Adds `workflow.use_worktrees` config option (default: `true`) that
allows users to disable git worktree isolation for executor agents.
When set to `false`:
- Executor agents run without `isolation="worktree"`
- Plans execute sequentially on the main working tree
- No worktree merge ordering issues or orphaned worktrees
- Normal git hooks run (no --no-verify needed)
This provides an escape hatch for solo developers and users who
experience worktree merge conflicts, as worktree ordering issues
are inherently difficult when parallel agents modify overlapping
files.
Usage:
/gsd:settings → set workflow.use_worktrees to false
Or directly:
gsd-tools config-set workflow.use_worktrees false
Changes:
- config.cjs: add workflow.use_worktrees to valid keys
- planning-config.md: document the option
- execute-phase.md: read config, conditional worktree + sequential mode
- execute-plan.md: conditional worktree in Pattern A
- quick.md: conditional worktree for quick executor
- diagnose-issues.md: conditional worktree for debug agents
- 2 new tests (config set + workflow structural check)
Closes#1451
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add agent_skills config section that maps agent types to skill directory
paths. At spawn time, workflows load configured skills and inject them
as <agent_skills> blocks in Task() prompts, giving subagents access to
project-specific skill files.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
PR #1139 added <available_agent_types> sections to execute-phase.md and
plan-phase.md to prevent /clear from causing silent fallback to
general-purpose. However, 14 other workflows and 2 commands that also
spawn named GSD agents were missed, leaving them vulnerable to the same
regression after /clear.
Added <available_agent_types> listing to: research-phase, quick,
audit-milestone, diagnose-issues, discuss-phase-assumptions,
execute-plan, map-codebase, new-milestone, new-project, ui-phase,
ui-review, validate-phase, verify-work (workflows) and debug,
research-phase (commands).
Added regression test that enforces every workflow/command spawning
named subagent_type must have a matching <available_agent_types>
section listing all spawned types.
Fixes#1357
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
All code-writing agents (gsd-executor, gsd-debugger) were dispatched
without isolation: "worktree", causing branch pollution when agents
switched branches in the shared working tree during concurrent work.
Added isolation="worktree" to all Task() dispatch sites:
- execute-phase.md: executor agent dispatch
- execute-plan.md: Pattern A executor reference
- quick.md: quick task executor dispatch
- diagnose-issues.md: debugger agent dispatch
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace general-purpose workaround pattern with named subagent types:
- plan-phase: researcher and planner now spawn as gsd-phase-researcher/gsd-planner
- new-project: 4 researcher spawns now use gsd-project-researcher
- research-phase: researcher spawns now use gsd-phase-researcher
- quick: planner revision now uses gsd-planner
- diagnose-issues: debug agents now use gsd-debugger (matches template spec)
Removes 'First, read agent .md file' prompt prefix — named agent types
auto-load their .md file as system prompt, making the workaround redundant.
Preserves intentional general-purpose orchestrator spawns in discuss-phase
and plan-phase (auto-advance) where the agent runs an entire workflow.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude Code subagents sometimes rewrite ~/. paths to relative paths,
causing MODULE_NOT_FOUND when CWD is the project directory. $HOME is a
shell variable resolved at runtime, immune to model path rewriting.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Projects with "type": "module" in package.json cause Node to treat
gsd-tools.js as ESM, crashing on require(). The .cjs extension forces
CommonJS regardless of the host project's module configuration.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The verifier agent interpreted {phase} as the full directory slug
(e.g., 01-foundation-target-system) instead of just the padded phase
number (01), producing wrong filenames like
01-foundation-target-system-VERIFICATION.md.
Changed all {phase}-*.md references to {phase_num}-*.md to match the
convention used in gsd-tools.js (${padded}-VERIFICATION.md).
Files: VERIFICATION.md, RESEARCH.md, CONTEXT.md, UAT.md patterns.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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>
* 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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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Commands with <offer_next> sections were outputting backticks literally
instead of rendering them as inline code. Removed code block wrappers
and added explicit 'Output this markdown directly' instruction.
Affected: plan-phase, execute-phase, audit-milestone
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>
- 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>
