Archive a completed, rejected, or covered feature into .feature-radar/archive/ with mandatory
learning extraction. MUST use this skill whenever a feature reaches a terminal state — done,
rejected, covered, deferred, or N/A — including casual mentions like "we shipped X".
The skill extracts learnings, derives new opportunities, and updates refs.
Use when the user reports a feature shipped or finished, decides against building one,
defers or postpones one, or asks to close or archive an opportu...
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---
name: feature-radar-archive
description: |
Archive a completed, rejected, or covered feature into .feature-radar/archive/ with mandatory
learning extraction. MUST use this skill whenever a feature reaches a terminal state — done,
rejected, covered, deferred, or N/A — including casual mentions like "we shipped X".
The skill extracts learnings, derives new opportunities, and updates refs.
Use when the user reports a feature shipped or finished, decides against building one,
defers or postpones one, or asks to close or archive an opportunity.
Do NOT use for discovering new features — that's feature-radar-scan's job.
---
# Archive Feature
Move a feature to `.feature-radar/archive/` and run the mandatory extraction checklist.
## Deep Read
<HARD-GATE>
Read and follow `../feature-radar/references/DEEP-READ.md` — complete all 6 steps before proceeding.
</HARD-GATE>
## Behavioral Directives
<HARD-GATE>
Read and follow `../feature-radar/references/DIRECTIVES.md`.
</HARD-GATE>
## Workflow
1. **Identify the feature** — ask the user which feature to archive. Check `opportunities/` for an existing file to move.
2. **Determine status**:
- **Done** — fully implemented and working
- **Covered** — existing functionality handles the use case
- **Rejected** — decided against implementing
- **N/A** — not applicable to our architecture
- **Deferred** — valuable but postponed with rationale
3. **Create archive file** — write `.feature-radar/archive/{nn}-{slug}.md`
4. **Checkpoint — Review & Annotate** per `../feature-radar/references/WORKFLOW-PATTERNS.md`
5. **Run extraction checklist**:
### Extraction Checklist
<HARD-GATE>
Complete ALL 5 checks below. For each check, you MUST explicitly state the finding.
Do NOT proceed to step 6 until every check has a written response.
□ archive/{nn}-{slug}.md created with correct status
□ Extract learnings → specs/{topic}.md
□ Derive new opportunities → opportunities/{nn}-{slug}.md
□ Update references → references/{topic}.md
□ Update ecosystem trends → specs/ecosystem-trends.md
Acceptable responses per check:
- "No learnings to extract" — acceptable, but must be stated
- "New opportunity identified: {description}" — create the file
- "No reference updates needed" — acceptable, but must be stated
- "No ecosystem trend changes" — acceptable, but must be stated
</HARD-GATE>
6. **Remove from opportunities** — if the feature had an `opportunities/` file, delete it
7. **Update base.md** — adjust counts in Tracking Summary
**Checkpoint**: Present extraction results using this format:
```
Archive: {nn}-{slug} ({status})
| Check | Result |
|-------|--------|
| Learnings | {created specs/X.md / updated specs/X.md / none} |
| Opportunities | {created opportunities/X.md / none} |
| References | {updated references/X.md / none} |
| Ecosystem | {updated specs/ecosystem-trends.md / none} |
```
## Archive File Format
Use the format defined in `../feature-radar/references/SPEC.md` § 3.2 (`archive/{nn}-{slug}.md`).
## Guidelines
- The extraction checklist is NOT optional. Every archive action must go through all 5 checks.
- If the feature was in `opportunities/`, use the same number. If it's new, use the next available number.
- "Deferred" is not a trash bin — include a clear rationale and conditions for re-evaluation.
## Example Output
```
→ Moved opportunities/04-config-merge.md → archive/04-config-merge.md (Done)
→ Learnings: specs/yaml-config-merge.md (new)
→ New opportunity: opportunities/09-config-validation.md
→ References: no updates | Ecosystem: no changes
→ Updated base.md: archive 3→4, specs 2→3
```
## Completion Summary
Follow the template in `../feature-radar/references/DIRECTIVES.md`, with skill name "Archive Complete".