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* chore(#191): migrate gsd-sdk query call sites to gsd-tools query Retiring the gsd-sdk shim. gsd-tools.cjs already accepts `query` as a meta-prefix (gsd-tools query <command>), so this is a behavior-preserving 1:1 swap across the runtime reference prompts, the graphify hook's commit-detection gate, and two bin/lib comment/message references. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> * chore(#191): remove vestigial gsd-sdk shim code from installer + projection The gsd-sdk shim was already not wired up (no gsd-sdk bin in package.json; buildWindowsShimTriple had zero call sites). Remove the dead code: - shell-command-projection.cjs: buildWindowsShimTriple + formatSdkPathDiagnostic (+ their now-unused PACKAGE_NAME import) and exports - install.js: the re-export wrappers + imports, the #3406 stale-standalone-sdk detection (detectStaleStandaloneSdk/formatStaleStandaloneSdkWarning + its global-install call site), and the exports Preserved (retained, not gsd-sdk): buildCodexHookWindowsShimIR (#3426) — only its comments referenced the gsd-sdk pattern; reworded. Also kept the homePathCoveredByRc 'reopen your shell' branch in maybeSuggestPathExport — its logic is bin-dir-agnostic, only the message mentioned gsd-sdk; reworded to use the actual bin dir. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> * test(#191): update tests for retired gsd-sdk shim - bug-3441/bug-3442: drop the formatSdkPathDiagnostic / buildWindowsShimTriple assertions (functions removed); retained PATH-action + drift-guard tests stay - bug-505: remove the 'still exported' assertions for detectStaleStandaloneSdk / formatStaleStandaloneSdkWarning / the shim contract surface (#505 kept them; #191 removes them) - graphify-auto-update: migrate the hook-dispatch inputs gsd-sdk query commit -> gsd-tools query commit to match the migrated commit hook Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs(#191): point active docs at gsd-tools query (gsd-sdk shim retired) Update the user/agent-facing docs (AGENTS, COMMANDS, CONFIGURATION, USER-GUIDE, ship-pr-body-sections) that presented gsd-sdk query as a current command to gsd-tools query. Historical docs (ADRs, PRDs, release notes) left untouched. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> * docs(#191): correct state.load vs state.json description for gsd-tools query Adversarial-review (codex) finding: the migrated USER-GUIDE line claimed both 'gsd-tools query state.json' and 'state.load' resolve to the frontmatter-rebuild handler. Verified they don't — state.load returns the CJS load shape (config + state_raw + flags), state.json returns the frontmatter shape. Both are available via gsd-tools query; corrected the text to say so. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> * chore(#191): add changeset for gsd-sdk shim retirement Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Project Continuity Notice
GSD is maintained by the open-gsd team at:
open-gsd/gsd-coreUse only these package names:
- npm (main):
@opengsd/gsd-core- npm (sdk):
@opengsd/gsd-sdkThe legacy upstream is outside open-gsd control. Based on public transition announcements and repository ownership reality, we strongly recommend removing legacy packages and migrating to
@opengsd/*.Security status:
- maintainers completed an internal security audit
- maintainers report an independent review pass
- no known active exploit was found in tracked source during those passes
See:
- continuity announcement: https://github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core/discussions/109
- audit transparency report: https://github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core/discussions/119
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A light-weight meta-prompting, context engineering, and spec-driven development system for Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Kilo, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, and more.
Solves context rot — the quality degradation that happens as your AI fills its context window.
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest
Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
"If you know clearly what you want, this WILL build it for you. No bs."
"I've done SpecKit, OpenSpec and Taskmaster — this has produced the best results for me."
"By far the most powerful addition to my Claude Code. Nothing over-engineered. Literally just gets shit done."
Trusted by engineers at Amazon, Google, Shopify, and Webflow.
Important
Returning to GSD?
Run
/gsd-map-codebaseto re-index your codebase, then/gsd-new-projectto rebuild GSD's planning context. Your code is fine — GSD just needs its context rebuilt. See the CHANGELOG for what's new.
Why We Continue Building GSD
GSD exists to help solo builders and small teams ship reliably with AI: clear specs, controlled context, and verification before release.
In May 2026, maintainers published a continuity announcement and migrated active development to open-gsd/gsd-core after trust and ownership concerns around the former upstream, including a meme-coin rug-pull incident publicly associated with that ecosystem.
The former creator and legacy lineage are no longer part of this program. This repository is the maintained continuation under open-gsd governance.
The current team continues release operations, triage, and security hardening in public. Audit status and follow-up security work are documented in Discussion #119 and linked issues.
How It Works
The loop is six commands. Each one does exactly one thing.
1. Initialize
/gsd-new-project
Questions → research → requirements → roadmap. You approve it, then you're ready to build.
Already have code? Run
/gsd-map-codebasefirst. It analyzes your stack, architecture, and conventions so/gsd-new-projectasks the right questions.
2. Discuss
/gsd-discuss-phase 1
Your roadmap has a sentence per phase. That's not enough to build it the way you imagine it. Discuss captures your decisions before anything gets planned: layouts, API shapes, error handling, data structures — whatever gray areas exist for this specific phase.
The output feeds directly into research and planning. Skip it, get reasonable defaults. Use it, get your vision.
3. Plan
/gsd-plan-phase 1
Research → plan → verify, in a loop until the plans pass. Each plan is small enough to execute in a fresh context window.
4. Execute
/gsd-execute-phase 1
Plans run in parallel waves. Each executor gets a fresh 200k-token context. Each task gets its own atomic commit. Walk away, come back to completed work with a clean git history.
Your main context window stays at 30–40%. The work happens in the subagents.
5. Verify
/gsd-verify-work 1
Walk through what was built. Anything broken gets a diagnosed fix plan — ready for immediate re-execution. You don't debug manually; you just run execute again.
6. Repeat → Ship
/gsd-ship 1
/gsd-complete-milestone
/gsd-new-milestone
Loop discuss → plan → execute → verify → ship until the milestone is done. Then archive, tag, and start the next one fresh.
Getting Started
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest
The installer prompts for your runtime (Claude Code, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Kilo, Codex, Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, and more) and whether to install globally or locally.
claude --dangerously-skip-permissions
GSD is built for frictionless automation. Skip-permissions is how it's intended to run.
Install only the skills you need with --profile=core (six core-loop skills), --profile=standard (core + phase management), or the default full install. Profiles compose: --profile=core,audit. --minimal is an alias for --profile=core. See docs/USER-GUIDE.md for the full walkthrough, non-interactive install flags for all 15 runtimes, and permissions configuration. See ADR-0011 for the profile model and runtime surface control.
Current release highlights are in docs/RELEASE-v1.42.1.md: package legitimacy checks, safer installer migrations, runtime surface control, custom ship PR sections, reviewer defaults, fallow structural review, and quota-aware execution recovery.
Cross-runtime compatibility: installer required
The agents/ and commands/ directories in this repository are Claude Code-format source files. The installer (npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest) transforms them per target runtime — stripping or converting frontmatter fields that Claude Code uses but other runtimes reject. For example, OpenCode requires color as a hex or semantic value from a fixed set, and does not accept a tools: frontmatter field; the installer function convertClaudeToOpencodeFrontmatter (bin/install.js) handles this automatically.
Manually copying files from agents/ or commands/ directly into a non-Claude-Code runtime config directory (e.g., ~/.config/opencode/agents) skips the conversion step and will produce schema validation errors in that runtime.
If you are on a system without Node.js or npm (Windows + OpenCode is the most common case), see docs/USER-GUIDE.md — Manual install / no-Node.js setup for the per-runtime conversion summary and alternative install paths.
Commands
The main loop:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/gsd-new-project |
Questions → research → requirements → roadmap |
/gsd-discuss-phase [N] |
Capture implementation decisions before planning |
/gsd-plan-phase [N] |
Research + plan + verify |
/gsd-execute-phase <N> |
Execute plans in parallel waves |
/gsd-verify-work [N] |
Manual acceptance testing |
/gsd-ship [N] |
Create PR from verified phase work |
/gsd-progress --next |
Auto-detect and run the next step |
/gsd-complete-milestone |
Archive milestone and tag release |
/gsd-new-milestone |
Start next version |
/gsd:surface |
Enable/disable skill clusters at runtime without reinstall |
For ad-hoc tasks, autonomous mode, codebase analysis, forensics, and the full command surface — see docs/COMMANDS.md.
Why It Works
Three things most AI-coding setups get wrong:
1. Context bloat. As a session grows, quality degrades. GSD keeps your main context clean by doing the heavy work in fresh subagent contexts. Researchers, planners, and executors each start fresh with exactly what they need.
2. No shared memory. GSD maintains structured artifacts that survive session boundaries: PROJECT.md (vision), REQUIREMENTS.md (scope), ROADMAP.md (where you're going), STATE.md (current position and decisions), CONTEXT.md (per-phase implementation decisions). Every new session loads these and knows exactly where things stand.
3. No verification. Code that "runs" isn't code that "works." GSD's verify step walks you through what was built, diagnoses failures with dedicated debug agents, and generates fix plans before you declare a phase done.
See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md for how the multi-agent orchestration and context engineering work in detail.
Configuration
Settings live in .planning/config.json. Configure during /gsd-new-project or update with /gsd-settings.
Key dials:
| Setting | What it controls |
|---|---|
mode |
interactive (confirm each step) or yolo (auto-approve) |
| Model profiles | quality / balanced / budget — controls which model each agent uses |
workflow.research / plan_check / verifier |
Toggle the quality agents that add tokens and time |
parallelization.enabled |
Run independent plans simultaneously |
Optional structural review: set code_quality.fallow.enabled to true to add a fallow pre-pass to /gsd-code-review. GSD writes .planning/phases/<phase>/FALLOW.json and surfaces a Structural Findings (fallow) section in REVIEW.md. Install with npm install -D fallow@^2.70.0 (or system-wide via cargo install fallow; note that the Rust binary's JSON schema must match the documented v2.70+ contract — older versions may produce silent zero-finding output).
Package legitimacy checks are built into the research, planning, and execution path: recommended dependencies get audited, unverified packages require a human checkpoint, and failed installs stop instead of trying similarly named alternatives.
For the full configuration reference — all settings, git branching strategies, per-runtime model overrides, workstream config inheritance, agent skills injection — see docs/CONFIGURATION.md.
Documentation
| Doc | What's in it |
|---|---|
| User Guide | End-to-end walkthrough, install options, all runtime flags, configuration reference |
| Commands | Every command with flags and examples |
| Configuration | Full config schema, model profiles, git branching |
| Architecture | How the multi-agent orchestration works |
| CLI Tools | gsd-sdk query and programmatic SDK dispatch seams |
| Features | Complete feature index |
| Changelog | What changed in each release |
Troubleshooting
Commands not showing up? Restart your runtime after install. GSD installs to ~/.claude/skills/gsd-*/ (Claude Code), ~/.codex/skills/gsd-*/ (Codex), or the equivalent for your runtime.
Codex users — minimum supported CLI version is 0.130.0. Codex CLI 0.130.0 (release notes) removed extra-skill-roots discovery via openai/codex#21485; from that version onward Codex discovers skills from standard roots (including ~/.codex/skills/<name>/SKILL.md). GSD installs there directly. Earlier Codex CLI versions may still discover additional roots, which can surface duplicate gsd-* entries (one from extra-roots discovery, one from ~/.codex/skills/); restart Codex after install and either upgrade or accept the duplicate listing.
Something broken? Re-run the installer — it's idempotent:
npx @opengsd/gsd-core@latest
Containers or Docker? Set CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR before installing to avoid tilde-expansion issues:
CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR=/home/youruser/.claude npx @opengsd/gsd-core --global
Full troubleshooting and uninstall instructions in docs/USER-GUIDE.md.
Community
| Project | Platform |
|---|---|
| gsd-opencode | Original OpenCode port |
| Discord | Community support |
Star History
License
MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
Claude Code is powerful. GSD makes it reliable.