{"record":{"id":"1d1602817fe9d860","repo":"Fission-AI/OpenSpec","slug":"archive-change-name-required","errorCode":"archive_change_name_required","errorMessage":"A change name is required: archive --json is non-interactive.","messagePattern":"A change name is required: archive --json is non-interactive\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"ArchiveBlockedError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/core/archive.ts","lineNumber":1136,"sourceCode":"    for (const [allowedDirectory, managedDir] of [\n      [root.path, changesDir],\n      [changesDir, archiveDir],\n      [root.path, mainSpecsDir],\n    ] as const) {\n      try {\n        FileSystemUtils.assertPathWithin(allowedDirectory, managedDir);\n      } catch {\n        throw new ArchiveBlockedError(\n          'archive_path_outside_root',\n          `Refusing to archive through a path outside the OpenSpec root: ${managedDir}`\n        );\n      }\n    }\n\n    // Get change name interactively if not provided\n    if (!changeName) {\n      if (json) {\n        throw new ArchiveBlockedError(\n          'archive_change_name_required',\n          'A change name is required: archive --json is non-interactive.',\n          withStoreFlag(root, 'openspec archive <change-name> --json')\n        );\n      }\n      const selectedChange = await this.selectChange(changesDir, root, options);\n      if (!selectedChange) {\n        console.log('No change selected. Aborting.');\n        return null;\n      }\n      changeName = selectedChange;\n    }\n\n    const changeNameProblem = folderStyleNameProblem(changeName, 'Change name');\n    if (changeNameProblem) {\n      throw new ArchiveBlockedError('archive_change_name_invalid', changeNameProblem);\n    }\n","sourceCodeStart":1118,"sourceCodeEnd":1154,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Fission-AI/OpenSpec/blob/6926ccb18afa4ff621112813e9968334576ee11a/src/core/archive.ts#L1118-L1154","documentation":"Error \"A change name is required: archive --json is non-interactive.\" thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at src/core/archive.ts:1136 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"6926ccb18afa4ff621112813e9968334576ee11a","analyzedAt":"2026-08-25T12:29:45.729Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-25T16:17:27.014Z"}