Fission-AI/OpenSpec · error · Error

Spec '${specId}' not found at ${displayPath}

Error message

Spec '${specId}' not found at ${displayPath}

What it means

Error "Spec '${specId}' not found at ${displayPath}" thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/commands/spec.ts:125

      const specIds = await getSpecIds(this.rootPath ?? process.cwd());
      if (canPrompt && specIds.length > 0) {
        const { select } = await import('@inquirer/prompts');
        specId = await select({
          message: 'Select a spec to show',
          choices: specIds.map(id => ({ name: id, value: id })),
        });
      } else {
        throw new Error('Missing required argument <spec-id>');
      }
    }

    const specPath = join(this.specsDir, specId, 'spec.md');
    assertSpecPath(this.specsDir, specPath);
    if (!existsSync(specPath)) {
      // Root-aware callers get the absolute path; the cwd-based noun form
      // keeps its historical forward-slash relative message on all platforms.
      const displayPath = this.rootPath ? specPath : `openspec/specs/${specId}/spec.md`;
      throw new Error(`Spec '${specId}' not found at ${displayPath}`);
    }

    if (options.json) {
      if (options.requirements && options.requirement) {
        throw new Error('Options --requirements and --requirement cannot be used together');
      }
      const parsed = parseSpecFromFile(this.specsDir, specPath, specId);
      const filtered = filterSpec(parsed, options);
      const output = {
        id: specId,
        title: parsed.name,
        overview: parsed.overview,
        requirementCount: filtered.requirements.length,
        requirements: filtered.requirements,
        metadata: parsed.metadata ?? { version: '1.0.0', format: 'openspec' as const },
        ...(options.rootOutput ? { root: options.rootOutput } : {}),
      };
      console.log(JSON.stringify(output, null, 2));

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/commands/spec.ts:125 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/2262405434a9b07b. Report an issue: GitHub.