openspec-verify-change

To verify changes, run openspec-cn list --json to fetch available changes, select one, then run openspec-cn status --change "<name>" --json to inspect its schema and generate the validation report.

You need spec validation when working in change-driven workflows and want to ensure produced artifacts are complete, correct, and consistent with the original design documents prior to archiving.

It loads produced artifacts from the context and evaluates them against the expected change outputs, providing actionable guidance to resolve any discrepancies found before archiving.

It parses the OpenSpec context to load produced artifacts and validate them, making it suitable for workflows requiring consistency checks before final release or archival.

It checks consistency, integrity, and correctness but requires a properly structured change-driven workflow with existing specs, tasks, and design documents to function correctly.