Archive completed or cancelled PRDs
Moves completed or cancelled PRD files to archive with metadata and quarterly organization.
/plugin marketplace add jpoutrin/product-forge/plugin install product-design@product-forge-marketplace<prd-file> [--reason <reason>]Category: Product & Strategy
prd-archive <prd-file> [--reason <reason>] [--force]
<prd-file>: Required - Path to the PRD file to archive--reason: Optional - Reason for archiving (default: "Implementation complete" or "Project cancelled")--force: Optional - Archive even if status is not COMPLETE or ARCHIVEDWhen this command is run, Claude Code should:
product-docs/prds/archive/YYYY/product-docs/prds/archive/YYYY/cancelled/Add to PRD header before moving:
status: ARCHIVED
archive_date: 2025-01-06
archive_reason: Implementation complete - v1.0 released
final_task_completion: 100%
implementation_duration: 15 days
original_location: product-docs/prds/active/feature-prds/
product-docs/prds/archive/
├── 2025/
│ ├── Q1/
│ │ ├── completed/
│ │ │ ├── user-auth-frd.md
│ │ │ └── user-auth-frd-tasks.md
│ │ ├── cancelled/
│ │ │ └── experimental-feature-frd.md
│ │ └── 2025-Q1-archive-summary.md
│ └── Q2/
└── 2024/
📦 Archiving PRD: user-authentication-frd.md
Current Status: COMPLETE
Task Completion: 100% (20/20 tasks)
✅ Adding archive metadata:
- archive_date: 2025-01-06
- archive_reason: Implementation complete - v1.0 released
- final_task_completion: 100%
- implementation_duration: 15 days
📁 Moving to archive:
From: product-docs/prds/active/feature-prds/user-authentication-frd.md
To: product-docs/prds/archive/2025/Q1/completed/user-authentication-frd.md
📄 Also archiving linked task file:
To: product-docs/prds/archive/2025/Q1/completed/user-authentication-frd-tasks.md
✅ Archive complete!
📊 Archive Summary:
- Implementation started: 2024-12-22
- Implementation completed: 2025-01-06
- Total duration: 15 days
- Final status: Successfully delivered
Create quarterly summary when archiving (e.g., 2025-Q1-archive-summary.md):
# Q1 2025 Archive Summary
## Completed PRDs (3)
1. **user-authentication-frd.md**
- Archived: 2025-01-06
- Duration: 15 days
- Completion: 100%
2. **search-enhancement-frd.md**
- Archived: 2025-02-15
- Duration: 22 days
- Completion: 100%
## Cancelled PRDs (1)
1. **experimental-ai-frd.md**
- Archived: 2025-01-20
- Reason: Project scope changed
- Completion at cancellation: 35%
## Statistics
- Total PRDs archived: 4
- Success rate: 75% (3/4)
- Average implementation time: 18.5 days
# Archive a completed PRD
prd-archive user-authentication-frd.md
# Archive with custom reason
prd-archive old-feature-frd.md --reason "Superseded by new design"
# Force archive of active PRD
prd-archive experimental-frd.md --force --reason "Project cancelled"
# Archive from different location
prd-archive ./drafts/completed-feature-frd.md