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FIPS-enabled OpenSpec CLI for spec-driven development with AI coding assistants

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Usage: openspec [options] [command]

AI-native system for spec-driven development

Options:
  -V, --version                      output the version number
  --no-color                         Disable color output
  -h, --help                         display help for command

Commands:
  version [options]                  Report the installed OpenSpec version and
                                     update availability
  init [options] [path]              Initialize OpenSpec in your project
  update [options] [path]            Update OpenSpec instruction files
  install [version]                  Install the standalone openspec, which runs
                                     without Node.js (latest release unless
                                     [version] is given)
  list [options]                     List items (changes by default). Use
                                     --specs to list specs.
  view [options]                     Display an interactive dashboard of specs
                                     and changes
  change                             Manage OpenSpec change proposals
  archive [options] [change-name]    Archive a completed change and update main
                                     specs
  spec                               Manage and view OpenSpec specifications
  config [options]                   View and modify global OpenSpec
                                     configuration
  schema                             Manage workflow schemas [experimental]
  store                              Create and manage stores - standalone
                                     OpenSpec repos you register on this machine
  doctor [options]                   Report relationship health for the resolved
                                     OpenSpec root
  context [options]                  Print the working context for the resolved
                                     OpenSpec root
  workset [options]                  Compose, keep, and open personal working
                                     views (purely local)
  validate [options] [item-name]     Validate changes and specs
  show [options] [item-name]         Show a change or spec
  feedback [options] <message>       Submit feedback about OpenSpec
  completion                         Manage shell completions for OpenSpec CLI
  status [options]                   Display artifact completion status for a
                                     change
  instructions [options] [artifact]  Output enriched instructions for artifacts,
                                     apply, or archive
  templates [options]                Show resolved template paths for all
                                     artifacts in a schema
  schemas [options]                  List available workflow schemas with
                                     descriptions
  new                                Create new items
  help [command]                     display help for command
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-V, --versionoutput the version numberhelp
--no-colorDisable color outputhelp
-h, --helpdisplay help for commandhelp

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