fission-ai__openspec/openspec/changes/make-validation-scope-aware/proposal.md

Why

Validation currently errors on changes without spec deltas, even when the change is intentionally proposal-only or tooling-only. This creates false negatives and noisy CI.

What Changes

• Make change validation scope-aware: validate only artifacts that exist.
• Only error on "No deltas found" if spec delta files exist but parse to zero deltas.
• Keep archive stricter: if specs exist but parse to zero deltas, fail; allow --skip-specs for tooling-only changes.

Impact

• Affected specs: cli-validate
• Affected code: src/commands/validate.ts, src/core/validation/validator.ts