Replace the single 747-line /gsd-help reference with a progressive-disclosure
dispatcher (#2551 pattern). Newcomers get a one-page tour; returning users get
a 10-line refresher with --brief; the complete reference stays available behind
--full; /gsd-help <topic> emits one section; and /gsd-help --brief <topic>
is a compact scoped lookup (signature + one-line summary).
- workflows/help.md becomes a small dispatcher routing on $ARGUMENTS
- workflows/help/modes/{brief,default,full,topic}.md hold the tier bodies
- commands/gsd/help.md passes $ARGUMENTS through, advertises composable form
- docs/COMMANDS.md documents the new flags and topic form
- existing tests that read help.md repointed at help/modes/full.md
(bug-2836, bug-2950, bug-2954, cursor-reviewer, execute-phase-wave)
- new feat-3039-help-tiered test enforces structure, size budgets,
dispatcher routing, shim arg passthrough, topic→section coverage,
orphan-heading detection, conflict-resolution rules, routing preamble,
and compact-scope rule
Trek-e review fixes (PR #3040):
- topic.md output rules split into 5a/5b/5c — explicit handling for single
sections, multi-section "plus" joins, and bold-line sub-block anchors;
each rule also takes scope (full vs compact) into account
- explicit resolved-routing preamble line emitted by topic.md before content
("**Topic:** `<alias>` → `<heading>` *(scope: full | compact)*") so the
user sees which alias matched at which scope (review finding #3)
- composable `--brief <topic>` invokes topic.md in compact scope: heading
+ first `**/gsd:*`** signature line + one-line summary. Dispatcher and
topic.md cooperate via $ARGUMENTS pass-through (review finding #4)
- full.md capped at LARGE-tier budget (FULL_BUDGET = 1500); the non-recursive
workflow-size-budget test does not reach modes/ subdirs
- structural <progressive_disclosure> table parse (5-row assertion) replaces
substring-soup regex matching — 5 rows = 4 base tiers + composable scope
- forward /gsd:* sub-block token coverage + reverse orphan-heading allowlist
catch alias-table drift in both directions
- four conflict-resolution tests guard dispatcher promises (--brief+--full
without topic → --full; --brief <topic> → compact; --full <topic> or bare
→ full; dispatcher retains --brief when delegating to topic.md)
- hardcoded topic lists removed from docs/COMMANDS.md and full.md (drift
surfaces reduced from 5 to 2)
- topic.md alias bloat trimmed (~75 → ~25 rows); cleanup/update split into
distinct sub-block rows under ### Utility Commands
- comment-rot ("~750 lines") removed from default.md and full.md
- dispatcher size guard tightened from < 100 to <= 40 lines
- commands/gsd/help.md <process> block trimmed to one line
- MD040 fence languages added to all plain code blocks across mode files
Main-merge conflict resolution:
- workflows/help.md kept as dispatcher (body lives in help/modes/full.md)
- /gsd-<cmd> → /gsd:<cmd> rename from #3452 reapplied to the mode files
(full.md, default.md, brief.md, topic.md) — the six namespace routers
(/gsd-context, /gsd-ideate, /gsd-manage, /gsd-project, /gsd-quality,
/gsd-workflow) and wildcards (/gsd-*) preserved in hyphen form per
main's convention
- bug-2950 test combines branch's path repointing with main's namespaced
replacement strings
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
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* 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
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* 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)
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* 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."
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* 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
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/gsd:execute-phase handles single and multiple plans.
All references updated to use execute-phase.
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Consolidates 4 separate commands into one unified flow:
- /gsd:new-project now handles: questioning → research → requirements → roadmap
- Creates gsd-roadmapper agent for heavy lifting (goal-backward, coverage validation)
- Adds atomic commits after each stage for crash recovery
- Deprecates standalone research-project, define-requirements, create-roadmap
(kept for mid-project use)
Fixes from audit:
- Add requirements quality criteria (specific, user-centric, atomic, independent)
- Add milestone context to research prompts (greenfield vs subsequent)
- Add quality gates per research dimension
- Add template references for consistent output format
Removes deprecated gsd-researcher.md (replaced by project/phase researchers)
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- 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)
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Promote /gsd:whats-new and update command visibility.
GSD evolves fast — users should check periodically.
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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
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Adds /gsd:add-todo and /gsd:check-todos commands for capturing
ideas during work sessions without losing context.
Features:
- Capture todos from conversation context or explicit description
- Structured frontmatter (created, title, area, files)
- Area inference from file paths for grouping
- Duplicate detection before creating
- Filter todos by area
- Route to appropriate action (work now, add to phase, brainstorm)
- Git commits on capture and when starting work
Closes#48
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Remove future phases from roadmap and renumber subsequent phases.
- Validates phase is unstarted (no SUMMARY.md files)
- Deletes phase directory
- Renumbers all subsequent phases (integers and decimals)
- Updates ROADMAP.md and STATE.md
- Git commit preserves historical record
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Update user-facing descriptions to reflect vision-focused workflow:
- discuss-phase: captures vision, not constraints/risks
- list-phase-assumptions: see Claude's plan, course-correct vision
- discuss-milestone: features first, not scope/constraints
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- Removed roadmap_and_state step from new-project command
- new-project now offers research-project or create-roadmap as next steps
- Updated help.md with new 5-step Quick Start flow
- Documented research-project and create-roadmap commands in help
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- Add /gsd:research-phase command for comprehensive ecosystem research
- Rename FINDINGS.md → DISCOVERY.md for clarity
- Rename research-phase.md → discovery-phase.md (shallow "which library")
- New research-phase.md for deep "how experts build this" research
- Creates RESEARCH.md with stack, patterns, pitfalls, don't-hand-roll
- plan-phase loads RESEARCH.md when present
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- /gsd:consider-issues reviews issues with codebase context
- Phase completion now prompts for issue review
- Auto-categorizes: resolved, urgent, natural-fit, can-wait
- README: explain context exhaustion problem and subagent solution
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