iflow-archive

Productivity

Condense old solved issue groups into one dated summary file, then delete the originals. Destructive, one consolidated confirm.

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issue-flow — archive solved issues (`/iflow-archive`)

Follow this skill to shrink the solved-issues archive: old issue<N>_* groups under .issueflows/03-solved-issues/ are summarised into one dated markdown file and the originals are deleted (they stay recoverable through git history).

Do not use this to park or close an active issue — that is /iflow-pause / /iflow-close. This skill only touches .issueflows/03-solved-issues/.

Input

(nothing) — smart default: propose archiving every solved group except the 5 most recent (highest issue numbers).
keep <K> — same, but keep the <K> most recent groups instead.
an explicit list (e.g. 12 13 24) — archive exactly those issues.
all — archive every solved group.

Invoke: type iflow archive in chat, or /iflow-archive from the slash menu (iflow-archive also works).

MODEL & EXECUTION DIRECTIVE

Profile: reasoning — Prioritize deep thinking and careful trade-offs over speed or token economy.

In Cursor: switch to a thinking-capable model before invoking this step (not Auto-only).

Keep scope tight to what this step requires.

Instructions

CLI fast path (optional). If the issue-flow CLI is on PATH, the mechanical deletion step has a deterministic shortcut: issue-flow agent archive <N> [<N> ...] (add --dry-run to preview, --json for a machine-readable object). It removes the chosen groups' files and reports the pre-archive HEAD sha — you still select candidates, confirm with the user, and write the summary file yourself. The CLI is optional: if it is missing or errors, fall back to the manual instructions below.

Preflight. Require a clean working tree (git status --porcelain); if dirty, stop and ask the user to commit or stash first — the recovery ref is only meaningful when the deletion lands as its own commit. Capture the pre-archive ref: git rev-parse HEAD.
Select candidates. List every issue<N>_* group in .issueflows/03-solved-issues/ with its number and title (from the # Issue #N: <title> heading of issue<N>_original.md). Apply the input rule (default: all except the 5 most recent by issue number). Show the resulting candidate list — number, title, file names — and let the user add/remove issues.
Consolidated confirm (destructive — written in normal prose, never shortened). One prompt covering exactly: which issues get summarised, that their files will be deleted, and that recovery relies on git history via the recorded ref. Do not proceed without a clear yes.
Summarise (before deleting). Append to .issueflows/03-solved-issues/YYYY-MM-DD_archived_issues.md (today's date; create the file if missing). Structure:
```
# Archived issues — YYYY-MM-DD

Pre-archive git ref: `<sha>`
Recover any archived file with `git show <sha>:<path>` (or browse `git log -- <path>`).

## Issue #<N>: <title>

- Source: <GitHub issue URL, from the original file>
- Archived files: issue<N>_original.md, issue<N>_plan.md, issue<N>_status.md
- Summary: 2–4 sentences distilled from the original / plan / status files —
  what the issue was, what was done, and the outcome.
```
One ## Issue section per archived issue. If the dated file already exists (same-day rerun), append a --- separator followed by a fresh Pre-archive git ref: line for this run, then the new issue sections. The dated filename deliberately does not match issue<N>_*, so it never interferes with issue grouping.
Delete. Remove the archived groups' files — CLI fast path (issue-flow agent archive ...), or manually git rm .issueflows/03-solved-issues/issue<N>_* per issue.
Commit offer. Propose a single commit, e.g. chore(iflow): archive <count> solved issues (pre-archive ref <short-sha>), including the new/updated dated file and the deletions. Ask before committing; never push from this skill.
Report. Summarise: how many issues were archived, the dated file path, the pre-archive ref, and the one-line recovery recipe.

Constraints

Off-path. Never auto-dispatch from /iflow, /iflow-start, or /iflow-close. The user opts in explicitly.
Destructive, so gated. Never delete anything before the consolidated confirm in step 3, and never delete files that were not summarised in step 4.
Only .issueflows/03-solved-issues/ is touched — never 01-current-issues/, 02-partly-solved-issues/, 00-tools/, or 04-designs-and-guides/.
Requires a clean working tree; the deletion should land as its own commit so git show <ref>:<path> recovery always works.
Summaries are interpretive (agent judgment); the CLI only ever does the mechanical deletion.