chore: add changeset for release

* Ensure slash command paths work on Windows

* Add Linux home path coverage for joinPath

.changeset/prepare-openspec-release.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@fission-ai/openspec": minor
+---
+
+Prepare a release for the latest GitHub Copilot slash command support and prompt scaffolding improvements.

.changeset/release-minor-update.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"@fission-ai/openspec": minor
----
-
-Add support for Codex and GitHub Copilot slash commands with YAML frontmatter and $ARGUMENTS

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # @fission-ai/openspec
 
+## 0.9.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 8210970: Fix OpenSpec not working on Windows when Codex integration is selected. This release includes fixes for cross-platform path handling and normalization to ensure OpenSpec works correctly on Windows systems.
+
+## 0.9.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- efbbf3b: Add support for Codex and GitHub Copilot slash commands with YAML frontmatter and $ARGUMENTS
+
 ## Unreleased
 
 ### Minor Changes

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@fission-ai/openspec",
-  "version": "0.8.1",
+  "version": "0.9.1",
   "description": "AI-native system for spec-driven development",
   "keywords": [
     "openspec",

src/core/configurators/slash/base.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import path from 'path';
 import { FileSystemUtils } from '../../../utils/file-system.js';
 import { TemplateManager, SlashCommandId } from '../../templates/index.js';
 import { OPENSPEC_MARKERS } from '../../config.js';
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ export abstract class SlashCommandConfigurator {
 
     for (const target of this.getTargets()) {
       const body = TemplateManager.getSlashCommandBody(target.id).trim();
-      const filePath = path.join(projectPath, target.path);
+      const filePath = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(projectPath, target.path);
 
       if (await FileSystemUtils.fileExists(filePath)) {
         await this.updateBody(filePath, body);
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ export abstract class SlashCommandConfigurator {
     const updated: string[] = [];
 
     for (const target of this.getTargets()) {
-      const filePath = path.join(projectPath, target.path);
+      const filePath = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(projectPath, target.path);
       if (await FileSystemUtils.fileExists(filePath)) {
         const body = TemplateManager.getSlashCommandBody(target.id).trim();
         await this.updateBody(filePath, body);
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ export abstract class SlashCommandConfigurator {
   // to redirect to tool-specific locations (e.g., global directories).
   resolveAbsolutePath(projectPath: string, id: SlashCommandId): string {
     const rel = this.getRelativePath(id);
-    return path.join(projectPath, rel);
+    return FileSystemUtils.joinPath(projectPath, rel);
   }
 
   protected async updateBody(filePath: string, body: string): Promise<void> {

src/core/configurators/slash/codex.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { SlashCommandId, TemplateManager } from "../../templates/index.js";
 import { FileSystemUtils } from "../../../utils/file-system.js";
 import { OPENSPEC_MARKERS } from "../../config.js";
 
+// Use POSIX-style paths for consistent logging across platforms.
 const FILE_PATHS: Record<SlashCommandId, string> = {
   proposal: ".codex/prompts/openspec-proposal.md",
   apply: ".codex/prompts/openspec-apply.md",
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ $ARGUMENTS`,
   private getGlobalPromptsDir(): string {
     const home = (process.env.CODEX_HOME && process.env.CODEX_HOME.trim())
       ? process.env.CODEX_HOME.trim()
-      : path.join(os.homedir(), ".codex");
-    return path.join(home, "prompts");
+      : FileSystemUtils.joinPath(os.homedir(), ".codex");
+    return FileSystemUtils.joinPath(home, "prompts");
   }
 
   // Codex discovers prompts globally. Generate directly in the global directory
@@ -59,7 +60,10 @@ $ARGUMENTS`,
     for (const target of this.getTargets()) {
       const body = TemplateManager.getSlashCommandBody(target.id).trim();
       const promptsDir = this.getGlobalPromptsDir();
-      const filePath = path.join(promptsDir, path.basename(target.path));
+      const filePath = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(
+        promptsDir,
+        path.basename(target.path)
+      );
 
       await FileSystemUtils.createDirectory(path.dirname(filePath));
 
@@ -82,7 +86,10 @@ $ARGUMENTS`,
     const updated: string[] = [];
     for (const target of this.getTargets()) {
       const promptsDir = this.getGlobalPromptsDir();
-      const filePath = path.join(promptsDir, path.basename(target.path));
+      const filePath = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(
+        promptsDir,
+        path.basename(target.path)
+      );
       if (await FileSystemUtils.fileExists(filePath)) {
         const body = TemplateManager.getSlashCommandBody(target.id).trim();
         await this.updateFullFile(filePath, target.id, body);
@@ -114,6 +121,6 @@ $ARGUMENTS`,
   resolveAbsolutePath(_projectPath: string, id: SlashCommandId): string {
     const promptsDir = this.getGlobalPromptsDir();
     const fileName = path.basename(FILE_PATHS[id]);
-    return path.join(promptsDir, fileName);
+    return FileSystemUtils.joinPath(promptsDir, fileName);
   }
 }

src/core/update.ts

@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ export class UpdateCommand {
     }
 
     if (updatedSlashFiles.length > 0) {
-      summaryParts.push(
-        `Updated slash commands: ${updatedSlashFiles.join(', ')}`
-      );
+      // Normalize to forward slashes for cross-platform log consistency
+      const normalized = updatedSlashFiles.map((p) => p.replace(/\\/g, '/'));
+      summaryParts.push(`Updated slash commands: ${normalized.join(', ')}`);
     }
 
     const failedItems = [

src/utils/file-system.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,33 @@ function findMarkerIndex(
 }
 
 export class FileSystemUtils {
+  private static isWindowsBasePath(basePath: string): boolean {
+    return /^[A-Za-z]:[\\/]/.test(basePath) || basePath.startsWith('\\');
+  }
+
+  private static normalizeSegments(segments: string[]): string[] {
+    return segments
+      .flatMap((segment) => segment.split(/[\\/]+/u))
+      .filter((part) => part.length > 0);
+  }
+
+  static joinPath(basePath: string, ...segments: string[]): string {
+    const normalizedSegments = this.normalizeSegments(segments);
+
+    if (this.isWindowsBasePath(basePath)) {
+      const normalizedBasePath = path.win32.normalize(basePath);
+      return normalizedSegments.length
+        ? path.win32.join(normalizedBasePath, ...normalizedSegments)
+        : normalizedBasePath;
+    }
+
+    const posixBasePath = basePath.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+
+    return normalizedSegments.length
+      ? path.posix.join(posixBasePath, ...normalizedSegments)
+      : path.posix.normalize(posixBasePath);
+  }
+
   static async createDirectory(dirPath: string): Promise<void> {
     await fs.mkdir(dirPath, { recursive: true });
   }

test/utils/file-system.test.ts

@@ -160,4 +160,52 @@ describe('FileSystemUtils', () => {
       expect(hasPermission).toBe(true);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('joinPath', () => {
+    it('should join POSIX-style paths', () => {
+      const result = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(
+        '/tmp/project',
+        '.claude/commands/openspec/proposal.md'
+      );
+      expect(result).toBe('/tmp/project/.claude/commands/openspec/proposal.md');
+    });
+
+    it('should join Linux home directory paths', () => {
+      const result = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(
+        '/home/dev/workspace/openspec',
+        '.cursor/commands/install.md'
+      );
+      expect(result).toBe('/home/dev/workspace/openspec/.cursor/commands/install.md');
+    });
+
+    it('should join Windows drive-letter paths with backslashes', () => {
+      const result = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(
+        'C:\\Users\\dev\\project',
+        '.claude/commands/openspec/proposal.md'
+      );
+      expect(result).toBe(
+        'C:\\Users\\dev\\project\\.claude\\commands\\openspec\\proposal.md'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should join Windows paths that use forward slashes', () => {
+      const result = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(
+        'D:/workspace/app',
+        '.cursor/commands/openspec-apply.md'
+      );
+      expect(result).toBe(
+        'D:\\workspace\\app\\.cursor\\commands\\openspec-apply.md'
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should join UNC-style Windows paths', () => {
+      const result = FileSystemUtils.joinPath(
+        '\\server\\share\\repo',
+        '.windsurf/workflows/openspec-archive.md'
+      );
+      expect(result).toBe(
+        '\\server\\share\\repo\\.windsurf\\workflows\\openspec-archive.md'
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });