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Refs #657. This is the small, tracker-agnostic part of the discussion there: it lets tool-specific metadata live in .openspec.yaml without fighting validate --strict. It does not add tracker integration to OpenSpec.

Why

Since 1.14.0, every unrecognized top-level key in .openspec.yaml is reported as a validation warning, and openspec validate --strict fails on warnings. Teams that keep their own data next to a change have nowhere to put it without breaking strict mode. Examples of that data:

  • the goal or ticket the change serves;
  • an owner;
  • a link to an external plan.

We run OpenSpec across several repos with an external goal registry. We wanted a goal id beside each change and had to keep it out of the metadata file.

What changes

  • Extension keys. A top-level key matching ^x-[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]*$ is now an extension key, following the OpenAPI x- convention. Examples: x-goal: G-12, x-tracker: {system: linear, id: SB-5497}. OpenSpec never reads it, never writes it, and never reports it as unknown.
  • No new loophole. Every other unknown key is still reported. That includes X-Upper and a bare x-, so typos like skip_design keep their warning.
  • Clearer warning. The unknown-key warning now says that an x- prefix keeps tool metadata without the warning.
  • Docs. docs/concepts.md lists x-* among the metadata keys.
  • Changeset: minor.

Nothing about parsing changes. ChangeMetadataSchema already strips unknown keys; this only changes what listUnknownChangeMetadataKeys reports. That function feeds validate, instructions and archive.

Tests

  • test/utils/change-metadata.test.ts: extension keys are not reported while other unknown keys still are; the warning names the x- prefix; and isExtensionMetadataKey has its own boundary tests.
  • pnpm build, pnpm test (217 files, 6407 tests), pnpm exec tsc --noEmit and pnpm lint all pass locally.

I'm happy to rename the prefix or narrow the pattern if you prefer a different convention.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • .openspec.yaml now supports optional user-defined metadata keys prefixed with x- without triggering unknown-key warnings. Other unrecognized keys continue to be reported.
  • Documentation
    • Updated the metadata example to show optional x-* fields.

…as unknown

Teams that keep tool data beside a change (a tracker id, a goal id, an owner) had no
place for it: since 1.14.0 every unrecognized top-level key is a validation warning,
so validate --strict fails. Keys that start with x- are now extension metadata, as in
OpenAPI: never read, never written, never reported. Every other unknown key is still
reported, and the warning now names the x- prefix as the way to keep such data.

Refs Fission-AI#657
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The metadata utility now recognizes valid x--prefixed keys and excludes them from unknown-key warnings. Tests cover accepted and rejected key formats. The documentation and changeset describe the extension-key convention.

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Extension Metadata Keys

Layer / File(s) Summary
Recognize and document extension keys
src/utils/change-metadata.ts, test/utils/change-metadata.test.ts, docs/concepts.md, .changeset/x-extension-metadata-keys.md
The utility recognizes keys matching the x- extension pattern and excludes them from unknown-key results. Warnings suggest the prefix. Tests cover accepted and rejected formats, and the documentation and changeset describe the convention.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 4f47a

Some keys that appear to qualify under the documentation, such as x-Upper, still trigger unknown-key warnings. This is a bounded documentation mismatch; the exact accepted format should be stated before relying on the exemption.

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- Around line 22-23: Update the extension-key wording in the source comment near
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* carries them. The prefix is the whole contract, as in OpenAPI's `x-`
* extensions: anything else that is not a known key is still reported.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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git diff 9111a7654d7800391459431fff4eaf66e33a3d2e 4f47ad409761cbd00d826635e63b5a9b79974eb8 -- src/utils/change-metadata.ts docs/concepts.md .changeset/x-extension-metadata-keys.md

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nl -ba src/utils/change-metadata.ts | sed -n '14,28p'
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State the complete extension-key format in all affected documentation.

Only keys matching ^x-[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]*$ are extension metadata. The current wording also makes x-Upper and x- appear exempt. Update the source comment, changeset, and docs/concepts.md.

Suggested fix
- * carries them. The prefix is the whole contract, as in OpenAPI's `x-`
- * extensions: anything else that is not a known key is still reported.
+ * carries them. Only keys matching `^x-[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]*$` are extensions;
+ * anything else that is not a known key is still reported.
-Keys in `.openspec.yaml` that start with `x-` (for example `x-goal: G-12` or `x-tracker`) are now extension metadata:
+Keys in `.openspec.yaml` that match `^x-[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]*$` (for example `x-goal: G-12` or `x-tracker`) are now extension metadata:
-├── .openspec.yaml        # Change metadata (optional): schema, created, skip_specs, retire_capabilities, x-* (yours)
+├── .openspec.yaml        # Change metadata (optional): schema, created, skip_specs, retire_capabilities, x-[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]* (yours)
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Review comment at @src/utils/change-metadata.ts around lines 22 - 23:
Update the extension-key wording in the source comment near the metadata
validation logic, the changeset, and docs/concepts.md to specify that only keys
matching ^x-[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]*$ are extension metadata. Ensure none of these
descriptions imply that every x- prefix, including x-Upper or x-, is exempt from
reporting.

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