Front-load mindset guidance before process steps:
- Secure by design: assume hostile input
- Performance by design: assume production load
- Observable by design: plan for self-debugging
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Add /gsd:verify-work to "Also available" sections in execute-phase workflow:
- Route A: After plan completion, before next plan
- Route B: After phase completion, before next phase
- Route C: After milestone completion, before archiving
Users can now easily run manual acceptance testing at any completion point.
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- Create plan-fix command to generate FIX.md from ISSUES.md
- Add Route E to progress.md for detecting unaddressed UAT issues
- Add verify-work and plan-fix to README commands table
- Credit OracleGreyBeard for verify-work contribution
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- Phase-scoped issues format ({phase}-{plan}-ISSUES.md)
- Separate from global ISSUES.md (enhancements)
- Severity guide and numbering conventions
- Workflow for resolution tracking
- GSD-compliant XML structure with terse step names
- All user interaction via AskUserQuestion
- Issues logged to phase-scoped file (not global ISSUES.md)
- References uat-issues.md template
- Error when --config-dir is used without a path value
- Error when --config-dir is combined with --local flag
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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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- Rewrite offer_next step in execute-phase.md as mandatory verification gate
- Rewrite offer_next_phase step in transition.md with explicit verification
- Rewrite route step in progress.md with numbered verification steps
- Replace broken regex [0-9] (only matched single digits) with ROADMAP.md reading
- Add decision tables mapping conditions to explicit routes (A, B, C, D)
- Require Claude to "State the counts" before any routing decision
- Add "Do NOT skip this verification" instruction to prevent premature completion claims
Fixes issue where Claude would declare "phase complete" or "milestone complete"
without verifying remaining plans actually exist.
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Addresses #16 - documents that GSD is designed for
--dangerously-skip-permissions mode, with fallback
settings.json config for users who prefer granular control.
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Each phase workflow now commits its artifacts immediately:
- discuss-phase.md commits CONTEXT.md
- research-phase.md commits RESEARCH.md
- plan-phase.md commits PLAN.md (and DISCOVERY.md)
- execute-phase.md commits only execution artifacts (SUMMARY, STATE, ROADMAP)
Planning artifacts are inputs to execution and should be saved when created.
Execution artifacts are outputs and are committed after execution completes.
Closes#12
- Add MILESTONE-CONTEXT.md template for handoff between commands
- discuss-milestone now writes context to .planning/MILESTONE-CONTEXT.md
- create-milestone reads context file and deletes after use
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Global installs now respect CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR when set, allowing users
to customize their Claude config location. Handles tilde expansion for
paths like ~/custom-claude.
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Documents --global/-g and --local/-l flags for use in Dockerfiles,
CI pipelines, and scripts where interactive prompts aren't possible.
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TDD requires 2-3 execution cycles (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR), each with
file reads, test runs, and potential debugging. This consumes 40-50%
of context for a single feature. Dedicated TDD plans ensure full
quality throughout the cycle.
- TDD plans use `type: tdd` frontmatter with `<feature>` element
- One feature per TDD plan (batching defeats the purpose)
- Target ~40% context usage for TDD plans
- Standard plans handle non-TDD work with 2-3 tasks
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- Each task commits immediately after completion (feat/fix/test/refactor)
- Plan completion commits metadata only (docs: SUMMARY + STATE + ROADMAP)
- Git history becomes primary context source for future Claude sessions
- Better bisect granularity, failure recovery, and revert capabilities
Changes:
- execute-phase.md: Added <task_commit> protocol and per-task commit flow
- execute-plan.md: Updated commit rules and success criteria
- git-integration.md: New task-completion format, strategy rationale
- tdd.md: Aligned TDD commits with standard task commit pattern
- summary.md: Added Task Commits section with commit hashes
- README.md: Rewrote git history section with atomic commit benefits
- scope-estimation.md: Clarified commit counts per plan
- principles.md: Added <atomic_commits> section explaining strategy
Each plan now produces 3-4 commits (2-3 task commits + 1 metadata commit)
instead of single monolithic commit. Optimizes observability for solo
developer + Claude Code workflow.
Depth sets a ceiling on compression, not a floor on expansion.
Small phases stay small even in comprehensive mode.
- Comprehensive auth = 8 plans (work warrants it)
- Comprehensive "add favicon" = 1 plan (that's all it is)
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