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Lex Christopherson
f983925eca feat: add /gsd-spike, /gsd-sketch, /gsd-spike-wrap-up, /gsd-sketch-wrap-up commands
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>
2026-04-17 09:47:15 -06:00
Tom Boucher
2df700eb81 feat: add /gsd-spec-phase — Socratic spec refinement with ambiguity scoring (#2213) (#2322)
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>
2026-04-16 17:08:30 -04:00
Rezolv
d3a79917fa feat: Phase 2 caller migration — gsd-sdk query in workflows, agents, commands (#2179)
* feat: Phase 2 caller migration — gsd-sdk query in workflows (#2122)

Cherry-picked orchestration rewrites from feat/sdk-foundation (#2008, 4018fee) onto current main, resolving conflicts to keep upstream worktree guards and post-merge test gate. SDK stub registry omitted (out of Phase 2 scope per #2122).

Refs: #2122 #2008
Made-with: Cursor

* docs: add gsd-sdk query migration blurb

Made-with: Cursor

* docs(workflows): extend Phase 2 gsd-sdk query caller migration

- Swap node gsd-tools.cjs for gsd-sdk query in review, plan-phase, execute-plan,
  ship, extract_learnings, ai-integration-phase, eval-review, next, thread
- Document graphify CJS-only in gsd-planner; dual-path in CLI-TOOLS and ARCHITECTURE
- Update tests: workstreams gsd-sdk path, thread frontmatter.get, workspace init.*,
  CRLF-safe autonomous frontmatter parse
- CHANGELOG: Phase 2 caller migration scope

Made-with: Cursor

* docs(phase2): USER-GUIDE + remaining gsd-sdk query call sites

- USER-GUIDE: dual-path CLI section; state validate/sync use full CJS path
- Commands: debug (config-get+tdd), quick (security note), intel Task prompt
- Agent: gsd-debug-session-manager resolve-model via jq
- Workflows: milestone-summary, forensics, next, complete-milestone/verify-work
  (audit-open CJS notes), discuss-phase, progress, verify-phase, add/insert/remove
  phase, transition, manager, quick workflow; remove-phase commit without --files
- Test: quick-session-management accepts frontmatter.get
- CHANGELOG: Phase 2 follow-up bullet

Made-with: Cursor

* docs(phase2): align gsd-sdk query examples in commands and agents

- init.* query names; frontmatter.get uses positional field name
- state.* handlers use positional args; commit uses positional paths
- CJS-only notes for from-gsd2 and graphify; learnings.query wording
- CHANGELOG: Phase 2 orchestration doc pass

Made-with: Cursor

* docs(phase2): normalize gsd-sdk query commit to positional file paths

- Strip --files from commit examples in workflows, references, commands
- Keep commit-to-subrepo ... --files (separate handler)
- git-planning-commit.md: document positional args
- Tests: new-project commit line, state.record-session, gates CRLF, roadmap.analyze
- CHANGELOG [Unreleased]

Made-with: Cursor

* feat(sdk): gsd-sdk query parity with gsd-tools and PR 2179 registry fixes

- Route query via longest-prefix match and dotted single-token expansion; fall back
  to runGsdToolsQuery (same argv as node gsd-tools.cjs) for full CLI coverage.
- Parse gsd-sdk query permissively so gsd-tools flags (--json, --verify, etc.) are
  not rejected by strict parseArgs.
- resolveGsdToolsPath: honor GSD_TOOLS_PATH; prefer bundled get-shit-done copy
  over project .claude installs; export runGsdToolsQuery from the SDK.
- Fix gsd-tools audit-open (core.output; pass object for --json JSON).
- Register summary-extract as alias of summary.extract; fix audit-fix workflow to
  call audit-uat instead of invalid init.audit-uat (PR review).

Updates QUERY-HANDLERS.md and CHANGELOG [Unreleased].

Made-with: Cursor

* fix(sdk): Phase 2 scope — Trek-e review (#2179, #2122)

- Remove gsd-sdk query passthrough to gsd-tools.cjs; drop GSD_TOOLS_PATH
- Consolidate argv routing in resolveQueryArgv(); update USAGE and QUERY-HANDLERS
- Surface @file: read failures in GSDTools.parseOutput
- execute-plan: defer Task Commit Protocol to gsd-executor
- stale-colon-refs: skip .planning/ and root CLAUDE.md (gitignored overlays)
- CHANGELOG [Unreleased]: maintainer review and routing notes

Made-with: Cursor
2026-04-15 22:46:31 -04:00
Tom Boucher
55877d372f feat(handoffs): include project identity in all Next Up blocks (#1948) (#2287)
* 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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Co-authored-by: Brandon Higgins <brandonscotthiggins@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-15 16:43:02 -04:00
Tom Boucher
509a431438 feat(discuss-phase): add --all flag to skip area selection and discuss everything (#2230)
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>
2026-04-15 16:23:09 -04:00
Tom Boucher
990b87abd4 feat(discuss-phase): adapt gray area language for non-technical owners via USER-PROFILE.md (#2125) (#2173)
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>
2026-04-12 16:45:29 -04:00
Tom Boucher
0e1711b460 fix(workflow): carve out Other+empty exception from answer_validation retry loop (#2093)
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>
2026-04-11 09:02:01 -04:00
Tibsfox
383007dca4 feat(workflows): add conditional thinking partner at decision points (#1816)
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>
2026-04-05 17:04:08 -04:00
Rezolv
9bf9fc295d feat(references): add shared behavioral docs and wire into workflows (#1658)
Add 6 shared reference docs that standardize agent behavior across all
GSD workflows:

- universal-anti-patterns.md: 27 behavioral rules across 8 categories
- context-budget.md: 4-tier system (PEAK/GOOD/DEGRADING/POOR) with
  read-depth rules based on context window size
- gate-prompts.md: 14 named prompt patterns for decision points
- revision-loop.md: Check-Revise-Escalate with stall detection (max 3)
- domain-probes.md: domain-specific follow-up questions for 10 domains
- agent-contracts.md: completion markers for all 21 GSD agents

Wire into existing workflows via @-reference includes:
- plan-phase.md: revision-loop, gate-prompts, agent-contracts
- execute-phase.md: agent-contracts, context-budget
- discuss-phase.md: domain-probes, gate-prompts, universal-anti-patterns
2026-04-04 14:16:27 -04:00
Tibsfox
dc2afa299b feat(i18n): add response_language config for cross-phase language consistency (#1412)
* 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.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-04 07:49:10 -04:00
Quang Do
d4767ac2e0 fix: replace /gsd: slash command format with /gsd- skill format in all user-facing content (#1579)
* 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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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-04 07:24:31 -04:00
Tibsfox
5011ff1562 fix(ui): show /clear before command in Next Up blocks (#1623) (#1631)
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>
2026-04-04 01:28:14 -04:00
Tom Boucher
3d2c7ba39c feat(discuss): add --power flag for file-based bulk question answering (#1513) (#1611)
- Add --power flag to discuss-phase command (argument-hint + description)
- Add power_user_mode routing section to discuss-phase.md workflow
- Create discuss-phase-power.md with full step-by-step workflow:
  analyze -> generate JSON -> generate HTML -> notify -> wait loop -> finalize
- QUESTIONS.json has phase/stats/sections/questions with id/title/options/answer/status
- QUESTIONS.html is self-contained with stats bar, collapsible sections, 3-col grid
- Refresh, finalize, explain, and exit-power-mode commands documented
- Add tests/discuss-phase-power.test.cjs (13 tests, node:test + node:assert)

Closes #1513
2026-04-03 13:16:06 -04:00
Tom Boucher
d8ea195662 feat: add anti-pattern severity levels and mandatory understanding checks at resume (#1491) (#1610)
- 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
2026-04-03 13:06:31 -04:00
Tom Boucher
35b835b861 Merge pull request #1508 from Ecko95/fix/infinite-self-discuss-loop
fix: prevent infinite self-discuss loop in auto/headless mode
2026-04-01 17:34:15 -04:00
Tibsfox
5e88db9577 feat(discuss): add --chain flag for interactive discuss with auto plan+execute
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>
2026-04-01 13:56:20 -07:00
Joshua Duffill
0782b5bdf0 fix: prevent infinite self-discuss loop in auto/headless mode (#1426)
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>
2026-03-31 09:25:03 +02:00
Tibsfox
c056a43285 fix(discuss): incremental checkpoint saves to prevent answer loss on interrupt
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>
2026-03-30 13:55:33 -07:00
Tom Boucher
db3eeb8fe4 feat: agent skill injection via config (#1355)
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>
2026-03-24 16:47:40 -04:00
Tom Boucher
58c2b1f502 fix: Windows shell robustness, project_root detection, and hook stdin safety (#1343)
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>
2026-03-23 20:20:15 -04:00
SalesTeamToolbox
c83b69bbb5 feat: workstream namespacing for parallel milestone work
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>
2026-03-21 15:21:13 -07:00
Tom Boucher
3306a77a79 fix: prevent discuss-phase from ignoring workflow instructions (#1292)
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>
2026-03-21 14:13:11 -04:00
Tom Boucher
5adbba81b2 Merge pull request #1211 from jecanore/feat/advisor-mode-v2
feat: add advisor mode with research-backed discussion
2026-03-20 11:07:56 -04:00
Tom Boucher
0993eb613f enhancement(workflow): add decision IDs for discuss-to-plan traceability (#1243)
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
2026-03-20 10:54:42 -04:00
jecanore
a6dd641599 feat: add advisor mode with research-backed discussion
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
2026-03-19 20:08:30 -05:00
Tom Boucher
61d82dc3c0 feat(discuss-phase): auto-generate DISCUSSION-LOG.md for audit trail (#1209)
- 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
2026-03-19 12:25:59 -04:00
Tom Boucher
0487151142 fix(workflows): add text_mode config for Claude Code remote session compatibility (#1214)
- 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
2026-03-19 09:19:01 -04:00
Tom Boucher
42a2c15b39 feat: research-before-questions config option (#1186)
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
2026-03-18 20:27:51 -04:00
Tom Boucher
973c6b267d Merge pull request #1115 from trek-e/feat/discuss-phase-todo-crossref 2026-03-18 18:09:42 -04:00
Tom Boucher
be302f02bb feat: --analyze flag for discuss-phase trade-off analysis (#833)
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
2026-03-18 17:07:33 -04:00
Tom Boucher
e84999663c feat(discuss-phase): cross-reference pending todos against phase scope
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
2026-03-18 12:25:04 -04:00
Tom Boucher
281b288e95 feat(discuss): show remaining areas when asking to continue or move on (#1072)
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
2026-03-16 08:50:44 -06:00
Fana
9481fdf802 feat: add /gsd:ui-phase + /gsd:ui-review design contract and visual audit layer (closes #986)
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>
2026-03-14 21:57:59 -06:00
TÂCHES
823bb2a99a fix: make --auto flag skip interactive discussion questions (closes #1025) (#1050)
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-14 21:23:56 -06:00
TÂCHES
9b904da046 fix: add empty-answer validation guards to discuss-phase (closes #912) (#1048)
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-14 21:23:14 -06:00
Frank
dffbdaf65e docs(discuss-phase): add explicit --batch mode (#982) 2026-03-12 11:36:30 -06:00
Kevin McCarthy
44cf8ccf48 fix: add mandatory canonical_refs section to CONTEXT.md (#1015)
* 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>
2026-03-12 11:35:39 -06:00
Lex Christopherson
517ee0dc8f fix: resolve @file: protocol in all INIT consumers for Windows compatibility (#841)
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>
2026-03-03 12:19:12 -06:00
Tibsfox
609f7f3ede fix(workflows): prevent auto_advance config from persisting across sessions
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>
2026-03-03 08:01:54 -06:00
Tibsfox
b0e5717e1a fix(workflows): break freeform answer loop in AskUserQuestion
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>
2026-03-03 08:01:54 -06:00
TÂCHES
57f2761ced Merge pull request #826 from Tibsfox/fix/auto-advance-nesting
fix(workflow): use Skill instead of Task for auto-advance phase transitions
2026-03-02 16:34:37 -06:00
Lex Christopherson
30ecb56706 feat(discuss-phase): load prior context before gray area identification
Prevents re-asking questions already decided in earlier phases by reading
PROJECT.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, STATE.md, and all prior CONTEXT.md files
before generating gray areas. Prior decisions annotate options and skip
already-decided areas.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-02 14:36:03 -06:00
Tibsfox
b3e3e3ddc3 fix(workflow): use Skill instead of Task for auto-advance phase transitions
The auto-advance chain (discuss → plan → execute) was spawning each
subsequent phase as a Task(subagent_type="general-purpose"), creating
3-4 levels of nested agent sessions. At that nesting depth, the
Claude Code runtime hits resource limits or stdio contention, causing
the execute-phase to freeze or attempt to shell out to `claude` as a
subprocess (which is explicitly blocked).

The fix replaces Task spawns with Skill invocations for phase
transitions:
- discuss-phase auto-advance: Skill("gsd:plan-phase") instead of
  Task(general-purpose)
- plan-phase auto-advance: Skill("gsd:execute-phase") instead of
  Task(general-purpose)

The Skill tool runs in the same process context as the caller,
keeping the entire auto-advance chain flat at a single nesting level.
Each phase still spawns its own worker agents (gsd-executor,
gsd-planner, etc.) as Tasks, but the orchestration chain itself
no longer creates unnecessary depth.

Closes #686

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-28 05:42:21 -08:00
Lex Christopherson
69b28eeca4 fix: use $HOME instead of ~ for gsd-tools.cjs paths to prevent subagent MODULE_NOT_FOUND (#786)
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>
2026-02-27 13:11:19 -06:00
min-k-khant
37582f8fca feat: code-aware discuss phase with codebase scouting (#727)
Add lightweight codebase scanning before gray area identification:
- New scout_codebase step checks for existing maps or does targeted grep
- Gray areas annotated with code context (existing components, patterns)
- Discussion options informed by what already exists in the codebase
- Context7 integration for library-specific questions
- CONTEXT.md template includes code_context section

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-27 12:59:15 -06:00
Lex Christopherson
3fddd62d50 feat: planning improvements — PRD express path, interface-first planning, living retrospective (#644)
Cherry-pick from @smledbetter with conflict resolution and project-specific reference removed.

Co-Authored-By: Stevo <smledbetter@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-23 14:00:42 -06:00
min-k-khant
131f24b5cd fix: auto-advance chain broken — Skills don't resolve inside Task subagents (#669)
The `--auto` flag on discuss-phase and plan-phase chains stages automatically:
discuss → plan → execute, each in a fresh context window. Currently the chain
is broken because auto-advance spawns `Task(prompt="Run /gsd:plan-phase --auto")`
which requires the Skill tool — but Skills don't resolve inside Task subagents.

Result: plan-phase never runs from discuss's auto-advance, execute-phase never
runs from plan's auto-advance, and gsd-executor subagents are never spawned.

Fix: Replace `Task(prompt="Run /gsd:XXX")` with Task calls that tell the
subagent to read the workflow .md file directly via @file references — the same
pattern that already works for gsd-executor spawning in execute-phase.

Changes:
- execute-phase.md: Add --no-transition flag handling so execute-phase can
  return status to parent instead of running transition.md when spawned by
  plan-phase's auto-advance
- plan-phase.md: Replace Skill-based Task call with direct @file reference
  to execute-phase.md, passing --no-transition to prevent transition chaining
- discuss-phase.md: Replace Skill-based Task call with direct @file reference
  to plan-phase.md, with richer return status handling (PHASE COMPLETE,
  PLANNING COMPLETE, PLANNING INCONCLUSIVE, GAPS FOUND)

Nesting depth: discuss → Task(plan) → Task(execute) → Task(executor) = 3 levels
max. Each level gets clean 200k context.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-20 14:41:22 -06:00
Lex Christopherson
e3dda45361 feat(discuss-phase): add option highlighting and gray area looping
- Highlight recommended choice for each option with brief explanation
- Add loop for exploring additional gray areas after initial discussion
2026-02-19 22:20:21 -06:00
Lex Christopherson
4993678641 fix(auto): persist auto-advance to config and bypass checkpoints
- Write workflow.auto_advance to config.json so auto-mode survives
  context compaction (re-read from disk on every workflow init)
- Auto-approve human-verify and auto-select first option for decision
  checkpoints in both executor and orchestrator
- Pass --auto flag from plan-phase to execute-phase spawn
- Clear auto_advance on milestone complete (Route B)
- Document auto-mode checkpoint behavior in golden rules

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-15 17:59:38 -06:00
Lex Christopherson
fc347d5cf9 fix: warn when planning without user context or discussing after plans exist
Closes #253 — plans were silently created without CONTEXT.md, and
discuss-phase didn't warn when plans already existed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-15 17:11:02 -06:00