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fix(update): refresh generated files that drifted - #1808

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Closes #1807.

Why

getToolVersionStatus decided a tool was current from the generatedBy version
marker in its skill files alone. That marker only proves the skill files were
written by this CLI — it says nothing about the command files written beside
them, which a user may have hand-edited or a partial write may have truncated.

So with a damaged command file, openspec update printed:

✓ All 1 tool(s) up to date (v1.12.0)
Use --force to refresh files anyway.

and repaired nothing. The file could only be restored by knowing to pass
--force. A deleted command file was already detected; a damaged one was
not, so the claim "up to date" was simply false.

The content comparison this needs already existed — areCommandFilesUpToDate
it was just never consulted once a skill file supplied a version.

What Changes

  • getToolVersionStatus now also compares command-file content when a tool has
    both skills and commands configured, and sets needsUpdate on drift.
  • Scoped to skillConfigured && commandConfigured, so the existing
    commands-only path keeps its exact behaviour.
  • Skipped when the delivery mode generates no commands for the tool: there would
    be nothing to compare, and areCommandFilesUpToDate reports an empty command
    set as "not current", which would otherwise mean a perpetual needsUpdate.
    The delivery lookup is wrapped so a config read failure cannot make status
    throw.

Testing

test/core/shared/tool-detection-command-drift.test.ts — 6 tests, written first
and watched fail (2 failed / 4 passed before, 6 passed after).

Every fixture writes the current version into the skill marker, so the
version check is always satisfied and command drift is the only thing that can
move needsUpdate. A first test asserts the fixture reads that marker back, so
the suite cannot pass for the wrong reason.

Worth flagging: the first draft of this test did pass for the wrong reason —
it imported a non-existent version constant, wrote generatedBy: openspec@undefined,
and so tripped the version check rather than the drift check. It passed
identically with and without the fix. The RED/GREEN comparison is what caught
it; the suite above is the corrected one.

Edge cases covered:

  • command files corrupted, and truncated to empty
  • a current marker with no command files at all → unchanged, no update
  • a stale version marker still flags regardless of command content
  • an unconfigured project needs no update

Full suite green on this branch.

Changeset

Not added. Per .changeset/README.md the default path is the normal release
cadence. Note for release notes if one is added: projects with hand-edited
command files will now be refreshed by a plain openspec update instead of
being reported as up to date.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Tool update checks now detect edited, corrupted, truncated, appended, or deleted command files even when the associated skill version marker is current.
    • Tools without generated command files continue to be handled correctly.
    • Skills-only installations and projects without tool configuration retain their existing update-check behavior.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage for command-file drift, current and stale version markers, and unconfigured projects.

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getToolVersionStatus now checks generated command contents when a tool has skills and commands. Tests verify altered, incomplete, appended, and deleted command files while preserving existing marker-only behavior.

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Command drift detection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Status check and command comparison
src/core/shared/tool-detection.ts
getToolVersionStatus includes command-file drift in needsUpdate when command generation applies.
Regression coverage and release note
test/core/shared/tool-detection-command-drift.test.ts, .changeset/update-refreshes-drifted-commands.md
Tests cover clean, edited, truncated, appended, and deleted command files, stale markers, skills-only installs, and unconfigured projects. The changeset records the patch release.og

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Generated command files that differ from expected content now trigger refresh when skills and commands are configured, while delivery modes without commands and existing marker-based behavior remain scoped appropriately.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #1807. getToolVersionStatus now detects modified, truncated, appended, and deleted command files when skills and commands are configured. The tests cover these cases, and e…
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In `@test/core/shared/tool-detection-command-drift.test.ts`:
- Around line 65-71: Update the command-drift tests around the current-marker
fixture and each corrupted/truncated case to first write the complete generated
command-file set and assert the clean status, then mutate an existing command
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comparison branch with commandConfigured enabled and verify the resulting
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- Line 78: Update the tests around getToolVersionStatus to isolate global
configuration by stubbing XDG_CONFIG_HOME and creating a test-scoped config with
profile "core" and delivery "both"; ensure the environment and any related stubs
are restored after each test so host configuration cannot affect command
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Reviewed the drift detection and its profile and delivery handling, and ran the focused 8-test suite locally. Current markers no longer mask damaged generated command files. Approved.

`openspec update` now reports and repairs tools it previously called up to
date, so users will see a behavior change. That belongs in the changelog.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Reviewed df1497d. The changeset accurately tracks command-content drift detection, all 46 focused and existing tool-detection tests pass, and CI is green.

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update reports "all tools up to date" for generated files whose content is damaged

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