fix: use flat canonical workflow invocations

[csheldrick]

behavior change: make /opsx-<verb> the canonical raw workflow invocation instead of /opsx:<verb>.

This keeps tool compatibility rather than doing a blind syntax replacement:

• raw workflow templates author /opsx-* references;
• skill generation still rewrites to /openspec-* (or the tool-specific skill prefix);
• namespaced command adapters still emit /opsx:<verb> when that tool genuinely registers namespaced commands;
• both legacy /opsx:<verb> and canonical /opsx-<verb> are accepted as transformer input, so stale/custom content is normalized instead of leaking the wrong syntax;
• command generation always runs the normalization pass, even when the target already matches the canonical flat style.

Verification before cleanup:

• pnpm build — passed
• pnpm regen:parity-hashes — regenerated affected baselines
• pnpm generate:skills — passed
• focused invocation/command-reference/parity suite — 105/105 passing

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Standardized workflow commands on the hyphenated /opsx-* format.
  • Added support for recognizing and adapting both legacy /opsx:* and canonical /opsx-* references.
  • Improved command reference handling across supported tools.

• Documentation

  • Updated workflow guidance, examples, onboarding content, and command references to reflect the standardized syntax.

• Tests

  • Expanded coverage for command normalization, invocation conversion, and canonical workflow references.

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• src/core/command-generation/generator.ts
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• src/core/templates/workflows/ff-change.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/propose.ts
• src/utils/command-references.ts
• test/core/command-generation/invocation.test.ts
• test/core/templates/propose.test.ts
• test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts
• test/utils/command-references.test.ts
• test/utils/flat-canonical-invocations.test.ts

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The canonical OPSX command format changes from /opsx:<id> to /opsx-<id>. Legacy references remain supported and are normalized for target invocation styles. Workflow templates and tests now use the flat format.

Changes

OPSX invocation migration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Invocation contract and boundary normalization src/core/command-generation/*, src/utils/command-references.ts, test/core/command-generation/invocation.test.ts, test/utils/command-references.test.ts, test/utils/flat-canonical-invocations.test.ts	The canonical invocation uses flat slash syntax. Command generation and target transformers normalize colon and hyphen references.
Workflow command syntax and drafting guidance src/core/templates/workflows/*	Workflow templates replace colon-form OPSX commands with hyphen-form commands. Fast-forward templates also require project inspection before artifact drafting.
Invocation and template validation test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts, test/core/templates/propose.test.ts	Tests verify flat references, legacy normalization, target-specific transformations, generated template output, and updated parity hashes.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 8b99c

This change makes flat /opsx-* syntax canonical while continuing to normalize legacy /opsx:* references and adapting output for target command styles. The covered generation and template paths are consistent with the migration and no current merge-blocking risk remains.

Suggested reviewers: tabishb, alfred-openspec

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CommandGenerator
  participant CommandReferenceTransformer
  participant TargetTool
  CommandGenerator->>CommandReferenceTransformer: pass command body and target invocation
  CommandReferenceTransformer->>TargetTool: deliver normalized OPSX references
  TargetTool-->>CommandGenerator: execute target-style command

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In `@src/core/templates/workflows/propose.ts`:
- Line 280: Restore the natural-language “ask me to apply this change” fallback
in the apply prompt within the workflow template, alongside the /opsx-apply
command, matching the behavior documented by getOpsxProposeSkillTemplate.

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• src/core/command-generation/generator.ts
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• src/core/templates/workflows/apply-change.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/archive-change.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/bulk-archive-change.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/continue-change.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/explore.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/ff-change.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/new-change.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/onboard.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/propose.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/sync-specs.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/update-change.ts
• src/core/templates/workflows/verify-change.ts
• src/utils/command-references.ts
• test/core/command-generation/invocation.test.ts
• test/core/templates/skill-templates-parity.test.ts
• test/utils/command-references.test.ts
• test/utils/flat-canonical-invocations.test.ts

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