Interactive configuration of GSD power-user knobs — plan bounce, node repair, subagent timeouts,
inline plan threshold, cross-AI execution, base branch, branch templates, response language,
context window, gitignored search, graphify build timeout, runtime model tier overrides, and
model policy configuration (provider + budget → canonical tier mapping, or manual model ID
assignment per cost tier).
This is a companion to `/gsd:settings` — the common-case prompt there covers model profile,
research/plan_check/verifier toggles, branching strategy, UI/AI phase gates, and worktree
isolation. This advanced command covers everything else that is user-settable, grouped into
eight sections so each prompt batch stays cognitively scoped. Every answer pre-selects the
current value; numeric-input answers that are non-numeric are rejected and re-prompted.
Read all files referenced by the invoking prompt's execution_context before starting.
Ensure config exists and resolve the workstream-aware config path (mirrors `settings.md`):
```bash
_GSD_SHIM_NAME="gsd-tools.cjs"; _GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT="${RUNTIME_DIR:-$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)}"; GSD_TOOLS="${_GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; if [ -f "$GSD_TOOLS" ]; then gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${_GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT}/.claude/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${_GSD_RUNTIME_ROOT}/.claude/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif command -v gsd-tools >/dev/null 2>&1; then GSD_TOOLS="$(command -v gsd-tools)"; gsd_run() { "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "$HOME/.claude/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="$HOME/.claude/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${HERMES_HOME:-$HOME/.hermes}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${HERMES_HOME:-$HOME/.hermes}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${CURSOR_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.cursor}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${CURSOR_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.cursor}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${CODEX_HOME:-$HOME/.codex}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${GEMINI_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.gemini}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${GEMINI_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.gemini}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${COPILOT_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.copilot}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${COPILOT_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.copilot}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${WINDSURF_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.codeium/windsurf}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${WINDSURF_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.codeium/windsurf}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${AUGMENT_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.augment}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${AUGMENT_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.augment}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${TRAE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.trae}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${TRAE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.trae}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${QWEN_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.qwen}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${QWEN_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.qwen}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${CODEBUDDY_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.codebuddy}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${CODEBUDDY_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.codebuddy}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${CLINE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.cline}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${CLINE_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.cline}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${GROK_AGENTS_HOME:-$HOME/.agents}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${GROK_AGENTS_HOME:-$HOME/.agents}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${ANTIGRAVITY_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.gemini/antigravity}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${ANTIGRAVITY_CONFIG_DIR:-$HOME/.gemini/antigravity}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/opencode}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${OPENCODE_CONFIG_DIR:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/opencode}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; elif [ -f "${KILO_CONFIG_DIR:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/kilo}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}" ]; then GSD_TOOLS="${KILO_CONFIG_DIR:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/kilo}/gsd-core/bin/${_GSD_SHIM_NAME}"; gsd_run() { node "$GSD_TOOLS" "$@"; }; else echo "ERROR: gsd-tools.cjs not found at $GSD_TOOLS and gsd-tools is not on PATH. Run: npx -y @opengsd/gsd-core@latest --claude --local" >&2; exit 1; fi
gsd_run query config-ensure-section
if [[ -z "${GSD_CONFIG_PATH:-}" ]]; then
if [[ -f .planning/active-workstream ]]; then
WS=$(tr -d '\n\r' < .planning/active-workstream)
GSD_CONFIG_PATH=".planning/workstreams/${WS}/config.json"
else
GSD_CONFIG_PATH=".planning/config.json"
fi
fi
```
All subsequent reads and writes go through `$GSD_CONFIG_PATH`. Never hardcode
`.planning/config.json` — workstream installs must route to their own config file.
```bash
cat "$GSD_CONFIG_PATH"
```
Parse the following current values. If a key is absent, fall back to the documented default
shown in parentheses:
Planning Tuning:
- `workflow.plan_bounce` (default: `false`)
- `workflow.plan_bounce_passes` (default: `2`)
- `workflow.plan_bounce_script` (default: `null`)
- `workflow.subagent_timeout` (default: `600`)
- `workflow.inline_plan_threshold` (default: `3`)
Execution Tuning:
- `workflow.node_repair` (default: `true`)
- `workflow.node_repair_budget` (default: `2`)
- `workflow.auto_prune_state` (default: `false`)
Discussion Tuning:
- `workflow.max_discuss_passes` (default: `3`)
Cross-AI Execution:
- `workflow.cross_ai_execution` (default: `false`)
- `workflow.cross_ai_command` (default: `null`)
- `workflow.cross_ai_timeout` (default: `300`)
Git Customization:
- `git.base_branch` (default: `main`)
- `git.phase_branch_template` (default: `gsd/phase-{phase}-{slug}`)
- `git.milestone_branch_template` (default: `gsd/{milestone}-{slug}`)
Runtime / Output:
- `response_language` (default: `null`)
- `context_window` (default: `200000`)
- `search_gitignored` (default: `false`)
- `graphify.build_timeout` (default: `300`)
Runtime Model Tiers:
- `runtime` (default: `null` — reads as `"claude"`)
- `model_profile_overrides..opus` (default: built-in for the runtime, or absent)
- `model_profile_overrides..sonnet` (default: built-in for the runtime, or absent)
- `model_profile_overrides..haiku` (default: built-in for the runtime, or absent)
Model Policy:
- `model_policy.provider` (default: `null` — known values: anthropic, anthropic-fable, openai, google, qwen)
- `model_policy.budget` (default: `null` — known values: high, medium, low)
- `model_policy.high` (default: `null` — model ID for the high-cost tier; used by generic provider path)
- `model_policy.medium` (default: `null` — model ID for the medium-cost tier; used by generic provider path)
- `model_policy.low` (default: `null` — model ID for the low-cost tier; used by generic provider path)
Each field's **current value is pre-selected** in the prompt rendering below. When the
current value is absent from the config, render the documented default as the pre-selected
option so the user sees what the effective value is.
**Text mode (`workflow.text_mode: true` or `--text` flag):** Set `TEXT_MODE=true` if `--text` is
in `$ARGUMENTS` OR `text_mode` is true in config. When `TEXT_MODE=true`, replace every
`AskUserQuestion` call below with a plain-text numbered list and ask the user to type the
choice number or free-text value.
**Numeric-input validation.** For any numeric field (`*_passes`, `*_budget`, `*_timeout`,
`*_threshold`, `context_window`, `graphify.build_timeout`), if the user types a value that
is not a non-negative integer, the workflow MUST reject it, state which value was invalid,
and re-prompt that single field. The minimum accepted value is field-specific and is stated
in each field's prompt below — `workflow.plan_bounce_passes` and `workflow.max_discuss_passes`
require `>= 1`; all other numeric fields accept `>= 0`. An empty input means "keep current"
— the existing value is retained. Non-numeric input is never silently coerced.
**Free-text validation.** For branch template fields (`git.phase_branch_template`,
`git.milestone_branch_template`), if the user supplies a non-default value, it MUST be
non-empty and SHOULD contain at least one `{placeholder}`. A template missing placeholders
is rejected with a message explaining the available variables (`{phase}`, `{slug}`,
`{milestone}`) and re-prompted. An empty input means "keep current."
**Null-allowed fields.** For `response_language`, `workflow.plan_bounce_script`,
`workflow.cross_ai_command`: an empty input clears the field (`null`). A non-empty input is
stored verbatim as a string.
---
### Section 1 — Planning Tuning
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Run external plan-bounce validator against generated PLAN.md? (current: )",
header: "Plan Bounce",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "No (default: false)", description: "Skip external plan validation." },
{ label: "Yes", description: "Pipe each PLAN.md through `plan_bounce_script` and block on non-zero exit." }
]
},
{
question: "How many plan-bounce passes? (current: )",
header: "Bounce Passes",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave the existing value unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter number", description: "Type an integer >= 1. Non-numeric input is rejected and re-prompted. Default: 2" }
]
},
{
question: "Path to plan-bounce validation script? (current: )",
header: "Bounce Script",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave existing path unchanged." },
{ label: "Clear (null)", description: "Unset the script path." },
{ label: "Enter path", description: "Type an absolute or repo-relative path. Receives PLAN.md path as first argument." }
]
},
{
question: "Subagent timeout (seconds)? (current: )",
header: "Subagent Timeout",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave timeout unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter seconds", description: "Integer number of seconds. Non-numeric rejected. Default: 600" }
]
},
{
question: "Inline plan threshold — tasks allowed inline before splitting to PLAN.md? (current: )",
header: "Inline Plan Threshold",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave threshold unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter number", description: "Integer count. Non-numeric rejected. Default: 3" }
]
}
])
```
### Section 2 — Execution Tuning
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Enable autonomous node repair on verification failure? (current: )",
header: "Node Repair",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Yes (default: true)", description: "Executor retries failed tasks up to the repair budget." },
{ label: "No", description: "Stop on first verification failure." }
]
},
{
question: "Maximum node-repair attempts per failed task? (current: )",
header: "Repair Budget",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave existing budget unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter number", description: "Integer >= 0. Non-numeric rejected. Default: 2" }
]
},
{
question: "Auto-prune stale STATE.md entries at phase boundaries? (current: )",
header: "Auto Prune",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "No (default: false)", description: "Prompt before pruning." },
{ label: "Yes", description: "Prune stale entries without prompting." }
]
}
])
```
### Section 3 — Discussion Tuning
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Maximum discuss-phase question rounds? (current: )",
header: "Max Discuss Passes",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave existing value unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter number", description: "Integer >= 1. Non-numeric rejected. Default: 3. Prevents infinite discussion loops in headless mode." }
]
}
])
```
### Section 4 — Cross-AI Execution
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Delegate phase execution to an external AI CLI? (current: )",
header: "Cross-AI",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "No (default: false)", description: "Use local executor agents." },
{ label: "Yes", description: "Pipe phase prompt to `cross_ai_command` via stdin. Requires command to be set." }
]
},
{
question: "Cross-AI command template? (current: )",
header: "Cross-AI Command",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave command unchanged." },
{ label: "Clear (null)", description: "Unset the command." },
{ label: "Enter command", description: "Shell command receiving phase prompt via stdin. Must produce SUMMARY.md-compatible output." }
]
},
{
question: "Cross-AI timeout (seconds)? (current: )",
header: "Cross-AI Timeout",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave timeout unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter seconds", description: "Integer seconds. Non-numeric rejected. Default: 300" }
]
}
])
```
### Section 5 — Git Customization
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Git base branch? (current: )",
header: "Base Branch",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave base branch unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter branch name", description: "e.g., main, master, develop. Integration branch for phase/milestone branches." }
]
},
{
question: "Phase branch template? (current: )",
header: "Phase Template",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave template unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter template", description: "Non-empty string with at least one placeholder. Available: {phase}, {slug}. Non-default values missing placeholders are rejected." }
]
},
{
question: "Milestone branch template? (current: )",
header: "Milestone Template",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave template unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter template", description: "Non-empty string. Available placeholders: {milestone}, {slug}. Non-default values missing placeholders are rejected." }
]
}
])
```
### Section 6 — Runtime / Output
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Response language for agent output? (current: )",
header: "Language",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave unchanged." },
{ label: "Clear (null)", description: "Use Claude default (English)." },
{ label: "Enter language", description: "Free-text language name or code (e.g., Japanese, pt, ko). Propagates to spawned agents." }
]
},
{
question: "Context window size (tokens)? (current: )",
header: "Context Window",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter number", description: "Integer. Non-numeric rejected. Default: 200000. Use 1000000 for 1M-context models. Values >= 500000 enable adaptive enrichment." }
]
},
{
question: "Include gitignored files in broad searches? (current: )",
header: "Search Gitignored",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "No (default: false)", description: "Respect .gitignore during searches." },
{ label: "Yes", description: "Add --no-ignore to broad searches (includes .planning/)." }
]
},
{
question: "Graphify build timeout (seconds)? (current: )",
header: "Graphify Timeout",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave timeout unchanged." },
{ label: "Enter seconds", description: "Integer seconds. Non-numeric rejected. Default: 300" }
]
}
])
```
### Section 7 — Runtime Model Tiers
This section lets the user inspect and override the built-in model IDs GSD resolves for each
profile tier (`opus` / `sonnet` / `haiku`) on their configured runtime.
**Step A — Show current runtime and built-in defaults:**
Read `runtime` from the config (or treat as `"claude"` if absent). Look up the built-in
tier map from the table below. For each tier, also read the current override from
`model_profile_overrides..` if present.
Built-in tier defaults by runtime:
| Runtime | `opus` | `sonnet` | `haiku` |
|------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| `claude` | `claude-opus-4-8` | `claude-sonnet-4-6` | `claude-haiku-4-5` |
| `codex` | `gpt-5.5` | `gpt-5.3-codex` | `gpt-5.4-mini` |
| `gemini` | `gemini-3-pro` | `gemini-3-flash` | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` |
| `qwen` | `qwen3-max-2026-01-23` | `qwen3-coder-plus` | `qwen3-coder-next` |
| `opencode` | `anthropic/claude-opus-4-8` | `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6` | `anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5` |
| `copilot` | `claude-opus-4-8` | `claude-sonnet-4-6` | `claude-haiku-4-5` |
| `hermes` | `anthropic/claude-opus-4-8` | `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6` | `anthropic/claude-haiku-4-5` |
| Group B (`kilo`, `cline`, `cursor`, `windsurf`, `augment`, `trae`, `codebuddy`, `antigravity`) | (no built-in default — your runtime handles model selection) | | |
Display a table to the user showing the effective configuration:
```text
Runtime model tiers — runtime:
| Tier | Built-in default | Current override (if any) |
|--------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| opus | | |
| sonnet | | |
| haiku | | |
```
For Group B runtimes (those without a built-in default), show `(no built-in default — your runtime handles model selection)` in the built-in column.
**Step B — Let the user choose a runtime (optional):**
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Which runtime group do you want to configure tier overrides for? (current: )",
header: "Runtime Group",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current ()", description: "Configure overrides for the current runtime." },
{ label: "Common runtimes", description: "claude, codex, gemini, qwen" },
{ label: "Additional runtimes", description: "opencode, copilot, hermes" },
{ label: "Other (Group B or custom)", description: "kilo, cline, cursor, windsurf, augment, trae, codebuddy, antigravity, or a custom runtime string." }
]
}
])
```
If "Common runtimes" is selected, ask:
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Choose the runtime:",
header: "Common",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "claude", description: "Claude Code / Anthropic CLI." },
{ label: "codex", description: "OpenAI Codex CLI." },
{ label: "gemini", description: "Gemini CLI." },
{ label: "qwen", description: "Qwen CLI." }
]
}
])
```
If "Additional runtimes" is selected, ask:
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Choose the runtime:",
header: "Additional",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "opencode", description: "OpenCode (uses anthropic/ prefix)." },
{ label: "copilot", description: "GitHub Copilot." },
{ label: "hermes", description: "Hermes (uses anthropic/ prefix)." }
]
}
])
```
If "Other (Group B or custom)" is selected, prompt the user to enter the runtime name as a free-text string.
If the selected runtime differs from the stored `runtime` key, update `runtime` via
`gsd-tools.cjs query config-set runtime ` before proceeding to Step C.
**Step C — Configure tier overrides for the selected runtime:**
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Override for opus tier? Built-in: Current: ",
header: "Opus Override",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave unchanged (uses built-in default if no override)." },
{ label: "Clear override", description: "Remove any existing override; fall back to built-in." },
{ label: "Enter model ID", description: "Type the exact model ID string to use for opus-tier agents on this runtime." }
]
},
{
question: "Override for sonnet tier? Built-in: Current: ",
header: "Sonnet Override",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave unchanged." },
{ label: "Clear override", description: "Remove any existing override; fall back to built-in." },
{ label: "Enter model ID", description: "Type the exact model ID string to use for sonnet-tier agents on this runtime." }
]
},
{
question: "Override for haiku tier? Built-in: Current: ",
header: "Haiku Override",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave unchanged." },
{ label: "Clear override", description: "Remove any existing override; fall back to built-in." },
{ label: "Enter model ID", description: "Type the exact model ID string to use for haiku-tier agents on this runtime." }
]
}
])
```
**Step D — Apply the changes:**
For each tier where the user chose "Enter model ID":
```bash
gsd_run query config-set model_profile_overrides.. ""
```
For each tier where the user chose "Clear override", remove the key by setting it to null:
```bash
gsd_run query config-set model_profile_overrides.. null
```
"Keep current" selections are skipped entirely. Never write a key the user did not explicitly
change.
Merge the new settings into the existing config at `$GSD_CONFIG_PATH`. This merge is the
core correctness invariant: **preserve every unrelated key** — do not clobber siblings.
Apply each selected value via `gsd-tools.cjs query config-set ` so the central
validator (`isValidConfigKey`) accepts the write and the deep-merge preserves unrelated
keys and sibling sub-objects.
```bash
# Example — only write keys the user changed. "Keep current" selections are skipped.
gsd_run query config-set workflow.plan_bounce_passes 5
gsd_run query config-set workflow.subagent_timeout 900
gsd_run query config-set git.base_branch main
gsd_run query config-set context_window 1000000
# Runtime model tier examples:
gsd_run query config-set runtime gemini
gsd_run query config-set model_profile_overrides.gemini.opus gemini-3-ultra
gsd_run query config-set model_profile_overrides.gemini.haiku null
```
Conceptual shape after merge (unchanged top-level keys like `model_profile`,
`granularity`, `mode`, `brave_search`, `agent_skills.*`, `hooks.context_warnings`, and
anything not listed in Sections 1–8 MUST survive the update):
```json
{
...existing_config,
"workflow": {
...existing_workflow,
"plan_bounce": ,
"plan_bounce_passes": ,
"plan_bounce_script": ,
"subagent_timeout": ,
"inline_plan_threshold": ,
"node_repair": ,
"node_repair_budget": ,
"auto_prune_state": ,
"max_discuss_passes": ,
"cross_ai_execution": ,
"cross_ai_command": ,
"cross_ai_timeout":
},
"git": {
...existing_git,
"base_branch": ,
"phase_branch_template": ,
"milestone_branch_template":
},
"response_language": ,
"context_window": ,
"search_gitignored": ,
"graphify": {
...existing_graphify,
"build_timeout":
},
"runtime": ,
"model_profile_overrides": {
...existing_model_profile_overrides,
"": {
...existing_runtime_overrides,
"opus": ,
"sonnet": ,
"haiku":
}
},
"model_policy": {
...existing_model_policy,
"provider": ,
"budget": ,
"high": ,
"medium": ,
"low":
}
}
```
Never emit a full overwrite of the file that omits keys the user did not touch. Always
route each write through `gsd-tools.cjs query config-set` so sibling preservation is handled by
the central setter.
### Section 8 — Model Policy
This section configures the `model_policy` key in `.planning/config.json`. Model policy
defines which AI models GSD uses at each cost tier (low / medium / high), independently
of the `runtime` and `model_profile` selections above. Two paths are offered:
- **Known provider:** choose a provider and a budget level; GSD materializes the canonical
tier mapping for that provider.
- **Generic provider:** enter low / medium / high model IDs manually.
**Step A — Read and display the current model policy:**
```bash
cat "$GSD_CONFIG_PATH" | python3 -c "import sys,json; c=json.load(sys.stdin); mp=c.get('model_policy',{}); print(json.dumps(mp,indent=2))" 2>/dev/null || echo "{}"
```
Display the current values (or "(unset)" for any absent field) before asking:
```text
Current model_policy:
provider :
budget :
low :
medium :
high :
```
**Step B — Choose configuration path:**
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "How do you want to configure the model policy?",
header: "Model Policy",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Known provider", description: "Choose a provider (Claude / OpenAI / Gemini / Qwen) and a budget level — GSD writes the canonical tier mapping automatically." },
{ label: "Generic provider", description: "Enter low / medium / high model IDs manually for any provider or custom deployment." },
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave model_policy unchanged." }
]
}
])
```
**If "Keep current" is selected:** skip Steps C–E and move on to the confirm step.
**Step C — Known-provider path:**
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Which provider?",
header: "Provider",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "anthropic", description: "claude-opus-4-8 / claude-sonnet-4-6 / claude-haiku-4-5 (Anthropic / Claude)" },
{ label: "anthropic-fable", description: "claude-fable-5 / claude-sonnet-4-6 / claude-haiku-4-5 (Anthropic / Claude Fable opt-in)" },
{ label: "openai", description: "gpt-5.5 / gpt-5.3-codex / gpt-5.4-mini (OpenAI / Codex)" },
{ label: "Other known provider", description: "Type google or qwen; both still use the canonical tier mapping." }
]
}
])
```
If the user selects "Other known provider", ask them to type `google` or `qwen`.
Use the typed value as the provider. After the user picks or types a provider, ask:
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Which budget level?",
header: "Budget",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "high", description: "All tiers use the highest-quality model for the chosen provider. Highest cost." },
{ label: "medium", description: "High tier → top model; medium → mid model; low → cheapest model. Best cost/quality ratio." },
{ label: "low", description: "All tiers use the cheapest model for the chosen provider. Lowest cost." }
]
}
])
```
Canonical tier mappings by provider and budget:
| Provider | Budget | high | medium | low |
|-----------|--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| anthropic | high | claude-opus-4-8 | claude-opus-4-8 | claude-sonnet-4-6 |
| anthropic | medium | claude-opus-4-8 | claude-sonnet-4-6 | claude-haiku-4-5 |
| anthropic | low | claude-haiku-4-5 | claude-haiku-4-5 | claude-haiku-4-5 |
| anthropic-fable | high | claude-fable-5 | claude-fable-5 | claude-sonnet-4-6 |
| anthropic-fable | medium | claude-opus-4-8 | claude-sonnet-4-6 | claude-haiku-4-5 |
| anthropic-fable | low | claude-haiku-4-5 | claude-haiku-4-5 | claude-haiku-4-5 |
| openai | high | gpt-5.5 | gpt-5.5 | gpt-5.5 |
| openai | medium | gpt-5.5 | gpt-5.3-codex | gpt-5.4-mini |
| openai | low | gpt-5.4-mini | gpt-5.4-mini | gpt-5.4-mini |
| google | high | gemini-3-pro | gemini-3-pro | gemini-3-pro |
| google | medium | gemini-3-pro | gemini-3-flash | gemini-2.5-flash-lite |
| google | low | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | gemini-2.5-flash-lite |
| qwen | high | qwen3-max-2026-01-23 | qwen3-max-2026-01-23 | qwen3-max-2026-01-23 |
| qwen | medium | qwen3-max-2026-01-23 | qwen3-coder-plus | qwen3-coder-next |
| qwen | low | qwen3-coder-next | qwen3-coder-next | qwen3-coder-next |
Look up the selected (provider, budget) row and proceed to Step E to write those values.
> **claude runtime note:** On the default `claude` runtime, policy-resolved model IDs (e.g. `claude-fable-5`) are mapped to Claude Code agent aliases (`fable`, `opus`, `sonnet`, `haiku`); an ID with no corresponding alias emits a stderr warning and falls back to the configured tier alias.
**Step D — Generic-provider path:**
Prompt the user to enter each model ID as a free-text input. An empty input means "keep
the current value for that tier." Validate that non-empty inputs are non-blank strings
(no whitespace-only values); if validation fails, re-prompt that single field.
```text
AskUserQuestion([
{
question: "Model ID for the HIGH-cost tier? (most capable model — used for heavy reasoning tasks)",
header: "High-tier model",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave unchanged (current: )." },
{ label: "Enter model ID", description: "Type the exact model identifier. Non-blank string required." }
]
},
{
question: "Model ID for the MEDIUM-cost tier? (balanced model — used for most agents)",
header: "Medium-tier model",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave unchanged (current: )." },
{ label: "Enter model ID", description: "Type the exact model identifier." }
]
},
{
question: "Model ID for the LOW-cost tier? (cheapest model — used for lightweight/fast tasks)",
header: "Low-tier model",
multiSelect: false,
options: [
{ label: "Keep current", description: "Leave unchanged (current: )." },
{ label: "Enter model ID", description: "Type the exact model identifier." }
]
}
])
```
Set `provider = "custom"` and `budget = null` when writing the generic-provider result.
Proceed to Step E.
**Step E — Write model_policy to config:**
```bash
# Known-provider path — write all four keys atomically:
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.provider "" # e.g., anthropic / anthropic-fable / openai / google / qwen
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.budget "" # high / medium / low
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.high ""
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.medium ""
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.low ""
# Generic-provider path — write only tiers the user changed ("Keep current" skipped):
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.provider "custom"
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.budget null
# Per-tier writes for each non-"Keep current" answer:
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.high "" # omit if user chose "Keep current"
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.medium "" # omit if user chose "Keep current"
gsd_run query config-set model_policy.low "" # omit if user chose "Keep current"
```
Never write a tier the user explicitly chose to keep; the existing value must survive.
Display:
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| Setting | Value |
|--------------------------------------------|-------|
| workflow.plan_bounce | {on/off} |
| workflow.plan_bounce_passes | {n} |
| workflow.plan_bounce_script | {path/null} |
| workflow.subagent_timeout | {seconds} |
| workflow.inline_plan_threshold | {n} |
| workflow.node_repair | {on/off} |
| workflow.node_repair_budget | {n} |
| workflow.auto_prune_state | {on/off} |
| workflow.max_discuss_passes | {n} |
| workflow.cross_ai_execution | {on/off} |
| workflow.cross_ai_command | {cmd/null} |
| workflow.cross_ai_timeout | {seconds} |
| git.base_branch | {branch} |
| git.phase_branch_template | {template} |
| git.milestone_branch_template | {template} |
| response_language | {lang/null} |
| context_window | {tokens} |
| search_gitignored | {on/off} |
| graphify.build_timeout | {seconds} |
| runtime | {runtime/null} |
| model_profile_overrides..opus | {model/built-in/null} |
| model_profile_overrides..sonnet | {model/built-in/null} |
| model_profile_overrides..haiku | {model/built-in/null} |
| effort.default | {low/medium/high/xhigh/max} |
| effort.routing_tier_defaults.light | {low/medium/high/xhigh/max} |
| effort.routing_tier_defaults.standard | {low/medium/high/xhigh/max} |
| effort.routing_tier_defaults.heavy | {low/medium/high/xhigh/max} |
| effort.agent_overrides. | {low/medium/high/xhigh/max} |
| fast_mode.enabled | {true/false} |
| fast_mode.routing_tier_defaults.light | {true/false} |
| fast_mode.routing_tier_defaults.standard | {true/false} |
| fast_mode.routing_tier_defaults.heavy | {true/false} |
| fast_mode.agent_overrides. | {true/false} |
| model_policy.provider | {anthropic/anthropic-fable/openai/google/qwen/custom/null} |
| model_policy.budget | {high/medium/low/null} |
| model_policy.high | {model-id/null} |
| model_policy.medium | {model-id/null} |
| model_policy.low | {model-id/null} |
These settings apply to future /gsd:plan-phase, /gsd:execute-phase, /gsd:discuss-phase,
and /gsd:ship runs.
For common-case toggles (model profile, research/plan_check/verifier, branching strategy,
UI/AI phase gates), use /gsd:settings.
```
- [ ] Current config read from resolved `$GSD_CONFIG_PATH`
- [ ] Eight sections rendered (Planning, Execution, Discussion, Cross-AI, Git, Runtime/Output, Runtime Model Tiers, Model Policy)
- [ ] Every field pre-selected to its current value (or documented default if absent)
- [ ] Numeric inputs validated — non-numeric rejected and re-prompted
- [ ] Branch-template inputs validated — non-default must contain a placeholder
- [ ] Null-allowed fields accept an empty input as a clear
- [ ] Writes routed through `gsd-tools.cjs query config-set` so unrelated keys are preserved
- [ ] Section 7 shows current runtime and built-in tier table
- [ ] Group B runtimes display "(no built-in default — your runtime handles model selection)"
- [ ] Override set/clear/keep paths all work correctly for each tier
- [ ] Section 8 (Model Policy) offers three top-level choices: Known provider, Generic provider, Keep current
- [ ] Known-provider path: provider + budget → canonical tier mapping written to model_policy.{provider,budget,high,medium,low}
- [ ] Generic-provider path: per-tier manual model IDs; "Keep current" tiers are never written; provider=custom budget=null
- [ ] model_policy written under the model_policy key in config.json, never as a top-level flat key
- [ ] Confirmation table rendered listing all fields including model_policy.{provider,budget,high,medium,low}