3. If multiple matches: list them and ask user to be more specific → STOP.
4. Read the matched plan file and check completion status.
5. If incomplete:

   Plan <filename> is not completed (5/8 tasks done).
   Only completed plans can be archived.
   

   → STOP.
6. Execute archive operation (see Archive Operation).

Mode: --all

1. Scan paths.plans/ for completed plans (same logic as interactive mode).
2. If no completed plans: inform and STOP.
3. Display list and ask confirmation:

   AskUserQuestion: Archive ALL completed plans?
   
     1. 0001_feature-alpha.md
     2. 0003_feature-gamma.md
   
   Options:
   1. Yes, archive all 2 plans
   2. Cancel
   

4. Execute archive operation for all confirmed plans.

Mode: --roadmap

1. Read the resolved paths.roadmap file.
2. If it doesn't exist: No ROADMAP.md found at <path>. → STOP.
3. Find milestones with - [x] checkbox (completed milestones).
4. If no completed milestones: No closed milestones to archive. → STOP.
5. Display and ask confirmation:

   Closed milestones found in ROADMAP.md:
   
     - [x] MVP Launch — core features shipped
     - [x] Beta Testing — user feedback round
   
   AskUserQuestion: Trim these milestones from ROADMAP.md into a snapshot?
   
   Options:
   1. Yes, create snapshot and trim
   2. Cancel
   

6. Create snapshot:
   • mkdir -p <paths.archive>/roadmap/
   • Determine snapshot filename: YYYY-MM-DD_roadmap-snapshot.md
   • Collision check. Before writing, verify the destination does not already exist:

     Read <paths.archive>/roadmap/YYYY-MM-DD_roadmap-snapshot.md
     

     If the file exists, append a counter suffix to produce a non-colliding name: YYYY-MM-DD_roadmap-snapshot-2.md, YYYY-MM-DD_roadmap-snapshot-3.md, etc. Check each candidate until a free name is found.
   • Write the resolved snapshot path with:

     # Roadmap Snapshot — YYYY-MM-DD
     
     Archived from: <paths.roadmap>
     
     ## Archived Milestones
     
     - [x] MVP Launch — core features shipped
     - [x] Beta Testing — user feedback round
     

7. Edit paths.roadmap: remove the archived - [x] lines from the ## Milestones section. Keep the ## Completed table if it exists. Do NOT edit paths.roadmap unless the snapshot write in step 6 succeeded.
8. Logging: INFO [aif-archive] roadmap snapshot: <resolved-path> (<N> milestones archived)

Archive Operation (plans)

For each plan to archive:

1. mkdir -p <paths.archive>/plans/

2. Collision check. Before moving, verify the destination does not already exist:

   Read <paths.archive>/plans/<original-filename>
   

   If the file exists:

   • Single plan (interactive or <plan-name>): STOP with an error:

     ERROR [aif-archive] destination already exists: <paths.archive>/plans/<filename>
     A previously archived plan has the same filename. This can happen when
     sequential numbering reuses a freed number after archiving.
     To resolve: rename the existing archive file, or delete it if it is no
     longer needed.
     

   • Batch (--all): SKIP this plan with a warning, continue to the next:

     WARN [aif-archive] skipped: <filename> — destination already exists
     

   Do NOT overwrite in either case.

3. Move the source file into the archive path first:

   mv <paths.plans>/<filename> <paths.archive>/plans/<filename>
   

   This atomically removes the plan from the active directory.

4. Add archive metadata to the moved file using Edit:

   If the file already has YAML frontmatter (between --- markers at the top):

   • Use Edit to add archived: YYYY-MM-DD field inside the existing frontmatter block.

   If the file has no YAML frontmatter:

   • Use Edit to prepend a minimal frontmatter block before the first line:

     ---
     archived: YYYY-MM-DD
     ---
     

   The original filename is preserved exactly, including any sequential NNNN_ prefix.

5. Logging: INFO [aif-archive] archived: <filename> -> <paths.archive>/plans/<filename>

6. After all plans are processed, display summary:

   ## Archive Complete
   
   Archived N plan(s) to <paths.archive>/plans/:
     - 0001_feature-alpha.md
     - 0003_feature-gamma.md
   
   Skipped: K (destination already exists)
     - 0002_feature-beta.md
   
   Plans directory: <paths.plans/> (M plans remaining)
   

   Omit the "Skipped" section when K is 0.

Completion Detection Algorithm

A plan is completed when:

1. The file contains a ## Tasks section (case-insensitive header match).
2. ALL lines matching the pattern - [x] or - [ ] within the Tasks section (and its subsections) are checked: every checkbox is - [x].
3. If the Tasks section contains zero checkboxes, the plan is considered not completed (empty plans are not archivable).

Edge cases:

• Checkboxes outside ## Tasks (e.g., in ## Settings or ## Commit Plan) are NOT counted for completion.
• Nested checkboxes (indented - [x]) ARE counted.
• Plans without a ## Tasks section are not archivable — emit WARN [aif-archive] <filename> has no ## Tasks section; skipping.

Completion Date Inference

When displaying "completed" dates in interactive mode:

1. Check YAML frontmatter for a completed field — use if present.
2. Fall back to git: git log -1 --format=%ai -- <plan-file> to get last modification date.
3. Fall back to filesystem: file modification time.

Important Rules

1. Never archive incomplete plans — all tasks must be - [x]
2. Always ask confirmation before --all and --roadmap operations
3. Preserve original filenames — including sequential NNNN_ prefix
4. Add archive metadata — archived: YYYY-MM-DD in YAML frontmatter
5. Do not modify fast plans (paths.plan) or fix plans (paths.fix_plan) — those are single-file artifacts managed by /aif-implement and /aif-fix
6. Do not count archived plans for sequential numbering — archived plans live in paths.archive/plans/, not paths.plans/, so /aif-plan sequential scan does not include them

Artifact Ownership

• Owns: paths.archive/plans/*.md, paths.archive/roadmap/*.md
• Reads: paths.plans/*.md, paths.roadmap
• Modifies: paths.roadmap (only with --roadmap, only after confirmation)
• Does NOT touch: paths.plan, paths.fix_plan, paths.description, paths.architecture, paths.rules_file