Adds: - docs/branching.md — beginner contributor guide - docs/adr/XXXX-...md — ADR (will be renamed with issue#) - .github/workflows/auto-backmerge.yml — disabled in Phase 1 - .github/workflows/pr-target-validator.yml — warn-only in Phase 1 - scripts/setup-branch-protection.sh — idempotent gh api script Modifies: - .github/workflows/branch-naming.yml — recognize 'next' - CONTRIBUTING.md — 'Where Do I Open My PR?' section Phase 1 is additive: nothing operational changes until Phase 2 flips auto-backmerge.yml's if:false→true, flips pr-target-validator.yml's WARN_ONLY→false, creates the next branch, and switches the default branch. See the ADR for the migration plan.
Architecture Decision Records
This directory contains Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for GSD.
Each ADR documents one architectural decision: what was decided, why, and what consequences follow. ADRs are append-only. Amendments extend existing ADRs with a dated section rather than replacing them.
Naming Convention
New ADRs use issue#-prefix slug naming:
docs/adr/<issue#>-<kebab-slug>.md
Examples: 3485-adr-prd-naming-convention.md, 3464-review-default-reviewers.md.
Why
Two developers computing "next ADR number" locally against main will independently pick the same integer and both ship. The collision is already on disk — 0010-* exists twice and 0011-* exists three times. GitHub issue numbers are server-assigned and atomic: the moment you open an issue, that number is reserved globally. Two PRs that both edit the ### Fixed block of CHANGELOG.md always conflict on merge — two PRs that each use a distinct issue# as their ADR prefix never collide. Same shape, same solution.
Legacy ADRs
Files 0001-* through 0011-* are preserved as immutable historical record. The duplicate 0010-* and the three-way 0011-* are documented residue of the old local-compute convention — not patterns to imitate. Do not renumber them.
Full process
See CONTRIBUTING.md — "Proposing an ADR or PRD" for the end-to-end workflow: opening the issue, waiting for approval, naming the file, and submitting the PR.
Index
| ADR | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0001-dispatch-policy-module.md | Dispatch policy module as single seam for query execution outcomes | Accepted |
| 0002-command-contract-validation-module.md | Command Contract Validation Module | Accepted |
| 0003-model-catalog-module.md | Model Catalog Module as single source of truth for agent profiles and runtime tier defaults | Accepted |
| 0004-worktree-workstream-seam-module.md | Planning Workspace Module as single seam for worktree and workstream state | Accepted |
| 0005-sdk-architecture-seam-map.md | SDK Architecture seam map for query/runtime surfaces | Superseded by ADR-0174 |
| 0006-planning-path-projection-module.md | Planning Path Projection Module for SDK query handlers | Accepted |
| 0007-sdk-package-seam-module.md | SDK Package Seam Module owns SDK-to-get-shit-done-redux compatibility | Superseded by ADR-0174 |
| 0008-installer-migration-module.md | Installer Migration Module owns install-time upgrade safety | Accepted |
| 0009-shell-command-projection-module.md | Shell Command Projection Module owns runtime-aware OS command rendering | Accepted |
| 0010-file-operation-engine-module.md | File Operation Engine Module owns safe runtime/config file mutations | Proposed |
| 0010-skill-surface-budget-module.md | Skill Surface Budget Module — earlier draft superseded by ADR-0011 | Superseded by 0011 |
| 0011-skill-surface-budget-module.md | Skill Surface Budget Module owns install-time profile staging and runtime surface control | Accepted |
| 0011-review-default-reviewers.md | Review default-reviewers selection policy for /gsd:review | Accepted |
| 0011-review-default-reviewers-prd.md | PRD for review.default_reviewers feature (#3464) | Reference |
| 0012-command-routing-hub.md | CommandRoutingHub as single dispatch seam for CJS command families | Superseded by ADR-0174 |
| 3524-cjs-sdk-hard-seam.md | CJS↔SDK hard seam — single canonical owner per responsibility (#3524) | Superseded by ADR-0174 |
| 3660-runtime-artifact-layout-module.md | Runtime Artifact Layout Module owns per-runtime artifact placement | Proposed |
| 0174-retire-gsd-sdk-package-boundary.md | Retire @opengsd/gsd-sdk package boundary — single-runtime collapse | Accepted |
Seam map
ADR 0005 is the top-level SDK seam index. It references per-seam ADRs and states the narrow-waist principle each seam follows. Use it as the entry point for understanding SDK module ownership.
ADR 0006 documents how SDK query handlers project planning paths (cwd → effectiveRoot → .planning/<project>/...). Cross-reference with the Planning Workspace Module (ADR 0004) for workstream pointer policy.
ADR 0008 documents the Installer Migration Module for safe install-time moves, removals, config rewrites, and user-data preservation.
ADR 0009 documents the Shell Command Projection Module seam for runtime-aware projection of installer-owned command text and projection IR.
ADR 0010 documents the File Operation Engine Module seam for converging installer/migration/planning file mutation safety policy, and its relationship to ADR 0009 hook-command ownership policy.
ADR 0011 documents the Skill Surface Budget Module for install-time skill/agent
profile staging (--profile=<name>, .gsd-profile marker, requires: closure)
and the Phase 2 runtime /gsd:surface command for cluster-level enable/disable
without reinstall.