Add lightweight codebase scanning before gray area identification:
- New scout_codebase step checks for existing maps or does targeted grep
- Gray areas annotated with code context (existing components, patterns)
- Discussion options informed by what already exists in the codebase
- Context7 integration for library-specific questions
- CONTEXT.md template includes code_context section
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Reduces token overhead of Dimension 8 and related agent additions by ~37%
with no behavioral change. Removes theory explanation, dead XML tags
(<manual>, <sampling_rate>), aspirational execution tracking, and
documentation-density prose from runtime agent bodies.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds automated feedback architecture research to gsd-phase-researcher,
enforces it as Dimension 8 in gsd-plan-checker, and introduces
{phase}-VALIDATION.md as the per-phase validation contract.
Ensures every phase plan includes automated verify commands before
execution begins. Opt-out via workflow.nyquist_validation: false.
Closes#122 (partial), related #117
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Tighten all requirements references to use MUST/REQUIRED/CRITICAL language
instead of passive suggestions. Close the verification loop by extracting
phase requirement IDs from ROADMAP and passing them through the full chain:
researcher receives IDs → planner writes to PLAN frontmatter → executor
copies to SUMMARY → verifier cross-references against REQUIREMENTS.md with
orphan detection.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add opt-in mechanism to chain discuss → plan → execute automatically
via Task() subagents, eliminating manual /clear + paste overhead.
- Add `--auto` flag to discuss-phase and plan-phase commands
- Add `workflow.auto_advance` config toggle (default: false)
- Add auto_advance step to discuss-phase workflow (spawns plan-phase)
- Add step 14 to plan-phase workflow (spawns execute-phase)
- Add auto_advance toggle to /gsd:settings
Chain stops gracefully on INCONCLUSIVE, CHECKPOINT, or verification
failures. No work lost — artifacts persist at each step.
Closes#541
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The verifier agent interpreted {phase} as the full directory slug
(e.g., 01-foundation-target-system) instead of just the padded phase
number (01), producing wrong filenames like
01-foundation-target-system-VERIFICATION.md.
Changed all {phase}-*.md references to {phase_num}-*.md to match the
convention used in gsd-tools.js (${padded}-VERIFICATION.md).
Files: VERIFICATION.md, RESEARCH.md, CONTEXT.md, UAT.md patterns.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* prompt(001): map dependencies for new-project command
* fix(#326): enforce context fidelity in planning pipeline
Root cause: User decisions from CONTEXT.md were available but not
enforced throughout the RESEARCH → PLAN → VERIFY chain.
Changes:
- gsd-planner: Add <context_fidelity> section requiring agents to
parse and honor user decisions BEFORE creating tasks. Includes
self-check checklist and conflict handling guidance.
- gsd-phase-researcher: Add User Constraints as FIRST section in
downstream consumer table. Require researcher to copy CONTEXT.md
decisions verbatim to RESEARCH.md so planner sees them even if
it only skims.
- research.md template: Add <user_constraints> section that must
be populated first. Locked decisions, Claude's discretion, and
deferred ideas copied verbatim from CONTEXT.md.
The command file (commands/gsd/plan-phase.md) already passes
CONTEXT_CONTENT to all agents. These changes add the enforcement
layer in the agent instructions.
Fixes#326, #216, #206
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- Add Character Preservation section to GSD-STYLE.md
- Clarify 'no special chars' applies to FILENAME only in add-todo
- Use 'box-drawing' terminology for tree structure visualization
Co-authored-by: FlightCore Dev <dev@flightcore.pl>
Trim redundant documentation while preserving actionable instructions.
-173 lines of prose that restated what templates already show.
Kept: size constraints, mandatory fields, security guidance.
Removed: "when to create/read/update" lifecycle prose, section
descriptions that duplicate template structure.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs: enforce automation-first checkpoint verification
Checkpoints should never ask users to run CLI commands that Claude Code
can execute. This update reinforces the automation-first principle:
Key changes:
- Add golden rules: Claude runs CLI, users only visit URLs
- Add dev server automation patterns (start before checkpoint)
- Add environment variable CLI patterns (Convex, Vercel, etc.)
- Add anti-patterns: asking user to run npm, add dashboard env vars
- Update all examples to show Claude starting servers
- Add comprehensive "Never Ask Users To" and "Users Only Do" lists
- Update gsd-executor with pre-checkpoint automation requirements
The core principle: if Claude CAN automate it, Claude MUST automate it.
Users only do what requires human judgment (visual verification, UX).
* refactor: DRY checkpoint automation with server lifecycle and error handling
Changes:
- checkpoints.md is now single source of truth for automation-first patterns
- Added server lifecycle protocol (start, port conflicts, cleanup)
- Added CLI installation handling (auto-install matrix)
- Added pre-checkpoint failure handling (fix before checkpoint)
- Removed ~93 lines of duplication from verification-patterns.md
- Replaced inline examples in phase-prompt.md with references
- Slimmed gsd-executor.md checkpoint section to reference checkpoints.md
Net effect: -23 lines while adding 3 new capabilities (server lifecycle,
CLI install, error handling). Single place to update automation patterns.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Rolled back the intel system due to overengineering concerns:
- 1200+ line hook with SQLite graph database
- 21MB sql.js dependency
- Entity generation spawning additional Claude calls
- Complex system with unclear value
Removed:
- /gsd:analyze-codebase command
- /gsd:query-intel command
- gsd-intel-index.js, gsd-intel-session.js, gsd-intel-prune.js hooks
- gsd-entity-generator, gsd-indexer agents
- entity.md template
- sql.js dependency
Preserved:
- Model profiles feature
- Statusline hook
- All other v1.9.x improvements
-3,065 lines removed
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds interactive settings command to toggle workflow agents:
- Plan Researcher (workflow.research)
- Plan Checker (workflow.plan_check)
- Execution Verifier (workflow.verifier)
Updates plan-phase.md and execute-phase.md to check config before
spawning these agents. Flags still override config per-invocation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: add uncommitted planning mode
Add config option to keep planning docs local-only (not committed to git).
Useful for OSS contributions, client projects, or keeping planning private.
Config options in .planning/config.json:
- planning.commit_docs: true/false (default: true)
- planning.search_gitignored: true/false (default: false)
When commit_docs=false:
- All git operations for .planning/ files are skipped
- User should add .planning/ to .gitignore
- Planning system works normally, just not tracked
Updated files:
- config.json template: added planning section
- execute-plan.md: conditional git commits
- execute-phase.md: conditional git commits
- create-roadmap.md: conditional git commits
- help.md: documented new config options
- planning-config.md: reference doc for config behavior
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: extend commit_docs check to all agents/commands/workflows
Add COMMIT_PLANNING_DOCS config check to all files that commit
.planning/ artifacts, ensuring consistent behavior when
commit_docs=false is set in config.json.
Updated:
- 5 agents (planner, executor, debugger, phase-researcher, synthesizer)
- 8 commands (add-todo, check-todos, execute-phase, new-milestone,
pause-work, plan-milestone-gaps, remove-phase, research-project)
- 7 workflows (complete-milestone, create-milestone, define-requirements,
diagnose-issues, discuss-phase, map-codebase, verify-work)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(progress): use Bash instead of Glob for .planning/ check
Glob respects .gitignore, so projects with gitignored .planning/
directories would fail with "No planning structure found."
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(new-milestone): integrate full research/requirements/roadmap flow
Previously routed to non-existent /gsd:research-project and
/gsd:define-requirements commands. Now handles the full flow inline
like new-project does:
- Phase 7: Research Decision (spawns 4 milestone-aware researchers)
- Phase 8: Define Requirements (scopes features, creates REQUIREMENTS.md)
- Phase 9: Create Roadmap (continues phase numbering from previous milestone)
- Phase 10: Done
Key adaptations for milestones:
- Research focuses on NEW features only
- Requirements add to existing, don't start fresh
- Phase numbering continues from previous milestone
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- Remove useless "None — you decide" skip option
- Generate phase-specific gray areas based on domain analysis
(UI features, CLI tools, APIs, organization tasks, etc.)
- Increase probing depth: 4 questions per area before check
- Make context.md categories flexible (emerge from discussion)
- Add CLI and organization examples to context template
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Support both zero-padded (05-*) and unpadded (5-*) phase folders
- Delete orphaned research-subagent-prompt.md template
- Update resume-project.md to use Task tool resume parameter
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
/gsd:execute-phase handles single and multiple plans.
All references updated to use execute-phase.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Commands load agent expertise directly via Task tool spawning.
Thin orchestrator pattern — agents have methodology baked in.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Research decisions made at roadmap creation time are:
- Premature: Can't know if research is needed before discuss-phase
- Redundant: --skip-research flag exists for explicit control
- Counterproductive: Gives Claude an excuse to skip research entirely
Removed:
- Research: Likely/Unlikely fields from roadmap template
- detect_research_needs step from create-roadmap workflow
- "If roadmap flagged Research: Likely" checks from gsd-planner
Research now always runs during plan-phase unless:
- RESEARCH.md already exists (silent reuse)
- --skip-research flag passed
- --gaps flag passed (gap closure mode)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Analyze phase to identify gray areas by category (UI, UX, Behavior, etc.)
- Present multi-select for user to choose which areas to discuss
- Deep-dive each selected area with focused questioning loop
- Explicit scope guardrail: clarify HOW, never expand WHAT
- Capture deferred ideas without acting on them
- Downstream awareness: CONTEXT.md feeds researcher and planner agents
- Template restructured for decisions (domain, decisions, discretion, deferred)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Note clarifies relationship with gsd-planner agent:
- Planning methodology is in agents/gsd-planner.md
- This template defines the PLAN.md output format
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Unify gap handling - whether discovered by code verification or user
testing, gaps feed into the same plan-phase --gaps workflow.
Changes:
- Delete commands/gsd/plan-fix.md (redundant)
- Update verify-work to route to plan-phase --gaps
- Update progress Route E to detect UAT gaps
- Change UAT.md "Issues" section to "Gaps" with YAML format
- Extend plan-phase --gaps to read from both VERIFICATION.md and UAT.md
- Update diagnose-issues to output gaps in YAML format
- Update all references (debug, templates, workflows)
One path: gap discovered → diagnosed → plan-phase --gaps → fixed
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The ~/.claude/skills/expertise/ system was personal tooling
that doesn't exist for other users. Removed from:
- create-roadmap workflow (detect_domain step)
- plan-phase workflow (domain loading)
- roadmap template (Domain Expertise section)
- phase-prompt template (domain frontmatter)
- plan-format reference (domain field)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Deleted:
- subagent-task-prompt.md (baked into gsd-executor)
- subagent-verify-prompt.md (baked into gsd-verifier)
- continuation-prompt.md (baked into gsd-executor)
- checkpoint-return.md (baked into gsd-executor)
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Remove phantom status.md command (background agent model abandoned)
- Remove agent-history.md template (unused)
- Remove _archive/ directory
- Add narration to execute-phase (describe what's being built before/after waves)
- Update new-project to offer define-requirements as fast path
- Make define-requirements work without research (gather through questioning)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Roadmap template now includes Requirements: field for each phase
- plan-phase loads REQUIREMENTS.md and extracts phase-specific requirements
- define-requirements shows full list inline before commit (not just counts)
Adds /gsd:research-project to research domain ecosystem before creating roadmap.
Spawns parallel agents to investigate stack, features, architecture, and pitfalls.
New files:
- commands/gsd/research-project.md
- get-shit-done/workflows/research-project.md
- get-shit-done/templates/research-project/ (5 templates)
Modified:
- new-project.md: offers research vs direct roadmap options
- create-roadmap.md: loads research if exists
- workflows/create-roadmap.md: uses research to inform phases
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove the global ISSUES.md deferred enhancement tracking system.
- Delete /gsd:consider-issues command (never used)
- Delete issues.md template (never instantiated)
- Remove Rule 5 from deviation rules (never triggered)
- Remove all ISSUES.md, ISS-XXX, and "deferred issues" references
- Update STATE.md to track pending todos instead
The ISSUES.md system was designed to capture non-critical enhancements
during plan execution via "Rule 5", but it never fired in practice
across 100+ projects. The system added ~350 lines of dead code.
The /gsd:add-todo and /gsd:check-todos system serves the same purpose
and is actually used.
Note: UAT *-ISSUES.md files (per-plan, created by /gsd:verify-work)
are unaffected - those are a separate, active system.
Closes#56
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Debug command now orchestrates: gather symptoms in main context, spawn
investigation subagent with fresh 200k context
- Subagent template unified for both /gsd:debug (find_and_fix) and
diagnose-issues (find_root_cause_only) flows via goal flag
- Checkpoint behavior enables subagent to pause for user input
(human-verify, human-action, decision) with continuation agents
- Structured return formats: ROOT CAUSE FOUND, DEBUG COMPLETE,
INVESTIGATION INCONCLUSIVE, CHECKPOINT REACHED
- diagnose-issues updated to match new template placeholders and returns
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Define DEBUG_DIR=.planning/debug at top of debug-related files.
Reference ${DEBUG_DIR} throughout to reduce path typo risk.
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Debug files from UAT use same naming as regular debug (slug only)
- UAT.md tracks link via debug_session field
- plan-fix actually invokes execute-plan when user selects it
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
After UAT finds issues, spawn parallel debug agents to investigate
root causes before planning fixes. Each agent investigates one issue
with symptoms pre-filled from UAT, finds the root cause, and returns
diagnosis.
New files:
- workflows/diagnose-issues.md: Orchestrator for parallel debug agents
- templates/debug-subagent-prompt.md: Prompt template for debug subagents
Modified:
- workflows/debug.md: Add symptoms_prefilled and diagnose-only modes
- workflows/verify-work.md: Offer diagnosis step after issues found
- templates/UAT.md: Add root_cause and debug_session fields
- commands/gsd/plan-fix.md: Use root causes for targeted fix planning
Flow: UAT → diagnose (parallel) → plan-fix (with root causes) → execute
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- One test at a time instead of full checklist upfront
- Plain text responses instead of AskUserQuestion forms
- Severity inferred from description, never asked
- Persistent UAT.md survives /clear (like debug workflow)
- Single file per phase replaces per-plan ISSUES.md
- Updated plan-fix to read from UAT.md
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