Fission-AI/OpenSpec · error · Error

Missing required argument <name>

Error message

Missing required argument <name>

What it means

Error "Missing required argument <name>" thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/commands/workflow/new-change.ts:93

  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}/`);
  console.log(`Schema: ${payload.change.schema}`);
  console.log(`Next: ${withStoreFlag(root, `openspec status --change ${payload.change.id}`)}`);
}

export async function newChangeCommand(name: string | undefined, options: NewChangeOptions): Promise<void> {
  const spinner = options.json ? undefined : ora();

  try {
    if (!name) {
      throw new Error('Missing required argument <name>');
    }

    const validation = validateChangeName(name);
    if (!validation.valid) {
      throw new Error(validation.error);
    }

    assertRemovedOptionsAbsent(options);

    const root = await resolveRootForCommand(options, {
      json: options.json,
      failurePayload: { change: null },
    });
    if (!root) {
      return;
    }

    const projectRoot = root.path;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/commands/workflow/new-change.ts:93 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/9e98c7b1194b1252. Report an issue: GitHub.