When enabled, /gsd:autonomous chains directly from plan-phase to execute-phase,
skipping smart discuss. A minimal CONTEXT.md is auto-generated from the ROADMAP
phase goal so downstream agents have valid input. Manual /gsd:discuss-phase still
works regardless of the setting.
Changes:
- config.cjs: add workflow.skip_discuss to VALID_CONFIG_KEYS and hardcoded defaults (false)
- autonomous.md: check workflow.skip_discuss before smart_discuss, write minimal CONTEXT.md when skipping
- settings.md: add Skip Discuss toggle to interactive settings UI and global defaults
- config.test.cjs: 6 regression tests for the new config key
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The discuss-phase command file contained a 93-line detailed <process>
block that competed with the actual workflow file. The agent treated
this summary as complete instructions and never read the execution_context
files (discuss-phase.md, discuss-phase-assumptions.md, context.md template).
Root cause: Unlike execute-phase and plan-phase commands (which have short
2-line process blocks deferring to the workflow file), discuss-phase had
inline step-by-step instructions detailed enough to act on without reading
the referenced workflow files.
Changes:
- Replace discuss-phase command's <process> block with a short directive
that forces reading the workflow file, matching execute-phase/plan-phase
pattern
- Add MANDATORY instruction that execution_context files ARE the
instructions, not optional reading
- Register workflow.research_before_questions and workflow.discuss_mode
as valid config keys (were missing from VALID_CONFIG_KEYS)
- Fix config key mismatch: workflows referenced "research_questions"
but documented key is "workflow.research_before_questions"
- Move research_before_questions from hooks section to workflow section
in settings workflow
- Add research_before_questions default to config template and builder
- Add suggestion mapping for deprecated hooks.research_questions key
- Add 6 regression tests covering config keys and process block guard
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- Add workflow.text_mode config option (default: false) that replaces
AskUserQuestion TUI menus with plain-text numbered lists
- Document --text flag and config-set workflow.text_mode true as the
fix for /rc remote sessions where the Claude App cannot forward TUI
menu selections
- Update discuss-phase.md with text mode parsing and answer_validation
fallback documentation
- Add text_mode to loadConfig defaults and VALID_CONFIG_KEYS
- Add regression tests for config-set and loadConfig
Adds workflow.research_questions config toggle (default: false) that
enables web research before asking questions during /gsd:new-project
and /gsd:discuss-phase.
When enabled:
- discuss-phase: searches best practices for each gray area before
presenting questions, showing 2-3 bullet points of findings
- new-project: researches the user's described domain before asking
follow-up questions, weaving findings into the conversation
Added to /gsd:settings as a toggle ('Research Qs' section).
Closes#1186
New opt-in PreToolUse hook that warns when Claude edits files outside
a GSD workflow context (no active /gsd: command or subagent).
Soft guard — advises, does not block. The edit proceeds but Claude
sees a reminder to use /gsd:fast or /gsd:quick for state tracking.
Enable: set hooks.workflow_guard: true in .planning/config.json
Default: disabled (false)
Allows without warning:
- .planning/ files (GSD state management)
- Config files (.gitignore, .env, CLAUDE.md, settings.json)
- Subagent contexts (executor, planner, etc.)
Includes 3s stdin timeout guard and silent fail-safe.
Closes#678
Users on OpenRouter or local models get unexpected API costs because
GSD's default 'balanced' profile spawns specific Anthropic models for
subagents. The 'inherit' profile exists but wasn't well-documented for
this use case.
Changes:
- model-profiles.md: add 'Using Non-Anthropic Models' section explaining
when and how to use inherit profile
- model-profiles.md: update inherit description to mention OpenRouter and
local models
- settings.md: update Inherit option description to mention OpenRouter
and local models (was only mentioning OpenCode)
Closes#1036
The settings UI description for the 'balanced' profile said 'Opus for
planning, Sonnet for execution/verification' — omitting that research
also uses Sonnet. Users assumed research was included in 'planning'
and expected Opus for the researcher agent.
Updated to: 'Opus for planning, Sonnet for research/execution/verification'
This matches model-profiles.md and the actual MODEL_PROFILES mapping.
Fixes#680
Add hooks.context_warnings config option (default: true) that allows
users to disable the context monitor hook's advisory messages. When
set to false, the hook exits silently, allowing Claude Code to reach
auto-compact naturally without being interrupted.
This is useful for long unattended runs where users prefer Claude to
auto-compact and continue rather than stopping to warn about context.
Changes:
- hooks/gsd-context-monitor.js: Check config before emitting warnings
- get-shit-done/templates/config.json: Add hooks.context_warnings default
- get-shit-done/workflows/settings.md: Add UI for the new setting
Fixes#976
Add pre-planning design contract generation and post-execution visual audit
for frontend phases. Closes the gap where execute-phase runs without a visual
contract, producing inconsistent spacing, color, and typography across components.
New agents: gsd-ui-researcher (UI-SPEC.md), gsd-ui-checker (6-dimension
validation), gsd-ui-auditor (6-pillar scored audit + registry re-vetting).
Third-party shadcn registry blocks are machine-vetted at contract time,
verification time, and audit time — three enforcement points, not a checkbox.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: plan-phase Nyquist validation when research is disabled (#980)
plan-phase step 5.5 required Nyquist artifacts even when research was
disabled, creating an impossible state: no RESEARCH.md to extract
Validation Architecture from. Step 7.5 then told Claude to "disable
Nyquist in config" without specifying the exact key, causing Claude to
guess wrong keys that config-set silently accepted.
Three fixes:
- plan-phase step 5.5: skip when research_enabled is false
- plan-phase step 7.5: specify exact config-set command for disabling
- config-set: reject unknown keys with whitelist validation
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* test: update config-set tests for key whitelist validation
Tests that used arbitrary keys (some_number, some_string, a.b.c) now
use valid config keys to test the same coercion and nesting behavior.
Adds new test asserting unknown keys are rejected with error.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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When gsd-tools init output exceeds 50KB, core.cjs writes to a temp file
and outputs @file:<path>. No workflow handled this prefix, causing agents
to hallucinate /tmp paths that fail on Windows (C:\tmp doesn't exist).
Add @file: resolution line after every INIT=$(node ...) call across all
32 workflow, agent, and reference files.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: change nyquist_validation default to true and harden absent-key skip conditions
new-project.md never wrote the key, so agents reading config directly
treated absent as falsy. Changed all agent skip conditions from "is false"
to "explicitly set to false; absent = enabled". Default changed from false
to true in core.cjs, config.cjs, and templates/config.json.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: enforce VALIDATION.md creation with verification gate and Check 8e
Step 5.5 was narrative markdown that Claude skipped under context pressure.
Now MANDATORY with Write tool requirement and file-existence verification.
Step 7.5 gates planner spawn on VALIDATION.md presence. Check 8e blocks
Dimension 8 if file missing.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: add W008/W009 health checks and addNyquistKey repair for Nyquist drift detection
W008 warns when workflow.nyquist_validation key is absent from config.json
(agents may skip validation). W009 warns when RESEARCH.md has Validation
Architecture section but no VALIDATION.md file exists. addNyquistKey repair
adds the missing key with default true value.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: add /gsd:validate-phase command and gsd-nyquist-auditor agent
Retroactively applies Nyquist validation to already-executed phases.
Works mid-milestone and post-milestone. Detects existing test coverage,
maps gaps to phase requirements, writes missing tests, debugs failing
ones, and produces {phase}-VALIDATION.md from existing artifacts.
Handles three states: VALIDATION.md exists (audit + update), no
VALIDATION.md (reconstruct from PLAN.md + SUMMARY.md), phase not yet
executed (exit cleanly with guidance).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: audit-milestone reports Nyquist compliance gaps across phases
Adds Nyquist coverage table to audit-milestone output when
workflow.nyquist_validation is true. Identifies phases missing
VALIDATION.md or with nyquist_compliant: false/partial.
Routes to /gsd:validate-phase for resolution. Updates USER-GUIDE
with retroactive validation documentation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor: compress Nyquist prompts to match GSD meta-prompt density conventions
Auditor agent: deleted philosophy section (35 lines), compressed execution
flow 60%, removed redundant constraints. Workflow: cut purpose bloat,
collapsed state narrative, compressed auditor spawn template. Command:
removed redundant process section. Plan-phase Steps 5.5/7.5: replaced
hedging language with directives. Audit-milestone Step 5.5: collapsed
sub-steps into inline instructions. Net: -376 lines.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The "depth" setting with values quick/standard/comprehensive implied
investigation thoroughness, but it only controls phase count. Renamed to
"granularity" with values coarse/standard/fine to accurately reflect what
it controls: how finely scope is sliced into phases.
Includes backward-compatible migration in loadConfig and config-ensure
that auto-renames depth→granularity with value mapping in both
.planning/config.json and ~/.gsd/defaults.json.
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>
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>
New projects seed config from ~/.gsd/defaults.json when available,
skipping the 8 setup questions. /gsd:settings offers to save current
settings as global defaults after configuration.
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>
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>
