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Tom Boucher 137760a655 fix(#1296): align config docs/prompts/schema with consumers (#1299)
* fix(#1296): align config docs/prompts/schema with consumers

The user-facing config surface disagreed with what the consumers actually do
(subset of the #1216 audit). No runtime consumption behavior changes.

- workflow.subagent_timeout: settings-advanced.md prompt + docs/CONFIGURATION.md
  said "seconds (default 600)" but the consumer (map-codebase.md) uses
  milliseconds (default 300000). Relabeled all four spots in settings-advanced.md
  (prompt, parse-default list, example, confirmation table) + the CONFIGURATION.md
  row.
- review.models.<cli>: settings-integrations.md, docs/CONFIGURATION.md (Integration
  Settings), and docs/CLI-TOOLS.md documented a shell command, but review.md injects
  the value into a --model/-m flag. Relabeled to a bare model id and reconciled the
  contradictory CONFIGURATION.md sections.
- workflow.test_command + workflow.build_command: consumed via config-get
  (test_command in verify-phase/execute-phase/audit-fix/post-merge-gate;
  build_command in post-merge-gate) and documented, but absent from validKeys so
  `config set` rejected them. Registered both in config-schema.manifest.json and
  documented them in references/planning-config.md (overview + complete reference).

Regression tests: behavioral config-set tests (tests/config.test.cjs) + doc-parity
content guards (tests/config-field-docs.test.cjs).

Deferred to other #1216 clusters: security-gate wiring, search_gitignored wiring,
mvp_mode, source_grounding_authority labeling, and config-set enum enforcement.

Closes #1296
Refs #1216

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore(changeset): Fixed fragment for #1296 config-surface alignment

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# GSD CLI Tools Reference
> Reference for the `gsd-tools` CLI (`gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs`). For slash commands and user flows, see [Command Reference](COMMANDS.md). Return to [docs index](README.md).
---
## Overview
`gsd-tools.cjs` centralizes config parsing, model resolution, phase lookup, git commits, summary verification, state management, and template operations across GSD commands, workflows, and agents.
| | |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Shipped path** | `gsd-core/bin/gsd-tools.cjs` |
| **Implementation** | 20 domain modules under `gsd-core/bin/lib/` (the directory is authoritative) |
| **Status** | Primary runtime command surface for orchestration, workflows, and automation. |
**Usage (CJS):**
```bash
node gsd-tools.cjs <command> [args] [--raw] [--cwd <path>]
```
**Global flags (CJS):**
| Flag | Description |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--raw` | Machine-readable output (JSON or plain text, no formatting) |
| `--cwd <path>` | Override working directory (for sandboxed subagents) |
| `--ws <name>` | Workstream context for `.planning/workstreams/<name>` paths |
---
## State Commands
Manage `.planning/STATE.md` — the project's living memory.
```bash
# Load full project config + state as JSON
node gsd-tools.cjs state load
# Output STATE.md frontmatter as JSON
node gsd-tools.cjs state json
# Update a single field
node gsd-tools.cjs state update <field> <value>
# Get STATE.md content or a specific section
node gsd-tools.cjs state get [section]
# Batch update multiple fields
node gsd-tools.cjs state patch --field1 val1 --field2 val2
# Increment plan counter
node gsd-tools.cjs state advance-plan
# Record execution metrics
node gsd-tools.cjs state record-metric --phase N --plan M --duration Xmin [--tasks N] [--files N]
# Recalculate progress bar
node gsd-tools.cjs state update-progress
# Add a decision
node gsd-tools.cjs state add-decision --summary "..." [--phase N] [--rationale "..."]
# Or from files:
node gsd-tools.cjs state add-decision --summary-file path [--rationale-file path]
# Add/resolve blockers
node gsd-tools.cjs state add-blocker --text "..."
node gsd-tools.cjs state resolve-blocker --text "..."
# Record session continuity
node gsd-tools.cjs state record-session --stopped-at "..." [--resume-file path]
# Phase start — update STATE.md Status/Last activity for a new phase
node gsd-tools.cjs state begin-phase --phase N --name SLUG --plans COUNT
# Agent-discoverable blocker signalling (used by discuss-phase / UI flows)
node gsd-tools.cjs state signal-waiting --type TYPE --question "..." --options "A|B" --phase P
node gsd-tools.cjs state signal-resume
```
### State Snapshot
Structured parse of the full STATE.md:
```bash
node gsd-tools.cjs state-snapshot
```
Returns JSON with: current position, phase, plan, status, decisions, blockers, metrics, last activity.
---
## Phase Commands
Manage phases — directories, numbering, and roadmap sync.
```bash
# Find phase directory by number
node gsd-tools.cjs find-phase <phase>
# Calculate next decimal phase number for insertions
node gsd-tools.cjs phase next-decimal <phase>
# Append new phase to roadmap + create directory
node gsd-tools.cjs phase add <description>
# Insert decimal phase after existing
node gsd-tools.cjs phase insert <after> <description>
# Remove phase, renumber subsequent
node gsd-tools.cjs phase remove <phase> [--force]
# Mark phase complete, update state + roadmap
node gsd-tools.cjs phase complete <phase>
# Evaluate HUMAN-UAT results for a phase (markdown-aware; ignores false-positive contexts)
# Returns JSON: { passed, uat_files[], verification_files[], checks[], blockers[], policy }
node gsd-tools.cjs phase uat-passed <phase> [--require-verification]
# Index plans with waves and status
node gsd-tools.cjs phase-plan-index <phase>
# List phases with filtering
node gsd-tools.cjs phases list [--type planned|executed|all] [--phase N] [--include-archived]
```
---
## Roadmap Commands
Parse and update `ROADMAP.md`.
```bash
# Extract phase section from ROADMAP.md
node gsd-tools.cjs roadmap get-phase <phase>
# Full roadmap parse with disk status
node gsd-tools.cjs roadmap analyze
# Update progress table row from disk
node gsd-tools.cjs roadmap update-plan-progress <N>
```
---
## Config Commands
Read and write `.planning/config.json`.
```bash
# Initialize config.json with defaults
node gsd-tools.cjs config-ensure-section
# Set a config value (dot notation)
node gsd-tools.cjs config-set <key> <value>
# Get a config value
node gsd-tools.cjs config-get <key>
# Set model profile
node gsd-tools.cjs config-set-model-profile <profile>
```
---
## Capability Commands
The capability command family resolves and mutates capability state (ADR-857). One resolved state composes three substrates: the install profile (`.gsd-profile`), the runtime surface (`.gsd-surface.json`), and config gates (`.planning/config.json` `workflow.*`). `enabled = installed && surfaced`; a hook is `active` only when its capability is enabled and its config gate is on.
### `capability state`
```bash
node gsd-tools.cjs capability state [--config-dir <path>] [--raw]
```
Resolves and prints every capability's `installed`, `surfaced`, `enabled`, and per-hook `active` state. Read-only. `--config-dir` selects the runtime config directory (defaults to the resolved Claude home). `--raw` emits JSON.
### `capability set`
```bash
node gsd-tools.cjs capability set <id> [--on | --off] [--gate <key>=<true|false>]... [--config-dir <path>] [--runtime <name>] [--scope <global|project>] [--raw]
```
Mutates one capability, re-resolves, and reports the result. Two axes:
- `--on` / `--off` (aliases `--enable` / `--disable`): the capability on/off switch, applied through the runtime surface. `--off` unsurfaces the capability; the change is reversible and reclaims the surface budget. A capability that owns no skills has no surface footprint — use `--gate` for those.
- `--gate <key>=<true|false>` (repeatable): toggles one of the capability's own config keys (a hook gate) within an enabled capability.
- `--runtime` / `--scope`: materialise the surface change for that runtime's artifact layout.
After writing, the command re-resolves and prints two message classes to stderr: errors (non-zero exit) — unknown capability id, a `--gate` key the capability does not own, a non-boolean gate value, or `--on` for a capability whose skills are not in the install profile; warnings (exit 0) — `--on`/`--off` on a skill-less capability, or a capability left surfaced while every hook is gated off ("present but dead"). Exit status is non-zero only when a requested change could not be applied.
**Examples:**
```bash
# Turn the UI capability off
node gsd-tools.cjs capability set ui --off --config-dir ~/.claude
# Keep the capability on, gate one hook off
node gsd-tools.cjs capability set code-review --gate workflow.code_review=false
```
---
## Model Resolution
```bash
# Get model for agent based on current profile
node gsd-tools.cjs resolve-model <agent-name>
# Raw output returns the selected model ID/tier.
# JSON output also includes profile and, when the active runtime supports it,
# reasoning_effort.
```
Agent names: `gsd-planner`, `gsd-executor`, `gsd-phase-researcher`, `gsd-project-researcher`, `gsd-research-synthesizer`, `gsd-verifier`, `gsd-plan-checker`, `gsd-integration-checker`, `gsd-roadmapper`, `gsd-debugger`, `gsd-codebase-mapper`, `gsd-nyquist-auditor`
---
## Verification Commands
Validate plans, phases, references, and commits.
```bash
# Verify SUMMARY.md file
node gsd-tools.cjs verify-summary <path> [--check-count N]
# Check PLAN.md structure + tasks
node gsd-tools.cjs verify plan-structure <file>
# Check all plans have summaries
node gsd-tools.cjs verify phase-completeness <phase>
# Check @-refs + paths resolve
node gsd-tools.cjs verify references <file>
# Batch verify commit hashes
node gsd-tools.cjs verify commits <hash1> [hash2] ...
# Check must_haves.artifacts
node gsd-tools.cjs verify artifacts <plan-file>
# Check must_haves.key_links
node gsd-tools.cjs verify key-links <plan-file>
```
---
## Validation Commands
Check project integrity.
```bash
# Check phase numbering, disk/roadmap sync
node gsd-tools.cjs validate consistency
# Check .planning/ integrity, optionally repair
node gsd-tools.cjs validate health [--repair]
# Probe context-window utilization for status-line / hook callers (v1.40.0)
node gsd-tools.cjs validate context
# Context utilization as typed JSON surface (#455)
node gsd-tools.cjs validate context --json
```
`validate context` emits a structured envelope with `utilization`, `status`
(`ok` / `warn` / `critical` at the 60 % / 70 % thresholds), and a
`suggestion` string. The same data backs `/gsd-health --context`.
Pass `--json` to receive the typed IR directly (useful in scripts and test assertions).
---
## Template Commands
Template selection and filling.
```bash
# Select summary template based on granularity
node gsd-tools.cjs template select <type>
# Fill template with variables
node gsd-tools.cjs template fill <type> --phase N [--plan M] [--name "..."] [--type execute|tdd] [--wave N] [--fields '{json}']
```
Template types for `fill`: `summary`, `plan`, `verification`
---
## Frontmatter Commands
YAML frontmatter CRUD operations on any Markdown file.
```bash
# Extract frontmatter as JSON
node gsd-tools.cjs frontmatter get <file> [--field key]
# Update single field
node gsd-tools.cjs frontmatter set <file> --field key --value jsonVal
# Merge JSON into frontmatter
node gsd-tools.cjs frontmatter merge <file> --data '{json}'
# Validate required fields
node gsd-tools.cjs frontmatter validate <file> --schema plan|summary|verification
```
---
## Scaffold Commands
Create pre-structured files and directories.
```bash
# Create CONTEXT.md template
node gsd-tools.cjs scaffold context --phase N
# Create UAT.md template
node gsd-tools.cjs scaffold uat --phase N
# Create VERIFICATION.md template
node gsd-tools.cjs scaffold verification --phase N
# Create phase directory
node gsd-tools.cjs scaffold phase-dir --phase N --name "phase name"
```
---
## Init Commands (Compound Context Loading)
Load all context needed for a specific workflow in one call. Returns JSON with project info, config, state, and workflow-specific data.
```bash
node gsd-tools.cjs init execute-phase <phase>
node gsd-tools.cjs init plan-phase <phase>
node gsd-tools.cjs init new-project
node gsd-tools.cjs init new-milestone
node gsd-tools.cjs init quick <description>
node gsd-tools.cjs init resume
node gsd-tools.cjs init verify-work <phase>
node gsd-tools.cjs init phase-op <phase>
node gsd-tools.cjs init todos [area]
node gsd-tools.cjs init milestone-op
node gsd-tools.cjs init map-codebase
node gsd-tools.cjs init progress
# Workstream-scoped init (`--ws` flag)
node gsd-tools.cjs init execute-phase <phase> --ws <name>
node gsd-tools.cjs init plan-phase <phase> --ws <name>
```
**Large payload handling:** When output exceeds ~50KB, the CLI writes to a temp file and returns `@file:/tmp/gsd-init-XXXXX.json`. Workflows check for the `@file:` prefix and read from disk:
```bash
INIT=$(node gsd-tools.cjs init execute-phase "1")
if [[ "$INIT" == @file:* ]]; then INIT=$(cat "${INIT#@file:}"); fi
```
---
## Milestone Commands
```bash
# Archive milestone
node gsd-tools.cjs milestone complete <version> [--name <name>] [--archive-phases]
# Mark requirements as complete
node gsd-tools.cjs requirements mark-complete <ids>
# Accepts: REQ-01,REQ-02 or REQ-01 REQ-02 or [REQ-01, REQ-02]
```
---
## Agent Skills
Emit the skill block for a given agent type.
```bash
# Emit raw XML skill block (default — safe for shell expansion)
node gsd-tools.cjs agent-skills <agent-type>
# Emit typed JSON surface (#455) — { agent_type, block, skills_count }
node gsd-tools.cjs agent-skills <agent-type> --json
```
The `--json` flag returns a typed IR object suitable for structured consumption and test assertions, while the default (no flag) preserves the raw XML output that workflow shell expansions rely on.
---
## Skill Manifest
Pre-compute and cache skill discovery for faster command loading.
```bash
# Generate skill manifest (writes to .claude/skill-manifest.json)
node gsd-tools.cjs skill-manifest
# Generate with custom output path
node gsd-tools.cjs skill-manifest --output <path>
```
Returns JSON mapping of all available GSD skills with their metadata (name, description, file path, argument hints). Used by the installer and session-start hooks to avoid repeated filesystem scans.
---
## Utility Commands
```bash
# Convert text to URL-safe slug
node gsd-tools.cjs generate-slug "Some Text Here"
# → some-text-here
# Get timestamp
node gsd-tools.cjs current-timestamp [full|date|filename]
# Count and list pending todos
node gsd-tools.cjs list-todos [area]
# Check file/directory existence
node gsd-tools.cjs verify-path-exists <path>
# Aggregate all SUMMARY.md data
node gsd-tools.cjs history-digest
# Extract structured data from SUMMARY.md
node gsd-tools.cjs summary-extract <path> [--fields field1,field2]
# Project statistics
node gsd-tools.cjs stats [json|table]
# Progress rendering (human-readable)
node gsd-tools.cjs progress [json|table|bar]
# Progress as typed JSON surface (#455)
node gsd-tools.cjs progress --json
# Complete a todo
node gsd-tools.cjs todo complete <filename>
# UAT audit — scan all phases for unresolved items
node gsd-tools.cjs audit-uat
# Cross-artifact audit queue — scan `.planning/` for unresolved audit items
node gsd-tools.cjs audit-open [--json]
# Reverse-migrate a GSD-2 project into the current structure (backs `/gsd-import --from-gsd2`)
node gsd-tools.cjs from-gsd2 [--path <dir>] [--force] [--dry-run]
# Git commit with config checks
node gsd-tools.cjs commit <message> [--files f1 f2] [--amend] [--no-verify] [--respect-staged]
```
> `--no-verify`: Skips pre-commit hooks. Used by parallel executor agents during wave-based execution to avoid build lock contention (e.g., cargo lock fights in Rust projects). The orchestrator runs hooks once after each wave completes. Do not use `--no-verify` during sequential execution — let hooks run normally.
> `--files <paths>` **staging behaviour**: by default, `--files` runs `git add -- <path>` for each named file before committing. This overwrites any per-hunk staging set up via `git add -p`. Pass `--respect-staged` to skip the `git add` step and commit only what is already in the index within the requested pathspec. If nothing is staged within that scope, the command returns `{ committed: false, reason: 'nothing staged' }` without error. The trailing `-- <paths>` pathspec on the commit is applied under both modes, so files staged outside the `--files` scope are never included (#3061 invariant).
# Web search (requires Brave API key)
node gsd-tools.cjs websearch <query> [--limit N] [--freshness day|week|month]
```
---
## Worktree Commands
Diagnose and configure the worktree fork base used by Claude Code's `isolation="worktree"` executor dispatch. These commands address the branch-divergence condition described in [Fix the worktree base-mismatch (exit 42) error](how-to/fix-worktree-base-mismatch.md).
```bash
# Check whether the current HEAD has diverged from the worktree fork base.
# Returns JSON: { shouldDegrade, reason, message, headSha, forkRef, forkSha }
node gsd-tools.cjs worktree base-check
# Write worktree.baseRef:"head" into .claude/settings.local.json (no-clobber).
# Returns JSON: { changed, skipped, previous, baseRef, file }
node gsd-tools.cjs worktree set-baseref
```
**`worktree base-check`** reads `worktree.baseRef` from a three-layer cascade — `.claude/settings.local.json`, then `.claude/settings.json`, then the user/global `settings.json` under `CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR` (or `~/.claude`) — and compares the current `HEAD` SHA against `origin/HEAD`. Project-level settings take precedence over the user/global layer, so a machine-wide `worktree.baseRef:"head"` set via `/config` is honored when no project override exists. The `shouldDegrade` field is `true` when the execute-phase orchestrator will fall back to sequential execution. Possible `reason` values:
| `reason` | `shouldDegrade` | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| `baseref-head` | `false` | `worktree.baseRef:"head"` is set; no mismatch possible |
| `head-matches-fork` | `false` | HEAD and `origin/HEAD` are the same commit |
| `head-diverged-from-fork` | `true` | Branch is ahead of or diverged from `origin/HEAD` |
| `fork-ref-unknown` | `true` | `origin/HEAD` could not be resolved |
| `no-head` | `false` | Not in a git repo (no `HEAD`) |
**`worktree set-baseref`** applies a no-clobber write of `worktree.baseRef:"head"` to `.claude/settings.local.json`. If the file already contains an explicit `baseRef` value other than `"head"`, the existing value is preserved and `skipped:"explicit-other"` is returned. Malformed JSON causes an error rather than a silent overwrite. Both fresh installs and upgrades of GSD Core run this automatically when `workflow.use_worktrees` is enabled (the default); the command is also available for manual use — for example, to apply the setting when worktrees were toggled on after installation, or to re-apply it after a settings change.
---
## Graphify
Build, query, and inspect the project knowledge graph in `.planning/graphs/`. Requires `graphify.enabled: true` in `config.json` (see [Configuration Reference](CONFIGURATION.md#graphify-settings)).
```bash
# Build or rebuild the knowledge graph
node gsd-tools.cjs graphify build
# Search the graph for a term
node gsd-tools.cjs graphify query <term>
# Show graph freshness and statistics
node gsd-tools.cjs graphify status
# Show changes since the last build
node gsd-tools.cjs graphify diff
# Write a named snapshot of the current graph
node gsd-tools.cjs graphify snapshot [name]
```
User-facing entry point: `/gsd-graphify` (see [Command Reference](COMMANDS.md#gsd-graphify)).
---
## Module Architecture
| Module | File | Exports |
|--------|------|---------|
| Core | `lib/core.cjs` | `error()`, `output()`, `parseArgs()`, shared utilities, compatibility re-exports |
| State | `lib/state.cjs` | All `state` subcommands, `state-snapshot` |
| Phase | `lib/phase.cjs` | Phase CRUD, `find-phase`, `phase-plan-index`, `phases list` |
| Planning Workspace | `lib/planning-workspace.cjs` | Planning seam: `planningDir`, `planningPaths`, active workstream routing, `.planning/.lock` |
| Roadmap | `lib/roadmap.cjs` | Roadmap parsing, phase extraction, progress updates |
| Config | `lib/config.cjs` | Config read/write, section initialization |
| Verify | `lib/verify.cjs` | All verification and validation commands |
| Template | `lib/template.cjs` | Template selection and variable filling |
| Frontmatter | `lib/frontmatter.cjs` | YAML frontmatter CRUD |
| Init | `lib/init.cjs` | Compound context loading for all workflows |
| Milestone | `lib/milestone.cjs` | Milestone archival, requirements marking |
| Commands | `lib/commands.cjs` | Misc: slug, timestamp, todos, scaffold, stats, websearch |
| Model Profiles | `lib/model-profiles.cjs` | Profile resolution table |
| UAT | `lib/uat.cjs` | Cross-phase UAT/verification audit |
| Profile Output | `lib/profile-output.cjs` | Developer profile formatting |
| Profile Pipeline | `lib/profile-pipeline.cjs` | Session analysis pipeline |
| Graphify | `lib/graphify.cjs` | Knowledge graph build/query/status/diff/snapshot (backs `/gsd-graphify`) |
| Learnings | `lib/learnings.cjs` | Extract learnings from phases/SUMMARY artifacts (backs `/gsd-extract-learnings`) |
| Audit | `lib/audit.cjs` | Phase/milestone audit queue handlers; `audit-open` helper |
| GSD2 Import | `lib/gsd2-import.cjs` | Reverse-migration importer from GSD-2 projects (backs `/gsd-import --from-gsd2`) |
| Intel | `lib/intel.cjs` | Queryable codebase intelligence index (backs `/gsd-map-codebase --query`) |
| Capability State | `lib/capability-state.cjs` | Capability-state resolver — composes install profile, surface, and config into per-capability `enabled`/`active` view |
| Capability Writer | `lib/capability-writer.cjs` | Capability-state writer (ADR-1213) — write-side inverse; projects `--on`/`--off`/`--gate` onto surface + config substrates then re-resolves |
| Worktree Base Ref | `lib/worktree-base-ref.cjs` | Worktree fork-base detection and `worktree base-check` / `set-baseref` commands (#683) |
---
## Reviewer CLI Routing
`review.models.<cli>` maps a reviewer flavor to a bare model id injected into the CLI's `--model` (or `-m`) flag by the code-review workflow. Set via [`/gsd-config --integrations`](COMMANDS.md#gsd-config) or directly:
```bash
node gsd-tools.cjs config-set review.models.codex "gpt-5"
node gsd-tools.cjs config-set review.models.gemini "gemini-2.5-pro"
node gsd-tools.cjs config-set review.models.opencode "claude-sonnet-4"
node gsd-tools.cjs config-set review.models.claude "" # clear — fall back to session model
```
Slugs are validated against `[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+`; empty or path-containing slugs are rejected. See [`docs/CONFIGURATION.md`](CONFIGURATION.md#code-review-cli-routing) for the full field reference.
## Secret Handling
API keys configured via `/gsd-settings` (`brave_search`, `firecrawl`, `exa_search`) are written plaintext to `.planning/config.json` but are masked (`****<last-4>`) in every `config-set` / `config-get` output, confirmation table, and interactive prompt. See `gsd-core/bin/lib/secrets.cjs` for the masking implementation. The `config.json` file itself is the security boundary — protect it with filesystem permissions and keep it out of git (`.planning/` is gitignored by default).
---
## Related
- [Commands](COMMANDS.md)
- [Configuration](CONFIGURATION.md)
- [Architecture](ARCHITECTURE.md)
- [Fix the worktree base-mismatch (exit 42) error](how-to/fix-worktree-base-mismatch.md)
- [docs index](README.md)