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* docs: design spec for /gsd smart-entry command
Hybrid approach porting gsd-pi's smart-entry wizard to gsd-core:
deterministic classifier (gsd-tools smart-entry --json) + markdown
command/workflow with AskUserQuestion + --text fallback. Routing-first
('what now?' menu), 10 situations redesigned for gsd-core's phase loop.
* feat: add /gsd-start smart-entry command
State-aware front door adapted from gsd-pi's smart-entry wizard,
redesigned for gsd-core's markdown-first, multi-runtime architecture.
- src/smart-entry.cts: deterministic situation classifier (no-project,
paused, blocked, verify-failed, needs-first-phase, planning, executing,
verify-pending, idle-stranded, complete, unknown). Reads STATE.md,
ROADMAP.md, git, and verify signals; emits JSON the workflow consumes.
- gsd-tools.cjs: wire case + help listing.
- commands/gsd/start.md + gsd-core/workflows/gsd.md: thin markdown
dispatcher presenting an AskUserQuestion menu (with --text fallback for
non-Claude runtimes) and dispatching to existing commands. Falls back
to /gsd:progress if detection is unavailable.
- help.md: document /gsd:start (parity with bug-2954).
- tests: smart-entry.unit.test.cjs (classifier behavior across all
situations + priority + JSON shape) and gsd-workflow.structure.test.cjs
(markdown-layer invariants + every emitted command resolves to a real
slash command).
Spec: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-27-gsd-smart-entry-design.md
Note: command-contract (ADR-0002) requires a gsd:* prefix, so the bare
/gsd from the spec surfaces as /gsd-start.
* refactor: rename smart-entry command to /gsd:next
Rename the command from /gsd:start to /gsd:next per feedback. The
command file is now commands/gsd/next.md (name: gsd:next) and the
backing workflow is gsd-core/workflows/smart-entry.md (named for the
smart-entry classifier and gsd-tools smart-entry subcommand; does not
collide with the existing workflows/next.md, which is the progress
--next sub-workflow). help.md and the spec updated to match.
All affected tests (188) pass; lint:ci clean.
* fix: smart-entry reads real STATE.md schema (nested progress YAML + body Phase field)
Codex review found the classifier misread this repo's own STATE.md: it
looked only for scalar current_phase/total_phases frontmatter and body
fields named 'Current Phase'/'Total Phases', but real STATE.md stores
the phase as body 'Phase: N' and total_phases/percent under a nested
'progress:' YAML object. Both came back null, so active projects
(e.g. this repo at Phase 3 / verifying) wrongly classified as
needs-first-phase.
- detectSignals now reads total_phases + percent from nested progress{}
first, then scalar fm, then body; current_phase falls back to the
body 'Phase:' field (parseProsePhaseField lineage).
- Add regression tests against the real schema (nested progress YAML +
body Phase field) covering verify-pending + executing situations.
Verified against this repo: now classifies verify-pending (was
needs-first-phase). Coverage 93.25% lines / 86.99% branches.
* fix(workflow): tiered fallback when gsd-tools is broken (not just smart-entry)
Live test exposed a self-defeating fallback: when smart-entry --json
failed because gsd-tools itself was broken (missing
markdown-sectionizer.cjs), the workflow fell back to /gsd:progress —
which also depends on gsd-tools and would dead-end too.
Replace the single /gsd:progress fallback with a tiered recovery:
1. Probe gsd_run state-snapshot. If it ALSO errors, the whole tool
layer is down — read .planning/STATE.md directly with the Read tool
and synthesize a minimal situation + actions menu so /gsd:next stays
useful. Surface a rebuild hint.
2. Only if smart-entry alone is missing (older gsd-core), fall back to
/gsd:progress as before.
Matches the direct-read resilience the live agent already did by hand.
* docs: add gsd-next skill surface
* chore: trigger no-mistakes validation
* no-mistakes(review): Fix smart-entry phase ordering
* no-mistakes(review): Fix decimal smart-entry phase ordering
* no-mistakes(test): Fix smart-entry next test contracts
* no-mistakes(document): Docs synced for smart entry
* chore: add changeset fragment for #1798 (/gsd:next smart-entry workflow)
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* fix: shorten next.md description and update golden install parity fixtures
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* fix: update /gsd-next refs to /gsd:next in docs and add Smart Entry topic alias
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* chore: trigger no-mistakes validation
* fix: regenerate INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json for new /gsd-next files
Full CI caught that adding commands/gsd/next.md + gsd-core/workflows/smart-entry.md
left docs/INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json stale (not in the affected-test scope that
no-mistakes' test gate runs, so it surfaced in CI). Regenerated via
node scripts/gen-inventory-manifest.cjs --write; inventory-manifest-sync
test now passes.
* fix: add 'next' to core_loop cluster, update INVENTORY-MANIFEST, fix gates.md ref
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* fix: regenerate golden install parity fixtures for /gsd:next
Full CI (shard 3/3) caught that adding commands/gsd/next.md + the
smart-entry workflow/lib made the per-runtime golden install parity
fixtures stale across all 16 runtimes. Regenerated via
UPDATE_GOLDEN=1 node --test tests/golden-install-parity.test.cjs.
All 16 fixtures + inventory-manifest-sync now pass.
* Fix smart-entry verify-failed phase scoping and empty resolve shim step
Scope detectVerifyFailed to STATE.md's current phase so leftover higher
phase directories cannot force verify-failed routing. Move the gsd_run
shim resolver into the workflow resolve step so agents define gsd_run
before the detect step runs smart-entry.
* fix: recapture golden fixtures with updated gates.md hash (/gsd:next)
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* fix: recapture all 16 golden fixtures with updated smart-entry.md hash
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* chore: regenerate fixtures + inventory manifest after rebase onto next
Rebased onto next which adopted #1837 (package-version normalization to
<VERSION> in golden-install-parity hashes). Recaptured the golden fixture
that needed it (hermes), re-sorted INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json, and regenerated
the gsd-next / ns-workflow skill descriptions to match the command surface.
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* refactor(#1787): delegate /gsd:next in-project advancement to gated /gsd:progress --next
Reconciles the /gsd:next smart-entry front door with the existing
/gsd:progress --next engine (davesienkowski review on PR #1798). The
classifier previously recommended /gsd:execute-phase directly for the
`executing` situation, bypassing workflows/next.md Route 0
(resume-incomplete-phase invariant, #160) and Gates 1-3 — reproducing the
duplication that got the old flat /gsd-next removed (#3054), plus a
correctness hazard (executing the recorded current phase while an earlier
phase is silently incomplete).
Now planning/executing/verify-pending recommend `/gsd:progress --next`
(single gated engine); the specific command stays an explicit secondary.
Off-path states (no-project, paused, blocked, verify-failed,
idle-stranded, complete) keep direct recommendations — smart-entry's
distinct value over --next. Adds docs/adr/1787-gsd-next-smart-entry.md and
a regression test locking the delegation contract.
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* docs(#1787): avoid literal /gsd-next token in ADR (bug-3054 guard)
The repo-invariants #3054 guard bans the removed /gsd-next slash form in
docs surfaces. Refer to the removed command as `gsd-next` (prose) — the
historical reference is unchanged, just the banned token is dropped.
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* chore: gitignore compiled host-integration-sdk + handshake-serialized .cjs
Pre-existing gap from #1683: these two src/*.cts modules compile to
gsd-core/bin/lib/*.cjs but were omitted from the per-file ignore list, so
`npm run build`/`npm test` left them as untracked build artifacts (dirty
tree + accidental-commit footgun). Adds them alongside their siblings
(host-integration.cjs, mcp-server.cjs, …). Found while finishing #1798.
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* test(#1787): lock per-situation action invariants for all 11 situations + ADR typo
Adversarial-review follow-ups:
- Add a test asserting every situation's action set has exactly one
recommended action, 1-4 unique-id /gsd:* actions (previously the
one-recommended/1-4 invariant was only sampled for 6 of 11 situations).
- Fix ADR typo: /gsd-progress → /gsd:progress.
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* fix(#1798): split oversized test chunks so a slow shard can't trip the per-chunk timeout
Root-cause of the intermittent `full test (windows-latest, 22, shard 1/3)`
failure. It was NOT a leaked handle (the runner's kill message guesses that,
but --test-force-exit already exits leaks cleanly). Diagnosis:
- Ran every shard-1/3 file WITHOUT --test-force-exit + a 45s kill-timer:
zero hangs, zero leaks — every file self-exits. So no leaked handle / hang.
- CI activity profile: output kept flowing (slowly) right up to the 600.0s
kill — a dead hang would go silent. => pure slowness.
- Per-file timing: install-minimal-hooks.test.cjs is a 4987-line / 250-case
consolidation file doing dozens of real installs — 41s even on a fast Mac
(much worse on the slow Windows I/O path), plus an install-heavy cluster.
Mechanism: MAX_FILES_PER_CHUNK=180 packed the whole ~171-file shard into ONE
`node --test` chunk, so the entire shard's wall-clock ran against a single
600s per-chunk backstop. On slow Windows runners that single chunk crossed
600s and was killed mid-run — an intermittent false-negative gate that also
hits `next` directly.
Fix: lower MAX_FILES_PER_CHUNK 180 -> 90 so each shard splits into ~2 chunks,
each with its own fresh 600s budget and a fresh node process (also relieves
per-process memory pressure). Verified locally: shard 1/3 now runs as
chunk 1/2 (90 files) + chunk 2/2 (81 files), 5323 tests, 0 fail. Also made the
timeout kill-message name slowness as a cause instead of asserting a leak, so
the next debugger isn't sent hunting a nonexistent handle leak.
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Gates Taxonomy
Canonical gate types used across GSD workflows. Every validation checkpoint maps to one of these four types.
Gate Types
Pre-flight Gate
Purpose: Validates preconditions before starting an operation. Behavior: Blocks entry if conditions unmet. No partial work created. Recovery: Fix the missing precondition, then retry. Examples:
- Plan-phase checks for REQUIREMENTS.md before planning
- Execute-phase validates PLAN.md exists before execution
- Discuss-phase confirms phase exists in ROADMAP.md
Revision Gate
Purpose: Evaluates output quality and routes to revision if insufficient. Behavior: Loops back to producer with specific feedback. Bounded by iteration cap. Recovery: Producer addresses feedback; checker re-evaluates. The loop also escalates early if issue count does not decrease between consecutive iterations (stall detection). After max iterations, escalates unconditionally. Examples:
- Plan-checker reviewing PLAN.md (max 3 iterations)
- Verifier checking phase deliverables against success criteria
Escalation Gate
Purpose: Surfaces unresolvable issues to the developer for a decision. Behavior: Pauses workflow, presents options, waits for human input. Recovery: Developer chooses action; workflow resumes on selected path. Examples:
- Revision loop exhausted after 3 iterations
- Merge conflict during worktree cleanup
- Ambiguous requirement needing clarification
Abort Gate
Purpose: Terminates the operation to prevent damage or waste. Behavior: Stops immediately, preserves state, reports reason. Recovery: Developer investigates root cause, fixes, restarts from checkpoint. Examples:
- Context window critically low during execution
- STATE.md in error state blocking /gsd:next
- Verification finds critical missing deliverables
Gate Matrix
| Workflow | Phase | Gate Type | Artifacts Checked | Failure Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| plan-phase | Entry | Pre-flight | REQUIREMENTS.md, ROADMAP.md | Block with missing-file message |
| plan-phase | Step 12 | Revision | PLAN.md quality | Loop to planner (max 3) |
| plan-phase | Post-revision | Escalation | Unresolved issues | Surface to developer |
| execute-phase | Entry | Pre-flight | PLAN.md | Block with missing-plan message |
| execute-phase | Completion | Revision | SUMMARY.md completeness | Re-run incomplete tasks |
| verify-work | Entry | Pre-flight | SUMMARY.md | Block with missing-summary |
| verify-work | Evaluation | Escalation | Failed criteria | Surface gaps to developer |
| next | Entry | Abort | Error state, checkpoints | Stop with diagnostic |
Implementing Gates
Use this taxonomy when designing or auditing workflow validation points:
- Pre-flight gates belong at workflow entry points. They are cheap, deterministic checks that prevent wasted work. If you can verify a precondition with a file-existence check or a config read, use a pre-flight gate.
- Revision gates belong after a producer step where quality varies. Always pair them with an iteration cap to prevent infinite loops. The cap should reflect the cost of each iteration -- expensive operations get fewer retries.
- Escalation gates belong wherever automated resolution is impossible or ambiguous. They are the safety valve between revision loops and abort. Present the developer with clear options and enough context to decide.
- Abort gates belong at points where continuing would cause damage, waste significant resources, or produce meaningless output. They should preserve state so work can resume after the root cause is fixed.
Selection heuristic: Start with pre-flight. If the check happens after work is produced, it is a revision gate. If the revision loop cannot resolve the issue, escalate. If continuing is dangerous, abort.