fix(update): refresh command files for tools configured without skills

.changeset/update-detects-command-only-tools.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@fission-ai/openspec': patch
+---
+
+`openspec update` now refreshes tools that are configured with command files but no skills (delivery `commands`). Previously it read the generating version only from skill files, so such a tool was reported as "up to date" forever and its command files were never regenerated after a CLI upgrade. Command files carry no version stamp, so OpenSpec compares their contents against what it would generate now — including removing a command file left behind by a workflow you have since deselected. CRLF line endings and a UTF-8 BOM are treated as checkout artifacts rather than drift, so a Windows clone does not report a spurious update.

docs/cli.md

@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ npm update @fission-ai/openspec
 openspec update
 ```
 
+**How "up to date" is decided:** skill files record the version that generated
+them, so OpenSpec compares that against the installed CLI. Command files carry no
+version stamp, so for a tool that has commands but no skills (delivery
+`commands`), OpenSpec compares the file contents against what it would generate
+now — edits to those files count as drift and are overwritten. With delivery
+`skills` or `both`, only the recorded version is checked, so a hand-edited file
+whose version still matches is left alone; use `--force` to rewrite it. Either
+way, generated files are OpenSpec's to own — keep your own instructions
+elsewhere.
+
 ---
 
 ## Stores (standalone OpenSpec repos)

src/core/profile-sync-drift.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { AI_TOOLS } from './config.js';
 import type { Delivery } from './global-config.js';
 import { ALL_WORKFLOWS } from './profiles.js';
 import { CommandAdapterRegistry } from './command-generation/index.js';
-import { COMMAND_IDS, getConfiguredTools } from './shared/index.js';
+import { getConfiguredTools, toolHasAnyConfiguredCommand } from './shared/index.js';
 import {
   shouldGenerateCommandsForTool,
   shouldGenerateSkillsForTool,
@@ -39,49 +39,11 @@ function toKnownWorkflows(workflows: readonly string[]): WorkflowId[] {
   );
 }
 
-/**
- * Checks whether a tool has at least one generated OpenSpec command file.
- */
-export function toolHasAnyConfiguredCommand(projectPath: string, toolId: string): boolean {
-  const adapter = CommandAdapterRegistry.get(toolId);
-  if (!adapter) return false;
-
-  for (const commandId of COMMAND_IDS) {
-    const cmdPath = adapter.getFilePath(commandId);
-    const fullPath = path.isAbsolute(cmdPath) ? cmdPath : path.join(projectPath, cmdPath);
-    if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns tools with at least one generated command file on disk.
- */
-export function getCommandConfiguredTools(projectPath: string): string[] {
-  return AI_TOOLS
-    .filter((tool) => {
-      if (!tool.skillsDir) return false;
-      const toolDir = path.join(projectPath, tool.skillsDir);
-      try {
-        return fs.statSync(toolDir).isDirectory();
-      } catch {
-        return false;
-      }
-    })
-    .map((tool) => tool.value)
-    .filter((toolId) => toolHasAnyConfiguredCommand(projectPath, toolId));
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns tools that are configured via either skills or commands.
  */
 export function getConfiguredToolsForProfileSync(projectPath: string): string[] {
-  const skillConfigured = getConfiguredTools(projectPath);
-  const commandConfigured = getCommandConfiguredTools(projectPath);
-  return [...new Set([...skillConfigured, ...commandConfigured])];
+  return getConfiguredTools(projectPath);
 }
 
 /**

src/core/shared/index.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export {
   type ToolVersionStatus,
   getToolsWithSkillsDir,
   getToolSkillStatus,
+  toolHasAnyConfiguredCommand,
+  areCommandFilesUpToDate,
   getToolStates,
   extractGeneratedByVersion,
   getToolVersionStatus,

src/core/shared/tool-detection.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { AI_TOOLS } from '../config.js';
+import { CommandAdapterRegistry, generateCommands } from '../command-generation/index.js';
+import { getCommandContents } from './skill-generation.js';
+import { getGlobalConfig } from '../global-config.js';
+import { getProfileWorkflows, ALL_WORKFLOWS } from '../profiles.js';
 
 /**
  * Names of skill directories created by openspec init.
@@ -109,6 +113,102 @@ export function getToolSkillStatus(projectRoot: string, toolId: string): ToolSki
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks whether a tool has at least one generated OpenSpec command file.
+ */
+export function toolHasAnyConfiguredCommand(projectPath: string, toolId: string): boolean {
+  const adapter = CommandAdapterRegistry.get(toolId);
+  if (!adapter) return false;
+
+  for (const commandId of COMMAND_IDS) {
+    const cmdPath = adapter.getFilePath(commandId);
+    const fullPath = path.isAbsolute(cmdPath) ? cmdPath : path.join(projectPath, cmdPath);
+    if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes checkout artifacts that are not real content drift: a UTF-8 BOM and
+ * CRLF line endings, which a Windows clone with `core.autocrlf` reintroduces on
+ * every checkout of committed command files.
+ */
+function normalizeCommandContent(content: string): string {
+  return content.replace(/^\uFEFF/, '').replace(/\r\n/g, '\n');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether command files for a tool on disk match current generated command contents.
+ *
+ * Command files carry no version stamp, so content equality is the only available
+ * "is this current?" signal for a commands-only install.
+ */
+export function areCommandFilesUpToDate(
+  projectRoot: string,
+  toolId: string,
+  options?: {
+    workflows?: readonly string[];
+  }
+): boolean {
+  const adapter = CommandAdapterRegistry.get(toolId);
+  if (!adapter) return false;
+
+  let workflows: readonly string[];
+  if (options?.workflows) {
+    workflows = options.workflows;
+  } else {
+    try {
+      const globalCfg = getGlobalConfig();
+      const profile = globalCfg.profile ?? 'core';
+      workflows = getProfileWorkflows(profile, globalCfg.workflows);
+    } catch {
+      workflows = ALL_WORKFLOWS;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const knownWorkflows = workflows.filter((w): w is (typeof ALL_WORKFLOWS)[number] =>
+    (ALL_WORKFLOWS as readonly string[]).includes(w)
+  );
+
+  const commandContents = getCommandContents(knownWorkflows);
+  const generatedCommands = generateCommands(commandContents, adapter);
+
+  if (generatedCommands.length === 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (const cmd of generatedCommands) {
+    const cmdPath = path.isAbsolute(cmd.path) ? cmd.path : path.join(projectRoot, cmd.path);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(cmdPath)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    try {
+      const existingContent = fs.readFileSync(cmdPath, 'utf-8');
+      if (normalizeCommandContent(existingContent) !== normalizeCommandContent(cmd.fileContent)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Also check no extra command files exist for deselected workflows
+  const desiredWorkflowSet = new Set(knownWorkflows);
+  for (const workflow of ALL_WORKFLOWS) {
+    if (desiredWorkflowSet.has(workflow)) continue;
+    const cmdPath = adapter.getFilePath(workflow);
+    const fullPath = path.isAbsolute(cmdPath) ? cmdPath : path.join(projectRoot, cmdPath);
+    if (fs.existsSync(fullPath)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * Gets the skill status for all tools with skillsDir configured.
  */
@@ -157,12 +257,16 @@ export function extractGeneratedByVersion(skillFilePath: string): string | null
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets version status for a tool by reading the first available skill file.
+ * Gets version status for a tool by reading its skill files, falling back to a
+ * command-content fingerprint for installs that have commands but no skills.
  */
 export function getToolVersionStatus(
   projectRoot: string,
   toolId: string,
-  currentVersion: string
+  currentVersion: string,
+  options?: {
+    workflows?: readonly string[];
+  }
 ): ToolVersionStatus {
   const tool = AI_TOOLS.find((t) => t.value === toolId);
   if (!tool?.skillsDir) {
@@ -178,7 +282,7 @@ export function getToolVersionStatus(
   const skillsDir = path.join(projectRoot, tool.skillsDir, 'skills');
   let generatedByVersion: string | null = null;
 
-  // Find the first skill file that exists and read its version
+  // 1. Find the first skill file that exists and read its version
   for (const skillName of SKILL_NAMES) {
     const skillFile = path.join(skillsDir, skillName, 'SKILL.md');
     if (fs.existsSync(skillFile)) {
@@ -187,7 +291,17 @@ export function getToolVersionStatus(
     }
   }
 
-  const configured = getToolSkillStatus(projectRoot, toolId).configured;
+  const skillConfigured = getToolSkillStatus(projectRoot, toolId).configured;
+  const commandConfigured = toolHasAnyConfiguredCommand(projectRoot, toolId);
+  const configured = skillConfigured || commandConfigured;
+
+  // 2. Commands-only installs have no skill file to read a version from, so fall
+  //    back to comparing the generated command content. Deliberately skipped when
+  //    skill files exist: an unreadable version there must still force a rewrite.
+  if (!skillConfigured && commandConfigured && areCommandFilesUpToDate(projectRoot, toolId, options)) {
+    generatedByVersion = currentVersion;
+  }
+
   const needsUpdate = configured && (generatedByVersion === null || generatedByVersion !== currentVersion);
 
   return {
@@ -200,11 +314,14 @@ export function getToolVersionStatus(
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets all configured tools in the project.
+ * Gets all configured tools in the project (configured via skills or commands).
  */
 export function getConfiguredTools(projectRoot: string): string[] {
   return AI_TOOLS
-    .filter((t) => t.skillsDir && getToolSkillStatus(projectRoot, t.value).configured)
+    .filter((t) => {
+      if (!t.skillsDir) return false;
+      return getToolSkillStatus(projectRoot, t.value).configured || toolHasAnyConfiguredCommand(projectRoot, t.value);
+    })
     .map((t) => t.value);
 }
 
@@ -213,10 +330,13 @@ export function getConfiguredTools(projectRoot: string): string[] {
  */
 export function getAllToolVersionStatus(
   projectRoot: string,
-  currentVersion: string
+  currentVersion: string,
+  options?: {
+    workflows?: readonly string[];
+  }
 ): ToolVersionStatus[] {
   const configuredTools = getConfiguredTools(projectRoot);
   return configuredTools.map((toolId) =>
-    getToolVersionStatus(projectRoot, toolId, currentVersion)
+    getToolVersionStatus(projectRoot, toolId, currentVersion, options)
   );
 }

src/core/update.ts

@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import { getOnboardingCommands } from './onboarding-commands.js';
 import { getAvailableTools } from './available-tools.js';
 import {
   WORKFLOW_TO_SKILL_DIR,
-  getCommandConfiguredTools,
   getConfiguredToolsForProfileSync,
   getToolsNeedingProfileSync,
 } from './profile-sync-drift.js';
@@ -163,16 +162,14 @@ export class UpdateCommand {
       return;
     }
 
-    // 6. Check version status for all configured tools
-    const commandConfiguredTools = getCommandConfiguredTools(resolvedProjectPath);
-    const commandConfiguredSet = new Set(commandConfiguredTools);
-    const toolStatuses = configuredTools.map((toolId) => {
-      const status = getToolVersionStatus(resolvedProjectPath, toolId, OPENSPEC_VERSION);
-      if (!status.configured && commandConfiguredSet.has(toolId)) {
-        return { ...status, configured: true };
-      }
-      return status;
-    });
+    // 6. Check version status for all configured tools, against the same workflow set
+    //    the generation loop below writes — otherwise a legacy-upgraded tool would be
+    //    fingerprinted against commands it was never given.
+    const toolStatuses = configuredTools.map((toolId) =>
+      getToolVersionStatus(resolvedProjectPath, toolId, OPENSPEC_VERSION, {
+        workflows: legacyWorkflowOverrides[toolId] ?? desiredWorkflows,
+      })
+    );
     const statusByTool = new Map(toolStatuses.map((status) => [status.toolId, status] as const));
 
     // 7. Smart update detection