OpenAI TypeSpec Update

Use this skill when the task is specifically about updating the @azure-tools/openai-typespec dependency that provides imported OpenAI models and views consumed from tspconfig.yaml files in this repo.

Repo-Specific Context

• The dependency is managed from the repo-root package.json.
• OpenAI TypeSpec definitions are imported from tspconfig.yaml files, such as:
  • @azure-tools/openai-typespec/models/...
  • @azure-tools/openai-typespec/views/client-emitters/...
• In this environment, npm may be configured with min-release-age=7 in the global npm config at C:\nvm4w\nodejs\etc\npmrc. This blocks same-day package versions unless the lock file already pins them.

Required Update Rule

Always install the dependency with an exact version:

npm i @azure-tools/openai-typespec --save-exact

If the user asks for a specific version, pin that exact version:

npm i @azure-tools/openai-typespec@<version> --save-exact

Do not use a caret range. Exact pins prevent accidental drift in the OpenAI definition package.

Steps

1. Inspect the current pin in the repo-root package.json.
2. Update with an exact install using npm i @azure-tools/openai-typespec --save-exact (or append @<version> if the user specified a version).
   • If npm fails with an age-gate error like No matching version found for @azure-tools/openai-typespec@1.21.1 with a date before 2026-06-30, 10:37:15 a.m., check npm config get min-release-age and the global npm config path with npm config get globalconfig.
   • For a targeted install of a known-published version blocked only by this age gate, rerun the exact install with --min-release-age=0, for example:

     npm i @azure-tools/openai-typespec@<version> --save-exact --min-release-age=0

3. Check the resulting version spec in package.json.
   • If the dependency value contains a caret (^), warn the user that the package is not pinned exactly and should be changed to an exact version.
4. Keep package files aligned.
   • Update package.json and package-lock.json together.
   • Do not hand-edit package-lock.json.
5. Review affected imports in relevant tspconfig.yaml files when the package update is meant to refresh models or views used by Azure AI Foundry specs.

Examples

• "Update the OpenAI TypeSpec definitions to the latest version."
• "Bump @azure-tools/openai-typespec and make sure it is pinned exactly."
• "Refresh the OpenAI TypeSpec package for Foundry."
• "Check whether our @azure-tools/openai-typespec dependency uses a caret."

Warnings

• If the dependency spec is ^<version>, explicitly warn the user that caret ranges are not allowed for this package update flow.
• If the request is to modify .tsp API shapes rather than update the package dependency, use the azure-typespec-author skill instead.