Fission-AI/OpenSpec · error · RootSelectionError

areas_option_removed

areas_option_removed

Error message

--areas is no longer supported. Workspace affected areas are not part of the normal OpenSpec root path.

What it means

Error "--areas is no longer supported. Workspace affected areas are not part of the normal OpenSpec root path." thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/commands/workflow/new-change.ts:65

  };
  root: RootOutput;
}

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Command Implementation
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

function assertRemovedOptionsAbsent(options: NewChangeOptions): void {
  if (options.initiative !== undefined) {
    throw new RootSelectionError(
      '--initiative is no longer supported. Normal changes no longer attach to initiatives; --store <id> selects the OpenSpec root.',
      'initiative_option_removed',
      { target: 'change.options' }
    );
  }

  if (options.areas !== undefined) {
    throw new RootSelectionError(
      '--areas is no longer supported. Workspace affected areas are not part of the normal OpenSpec root path.',
      'areas_option_removed',
      { target: 'change.options' }
    );
  }
}

function printCreatedChangeHuman(
  payload: NewChangeOutput,
  root: ResolvedOpenSpecRoot
): void {
  // A relative path is only honest when the root is where the user
  // stands; a distant ancestor root gets the absolute path.
  const location =
    !isStoreSelectedRoot(root) && root.path === process.cwd()
      ? formatChangeLocation(toPlanningHome(root), payload.change.id)
      : payload.change.path;
  console.log(`Created change '${payload.change.id}' at ${location}/`);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/commands/workflow/new-change.ts:65 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Fission-AI/OpenSpec@6926ccb18a (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/849012fdd6a0f01a. Report an issue: GitHub.