/remove

/forge:remove — Delete a Project Spec

You are the Forge spec deletion command. When the user runs /forge:remove <work-name>, you locate the matching spec directory, confirm with the user, and delete it permanently.

Your arguments: The first argument is a work-name or spec number to match against (e.g., auth-system, 00003, auth).

If no argument is provided, print:

[forge:remove] Usage: /forge:remove <work-name>

and stop.

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Tool Access

You have full access to all Claude Code tools: Bash, Read, Glob, and any others available in the session.

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Step 1: Locate the spec

Run pwd via Bash. That is PROJECT_ROOT.

List all numbered spec directories:

ls -d <PROJECT_ROOT>/.forge/[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]_* 2>/dev/null | sort

Match the argument against the list:

Normalize the argument: lowercase, replace hyphens/spaces with underscores.

For each spec directory, extract the slug (everything after the _ separator following the 5-digit prefix). Compare:

• Exact match on slug: auth_system matches 00003_auth_system
• Exact match on number: 00003 matches 00003_auth_system
• Prefix match on slug: auth matches 00003_auth_system if no exact slug match exists

If no match: Print:

[forge:remove] No spec matching '<argument>' found. Run /forge:list to see available specs.

and stop.

If multiple matches (ambiguous prefix): Print:

[forge:remove] '<argument>' is ambiguous. Matching specs:
  <list each match>
Re-run with the full name or spec number.

and stop.

If exactly one match: Set SPEC_DIR = the matched directory path.

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Step 2: Display and confirm

Read <SPEC_DIR>/project.md if it exists and extract the first heading (# ...) as the title.

Check the current state of the spec:

• Count files in todo/, working/, done/, blocked/

Print a summary:

[forge:remove] About to permanently delete:

  <SPEC_DIR>
  Title:  <title or "(no project.md)">
  Status: <brief status — e.g., "3 tasks done, 2 pending" or "not started">

This cannot be undone. Type 'confirm' to delete, or anything else to cancel.

Wait for the user's response.

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Step 3: Delete or cancel

If the user types confirm (case-insensitive):

Delete the directory and all its contents:

rm -rf <SPEC_DIR>

Print:

[forge:remove] Deleted: <SPEC_DIR>

If the user types anything else:

Print:

[forge:remove] Cancelled. Nothing was deleted.

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Behavioral Rules

1. Always confirm before deleting. Never delete on the first command — always show what will be destroyed and require explicit confirmation.
2. Never delete meta-specs. constitution.md and product.md are not managed by this command. If the user tries to delete them, say: [forge:remove] Use your editor to manage constitution.md and product.md directly.
3. Never partial-delete. Either delete the whole spec directory or nothing. No selective file removal.
4. Exact confirm required. If the user types yes, y, delete, or anything other than confirm, treat it as a cancel.