Support attribute clearing in plan CLI update command

The update command can set or replace attribute values but cannot remove them. Once you set --assignee claude or --milestone v1.0.0, there's no way to unset it. Support empty string as "clear": --assignee "" removes the attribute from the tag.

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Criteria completion

Tracking started Apr 19 — check back for trends.

Relationships

ID:SPEC-037Status:accepted

Plan Package Hardening

Version:1.0

ID:WORK-131Status:done

Update site docs and plan CLAUDE.md for plan package hardening changes

Priority:mediumComplexity:simple

changeset-release/main current done

main done claude/file-naming-convention-LJdwR done

Apr 21, 01:17 PMf2b3512
Content editedby Claude
Add {ID}-{slug}.md filename convention + migrate filenames subcommand
Apr 12, 11:47 AMa295513
Content editedby Claude
Mark all SPEC-037 work items done with acceptance criteria and resolutio
Apr 12, 10:26 AM1676387
Created (done)by Claude
Accept SPEC-037 and break into work items; fix plan validation issues

Acceptance Criteria

--assignee "" removes the assignee attribute from the rune tag
--milestone "" removes the milestone attribute from the rune tag
Works for any optional attribute (assignee, milestone, source, tags, complexity)
Change summary shows "removed" for cleared attributes (e.g., assignee: claude → (removed))
Tests for attribute clearing

References

SPEC-037 — Plan Package Hardening (Part 4: Missing CLI Capability)

Resolution

Completed: 2026-04-12

Branch: claude/spec-037-breakdown-docs-Whj40

What was done

Added removeAttr() helper to update.ts
Empty string values trigger attribute removal instead of setting empty
Skip enum validation for empty strings
4 new tests for attribute clearing