- Add continuation-format.md reference defining the standard format
- Replace "## To Continue" with "## ▶ Next Up"
- Show plan/phase name + description instead of just command paths
- Add `/clear` explanation: "fresh context window"
- Change "Other options" to "Also available"
- Add /gsd:research-phase to phase planning options
- Add visual separators and completion headers
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Claude has no context before the user describes their idea.
Can't generate useful options from nothing.
Flow: freeform "what do you want to build?" → THEN AskUserQuestion
for intelligent follow-ups based on what they said.
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Shell commands in <context> sections using !` backticks trigger
permission checks for users not in dangerously-skip-permissions mode.
Replaced with @-file references where needed; process logic handles
missing files via allowed tools (Read, Glob, Grep).
Affected commands: new-project, progress, create-roadmap,
research-project, pause-work, consider-issues
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End-of-command workflows now show explicit instructions to run /clear
and paste the next command, rather than offering numbered options that
invoke SlashCommand directly. This prevents users from accidentally
exhausting context by continuing work in the same session.
- Updated 16 files (commands and workflows)
- YOLO mode auto-continues preserved (user explicitly chose automation)
- In-workflow decisions like consider-issues preserved
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- Remove silent="true" which caused step to be skipped
- Make setup step explicit with MANDATORY instruction
- Check for both .git directory AND .git file (worktrees/submodules)
- Add explicit "You MUST run using Bash tool" instruction
Prevents commits going to parent repo when initializing
projects in subdirectories.
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Remove fixed 3-6 phase constraint and time-based sizing (1-3 days).
Phase count now emerges from deliverable coherence—simple projects
get fewer phases, complex projects get more.
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All questioning workflows now require AskUserQuestion tool for every
question, not just decision gates. Inline text questions are prohibited.
Updated: questioning.md, new-project.md, discuss-phase.md,
discuss-milestone.md, and their workflow files.
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plan-phase, execute-phase, resume-project now reference:
- <vision> instead of <phase_objectives>
- <essential> instead of <constraints>/<risks>
- <boundaries> instead of <success_indicators>
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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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Show slash commands inline so users can copy them to fresh context,
matching pattern used by other GSD commands.
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Decision gate now explicitly uses AskUserQuestion tool, enabling
the loop behavior where users can keep exploring before finalizing.
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Research is now optimized for Claude Code implementation quality:
- PROJECT.md-driven (features, constraints, questions, decisions)
- High-confidence only (no low-quality padding)
- 3 focused files: stack.md, implementation.md, risks.md
- Code examples with current vs deprecated patterns
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Restructured confirm_breakdown and decision_gate steps to check
mode FIRST with explicit skip instructions, preventing Claude from
reading through and executing the prompting path regardless of config.
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- Replace interrogation-style domain checklist with conversation arc
- Focus on following user's thread, not walking a checklist
- Add good vs bad examples to guide natural questioning
- Update new-project to use new philosophy
Questioning now helps users discover and articulate their vision
through collaborative thinking instead of form-filling.
- Create /gsd:create-roadmap slash command entry point
- Add check_research step to workflow after check_brief
- Incorporate research findings into phase structure planning
- Add Research Context section to roadmap output when research exists
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- Created comprehensive prompts for ecosystem, architecture, pitfalls, standards
- Updated workflow with required_reading and concrete Task tool examples
- Batch ordering: ecosystem+architecture first, pitfalls+standards second
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- Created /gsd:research-project slash command for pre-roadmap domain research
- Built batched subagent workflow (3-4 max parallel, 2 batches)
- Defined project-research template for ecosystem/architecture/pitfalls/standards
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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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Add explicit guardrails to ensure context gathering questions clarify
HOW to implement roadmap scope rather than suggesting WHAT to add.
Questions must never expand scope - if user adds scope, direct them
to update ROADMAP first instead.
Changes:
- Template: Replace "Secondary goals" with "Clarifications" (HOW, not WHAT ELSE)
- Workflow: Add CRITICAL block forbidding scope-expanding questions
- Workflow: Update decision gate to emphasize clarification over expansion
- Command: Add NO SCOPE CREEP rules
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