Delete Issues

When an issue is no longer needed — duplicates, mistakes, or abandoned work — delete it. Deletion is soft and recoverable through git.

Delete an issue

xpo delete <id>

You'll be prompted to confirm. Skip the prompt with --force:

xpo delete <id> --force

Record a reason

xpo delete <id> --reason "duplicate of myapp-a1b2c3"

The reason is stored in the DELETE event and visible in the audit trail.

What happens on delete

Deletion is soft — the issue is hidden from normal listings but its full history is preserved. You can always recover a deleted issue through git.

Deleted issues are cleaned up when you run xpo archive.

Archiving

Old DONE and deleted issues accumulate events over time. Archive them to keep the active log small:

xpo archive
xpo archive --days 14             # archive DONE older than 14 days
xpo archive --keep 20             # retain 20 most recent DONE
xpo archive -y                    # skip confirmation

Archived issues are moved to a separate store to keep your active backlog fast. Commands search the archive automatically when an issue isn't found in the active set.