fix(config): scope context/rules to a specific schema by AimenKhalidArbisoft · Pull Request #1695 · Fission-AI/OpenSpec

AimenKhalidArbisoft · 2026-08-18T16:19:32Z

Problem

openspec/config.yaml's context and rules fields are global across every schema registered in a project. When a project has more than one schema - the built-in spec-driven plus a schema forked via schema fork or created via schema init - and those schemas happen to share an artifact id (very common for proposal, since it's part of the default workflow shape), a rule or context note meant for only one schema silently applies to all of them, with no way to scope it.

Filed as #1694, found while using multiple custom schemas in one project.

Reproduction

Create a project with two schemas that both define a proposal artifact: the built-in spec-driven, and a custom schema (schema fork spec-driven my-workflow).
Add a rules.proposal entry to config.yaml, intending it only for my-workflow.
Run openspec instructions proposal --schema spec-driven --json.
The rules.proposal entries show up there too, even though that command targeted the other schema.

Root cause: rules is typed as Record<artifactId, string[]> with no schema dimension in the key, and context is a schema-agnostic string. generateInstructions() reads project config once per project root (never per schema) and pulls rules[artifactId] / context directly, with no schema filter.

Fix

Adds an optional schemas.<schemaName> block to config.yaml that layers schema-specific context/rules on top of the existing project-wide ones:

schema: spec-driven

context: |
  Tech stack: TypeScript, React, Node.js

rules:
  proposal:
    - Include rollback plan

schemas:
  my-workflow:
    context: |
      This schema is for the payments team; flag PCI-scope changes explicitly.
    rules:
      proposal:
        - Tag the proposal with the affected payment provider

resolveEffectiveContext(projectConfig, schemaName) and resolveEffectiveRules(projectConfig, schemaName, artifactId) (new, in src/core/project-config.ts) combine the project-wide value with the schemas.<name> override for the active schema only, and are what generateInstructions() now calls instead of reading projectConfig.context/projectConfig.rules[artifactId] directly.
validateConfigRules() gained an optional third schemaName parameter so schema-scoped rules are validated against just that schema's own artifacts (more precise than the existing cross-schema union check used for the global rules map).
The top-level context/rules fields are unchanged and keep applying to every schema exactly as before - the schemas block is purely additive. Existing config.yaml files are unaffected; every prior test in project-config.test.ts and instruction-loader.test.ts still passes unmodified.

Testing

Added a test that reproduces the reported leak with today's flat rules map (documents the still-intentional global behavior).
Added tests proving a schemas.<name>.rules/schemas.<name>.context entry applies only to that schema and is layered additively on top of the global value, plus resilient-parsing and validation-warning coverage for the new field (test/core/project-config.test.ts, test/core/artifact-graph/instruction-loader.test.ts).
Verified the new tests fail without the source change and pass with it (temporarily reverted src/ only, reran, restored).
Full suite: pnpm build && pnpm test && pnpm lint all pass (136 test files / 3993 tests).

Docs

Updated docs/customization.md (new "Scoping context/rules to one schema" section) and docs/cli.md (instructions output description) to document the new schemas.<name> block.

Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Added schema-specific project context and artifact rule overrides.
- Global settings now layer with schema-specific values, while schemas without overrides retain existing behavior.
- Schema-scoped rules are validated against the appropriate schema’s artifacts, with warnings for unavailable schemas.
Documentation
- Updated CLI and customization documentation with configuration guidance and examples.
Tests
- Added coverage for parsing, validation, merging, isolation, limits, and malformed configuration entries.

Closes #1694

config.yaml's context and rules fields are global across every schema registered in a project. When a project has multiple schemas (e.g. the built-in spec-driven plus one forked via `schema fork`/`schema init`) that happen to share an artifact id - proposal is part of the default workflow shape, so this is common - a rule or note meant for only one schema leaks into the others, with no way to scope it. Add an optional schemas.<schemaName> block in config.yaml that layers schema-specific context/rules on top of the existing project-wide ones: schemas: my-workflow: context: ... rules: proposal: [...] Generating instructions for an artifact now resolves context/rules through resolveEffectiveContext()/resolveEffectiveRules(), which combine the global value with the schemas.<name> override for the active schema only. The flat top-level context/rules fields keep applying to every schema exactly as before, so existing config.yaml files are unaffected. Also extends validateConfigRules() with an optional schemaName parameter so schema-scoped rules are checked against just that schema's own artifacts (more precise than the existing global, cross-schema union check). Found while using multiple custom schemas in one project; see Fission-AI#1694.

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The project configuration now supports schema-specific context and artifact rule overrides. Parsing, validation, resolution, instruction generation, tests, and documentation cover global and schema-scoped settings.

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Schema-scoped instructions

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configuration parsing and resolution `src/core/project-config.ts`, `test/core/project-config.test.ts`, `docs/customization.md`	The configuration supports schema-scoped context and rules. Parsing validates entries, filters invalid values, enforces limits, and preserves valid overrides. Resolver helpers combine global and scoped values. Tests and documentation cover this behavior.
Instruction loader integration `src/core/artifact-graph/instruction-loader.ts`, `test/core/artifact-graph/instruction-loader.test.ts`	Instruction validation checks global rules across schemas and scoped rules against the selected schema. Instruction generation uses effective schema context and artifact rules. Tests cover isolation, layering, and warnings.
Instruction configuration documentation `docs/cli.md`	The CLI output documentation lists schema-specific context and artifact rule overrides.

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The change adds schema-specific context and rules while preserving existing project-wide configuration behavior; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ProjectConfig
  participant InstructionLoader
  participant SchemaArtifacts
  ProjectConfig->>InstructionLoader: provide global and schema-scoped configuration
  InstructionLoader->>ProjectConfig: resolve effective context and rules
  ProjectConfig-->>InstructionLoader: return merged schema values
  InstructionLoader->>SchemaArtifacts: validate rules against schema artifacts
  SchemaArtifacts-->>InstructionLoader: return applicable artifact definitions
  InstructionLoader-->>InstructionLoader: generate schema-specific instructions

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- Around line 387-391: Update the scoped-schema iteration in the artifact
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A typo'd or stale schema name under `schemas.<name>` in config.yaml silently never applies - resolveEffectiveContext()/resolveEffectiveRules() can only look it up by the currently active schema name, so a name that matches no registered schema is dead config with no feedback. Warn once per session when this happens, listing the known schema names, same as the existing "unknown artifact ID" warnings. Addresses CodeRabbit review feedback on this PR.

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“Known schemas:” label. Keep the existing unknown-schema assertion and use
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