# Changelog

All notable changes to GSD will be documented in this file.

Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).

## [Unreleased]

## [1.4.4] - 2026-06-11

### Changed

- Added an opt-in `anthropic-fable` model policy provider preset for Claude Fable 5 high-budget routing while preserving the existing Anthropic Opus 4.8 defaults and `anthropic` provider preset. (#1014) (#1015)

## [1.4.3] - 2026-06-09

### Fixed

- Fix `--reapply` verifier false-positives on post-#604-rename installs caused by two gaps in pristine-baseline handling:

**Gap 1** (`verify-reapply-patches.cjs`): when `backup-meta.json` records a `pristine_hash` for a file but `gsd-pristine/` has no corresponding snapshot on disk, the verifier fell to over-broad mode (every upstream-changed line treated as a user-added requirement) and produced `FAIL_USER_LINES_MISSING` false positives. Fix: return advisory `OK_NO_BASELINE` reason (non-blocking, exit 0) when a recorded hash is present but the pristine file is absent — the verifier cannot reason correctly without a baseline and must not block.

**Gap 2** (new migration `004-prune-stale-pristine-snapshots`): migration 003 removed legacy `get-shit-done/` runtime files but left `gsd-pristine/get-shit-done/` orphan snapshots in place. Those stale snapshots referenced `get-shit-done/...` key paths that no longer match the active `gsd-core/...` layout, contributing to `FAIL_INSTALLED_MISSING` false reports. Fix: add a new migration (not editing 003, to preserve its checksum) that removes all files under `gsd-pristine/get-shit-done/`. (#934) (#937)
- **`/gsd-update` changelog preview no longer silently fails** — the installer now copies `scripts/changeset/` and `scripts/lib/` into the runtime config dir so `$GSD_DIR/scripts/changeset/cli.cjs` resolves at runtime; `update.md` was updated to use the correct installed path and to surface an explicit error if the CLI is missing rather than swallowing it. (#938)
- **`plan-review-convergence` now runs `gsd-plan-phase` inline instead of inside `Agent()`** — both sites that previously wrapped `gsd-plan-phase` in `Agent()` (initial planning + replan loop) have been changed to bare `Skill()` calls at depth 0. On Claude Code, a depth-1 Agent has no Agent tool, so a wrapped `plan-phase` could never spawn `gsd-planner` or `gsd-plan-checker` — the replan loop silently failed to produce a revised plan whenever HIGH concerns were found. Running plan-phase inline from the depth-0 orchestrator (which retains the Agent tool) restores the full planner→checker sub-agent chain. A new structural guard test (`bug-936-no-nested-spawner-wrap.test.cjs`) statically scans all workflow files and fails if any workflow wraps a spawner orchestrator in `Agent()` without a `RUNTIME != claude` carve-out, preventing regression. (#936) (#939)

## [1.4.2] - 2026-06-09

### Fixed

- **`/gsd-plan-phase`, `/gsd-execute-phase`, `/gsd-autonomous` no longer carry `context: fork`** — these are spawning orchestrators; a forked subagent context has no `Agent` tool, preventing them from spawning the subagents they require. `effort: xhigh` is preserved. Fixes `/gsd:autonomous` halting with "running as a forked subagent" on 1.4.1 (#921). Also replaces the introspection-based Agent-availability check in `plan-phase`'s `<runtime_compatibility>` block with an attempt-based gate: the workflow now always attempts the `Agent()` call and only stops if a real tool-unavailable error is returned, eliminating false-negative aborts in top-level sessions (#922). (#921)
- **`gsd-context-monitor.js` now echoes the actual invoking hook event name** — instead of hardcoding `hookEventName: "PostToolUse"` (or `"AfterTool"` for Gemini), the hook reads `data.hook_event_name` from the stdin payload and falls back to the runtime heuristic only when the field is absent or blank; this fixes Claude Code rejecting hook output with `"expected Stop but got PostToolUse"` when the monitor is invoked by the Stop, SubagentStop, or PreCompact hooks registered in PR #821. (#925) (#926)

## [1.4.1] - 2026-06-09

### Changed

- Added no-drift guard tests (`tests/issue-57-runtime-install-no-drift.test.cjs`) that protect the Runtime Install Policy Module boundary (ADR-58) and the explicit Runtime Config Adapter Registry (#60). They fail loudly when supported-runtime metadata is added to an installer call site (`allRuntimes`, the interactive `runtimeMap` menu) without a matching registry adapter entry, or when config-mutation dispatch escapes the registry's declared install surfaces — catching reintroduction of the scattered per-runtime branching those seams removed. (#867)

### Fixed

- **profile-pipeline temp output now lands under the reaped GSD temp root.** `cmdExtractMessages` and `cmdProfileSample` previously created their output directories directly in `os.tmpdir()` root (`gsd-pipeline-*` / `gsd-profile-*`), which `reapStaleTempFiles` never scans (it only scans `GSD_TEMP_DIR = os.tmpdir()/gsd`). The directories accumulated forever. Both sites now call `ensureGsdTempDir()` and create under `GSD_TEMP_DIR`. Also adds missing `after`/`afterEach` teardown to four test fixtures that leaked `gsd-*` temp dirs on every `npm test` run. (#866) (#879)
- **`gsd_run` launcher shim now probes all non-Claude runtime homes before failing.** The shim's last-resort detection previously stopped at `$HOME/.claude`, causing a false-positive fatal error on every non-Claude runtime (Hermes, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Augment, Trae, Qwen, CodeBuddy, Cline, Grok, Antigravity, OpenCode, Kilo) when `RUNTIME_DIR` was unset and `gsd-tools` was not on `PATH`. The snippet now probes each runtime's config directory (respecting `HERMES_HOME`, `CURSOR_CONFIG_DIR`, `CODEX_HOME`, etc. with sensible `$HOME`-relative defaults) before emitting the install error. (#903)
- **`validate health` and `validate consistency` no longer emit false-positive W007 warnings for projects using checklist-style ROADMAP.md phases.** `buildRoadmapPhaseVariants()` in `src/validate.cts` previously used only a heading-style regex (`## Phase N: name`), silently ignoring the supported checklist format (`- [x] **Phase N: name**`). This caused every on-disk phase directory to trigger W007 ("exists on disk but not in ROADMAP.md") when the project's ROADMAP used checklist-only notation. The fix adds a second regex pass mirroring the existing `buildNotStartedPhaseVariants()` approach. Additionally, `cmdValidateConsistency()` in `src/verify.cts` had a duplicate inline heading-only regex with the same gap — refactored to delegate to `buildRoadmapPhaseVariants()` (DRY). (#892) (#893)
- **`init execute-phase` and `cmdCommit` now produce correct `branch_name` when `project_code` is set** — the `{phase}` substitution in `phase_branch_template` now calls `normalizePhaseName()`, stripping the project-code prefix and zero-padding the number, so the generated branch is e.g. `gsd/phase-01-foundation` instead of `gsd/phase-CK-01-foundation`. Both the execute-phase output path (`src/init.cts`) and the pre-execution commit path (`src/commands.cts`) are fixed. (#904) (#904)
- **`syncStateFrontmatter` no longer strips `current_phase`, `current_phase_name`, `current_plan`, and `progress` from `STATE.md`** — when body annotations are absent (e.g. after an agent rewrites the body), the existing frontmatter values for those scalars are now preserved, mirroring the fallback already applied in `cmdStateJson`. (#905) (#905)
- **Top-level Claude Code `/gsd-plan-phase` now always spawns the researcher/planner/plan-checker agents instead of collapsing them inline** — a `<runtime_compatibility>` block after `</available_agent_types>` makes the Agent-availability requirement explicit and documents that the workflow fails-closed (stops with a clear log message) in genuinely Agent-less contexts; seven "ORCHESTRATOR RULE — CODEX RUNTIME" labels are renamed to "ALL RUNTIMES" so the guard applies universally; `execute-phase.md` scopes its existing "Other runtimes" inline-fallback prose to non-Claude contexts, preserving the #853 backgrounded-agent behaviour. (#913) (#913)
- **`/gsd-manager` and `/gsd-autonomous --interactive` no longer silently skip worktree isolation and independent verification on Claude Code.** They dispatched plan/execute as background agents, but a backgrounded Claude Code agent has no Agent/Task tool and cannot spawn the nested executors, plan-checker, or verifier — so isolation and verification silently never ran. Both workflows now resolve the runtime and run plan/execute inline on Claude Code; background dispatch is kept on runtimes that support nested subagents. (#863)
- **Installer no longer leaks `gsd-cmd-rewrites-*` temp directories.** Each install that emitted slash commands left one `fs.mkdtempSync` directory under the system temp root; on `tmpfs` `/tmp` hosts these accumulated and consumed RAM-backed storage. `installRuntimeArtifacts()` now removes the temp copy in a `finally` once command files are copied. (#862)
- Corrected the installer `--help` profile skill counts: `core` now shows 8 (was 7) and `standard` shows 14 (was 13), both derived from `PROFILES` so they can't drift again; the `full` line drops the stale hardcoded `66` for `all skills`. (#834) (#847)

## [1.4.0] - 2026-06-08

### Added

- **Research is now cached, curated-first, and code-governed** — a content-addressed Research Store (per-source TTL), a single provider waterfall with confidence tiers, and registry-API package legitimacy replace the per-agent prose waterfall and the slopcheck bolt-on. (#664) Confidence is now verification-evidence-driven: provider identity alone no longer yields HIGH; HIGH requires ground-truth corroboration (e.g. `legitimacyVerdict: 'OK'`), authority alone caps at MEDIUM, and SLOP caps at LOW. (#664)
- `/gsd:plan-phase` now accepts a `--granularity <coarse|standard|fine>` flag to override the configured planning granularity for a single invocation. The flag takes precedence over `granularities.planning`, top-level `granularity`, and `planning.granularity` config. Invalid values are rejected. (#703) (#750)
- **gsd-core can now be installed as a native Claude Code plugin** — a new `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` manifest enables installing gsd-core via `claude plugin install` or the zero-friction `~/.claude/skills/` auto-load path (`gsd-core@skills-dir`), with slash commands auto-namespaced as `/gsd-core:<command>` (e.g. `/gsd-core:plan-phase`) and lifecycle management via `claude plugin enable|disable|update`. gsd-core's always-on guard and update hooks are wired for the plugin path through `hooks/hooks.json` using `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}`. This is additive — the existing npm / file-copy installer is unchanged. (#797)
- **Installer pre-populates `permissions.allow`/`deny` for Claude Code** — fresh Claude Code installs now receive GSD's known-safe tool-call patterns (`Bash(npx gsd-core *)`, `Read(.planning/*)`, `Write(.planning/*)`, `Read(STATE.md)`, `Write(STATE.md)`) in `settings.json` out of the box, eliminating first-run approval prompts. A `deny` block for credential files (`Read(.env)`, `Read(.env.*)`, `Read(.secrets)`) is also added for defense-in-depth. The merge is additive and idempotent; existing user-set entries are preserved. Uninstall removes only GSD-owned entries. (#768) (#819)
- 
Added: register newly-available Claude Code lifecycle hooks — SubagentStop, Stop, PreCompact (all wired to gsd-context-monitor for context-headroom warnings), and FileChanged (matcher: `config.json`, wired to new gsd-config-reload.js hook that hot-reloads `.planning/config.json` context mid-session). Also updates hooks/hooks.json (plugin manifest) and managed-hooks-registry for drift-guard coverage (#770). (#821)
- Gemini installs now register three additional hook events — `BeforeAgent`, `AfterAgent`, and `BeforeModel` — wired to `gsd-context-monitor.js` for per-turn context headroom tracking. Previously only `SessionStart`, `BeforeTool`, and `AfterTool` were registered. The installer also detects `hooksConfig.enabled: false` in the user's Gemini `settings.json` and emits a clear warning, surfacing the silent failure mode where all hooks are registered but never execute. (#776) (#829)
- Cross-runtime command enrichment in the installer. Gemini CLI commands now use native `{{args}}` interpolation (translated from Claude's `$ARGUMENTS`) so typed arguments interpolate into the prompt body, and `/gsd:progress` injects live project state via a fixed, injection-safe `!{cat .planning/STATE.md 2>/dev/null}` shell block. Qwen Code skills now carry a numeric `priority` field so the most-used main-loop workflows (`new-project`, `plan-phase`, `execute-phase`, …) surface first in the `/skills` list. The OpenCode per-command `model`/`agent`/`subtask` enrichment was evaluated and intentionally not implemented — `model` would reintroduce the ProviderModelNotFoundError regression that the converter deliberately guards against for non-Anthropic providers (#1156), `subtask`/`agent` change execution semantics for GSD's interactive commands, and `variant` is not in the OpenCode command schema. (#778) (#825)
- Emit native on-demand skills (`skills/<name>/SKILL.md`) for the OpenCode-family runtimes (OpenCode and Kilo) at install time, in addition to the existing flat `command/` and file-based `agents/` surfaces. OpenCode and Kilo share a config schema and both discover skills from `skills/<name>/SKILL.md`; the installer now stages each GSD command as a skill with minimal, spec-compliant frontmatter (`name` matching the directory, `description` 1–1024 chars) via a shared OpenCode-family skill writer. Skills respect the active install profile (core/minimal stage only their subset) and are removed on uninstall. (#784) (#810)
- `gsd install --cursor` now writes `.cursor/commands/gsd-<name>.md` in addition to the existing `.cursor/skills/` surface. Cursor 1.6 introduced plain-markdown slash commands (no frontmatter) in `.cursor/commands/`; they appear in the `/` menu in the Agent input. Each command file is generated from the same source as the skill but with frontmatter stripped and Cursor-specific content transforms applied (`convertClaudeCommandToCursorCommand`). The skills surface is unchanged — both surfaces are written on every install. (#803)
- The GitHub Copilot installer now reaches lifecycle-hook and instruction parity with other first-class runtimes. It emits a self-contained `sessionStart` hook config (`.github/hooks/gsd-session.json` for local installs, `~/.copilot/hooks/gsd-session.json` for global) and writes `AGENTS.md` at the repository root (which Copilot CLI reads as primary instructions) alongside `copilot-instructions.md`. The hook is an inline `command` hook with no separate script file, so it cannot dangle. Both artifacts are removed — with user-authored content preserved — on `--uninstall`. (#786) (#804)
- Elevate the Cline runtime to hook parity. The installer now emits the Cline `.clinerules/` directory form (`.clinerules/gsd.md`) instead of a single `.clinerules` file, adds a `.clinerules/hooks/PreToolUse` lifecycle hook (Cline v3.36+ JSON stdin → `{cancel,errorMessage,contextModification}` protocol; guards `.planning/` artifacts and fails open), and merges GSD instructions into the cross-tool global `~/.agents/AGENTS.md` target on global installs. A legacy single-file `.clinerules` is migrated to the directory form in place, and `--uninstall` removes the new artifacts and strips the GSD block from `~/.agents/AGENTS.md`. (#787) (#803)
- Qwen Code installs now register three additional hook events that Qwen Code supports beyond Claude Code: `SubagentStop`, `Stop`, and `PreCompact` — all wired to `gsd-context-monitor.js` for context headroom tracking at subagent completion, model stop, and pre-compaction. These events are Qwen-only; Claude Code installs are unchanged. `UserPromptSubmit` is deferred: `gsd-prompt-guard` exits unless `tool_name` is `Write|Edit`, making it a no-op for that payload shape. (#788) (#807)
- **CodeBuddy (Tencent) installs now emit `/gsd-*` slash commands.** A `--codebuddy` install writes `commands/gsd-<name>.md` files to `~/.codebuddy/commands/` so GSD workflows are invokable from CodeBuddy's `/` menu (`/gsd-phase`, `/gsd-ship`, etc.), matching the integration depth of other fully-elevated runtimes (#789). The existing `skills/gsd-<name>/SKILL.md` files are now emitted with `user-invocable: false` so they stay out of the `/` menu — the commands surface is the single `/` entry point (no duplicate entries) and skills remain available for model invocation. Subagents (`~/.codebuddy/agents/`) were already emitted and are unchanged. Uninstall removes the `gsd-*` command files while preserving user-owned commands. No `mcp.json` is written — gsd ships no MCP server and CodeBuddy's `mcp.json` only registers external MCP servers.

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- **Augment installs now emit slash command definitions alongside skills.** A global `--augment` install writes `commands/gsd-<name>.md` files to `~/.augment/commands/` in addition to the existing `skills/gsd-<name>/SKILL.md` files, matching the integration depth of other fully-elevated runtimes and allowing Auggie users to invoke GSD as slash commands (`/gsd-phase`, `/gsd-ship`, etc.) without manual configuration (#790). Content rewrites (path normalisation and Augment-specific branding) are applied at install time. Uninstall removes the `gsd-*` command files while preserving user-owned commands. `mcpServers` registration is explicitly excluded — gsd ships no MCP server and does not register third-party servers. (#801)
- Issues are now checked for duplicates when opened: a no-LLM title-similarity check posts a challenge comment and applies a `possible-duplicate` label when a new issue closely matches existing open ones. Flagged issues that go unanswered for 24h are auto-closed as duplicates (reply, or react 👎 to the bot comment, to keep one open); a reply clears the label and routes to `needs-maintainer-review`. (#836) (#843)
- Cursor now receives GSD lifecycle hooks via `.cursor/hooks.json` — a sessionStart hook injects the current workflow state as context at session start, and a postToolUse hook nudges the agent to update `.planning/` after write-class operations, bringing Cursor to baseline hook parity with Gemini and Claude Code. (#777)
- **Gemini CLI extension package** — gsd-core now ships a `gemini-extension.json` manifest (plus a `GEMINI.md` context payload) at the repository root, so Gemini CLI users can install, update, and remove GSD through Gemini's own extension lifecycle: `gemini extensions install https://github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core`, `gemini extensions update gsd-core`, `gemini extensions uninstall gsd-core`, and `gemini extensions link <path>` for local dev. The extension is discoverable in `gemini extensions list` and loads GSD's operating context into every session. Additive — the existing `npx gsd-core --gemini` installer (which provides the `/gsd:*` slash commands) is unchanged. (#775) (#775)
- **New `agent_skills_security.trusted_global_roots` config** — opt-in allowlist of trusted root directories so symlinked `global:` agent skills whose real path resolves outside the default skills dir (e.g. `~/.claude/skills`) are accepted; default `[]` is byte-identical and preserves the symlink-escape guard. (#754)
- Added `/gsd-update --next` (alias `--rc`) to install or refresh from the `@next` RC dist-tag (ADR #660). A new `parse_update_channel` workflow step resolves the channel from `$ARGUMENTS`; the version check and all three npx install invocations thread `$TAG` instead of hardcoding `@latest`. When `--next` is used the version-comparison output gains a `Channel: next (RC)` banner so the user knows they are leaving the stable line; omitting the flag keeps `@latest` behavior byte-for-byte unchanged. `check-latest-version.cjs` gains `ALLOWED_TAGS`, `buildViewArgs`, and `resolveTag` exports, with an allowlist guard (enforced at both the CLI and function boundary) that rejects any dist-tag other than `latest`/`next`. (#815) (#839)

### Changed

- `/gsd:plan-phase --research-phase <N>` now auto-uses an existing `RESEARCH.md` instead of prompting update/view/skip. When research already exists and neither `--research` nor `--view` is passed, it emits a one-line notice and exits cleanly, matching the promptless behavior of standard `/gsd:plan-phase <N>`. Pass `--research` to force-refresh or `--view` to print the existing research. (#159) (#718)
- Retire the installer's one-off runtime directory helpers (`getGlobalDir`/`getOpencodeGlobalDir`/`getKiloGlobalDir`) and consolidate per-runtime global config-dir resolution onto the single canonical projection `runtime-homes:getGlobalConfigDir`, extended with the `--config-dir` override and the opencode/kilo `*_CONFIG` file-path precedence. Behavior-preserving across all 15 install runtimes. (#56) (#802)
- Make per-runtime config-mutation dispatch in the installer explicit: a new runtime config adapter registry maps each supported runtime to a typed config intent (install surface, shared-settings gate, finish-phase permission writer), and `install()`/`finishInstall()` dispatch by resolved intent instead of inline `runtime === '...'` branching. Behavior-preserving; unknown runtimes now fail loudly. (#60) (#795)
- **Verification status routing is now owned by a single queryable seam** — `ship.md` and `execute-phase.md` both consume `gsd_run query verification.status` instead of re-deriving the `passed`/`gaps_found`/`human_needed` routing independently; the query returns `next_action` and `next_command` so per-status prose no longer needs to be kept in sync across files. This also fixes the broad-grep status misread in `execute-phase.md` where a body `status:` line (in a code block or copied artifact) could concatenate with the frontmatter value and misroute a valid passed phase; a parity test fails if a new verifier status value lacks a route. (#651) (#755)
- Agent `color:` frontmatter now uses Claude Code's documented named colors (`red`/`blue`/`green`/`yellow`/`purple`/`orange`/`pink`/`cyan`) instead of hex values or the undocumented `magenta`, so the intended per-agent TUI color differentiation renders reliably across the Claude Code runtime. Display-only metadata; no behavior change. (#771) (#823)
- Codex installs now register three additional stable hook events (`SubagentStart`, `Stop`, `PostToolUse`) wired to `gsd-context-monitor.js`, matching the full event coverage available since Codex CLI stabilised these hooks. The `SessionStart` hook entry gains a `commandWindows` field on Windows installs so the `.cmd` shim is used for native execution (Git Bash/MSYS cannot POSIX-exec `node.exe` directly). Both new-event registration and uninstall paths handle the flat `{ "EventName": [...] }` and nested `{ "hooks": { "EventName": [...] } }` hooks.json shapes. `gsd-context-monitor.js` and its Windows `.cmd` sibling are added to the managed-hook allowlist so idempotent re-runs de-duplicate entries correctly. (#772) (#827)
- Codex CLI installs now emit two enrichments per agent and skill. **Agent TOML enrichment:** light-tier agents (haiku-equivalent, `routingTier: "light"` in model-catalog.json) get `service_tier = "flex"` and `model_verbosity = "low"` appended to their agent TOML, telling the Codex scheduler to use the flex tier (lower cost, background processing) and suppress verbose token output. **Skill TUI chip:** each installed `gsd-*` skill directory now receives an `agents/openai.yaml` file with `interface.display_name` and `interface.short_description`, making the skill appear in the Codex `/skills` picker with a human-readable name and description drawn from the skill's existing short-description frontmatter. Both enrichments are additive and backward-compatible with Codex CLI ≥ 0.130.0. (#774) (#828)
- **Cline global installs now emit skills, not just rules:** gsd writes skills to `~/.cline/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` for Cline ≥ v3.48.0 (see [Cline skills docs](https://docs.cline.bot/customization/skills)), in addition to the existing `.clinerules` file. Each `SKILL.md` carries `name`/`description` frontmatter (agentskills.io) with paths rewritten to the `.cline/` convention. Local installs remain `.clinerules`-only. The `.clinerules` rules file continues to be emitted for compatibility, and upgrading over an existing rules-only install emits the new skills on the next run. (#809)
- **Workflow size budget now measures bytes, not lines (#717).** `tests/workflow-size-budget.test.cjs` re-bases its tier ceilings (XL/LARGE/DEFAULT) from line counts to byte counts — deterministic, no tokenizer, and matching the unit vendors bound on (Codex's 32,768-byte project_doc_max_bytes cap). The #597 tighten-only ratchet and per-file semantics are unchanged; the budget's caching-independent quality rationale (context rot / attention budget) is now documented. (#719)
- The `gsd-verifier` agent no longer re-runs the full workspace test suite once per must-have during Step 7b spot-checks — it enumerates tests to prove existence and runs a single named test to prove a pass, invoking the full suite at most once per verification. (#753)
- **`/gsd-plan-phase`, `/gsd-execute-phase`, `/gsd-autonomous` now run in an isolated forked context on Claude Code** — `context: fork` in skill frontmatter protects the main session's context budget. These three heavy skills also declare `effort: xhigh`; quick-status skills `/gsd-progress` and `/gsd-stats` declare `effort: low`. The installer preserves both fields when converting commands to Claude SKILL.md files. Runtimes that do not recognise these fields silently ignore them — no behaviour change on non-Claude runtimes. (#769)
- **`/gsd:plan-phase` and `/gsd:execute-phase` no longer eagerly load MVP-only guidance on non-MVP runs** — the MVP planner rules, user-story template, Walking-Skeleton template, and MVP+TDD halt-report reference are now Read lazily by the planner/executor only when MVP / Walking-Skeleton / MVP+TDD mode is active, in both the workflow files and the `gsd-planner`/`gsd-executor` agent definitions, instead of being `@`-imported into every run. Behaviour is unchanged; non-MVP planning/execution simply carries less context. (#720) (#746)
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Automated `codex exec` invocations in the review workflow now include `--ephemeral` (no session-state accumulation across automated/CI runs) and `--dangerously-bypass-hook-trust` (skip hook-trust prompts for hooks managed by gsd-core itself). These flags apply only to the non-interactive reviewer invocations in `gsd-core/workflows/review.md`. (#773) (#824)
- **Codex slash-command conversion no longer corrupts inline-wrapped `/gsd-…` file paths** — the install-time converter now identifies a real `/gsd-<command>` mention by positive boundaries (opening delimiter + no path continuation) instead of an unbounded preceding-character denylist, closing the path-corruption class (#637 → #704) by construction while still converting legitimate backtick-wrapped mentions. (#747)
- The release pipeline now automatically runs `changeset render` during the finalize job, promoting `.changeset/` fragments into a dated `CHANGELOG.md` section before publishing — previously a manual step that was routinely skipped (leaving v1.3.0 and v1.3.1 unpromoted, #690). A new `--allow-empty` flag prevents the verify gate from hard-failing on no-change releases by emitting a dated heading with a `_No notable changes._` placeholder when there are zero fragments. (#715)

### Fixed

- `/gsd-review --cursor` now actually invokes the Cursor agent. Detection probes the `cursor-agent` headless binary instead of the `cursor` IDE launcher, the invocation calls the single `cursor-agent` binary in print mode (not the two-token `cursor agent`, which the IDE treats as a file path), and the review prompt is passed as a file-path argument rather than piped to stdin (which `cursor-agent -p` ignores). On failure the captured stderr is surfaced instead of a silent empty result. (#686)
- **No more "gsd-core" console-window flash on Windows.** Every gsd-core child process now passes `windowsHide: true`: the context monitor's `record-session` spawn, the `execGit` / `execNpm` / `execTool` helpers in `shell-command-projection`, the `gsd-worktree-path-guard` and `gsd-workflow-guard` hook git probes, `check-command-router`'s `git log` call, and the `roadmap-upgrade` git status/rev-parse/reset/clean calls — matching the existing `gsd-check-update` spawn. `execNpm` (which uses `shell: true` → `cmd.exe` and runs on every SessionStart, i.e. every `/clear`) and the worktree-path guard (which runs on every Edit/Write in a worktree) were the most visible offenders. No behavior change on macOS/Linux, where the flag is ignored. (#688)
- **`/gsd-review --agy` no longer hangs the whole review on large prompts.** On a big, file-path-rich prompt Antigravity's `agy -p` agentic Cascade can loop on its `code_search`/grep steps and never converge. The invocation now passes agy's own `--print-timeout` flag (its native print-mode cap) so a stalled run self-terminates through the tool's own mechanism; on a non-zero exit any partial output is discarded so the existing transcript fallback / "review failed" stub take over. (#689)
- The roadmap parser now resolves fresh phases of the current milestone in multi-milestone roadmaps. `extractCurrentMilestone()` scoped the current-milestone window to its `## Phases` checklist subsection and stopped at the milestone's own `## Milestone … (Phase Details)` heading, so the `### Phase N:` detail headers fell out of scope. Any command backed by the parser — `init.phase-op` (and therefore `/gsd:discuss-phase` and `/gsd:plan-phase`), `state`, `roadmap list`, and `validate health` (W006) — could not resolve phases of any milestone after the first until a `.planning/phases/` directory already existed, blocking discuss/plan. The parser now also includes the current milestone's `(Phase Details)` section in scope, anchored to the selected milestone's version token so sibling sub-milestones do not cross-pollinate. (#730) (#748)
- **`getGlobalSkillsBase('kilo')` now resolves to `~/.kilo/skills`** — where Kilo Code actually discovers global skills — instead of `~/.config/kilo/skills`. Per [Kilo Code docs](https://kilo.ai/docs/customize/skills), global skills live in the `.kilo` directory within HOME (`~/.kilo/skills/`), independent of the XDG-based config dir at `~/.config/kilo`. The kilo.jsonc config dir (`~/.config/kilo`) and the `command/` path used by the installer are correct and unchanged. Blast radius: this corrects the resolved skills-base path used by doctor/status checks and agent-skills-block resolution (`init.cjs`); the installer writes commands (not skills) for Kilo, so no files were previously being written to the wrong location. (#806)
- Honor the `COPILOT_HOME` environment variable when resolving the GitHub Copilot global config directory. Previously a global `--copilot` install ignored `COPILOT_HOME` and wrote all artifacts (skills, agents, `copilot-instructions.md`, the session hook) to `~/.copilot` even when the user had relocated their Copilot home, making them undiscoverable by Copilot CLI. Resolution now follows `--config-dir` > `COPILOT_CONFIG_DIR` > `COPILOT_HOME` > `~/.copilot`, mirroring the existing `CODEX_HOME` handling. Uninstall uses the same resolver and stays symmetric. (#812) (#814)
- **Release version bumps now keep runtime manifest versions in sync** — `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` and `gemini-extension.json` are stamped to match `package.json` on every `npm version`, unblocking RC/finalize releases. New version-bearing manifests must be registered in `scripts/sync-manifest-versions.cjs` (enforced by a regression test). (#845)
- **`npx @opengsd/gsd-core` upgrades no longer abort with "applied migration checksum changed"** — an already-applied installer migration whose recorded checksum drifted (e.g. a shipped body was edited) is now detected and reconciled automatically on the next install, instead of hard-failing the upgrade. Replaces the published-checksum allowlist with general self-healing recovery plus a CI baseline lock. (#675)
- **`/gsd-import`, `/gsd-plan-review-convergence`, and `/gsd-spec-phase` now run on global installs** — these workflows resolve `gsd-tools` via the runtime launcher instead of a hardcoded `$HOME` path, so they no longer falsely report the tool as "not found" (and stop short) when only a global/shim install is present and no project-local runtime exists. (#642)
- **Worktree wave-cleanup no longer fails when the phase SUMMARY is committed** — `rescueSummaryArtifacts` no longer copies an already-committed SUMMARY into the main checkout, which previously caused `git merge --no-ff` to abort with a permanent `merge_failed` (#706). (#709)
- **Phase execution no longer halts with `exit 42` (worktree base mismatch) when run on a branch diverged from the default branch (#683).** Claude Code forks worktree-isolated executors off the repository default branch (`origin/HEAD`), so running `/gsd-execute-phase` on an unmerged milestone/feature branch left every executor without the phase's plan files and tripped the `worktree-branch-check` guard (100% reproducible, all OSes). Execute-phase now detects this before dispatch and automatically degrades to sequential execution on the main working tree, recommending the permanent fix `worktree.baseRef:"head"`. Both fresh installs and upgrades of GSD Core set `worktree.baseRef:"head"` in `.claude/settings.local.json` automatically (no-clobber) when `workflow.use_worktrees` is enabled (the default); `gsd-tools worktree set-baseref` remains available for manual use (e.g. after toggling worktrees on later). The `exit 42` guard remains as a backstop. (#749)
- **Codex install no longer corrupts launcher paths** — shell path segments like `${VAR}/gsd-core/` and `$(cmd)/gsd-local-patches` are no longer rewritten into a literal `$gsd-core` token during Codex markdown conversion (#704). (#710)
- **`/gsd:surface` no longer corrupts installed skill paths** — re-surfacing (profile/enable/disable/reset) now applies the same per-runtime path rewrites as install, so SKILL.md bodies keep the correct install target instead of reverting to the converter's default `~/.claude` paths. (#817)
- **`/gsd:graphify`, `/gsd:import`, and planning agents now resolve `gsd-tools` on global/shim-only installs** — agent and command surfaces that invoked a hardcoded `$HOME/.claude/...gsd-tools.cjs` path now route through the resolved `gsd_run` launcher, so the step no longer reports the tool "not found" when there is no project-local runtime. (#707)
- **`/gsd:surface` no longer mis-names or orphans runtime command files** — re-surfacing now writes the same `gsd-`-prefixed command filenames as a fresh install for flat command dirs (Cursor, Augment, OpenCode, Kilo) and preserves user-authored command files instead of deleting them. (#822)
- **`/gsd:update` reliably previews release notes again** — promotes the 1.3.x changelog into dated `[1.3.0]`/`[1.3.1]` sections, stops deleting the temp changelog before the human-readable render (no more `(changelog unavailable)`), and adds a release gate that blocks publishing a version whose `CHANGELOG.md` section was never promoted. (#694)

### Security

- **`gsd-tools config-set` prototype-pollution guard hardened and regression-tested.** The guard that blocks `__proto__`, `prototype`, and `constructor` segments in dotted config keys now uses inline literal comparisons at each property-write site (instead of a pre-loop `Set` check), so CodeQL's `js/prototype-pollution-utility` analysis recognises it as a sanitising barrier and code-scanning alert #26 clears. Runtime behaviour is unchanged from #663. Added regression tests that drive schema-valid dynamic-prefix keys (`agent_skills.__proto__`, `agent_skills.constructor`, `features.__proto__`, `review.models.constructor`) all the way to the guard — these reach `setConfigValue` past the schema gate and were previously the guard's only untested attack surface. (#751) (#752)
- **Hardened roadmap-phase parsing and config writes** — resolved ReDoS in phase-heading/plan-filename regexes (validate/verify/commands/phase), blocked prototype-pollution through dotted config keys in `config-set`, and pinned `qs >= 6.15.2` (DoS advisory). (#665)

## [1.3.1](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opengsd/gsd-core/v/1.3.1) - 2026-06-04

### Security

- **Bumped `hono` to clear a moderate npm advisory** carried transitively in the dependency tree. (#670)

### Fixed

- **Installer-migration checksum drift no longer blocks upgrades** — the updater now self-heals when a shipped migration's recorded checksum has drifted, reconciling the stored checksum instead of aborting. Restores upgrades across all OSes after shipped migration bodies were edited in a prior release. (#670)

## [1.3.0](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opengsd/gsd-core/v/1.3.0) - 2026-06-04

### Added

- **Vertical MVP Slice mode** — `--mvp` flag on `/gsd-plan-phase` switches the planner from horizontal layer decomposition to vertical feature-slice decomposition (UI→API→DB in one task sequence). On Phase 1 of a new project with no prior phase summaries, also emits `SKELETON.md` via Walking Skeleton mode. Composable with `--tdd`: `--mvp --tdd` produces vertical slices where every behavior-adding task starts with a failing test. Phase-level persistence via `**Mode:** mvp` in ROADMAP.md applies `--mvp` automatically without the flag. (#78)
- **`/gsd-mvp-phase` command** — guided MVP planning: prompts for a user story (`As a / I want to / So that`), runs SPIDR story-splitting check (Spike/Paths/Interfaces/Data/Rules axes), writes `**Mode:** mvp` to ROADMAP.md, then delegates to `/gsd-plan-phase`. (#78)
- **MVP-aware UAT framing in `verify-phase`** — when a phase has `mode: mvp`, the verifier generates a user-flow-first UAT script (walks the feature as a user would) before any technical checks. (#78)
- **MVP progress and stats display** — `progress` and `stats` commands show Walking Skeleton completion status and per-feature-slice status lines for MVP-mode phases. (#78)
- **Six MVP reference files** — `planner-mvp-mode.md`, `skeleton-template.md`, `user-story-template.md`, `spidr-splitting.md`, `execute-mvp-tdd.md`, `verify-mvp-mode.md` — loaded by the planner, executor, and verifier agents when MVP mode is active. (#78)
- Milestone-prefixed phase ID convention (M-NN) for globally unique phase IDs within a project (#39)
- `getMilestoneFromPhaseId()` and `getPhaseDirFromPhaseId()` helpers in core.cjs (#39)
- W021 validation rule: fires when a phase ID's integer prefix mismatches its enclosing milestone section (#39)
- `gsd-tools roadmap validate` subcommand for convention compliance checking (#39)
- `gsd-tools roadmap upgrade --convention milestone-prefixed` migration tool (dry-run by default, `--apply` to mutate) (#39)
- `phase_id_convention` config field (`null` | `'milestone-prefixed'` | `'free-form'`), defaults to `null` (legacy free-form, no breaking change) (#39)

### Fixed

- `isDirInMilestone` now correctly matches M-NN-style phase directories against milestone-prefixed ROADMAP headings (#39)
- `searchPhaseInContent` heading regex now tolerates `[bracket-token]` scope prefix (e.g., `### [GSD] Phase 2-01:`) (#39)
- **README version guidance now uses npm/package metadata as the source of truth** — README, localized READMEs, and the docs index no longer present archived release-note or canary-stream numbers as the current GSD Core package version. (#545)

## [1.2.0](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opengsd/gsd-core/v/1.2.0) - 2026-05-31

`1.2.0` is the current stable `@opengsd/gsd-core` release. It resumes the public package line after the release-version validation recovery documented in [ADR 218](docs/adr/218-release-version-validation.md) and makes `@opengsd/gsd-core` / `gsd-core` the canonical package and CLI identity.

### Added

- **Plan-vs-codebase drift guard** — plan review can verify generated plans against live source symbols before execution so hallucinated files, APIs, or commands are caught earlier. (#487)
- **Single Package Identity seam** — package name, CLI identity, update checks, and installer identity are centralized so `@opengsd/gsd-core` stays consistent across runtime surfaces. (#499, #517, #521)
- **Cross-provider effort controls and fast-mode-aware routing** — model-effort selection works across providers and can adjust routing for faster workflows. (#463)
- **Current public docs and install identity** — README/docs now advertise GSD Core, `@opengsd/gsd-core`, and the `gsd-core` binary as the canonical user-facing surface. (#519, #523, #540)

### Changed

- **SDK shim retired from installer/runtime docs** — workflows now route through `gsd-tools`; dead SDK-shim verification and stale SDK-generated banners were removed. (#522, #515, #510)
- **Release numbering recovered at `1.2.0`** — leading-zero release inputs are invalid and duplicate-version checks fail early before publish work begins. See [ADR 218](docs/adr/218-release-version-validation.md).
- **CI/test selection is more precise** — affected-test selection now widens docs/test-impact correctly and avoids under-testing relevant PRs. (#495)

### Fixed

- **Planning writes are more reliable** — phase completion writes are transactional and no longer corrupt milestone progress counters. (#465, #514)
- **Roadmap and milestone parsing no longer leak stale phase details into active milestone state.** (#513)
- **`/gsd:update` detects local Antigravity `.agent` installs and repo-local Claude installs correctly.** (#512, #476)
- **Package identity registration no longer regresses update/runtime detection.** (#521)

## Legacy Release History

Release notes for every version published before the project was renamed to `@opengsd/gsd-core` — the retired `get-shit-done-cc` / `get-shit-done-redux` lineage, versions `1.0.0` → `1.42.x` plus pre-release and canary builds — have been rolled up into a single archive:

➡️ **[docs/RELEASE-NOTES-LEGACY.md](docs/RELEASE-NOTES-LEGACY.md)**

Those legacy `1.x` numbers belong to the previous package line and predate the current `@opengsd/gsd-core` versioning, which restarts at `1.0.0`. They are preserved verbatim-in-spirit (condensed) in the archive and intentionally kept out of this file so the two version streams cannot collide.

[Unreleased]: https://github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core/compare/main...HEAD