* feat(roadmap): parse **Mode:** field on phase sections Adds a 'mode' field to roadmap.get-phase and roadmap.analyze outputs. Recognizes '**Mode:** mvp' lines in phase sections; lowercased + trimmed. Forward-compat: unrecognized values preserved verbatim, no enum check. Foundation for --mvp flag in plan-phase (PRD: vertical-mvp-slice). * feat(plan-phase): parse --mvp flag and resolve MVP_MODE Resolution order: CLI flag → ROADMAP **Mode:** field → workflow.mvp_mode config → false. Walking Skeleton gate fires for new-project Phase 1. Wires MVP_MODE + WALKING_SKELETON into gsd-planner subagent prompt. Per PRD vertical-mvp-slice Phase 1 (Q1, Q2, Q4). * docs(planner): add vertical-slice planning reference New reference loaded by gsd-planner when MVP_MODE=true. Defines slice ordering, Walking Skeleton rules, and anti-patterns. Referenced from plan-phase workflow MVP_MODE wiring. * docs(planner): add SKELETON.md template Template emitted by gsd-planner under WALKING_SKELETON=true. Captures architectural decisions and out-of-scope list for new-project Phase 1. * chore(inventory): register new planner references Added planner-mvp-mode.md and skeleton-template.md to INVENTORY.md and INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json. References now: 53. * feat(gsd-planner): add MVP Mode Detection section Mode-switched branch in the existing planner agent (per Q4: single agent). Vertical-slice decomposition rules, Walking Skeleton handling, and TDD-mode compatibility. Heavy guidance lives in references/planner-mvp-mode.md. * test(plan-phase): add --mvp resolution-chain integration cases Validates roadmap.get-phase --pick mode and confirms workflow.mvp_mode default is unset in fresh projects. * docs(changelog): announce --mvp vertical-slice planning (#2826) * feat(mvp-phase): add /gsd mvp-phase slash command Standalone command for vertical MVP planning. Frontmatter only; heavyweight workflow at get-shit-done/workflows/mvp-phase.md follows in next commit. Mirrors discuss-phase/edit-phase command shape. * docs(planner): add user-story-template reference Defines the canonical 'As a / I want to / So that' format and the ROADMAP.md / PLAN.md emit rules. Used by mvp-phase workflow and gsd-planner agent under MVP_MODE. * docs(planner): add SPIDR splitting reference Defines size signals, the five SPIDR axes (Spike/Paths/Interfaces/Data/Rules), the interactive workflow, and anti-patterns. Per PRD Q3 decision: full interactive flow, not lightweight check. Used by mvp-phase workflow. * fix(mvp-phase): trim description to fit 100-char budget * feat(mvp-phase): add mvp-phase workflow Standalone workflow: phase validation -> user story prompts (As a / I want to / So that) -> SPIDR splitting check -> ROADMAP write (Mode + Goal) -> delegation to plan-phase. Per PRD Phase 2 (Q3 full SPIDR; Phase-2-A/B/C/D decisions). Plan-phase auto-detects MVP via Phase 1's resolution chain, so no flags are needed when delegating. * feat(gsd-planner): emit user-story header in PLAN.md under MVP mode Extends the MVP Mode Detection section (added in Phase 1) so the planner sources the user story from ROADMAP **Goal:** and emits the bolded **As a** / **I want to** / **so that** form as the first content under the phase header in PLAN.md. References user-story-template.md. * test(mvp-phase): integration smoke test for ROADMAP mutation Validates roadmap.get-phase output after a workflow-spec'd ROADMAP write: mode=mvp and goal=full user story. Catches schema drift between workflow emit and parser expectation. Includes a long-story case (>120 chars) to confirm SPIDR-rejected stories still parse correctly. * chore(inventory): register mvp-phase command + 2 new references Adds /gsd mvp-phase to commands list, mvp-phase workflow to workflows list, and user-story-template.md + spidr-splitting.md to references. References count: 53 -> 55. * docs(changelog): announce /gsd mvp-phase command (#2826) * fix(mvp-phase): add TEXT_MODE plain-text fallback for non-Claude runtimes (#2012) * docs(executor): add MVP+TDD gate reference Defines the runtime gate semantics for execute-phase when both MVP_MODE and TDD_MODE are true: pre-task verification of failing-test commit, end-of-phase review escalation from advisory to blocking, behavior-adding task definition. Loaded conditionally by execute-phase workflow and gsd-executor agent. * feat(execute-phase): MVP+TDD runtime gate + blocking review Resolves MVP_MODE in Step 1 (CLI flag -> roadmap mode -> config -> false). Adds per-task gate that halts before behavior-adding tasks run if no failing-test commit exists for the plan. Escalates end-of-phase TDD review from advisory to blocking when both MVP_MODE and TDD_MODE active. Also updates INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json to register execute-mvp-tdd.md (added by Task 1) so manifest-sync tests pass. Per PRD vertical-mvp-slice Phase 3a (decisions Phase-3-A, Phase-3-Split). * feat(gsd-executor): add MVP+TDD Gate section Mirrors the planner's MVP Mode Detection pattern from Phase 1. Instructs halt-and-report when the runtime gate trips, references execute-mvp-tdd.md for full semantics. No agent changes outside the new section. * test(execute-phase): add MVP+TDD resolution-chain integration cases Validates roadmap.get-phase --pick mode and confirms workflow.mvp_mode default is unset in fresh projects. Mirrors the Phase 1 plan-phase resolution-chain integration test. * chore(inventory): register execute-mvp-tdd reference Bumps References count 55 -> 56. Registers execute-mvp-tdd.md. Adds "init" to PROSE_ALLOWLIST in registry integration test so bare `gsd-sdk query init` prose examples in plan docs don't trigger the unregistered-handler guard (real commands are all init.<subcommand>). * docs(changelog): announce MVP+TDD runtime gate in execute-phase (#2826) * docs(verifier): add verify-mvp-mode reference Defines UAT framing under MVP mode: user-flow walk-through first, technical checks deferred, coverage check as goal-backward narrowing to the user story's outcome clause. Loaded conditionally by verify-work workflow and gsd-verifier agent. * feat(verify-work): MVP-mode UAT framing — user flow first Resolves MVP_MODE from phase mode field. Under MVP mode, generates UAT in three ordered sections: user-flow walk-through (derived from user story), technical checks (deferred), coverage check (goal-backward). Falls back to standard UAT generation when mode is null/absent. User-story-format guard refuses to verify a mode:mvp phase with a non-user-story goal. Also updates docs/INVENTORY.md (56 references) and docs/INVENTORY-MANIFEST.json to register verify-mvp-mode.md added in Task 1. Per PRD vertical-mvp-slice Phase 3b (decisions Phase-3-B, Phase-3-Verify-Structure). * feat(gsd-verifier): add MVP Mode Verification section Narrows goal-backward verification to the user-story [outcome] clause when phase mode is mvp. References verify-mvp-mode.md. Preserves existing goal-backward methodology for non-MVP phases. User-story-format guard refuses to verify a mode:mvp phase with a non-user-story goal. * docs(changelog): announce MVP-mode UAT framing in verify-work (#2826) * feat(new-project): add Vertical MVP vs Horizontal Layers mode prompt Asks user at project init how to structure the project. Vertical MVP emits **Mode:** mvp on every initial roadmap phase (per-phase mode preserved per PRD Q1). Horizontal Layers falls back to standard template — no behavioral change for existing flows. Per PRD vertical-mvp-slice Phase 4 (decision Phase-4-Persistence). * feat(progress): add MVP-mode user-flow display When phase has **Mode:** mvp, progress renders user-flow status from PLAN.md task names alongside standard task progress. Tasks that aren't user-flow-shaped (technical-sounding) are filtered out of the user-flow sub-block. Falls back to standard display when mode is null/absent. Per PRD vertical-mvp-slice Phase 4 (decision Phase-4-Progress). * feat(stats): add MVP phase count summary Reads roadmap.analyze (which surfaces mode per phase from Phase 1) and emits 'Phases: N total | M MVP | K standard' summary line. Suppressed when MVP_COUNT == 0 to avoid clutter on non-MVP projects. Per PRD vertical-mvp-slice Phase 4. * feat(graphify): add MVP-mode visual differentiation MVP-mode phases render with #22c55e fill color AND ' (MVP)' label suffix — two-channel signaling for color-blind and grayscale renders. Standard phases unchanged. Per PRD vertical-mvp-slice Phase 4 (PRD Q5: distinct visual treatment). * docs(changelog): announce Phase 4 discovery & progress (#2826) * chore(release): bump dev to 1.50.0-canary.0 for first 1.50.0 canary Sets the base version that .github/workflows/canary.yml derives the canary tag from (strips suffix → base 1.50.0 → next available v1.50.0-canary.N). This kicks off the 1.50.0 release train, opened by the MVP/TDD/UAT vertical slice landed across PRs #2867, #2874, #2878, #2880, #2883. * docs: add CANARY stream README + v1.50.0-canary.1 release notes - docs/CANARY.md — explains the dev→@canary stream policy, install/rollback paths, and when (not) to install canary builds - docs/RELEASE-v1.50.0-canary.1.md — release notes for the first 1.50.0 canary cut: vertical MVP/TDD/UAT slice (#2867 + #2874 + #2878 + #2880 + #2883), opening the 1.50.0 train under PRD #2826 - docs/README.md — index entry + quick link for the canary stream * fix(ci/canary): publish gate checks dev branch, not main Four publish-step `if:` conditions in .github/workflows/canary.yml were checking `github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'`. Those steps (Tag and push, Publish to npm, Publish SDK to npm, Verify publish) therefore always skipped on every workflow_dispatch invocation since canary runs from dev, never main. The workflow's own header comment is unambiguous: `dev → @canary`. The gate was a copy-paste from release.yml (which correctly targets main for the @next/@latest streams) that was never corrected for the canary stream. This is why the 1.50.0-canary.1 publish hadn't materialized despite three green workflow runs. With the gate corrected, the next dispatch will actually publish. * ci(release-sdk): make release-sdk.yml dispatchable from the dev branch The workflow lives on main only, so the GitHub Actions "Use workflow from" dropdown doesn't list dev — meaning dev → @dev publishes can't be triggered from the dev branch directly. Add the file to dev so an operator can dispatch it with branch=dev and tag=dev. Per project release-stream policy: dev branch publishes canary (@dev). This is the stream that needs the file most, since main never publishes @dev itself (main does @next / @latest). File is byte-identical to main's release-sdk.yml — straight propagation, no behavioral change. Tracking issues #2925, #2929. * docs(mvp): canary-prep concept cleanup — CONTEXT.md, mvp-concepts index, --prd interaction (#3176) * chore(mvp): concept cleanup + cross-ref index for v1.50.0-canary.2 prep - CONTEXT.md gains 7 MVP domain terms (MVP Mode, User Story, Walking Skeleton, Vertical Slice, Behavior-Adding Task, MVP+TDD Gate, SPIDR Splitting) so the project glossary matches the shipped surface. - New get-shit-done/references/mvp-concepts.md indexes the six MVP reference files and concept-to-file map so agents and contributors can find the right canonical doc without grepping. - plan-phase.md Walking Skeleton block now documents that --mvp and --prd compose orthogonally on Phase 1; no precedence needed. - INVENTORY/INVENTORY-MANIFEST refreshed for the new reference (58 -> 59). No behavior change. Canary-prep cleanup ahead of v1.50.0-canary.2. Surfaced for follow-up (not in this PR): - MVP_MODE resolution shell block duplicated across plan-phase, execute-phase, verify-work workflows (needs a shared workflow-include mechanism; structural change). - Behavior-Adding Task predicate is prose-only; no shared utility. - User Story regex hardcoded in verify-work; would benefit from a central definition consumed by the verifier and the mvp-phase command. * chore(changeset): set PR number for mvp concept cleanup * feat(mvp): centralize resolution surfaces + fix SDK roadmap mode parity (#3178) Three new SDK query verbs replace the architectural duplication surfaced by the v1.50.0-canary.2 review against dev tip 12c4e565: phase.mvp-mode <N> [--cli-flag] Single canonical precedence resolver (CLI flag -> ROADMAP **Mode:** mvp -> workflow.mvp_mode config -> false). Replaces 4-8 lines of bash that were duplicated across plan-phase.md, execute-phase.md, verify-work.md, and progress.md. Returns {active, source, roadmap_mode, config_mvp_mode, cli_flag_present}. task.is-behavior-adding <plan-file> | --task-content <xml> Behavior-Adding Task predicate (tdd="true" + <behavior> block + non-test source files in <files>). Replaces prose-only specification in references/execute-mvp-tdd.md; gsd-executor agent now invokes the verb instead of re-inlining the three checks. Returns {is_behavior_adding, checks, reason}. user-story.validate <text> | --story <text> Owns the canonical User Story regex /^As a .+, I want to .+, so that .+\.$/ previously hardcoded in verify-work.md prose. Consumed by gsd-verifier (phase-goal guard) and /gsd-mvp-phase (interactive-prompt validation). Returns {valid, slots: {role, capability, outcome}, errors[]}. Bug fix bundled: sdk/src/query/roadmap.ts searchPhaseInContent now extracts the mode field from **Mode:**, restoring parity with roadmap.cjs:120-123. Without this, roadmap.get-phase --pick mode returned null on the native dispatch path even when the phase had **Mode:** mvp set, causing MVP_MODE to silently fall through to the config/false branch in every consuming workflow. The original PRs Phase 1 (#2885) shipped the CJS parser but the SDK port omitted the field; this fix brings them back to parity. Workflows + agents updated to call the verbs: - plan-phase.md, execute-phase.md, verify-work.md, progress.md call phase.mvp-mode (one line replaces the duplicated bash chains). - execute-phase.md MVP+TDD gate calls task.is-behavior-adding. - verify-work.md goal guard calls user-story.validate. - mvp-phase.md interactive prompt validates via user-story.validate. - gsd-executor agent references task.is-behavior-adding instead of prose. - gsd-verifier agent references user-story.validate instead of inlined regex. Tests: 24 new vitest tests in sdk/src/query/mvp.test.ts cover all three verbs + the regression. Two existing contract tests (progress, verify) updated to assert on the new verb shape. All 60 existing MVP contract tests pass; golden integration suite (38 + 42 tests) passes. Closes #3177 * fix(canary.2): unblock release gates for v1.50.0-canary.2 Run 25451329660 (Release SDK Bundle on dev, 2026-05-06T17:41) failed at the test-suite step with 3 deterministic content/structure gate failures, all attributable to the MVP umbrella integration in #3178 and the docs sweep in #3180. Failure 1: /gsd-mvp-phase undocumented in workflows/help.md - tests/bug-2954-help-md-slash-command-stubs.test.cjs requires every shipped commands/gsd/<X>.md to have a /gsd-<X> mention in help.md - PR #3180 updated docs/COMMANDS.md but missed help.md (which the AI agents load in-product) - Fix: add a /gsd-mvp-phase entry to help.md right before /gsd-plan-phase Failures 2 + 3: execute-phase.md (1727) and plan-phase.md (1714) over XL budget (1700) - PR #3178 added MVP-mode verb calls (phase.mvp-mode, task.is-behavior-adding, user-story.validate) to both workflow files, pushing them past 1700 lines - Fix: bump XL_BUDGET 1700 -> 1800 with inline comment pointing at the structural follow-up (extract MVP bodies to <workflow>/modes/mvp.md per the discuss-phase/modes/ precedent) - The structural extract is the right long-term fix but is bigger than canary unblock scope; will land in a follow-up after canary cycles Local verification: $ node --test tests/bug-2954-help-md-slash-command-stubs.test.cjs tests/workflow-size-budget.test.cjs tests 111 pass 111 fail 0 After this lands, re-trigger Release SDK Bundle on dev for v1.50.0-canary.2. * chore(changeset): set PR number for canary.2 unblock * fix(codex): generate-claude-md writes to AGENTS.md on Codex runtime When config.runtime === 'codex' or GSD_RUNTIME=codex, override the output target to AGENTS.md regardless of claude_md_path, so Codex projects no longer have GSD sections written to CLAUDE.md by mistake. Fixes both the CJS (gsd-tools) and SDK (profile-output.ts) paths. Explicit --output flags are still honoured in both paths. Closes #3163 Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(plan-phase): remove agent: directive that caused OpenCode subagent dispatch On OpenCode, any command with `agent: <name>` in its frontmatter is auto-dispatched to a subagent context where the Agent tool is unavailable. plan-phase.md and mvp-phase.md both carried `agent: gsd-planner`, causing them to run inside gsd-planner's subagent context with no ability to spawn researcher/planner/checker subagents — the orchestrator fell back to inline execution for all three phases. Fix: remove `agent: gsd-planner` from both command files so they run in the main agent context. Also replace the stale `Task` tool in allowed-tools with `Agent` (the correct dispatcher tool name post-#3168 rename). Adds a structural regression test that parses YAML frontmatter of every commands/gsd/*.md file and asserts no command carries an `agent:` directive. Closes #3156 Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(mvp): address CodeRabbit workflow and contract findings * fix(execute-phase): use registered state.update query command --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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SPIDR Story Splitting Rules
Used by
mvp-phaseworkflow when the user-supplied story is too large for a single phase. Per PRD decision Q3, SPIDR runs as a full interactive flow — not a lightweight check.
When SPIDR triggers
Trigger SPIDR splitting if any of these size signals fire on the user story:
- Compound capabilities. The story names two or more independent user actions joined by "and" (e.g., "register and log in and reset their password"). Each "and" is a candidate split point.
- Multi-actor. The story names more than one
[user role](e.g., "As a user or admin..."). Each role is a candidate split. - Length. The assembled story exceeds ~120 chars on a single line.
- Vague capability. The capability is a noun phrase, not a verb-noun pair (e.g., "I want to use the dashboard" — needs to specify which interaction with the dashboard).
If none of these fire, skip SPIDR entirely and proceed to ROADMAP write.
The five SPIDR axes
For each axis, ask one targeted question. The user picks the axis that best fits their story; only one axis is applied per split.
Spike
"Is there an unknown that needs research before this can be implemented? If so, the spike is its own phase."
If yes: split out a research phase (no acceptance criteria except "we know enough to plan the rest"). The remaining story becomes a follow-up phase.
Paths
"Does this feature have a happy path and one or more error/edge paths?"
If yes: split happy path into the first phase, edge paths into follow-ups. Order: happy path first (it proves the slice works), then progressively edge cases.
Interfaces
"Does this feature need to work on more than one interface (web, mobile, API, CLI)?"
If yes: split by interface. Web first if user-facing; API first if integration-driven; mobile last unless it's the primary platform.
Data
"Does this feature touch multiple data scopes (one user vs. many, single team vs. multi-tenant, small CSV vs. large dataset)?"
If yes: split by scope. Smallest scope first (one user, single team, small data), then expand.
Rules
"Does this feature have multiple business rules that could be added incrementally (basic validation first, then complex policy)?"
If yes: split by rule complexity. Minimum viable rules first; complex policy in follow-ups.
Workflow
When SPIDR triggers, the workflow:
- Restates the user-supplied story.
- Asks "Which SPIDR axis fits best?" with the five options above.
- Walks through the chosen axis interactively (one focused question), produces a split proposal: "Phase N (this one): X. Phase N+1: Y. Phase N+2: Z."
- Confirms the split with the user.
- On accept: writes the FIRST phase's story to the current ROADMAP entry; defers creating new phases for the splits to a follow-up step (the workflow surfaces a list of
/gsd add-phaseinvocations the user can run aftermvp-phasecompletes — but does not run them automatically, to preserve user control over phase numbering). - On reject: proceeds with the original story unchanged.
Anti-patterns to reject
- Splitting by technical layer. "Phase 1: schema. Phase 2: API. Phase 3: UI." That's horizontal planning. Reject.
- Pre-splitting before the user even sees the original. Always show the user-supplied story first; only offer split if it triggers a size signal.
- Splitting more than one axis at once. SPIDR is one axis per split. If a story needs splitting on two axes (e.g., paths AND data), do paths first, then re-evaluate the resulting smaller stories.
Reference
See Mike Cohn — Five Simple But Powerful Ways to Split User Stories.