* fix(#2950): update stale deleted-command references in workflow files
Eight workflow files (help.md, do.md, settings.md, discuss-phase.md,
new-project.md, plan-phase.md, spike.md, sketch.md) referenced command
names removed in #2790. Updated all occurrences to canonical new forms:
/gsd-phase (--insert / --remove), /gsd-capture, /gsd-config (--profile
/ --integrations / --advanced), /gsd-spike --wrap-up,
/gsd-sketch --wrap-up, /gsd-code-review --fix.
Adds regression test (124 assertions) in tests/bug-2950-stale-command-refs.test.cjs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* test(#2950): update pre-existing assertions to accept new consolidated command forms
gsd-settings-advanced.test.cjs and settings-integrations.test.cjs were checking
settings.md for the old micro-skill names (/gsd-settings-advanced,
/gsd-settings-integrations). Now that #2950 updates settings.md to use the
consolidated equivalents, broaden the assertions to accept both old and new forms.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* test(#2950): require canonical command forms and forbid legacy variants
The broadened OR assertions added to unblock CI were too permissive — they
could pass with legacy names still present. Now assert the canonical form is
present (gsd-config --advanced / gsd-config --integrations) AND the legacy
forms are absent (gsd-settings-advanced, gsd:settings-advanced,
/gsd-settings-integrations).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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* fix(#2767): pass paths via --files to gsd-sdk query commit + lint guard
Workflows, agents, commands, and references passed file paths positionally
to `gsd-sdk query commit`, which silently appended them to the commit
subject and triggered the `.planning/` wholesale-stage fallback in
sdk/src/query/commit.ts:136. Regression of #733/#798.
Inserted `--files` before the path list at every site (81 invocations
across 50 files). Added tests/bug-2767-gsd-sdk-commit-files-flag.test.cjs
as a permanent lint that scans every shipped .md file and asserts each
`gsd-sdk query commit[-to-subrepo]` invocation either uses `--files` or
carries no path arguments.
Closes#2767
* test(#2767): replace source-grep with behavioral SDK test
The original test walked every shipped .md file and regex-tokenized
`gsd-sdk query commit` invocations to assert `--files` was present.
CONTRIBUTING.md prohibits this source-grep pattern.
Rewrite as behavioral SDK tests against `sdk/dist/cli.js` over a real
tmp git project (createTempGitProject helper). Cover both the
well-formed (`--files <paths>`) form — clean subject, exactly-staged
files, .planning/ left untouched — and the buggy positional form,
asserting the documented misbehavior (paths leak into subject + the
`.planning/` wholesale-stage fallback at commit.ts:136). Also asserts
`commit-to-subrepo` rejects when `--files` is omitted (commit.ts:258).
The doc-lint is retained as a supplementary defense-in-depth guard
since agent-prompt markdown invocations cannot be exercised end-to-end
— but it is no longer the primary contract.
* docs(#2767): correct contradictory --files guidance in zh-CN/en docs + fix test docstring
All workflow, command, reference, template, and tool-output files that
surfaced /gsd:<cmd> as a user-typed slash command have been updated to
use /gsd-<cmd>, matching the Claude Code skill directory name.
Closes#2697
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(#2636): surface gsd-sdk query failures and add workflow↔handler parity check
Root cause: workflows invoked `gsd-sdk query agent-skills <slug>` with a
trailing `2>/dev/null`, swallowing stderr and exit code. When the installed
`@gsd-build/sdk` npm was stale (pre-query), the call resolved to an empty
string and `agent_skills.<slug>` config was never injected into spawn
prompts — silently. The handler exists on main (sdk/src/query/skills.ts),
so this is a publish-drift + silent-fallback bug, not a missing handler.
Fix:
- Remove bare `2>/dev/null` from every `gsd-sdk query agent-skills …`
invocation in workflows so SDK failures surface to stderr.
- Apply the same rule to other no-fallback calls (audit-open, write-profile,
generate-* profile handlers, frontmatter.get in commands). Best-effort
cleanup calls (config-set workflow._auto_chain_active false) keep
exit-code forgiveness via `|| true` but no longer suppress stderr.
Parity tests:
- New: tests/bug-2636-gsd-sdk-query-silent-swallow.test.cjs — fails if any
`gsd-sdk query agent-skills … 2>/dev/null` is reintroduced.
- Existing: tests/gsd-sdk-query-registry-integration.test.cjs already
asserts every workflow noun resolves to a registered handler; confirmed
passing post-change.
Note: npm republish of @gsd-build/sdk is a separate release concern and is
not included in this PR.
* fix(#2636): address review — restore broken markdown fences and shell syntax
The previous commit's mass removal of '2>/dev/null' suffixes also
collapsed adjacent closing code fences and 'fi' tokens onto the
command line, producing malformed markdown blocks and 'truefi' /
'true fi' shell syntax errors in the workflows.
Repaired sites:
- commands/gsd/quick.md, thread.md (frontmatter.get fences)
- workflows/complete-milestone.md (audit-open fence)
- workflows/profile-user.md (write-profile + generate-* fences)
- workflows/verify-work.md (audit-open --json fence)
- workflows/execute-phase.md (truefi -> true / fi)
- workflows/plan-phase.md, discuss-phase-assumptions.md,
discuss-phase/modes/chain.md (true fi -> true / fi)
All 5450 tests pass.
* fix(workflows): agent-skills query keys must match subagent_type
Eight workflow files called `gsd-sdk query agent-skills <KEY>` with
a key that did not match any `subagent_type` Task() spawns in the
same workflow (or any existing `agents/<KEY>.md`):
- research-phase.md:45 — gsd-researcher → gsd-phase-researcher
- plan-phase.md:36 — gsd-researcher → gsd-phase-researcher
- plan-phase.md:38 — gsd-checker → gsd-plan-checker
- quick.md:145 — gsd-checker → gsd-plan-checker
- verify-work.md:36 — gsd-checker → gsd-plan-checker
- new-milestone.md:207 — gsd-synthesizer → gsd-research-synthesizer
- new-project.md:63 — gsd-synthesizer → gsd-research-synthesizer
- ui-review.md:21 — gsd-ui-reviewer → gsd-ui-auditor
- discuss-phase.md:114 — gsd-advisor → gsd-advisor-researcher
Effect before this fix: users configuring `agent_skills.<correct-type>`
in .planning/config.json got no injection on these paths because the
workflow asked the SDK for a different (non-existent) key. The SDK
correctly returned "" for the unknown key, which then interpolated as
an empty string into the Task() prompt. Silent no-op.
The discuss-phase advisor case is a subtle variant — the spawn site
uses `subagent_type="general-purpose"` and loads the agent role via
`Read(~/.claude/agents/gsd-advisor-researcher.md)`. The injection key
must follow the agent identity (gsd-advisor-researcher), not the
technical spawn type.
This is a follow-up to #2555 — the SDK-side fix in that PR (#2587)
only becomes fully effective once the call sites use the right keys.
Adds `sdk/src/workflow-agent-skills-consistency.test.ts` as a
contract test: every `agent-skills <slug>` invocation in
`get-shit-done/workflows/**/*.md` must reference an existing
`agents/<slug>.md`. Fails loudly on future key typos.
Closes#2615
* test: harden workflow agent-skills regex per review feedback
Review (#2616): CodeRabbit flagged the `agent-skills <slug>` pattern
as too permissive (can match prose mentions of the string) and the
per-line scan as brittle (misses commands wrapped across lines).
- Require full `gsd-sdk query agent-skills` prefix before capture
+ `\b` around the pattern so prose references no longer match.
- Scan each file's full content (not line-by-line) so `\s+` can span
newlines; resolve 1-based line number from match index.
- Add JSDoc on helpers and on QUERY_KEY_PATTERN.
Verified: RED against base (`f30da83`) produces the same 9 violations
as before; GREEN on fixed tree.
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* refactor(workflows): extract discuss-phase modes/templates/advisor for progressive disclosure (closes#2551)
Splits 1,347-line workflows/discuss-phase.md into a 495-line dispatcher plus
per-mode files in workflows/discuss-phase/modes/ and templates in
workflows/discuss-phase/templates/. Mirrors the progressive-disclosure
pattern that #2361 enforced for agents.
- Per-mode files: power, all, auto, chain, text, batch, analyze, default, advisor
- Templates lazy-loaded at the step that produces the artifact (CONTEXT.md
template at write_context, DISCUSSION-LOG.md template at git_commit,
checkpoint.json schema when checkpointing)
- Advisor mode gated behind `[ -f $HOME/.claude/get-shit-done/USER-PROFILE.md ]`
— inverse of #2174's --advisor flag (don't pay the cost when unused)
- scout_codebase phase-type→map selection table extracted to
references/scout-codebase.md
- New tests/workflow-size-budget.test.cjs enforces tiered budgets across
all workflows/*.md (XL=1700 / LARGE=1500 / DEFAULT=1000) plus the
explicit <500 ceiling for discuss-phase.md per #2551
- Existing tests updated to read from the new file locations after the
split (functional equivalence preserved — content moved, not removed)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(#2607): align modes/auto.md check_existing with parent (Update it, not Skip)
CodeRabbit flagged drift between the parent step (which auto-selects "Update
it") and modes/auto.md (which documented "Skip"). The pre-refactor file had
both — line 182 said "Skip" in the overview, line 250 said "Update it" in the
actual step. The step is authoritative. Fix the new mode file to match.
Refs: PR #2607 review comment 3127783430
* test(#2607): harden discuss-phase regression tests after #2551 split
CodeRabbit identified four test smells where the split weakened coverage:
- workflow-size-budget: assertion was unreachable (entered if-block on match,
then asserted occurrences === 0 — always failed). Now unconditional.
- bug-2549-2550-2552: bounded-read assertion checked concatenated source, so
src.includes('3') was satisfied by unrelated content in scout-codebase.md
(e.g., "3-5 most relevant files"). Now reads parent only with a stricter
regex. Also asserts SCOUT_REF exists.
- chain-flag-plan-phase: filter(existsSync) silently skipped a missing
modes/chain.md. Now fails loudly via explicit asserts.
- discuss-checkpoint: same silent-filter pattern across three sources. Now
asserts each required path before reading.
Refs: PR #2607 review comments 3127783457, 3127783452, plus nitpicks for
chain-flag-plan-phase.test.cjs:21-24 and discuss-checkpoint.test.cjs:22-27
* docs(#2607): fix INVENTORY count, context.md placeholders, scout grep portability
- INVENTORY.md: subdirectory note said "50 top-level references" but the
section header now says 51. Updated to 51.
- templates/context.md: footer hardcoded XX-name instead of declared
placeholders [X]/[Name], which would leak sample text into generated
CONTEXT.md files. Now uses the declared placeholders.
- references/scout-codebase.md: no-maps fallback used grep -rl with
"\\|" alternation (GNU grep only — silent on BSD/macOS grep). Switched
to grep -rlE with extended regex for portability.
Refs: PR #2607 review comments 3127783404, 3127783448, plus nitpick for
scout-codebase.md:32-40
* docs(#2607): label fenced examples + clarify overlay/advisor precedence
- analyze.md / text.md / default.md: add language tags (markdown/text) to
fenced example blocks to silence markdownlint MD040 warnings flagged by
CodeRabbit (one fence in analyze.md, two in text.md, five in default.md).
- discuss-phase.md: document overlay stacking rules in discuss_areas — fixed
outer→inner order --analyze → --batch → --text, with a pointer to each
overlay file for mode-specific precedence.
- advisor.md: add tie-breaker rules for NON_TECHNICAL_OWNER signals — explicit
technical_background overrides inferred signals; otherwise OR-aggregate;
contradictory explanation_depth values resolve by most-recent-wins.
Refs: PR #2607 review comments 3127783415, 3127783437, plus nitpicks for
default.md:24, discuss-phase.md:345-365, and advisor.md:51-56
* fix(#2607): extract codebase_drift_gate body to keep execute-phase under XL budget
PR #2605 added 80 lines to execute-phase.md (1622 -> 1702), pushing it over
the XL_BUDGET=1700 line cap enforced by tests/workflow-size-budget.test.cjs
(introduced by this PR). Per the test's own remediation hint and #2551's
progressive-disclosure pattern, extract the codebase_drift_gate step body to
get-shit-done/workflows/execute-phase/steps/codebase-drift-gate.md and leave
a brief pointer in the workflow. execute-phase.md is now 1633 lines.
Budget is NOT relaxed; the offending workflow is tightened.
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Commands are now installed as commands/gsd/<name>.md and invoked as
/gsd:<name> in Claude Code. The old hyphen form /gsd-<name> was still
hardcoded in hundreds of places across workflows, references, templates,
lib modules, and command files — causing "Unknown command" errors
whenever GSD suggested a command to the user.
Replace all /gsd-<cmd> occurrences where <cmd> is a known command name
(derived at runtime from commands/gsd/*.md) using a targeted Node.js
script. Agent names, tool names (gsd-sdk, gsd-tools), directory names,
and path fragments are not touched.
Adds regression test tests/bug-2543-gsd-slash-namespace.test.cjs that
enforces zero legacy occurrences going forward. Removes inverted
tests/stale-colon-refs.test.cjs (bug #1748) which enforced the now-obsolete
hyphen form; the new bug-2543 test supersedes it. Updates 5 assertion
tests that hardcoded the old hyphen form to accept the new colon form.
Closes#2543
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
#2549: load_prior_context was reading every prior *-CONTEXT.md file,
growing linearly with project phase count. Cap to the 3 most recent
phases. If .planning/DECISIONS-INDEX.md exists, read that instead.
#2550: scout_codebase claimed to select maps "based on phase type" but
had no classifier — agents read all 7 maps. Replace with an explicit
phase-type-to-maps table (2–3 maps per phase type) with a Mixed fallback.
#2552: Add explicit instruction not to split-read the same file at two
different offsets. Split reads break prompt cache reuse and cost more
than a single full read.
Closes#2549Closes#2550Closes#2552
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
First-class GSD commands for rapid feasibility spiking and UI design sketching,
ported from personal skills into the framework with full GSD integration:
- Spikes save to .planning/spikes/, sketches to .planning/sketches/
- GSD banners, checkpoint boxes, Next Up blocks, gsd-sdk query commits
- --quick flag skips intake/decomposition for both commands
- Wrap-up commands package findings into project-local .claude/skills/
and write WRAP-UP-SUMMARY.md to .planning/ for project history
- Neither requires /gsd-new-project — auto-creates .planning/ subdirs
Pipeline integration:
- new-project.md detects prior spike/sketch work on init
- discuss-phase.md loads spike/sketch findings into prior context
- plan-phase.md includes findings in planner <files_to_read>
- do.md routes spike/sketch intent to new commands
- explore.md offers spike/sketch as output routes
- next.md surfaces pending spike/sketch work as notices
- pause-work.md detects active sketch context for handoff
- help.md documents all 4 commands with usage examples
- artifact-types.md registers spike/sketch artifact taxonomy
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Introduces `/gsd-spec-phase <phase>` as an optional pre-step before discuss-phase.
Clarifies WHAT a phase delivers (requirements, boundaries, acceptance criteria) with
quantitative ambiguity scoring before discuss-phase handles HOW to implement.
- `commands/gsd/spec-phase.md` — slash command routing to workflow
- `get-shit-done/workflows/spec-phase.md` — full Socratic interview loop (up to 6
rounds, 5 rotating perspectives: Researcher, Simplifier, Boundary Keeper, Failure
Analyst, Seed Closer) with weighted 4-dimension ambiguity gate (≤ 0.20 to write SPEC.md)
- `get-shit-done/templates/spec.md` — SPEC.md template with falsifiable requirements
(Current/Target/Acceptance per requirement), Boundaries, Acceptance Criteria,
Ambiguity Report, and Interview Log; includes two full worked examples
- `get-shit-done/workflows/discuss-phase.md` — new `check_spec` step detects
`{padded_phase}-SPEC.md` at startup; displays "Found SPEC.md — N requirements
locked. Focusing on implementation decisions."; `analyze_phase` respects `spec_loaded`
flag to skip "what/why" gray areas; `write_context` emits `<spec_lock>` section
with boundary summary and canonical ref to SPEC.md
- `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` — update command/workflow counts (74→75, 71→72)
Closes#2213
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(handoffs): include project identity in all Next Up blocks
Adds project_code and project_title to withProjectRoot() and updates
all 30 Next Up headings across 18 workflow files to include
[PROJECT_CODE] PROJECT_TITLE suffix for multi-project clarity.
Closes#1948
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(review): add withProjectRoot tests and fix placeholder syntax (#1951)
Address code review feedback:
- Add 4 tests for project_code/project_title injection in withProjectRoot()
- Fix inconsistent placeholder syntax in continuation-format.md canonical
template (bare-brace → shell-dollar to match variant examples)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(phase): preserve zero-padded prefix in renameDecimalPhases
Captures the zero-padded prefix (e.g. "06" from "06.3-slug") with
(0*${baseInt}) so renamed directories keep their original format
(06.2-slug) instead of stripping padding (6.2-slug).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Adds --all to /gsd-discuss-phase so users can skip the AskUserQuestion
area-selection step and jump straight into discussing all gray areas
interactively. Unlike --auto, --all does NOT auto-advance to plan-phase —
it only eliminates the selection friction while keeping full interactive
control over each discussion.
Closes#2188
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When USER-PROFILE.md signals a non-technical product owner (learning_style: guided,
jargon in frustration_triggers, or high-level explanation_depth), discuss-phase now
reframes gray area labels and advisor_research rationale paragraphs in product-outcome
language. Same technical decisions, translated framing so product owners can participate
meaningfully without needing implementation vocabulary.
Closes#2125
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When a user selects "Other" in AskUserQuestion with no text body, the
answer_validation block was treating the empty result as a generic empty
response and retrying the question — causing 2-3 cascading question rounds
instead of pausing for freeform user input as intended by the Other handling
on line 795.
Add an explicit exception in answer_validation: "Other" + empty text signals
freeform intent, not a missing answer. The workflow must output one prompt line
and stop rather than retry or generate more questions.
Fixes#2085
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Integrate lightweight thinking partner analysis at two workflow decision
points, controlled by features.thinking_partner config (default: false):
1. discuss-phase: when developer answers reveal competing priorities
(detected via keyword/structural signals), offers brief tradeoff
analysis before locking decisions
2. plan-phase: when plan-checker flags architectural tradeoffs, analyzes
options and recommends an approach aligned with phase goals before
entering the revision loop
The thinking partner is opt-in, skippable (No, I have decided),
and brief (3-5 bullets). A third integration point for /gsd-explore
will be added when #1729 lands.
Closes#1726
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(i18n): add response_language config for cross-phase language consistency
Adds `response_language` config key that propagates through all init
outputs via withProjectRoot(). Workflows read this field and instruct
agents to present user-facing questions in the configured language,
solving the problem of language preference resetting at phase boundaries.
Usage: gsd-tools config-set response_language "Portuguese"
Closes#1399
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* test(security): allowlist discuss-phase.md for size threshold
discuss-phase.md legitimately exceeds 50K chars due to power mode
and i18n directives — not prompt stuffing.
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* fix: replace /gsd: command format with /gsd- skill format in all suggestions
All next-step suggestions shown to users were still using the old colon
format (/gsd:xxx) which cannot be copy-pasted as skills. Migrated all
occurrences across agents/, commands/, get-shit-done/, docs/, README files,
bin/install.js (hardcoded defaults for claude runtime), and
get-shit-done/bin/lib/*.cjs (generate-claude-md templates and error messages).
Updated tests to assert new hyphen format instead of old colon format.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: migrate remaining /gsd: format to /gsd- in hooks, workflows, and sdk
Addresses remaining user-facing occurrences missed in the initial migration:
- hooks/: fix 4 user-facing messages (pause-work, update, fast, quick)
and 2 comments in gsd-workflow-guard.js
- get-shit-done/workflows/: fix 21 Skill() literal calls that Claude
executes directly (installer does not transform workflow content)
- sdk/prompt-sanitizer.ts: update regex to strip /gsd- format in addition
to legacy /gsd: format; update JSDoc comment
- tests/: update autonomous-ui-steps, prompt-sanitizer to assert new format
Note: commands/gsd/*.md frontmatter (name: gsd:xxx) intentionally unchanged
— installer derives skillName from directory path, not the name field.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(plan-phase): preserve --chain flag in auto-advance sync and handle ui-phase gate in chain mode
Bug 1: step 15 sync-flag check only guarded against --auto, causing
_auto_chain_active to be cleared when plan-phase is invoked without
--auto in ARGUMENTS even though a --chain pipeline was active. Added
--chain to the guard condition, matching discuss-phase behaviour.
Bug 2: UI Design Contract gate (step 5.6) always exited the workflow
when UI-SPEC was missing, breaking the discuss --chain pipeline
silently. When _auto_chain_active is true, the gate now auto-invokes
gsd-ui-phase --auto via Skill() and continues to step 6 without
prompting. Manual invocations retain the existing AskUserQuestion flow.
* fix: remove <sub>/clear</sub> pattern and duplicate old-format command in discuss-phase.md
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The Next Up blocks showed the main command first, then /clear as a <sub>
footnote saying 'first'. Users would copy-paste the command before noticing
they should have cleared first. This restructures all 41 instances across
19 workflow files and 2 reference files so /clear appears before the
command as a clear sequential instruction.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add severity column (blocking/advisory) to Critical Anti-Patterns table
in .continue-here.md template in pause-work.md
- Document that blocking anti-patterns trigger a mandatory understanding
check when discuss-phase or execute-phase resumes work
- Add check_blocking_antipatterns step to discuss-phase.md: parses
.continue-here.md for blocking rows and requires three-question
understanding demonstration before proceeding
- Add identical enforcement step to execute-phase.md
- Tests: tests/anti-pattern-enforcement.test.cjs (12 assertions, all pass)
Closes#1491
Adds --chain flag to /gsd:discuss-phase that provides the middle ground
between fully manual and fully automatic workflows:
/gsd:discuss-phase 5 --chain
- Discussion is fully interactive (user answers questions)
- After context is captured, auto-advances to plan → execute
- Same pipeline as --auto, but without auto-answering
This addresses the community request for per-phase automation where
users want to control discuss decisions but skip manual advancement
between plan and execute steps.
Workflow: discuss (interactive) → plan (auto) → execute (auto)
Changes:
- Workflow: --chain flag triggers auto_advance without auto-answering
- Workflow: chain flag synced alongside --auto in ephemeral config
- Workflow: next-phase suggestion preserves --chain vs --auto
- Command: argument-hint and description updated
- Success criteria updated
Closes#1327
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
When running in --auto or headless mode, the discuss step could loop
indefinitely — each pass reads its own CONTEXT.md, finds "gaps" in
referenced types/interfaces, creates new decisions to fill them, and
repeats. Observed: 34 passes, 167 decisions, 7 hours, zero code written.
Fixes:
- Add max_discuss_passes config (default: 3) to WorkflowConfig
- Add single-pass guard instruction to SDK self-discuss prompt
- Add pass cap documentation to CLI discuss-phase workflow
- Add pass guard step to SDK headless discuss-phase prompt
- Add stall detection note to autonomous workflow
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
When discuss-phase is interrupted mid-session (usage limit, crash,
network drop), all user answers were lost — the workflow only wrote
CONTEXT.md and DISCUSSION-LOG.md at the very end. Users had to redo
entire discussion sessions from scratch.
Changes:
- Write DISCUSS-CHECKPOINT.json after each grey area completes,
capturing all decisions, completed/remaining areas, deferred ideas,
and canonical refs
- check_existing step now detects checkpoint files and offers "Resume"
or "Start fresh" — skips already-completed areas on resume
- Checkpoint cleaned up after successful CONTEXT.md write
- Works in both interactive and --auto modes
Closes#1485
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <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>
Address 4 root causes of Windows + Claude Code reliability issues:
1. Workflow shell robustness: add || true guards to informational commands
(ls, grep, find, cat) that return non-zero on "no results", preventing
workflow step failures under strict execution models. Guard glob loops
with [ -e "$var" ] || continue to handle empty glob expansion.
2. Hook stdin handling: replace readFileSync('/dev/stdin') with async
process.stdin + timeout in agent templates (gsd-verifier.md). Existing
JS hooks already have timeout guards.
3. project_root detection: fix isInsideGitRepo() to check .git at the
candidate parent level (not just below it), enabling correct detection
when .git and .planning/ are siblings at the same directory level —
the common single-repo case from a subdirectory.
4. @file: handoff: add missing @file: handlers to autonomous.md and
manager.md workflows that call gsd-tools init but lacked the handler
for large output payloads.
Fixes#1343
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Enable multiple Claude Code instances to work on the same codebase
simultaneously by scoping .planning/ state into workstreams.
Core changes:
- planningDir(cwd, ws?) and planningPaths(cwd, ws?) are now workstream-aware
via GSD_WORKSTREAM env var (auto-detected from --ws flag or active-workstream file)
- All bin/lib modules use planningDir(cwd) for scoped paths (STATE.md, ROADMAP.md,
phases/, REQUIREMENTS.md) and planningRoot(cwd) for shared paths (milestones/,
PROJECT.md, config.json, codebase/)
- New workstream.cjs module: create, list, status, complete, set, get, progress
- gsd-tools.cjs: --ws flag parsing with priority chain
(--ws > GSD_WORKSTREAM env > active-workstream file > flat mode)
- Collision detection: transition.md checks for other active workstreams before
suggesting next-milestone continuation (prevents WS A from trampling WS B)
- ${GSD_WS} routing propagation across all 9 workflow files ensures workstream
scope chains automatically through the workflow lifecycle
New files:
- get-shit-done/bin/lib/workstream.cjs (CRUD + collision detection)
- get-shit-done/commands/gsd/workstreams.md (slash command)
- get-shit-done/references/workstream-flag.md (documentation)
- tests/workstream.test.cjs (20 tests covering CRUD, env var routing, --ws flag)
All 1062 tests passing (1042 existing + 20 new workstream tests).
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
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Decisions in CONTEXT.md are now numbered (D-01, D-02, etc.) so
downstream agents can reference them and the plan-checker can verify
100% coverage.
Changes:
- templates/context.md: Decisions use **D-XX:** prefix format
- workflows/discuss-phase.md: write_context step numbers decisions
- agents/gsd-planner.md: Self-check verifies decision ID references
in task actions; tasks reference D-XX IDs for traceability
- agents/gsd-plan-checker.md: Dimension 7 (Context Compliance)
extracts D-XX IDs and verifies every decision has a task
Adds an optional advisor mode to discuss-phase that provides research-backed
comparison tables before asking users to make decisions. Activates when
USER-PROFILE.md exists, degrades gracefully otherwise.
New agent: gsd-advisor-researcher -- spawned in parallel per gray area,
returns structured 5-column comparison tables calibrated to the user vendor
philosophy preference (full_maturity/standard/minimal_decisive).
Workflow changes (discuss-phase.md):
- Advisor mode detection in analyze_phase step
- New advisor_research step spawns parallel research agents
- Table-first discussion flow in discuss_areas when advisor mode active
- Standard conversational flow unchanged when advisor mode inactive
- Generate {phase_num}-DISCUSSION-LOG.md alongside CONTEXT.md during
discuss-phase sessions
- Log captures all options presented per gray area (not just the
selected one), user's choice, notes, Claude's discretion items,
and deferred ideas
- File is explicitly marked as audit-only — not for agent consumption
- Add discussion-log.md template with format specification
- Track Q&A data accumulation instruction in discuss_areas step
- Commit discussion log alongside CONTEXT.md in same git commit
- Add regression tests for workflow reference and template existence
- 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
Adds --analyze flag to /gsd:discuss-phase that provides a trade-off
analysis before each question (or question group in --batch mode).
When active, each question is preceded by:
- 2-3 options with pros/cons based on codebase context
- A recommended approach with reasoning
- Known pitfalls or constraints from prior phases
Composable with existing flags: --batch --analyze gives grouped
questions each with trade-off tables.
Closes#833
Add a cross_reference_todos step to discuss-phase that surfaces relevant
backlog items before scope-setting decisions are made.
Implementation:
- New 'todo match-phase <N>' CLI command (commands.cjs) that scores
pending todos against a phase's ROADMAP goal using three heuristics:
keyword overlap, area match, and file path overlap
- New cross_reference_todos step in discuss-phase.md between
load_prior_context and scout_codebase
- CONTEXT.md template gains 'Folded Todos' subsection in <decisions>
and 'Reviewed Todos (not folded)' subsection in <deferred>
Design:
- No AI call for matching — pure keyword/area/file heuristics for speed
- Silent skip when todo_count is 0 or no matches (no workflow slowdown)
- Auto mode folds all todos with score >= 0.4 automatically
- Scoring: keywords (up to 0.6), area match (0.3), file overlap (0.4)
Tests: 5 new tests covering empty state, keyword matching, unrelated
todo exclusion, area matching, and score sorting.
Closes#1111
When the discuss-phase workflow asks 'More questions about [area], or
move to next?', it now also lists the remaining unvisited areas so the
user can see what's still ahead and make an informed decision about
whether to go deeper or move on.
Example: 'More questions about Layout, or move to next?
(Remaining: Loading behavior, Content ordering)'
Fixes#992
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: add mandatory canonical_refs section to CONTEXT.md
CONTEXT.md is the bridge between user decisions and downstream agents
(researcher, planner). When projects have external specs, ADRs, or
design docs, these references were being silently dropped — mentioned
inline as "see ADR-019" but never collected into a section that agents
could find and read. This caused agents to plan and implement without
reading the specs they were supposed to follow.
Changes:
- templates/context.md: Add <canonical_refs> section to file template,
all 3 examples, and guidelines (marked MANDATORY)
- workflows/discuss-phase.md: Add step 1b (extract canonical refs),
add section to write_context template, add to success criteria
- workflows/plan-phase.md: Add canonical ref extraction to PRD express
path and its CONTEXT.md template
- workflows/quick.md: Add lightweight canonical_refs to --discuss mode
The section is mandatory but gracefully handles projects without external
docs ("No external specs — requirements fully captured in decisions above").
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: make canonical refs an accumulator across entire discussion
Refs come from 4 sources, not just ROADMAP.md:
1. ROADMAP.md Canonical refs line (initial seed)
2. REQUIREMENTS.md/PROJECT.md referenced specs
3. Codebase scout (code comments citing ADRs)
4. User during discussion ("read adr-014", "check the MCP spec")
Source 4 is often the MOST important — these are docs the user
specifically wants downstream agents to follow. The previous
version only handled source 1 and silently dropped the rest.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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>
Introduce ephemeral `workflow._auto_chain_active` flag to separate chain
propagation from the user's persistent `workflow.auto_advance` preference.
Previously, `workflow.auto_advance` was set to true by --auto chains and
only cleared at milestone completion. If a chain was interrupted (context
limit, crash, user abort), the flag persisted in .planning/config.json
and caused all subsequent manual invocations to auto-advance unexpectedly.
The fix adds a "sync chain flag with intent" step to discuss-phase,
plan-phase, and execute-phase workflows: when --auto is NOT in arguments,
the ephemeral _auto_chain_active flag is cleared. The persistent
auto_advance setting (from /gsd:settings) is never touched, preserving
the user's deliberate preference.
Closes#857
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When users select "Other" to provide freeform input, Claude re-prompts
with another AskUserQuestion instead of dropping to plain text. This
loops 2-3 times before finally accepting freeform input.
Add explicit freeform escape rule to questioning.md reference, and
update new-milestone.md and discuss-phase.md to switch to plain text
when users signal freeform intent.
Closes#778
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
