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msd-core/docs/CANARY.md
Tom Boucher 2a915c1b82 chore: migrate references from gsd-build to open-gsd/get-shit-done-redux (#120) (#121)
Security-motivated migration of all stale repository and npm-scope references.

Three categories of changes (58 files, 174 substitutions):

1. gsd-build → open-gsd (security-critical):
   - .github/workflows/release-sdk.yml — npm token comment, tarball filename pattern
   - .github/workflows/hotfix.yml — same
   - .changeset/fix-3406-detect-stale-sdk-shadow.md — @gsd-build/sdk → @open-gsd/sdk
   - .changeset/sharp-quails-leap.md — same
   - get-shit-done/workflows/update.md — CHANGELOG raw GitHub URL

2. GSD-redux org slug → open-gsd (canonical rename):
   - package.json + sdk/package.json — repository/homepage/bugs metadata
   - All README.*.md — live badge and link sections
   - CONTRIBUTING.md, CONTEXT.md, QUICK-WINS-CONFIRMED-BUGS.md
   - .coderabbit.yaml, .release-monitor.sh, scripts/sync-rulesets.sh
   - docs/** — all live agent/ADR/user-facing documentation
   - tests/** — repo slug assertions and test fixtures
   - scripts/changeset/cli.cjs + github-release-notes.cjs
   - .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*, .github/pull_request_template.md
   - bin/install.js, get-shit-done/bin/lib/model-catalog.cjs
   - sdk/HANDOVER-*.md, sdk/src/*.test.ts

3. CLAUDE.md (gitignored local file — not in this commit):
   Updated separately outside git: --repo gsd-build/get-shit-done →
   --repo open-gsd/get-shit-done-redux with security warning.

Intentionally unchanged: CHANGELOG.md, docs/RELEASE-*.md,
.changeset/README.md, .changeset/build-hooks-atomic-write.md,
README.md migration table (historical fork record),
tests/changeset-serialize.test.cjs line 78 (serialization fixture).

The gsd-build/get-shit-done repo is compromised (rug-pull documented in
README.md). Do not push to or interact with that repo.

Closes #120
2026-05-22 12:28:16 -04:00

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Canary Stream

The canary dist-tag is GSD's earliest preview channel. It exists so contributors and willing early adopters can exercise in-flight features against the long-lived dev integration branch before they have any expectation of stability.

Stream policy

GSD ships through three npm dist-tags, each fed by exactly one git branch. Streams do not mix.

Branch dist-tag Audience Stability
dev canary Contributors, willing early adopters Best-effort. May regress between cuts. Roll-forward only.
main next Maintainers, RC testers Release-candidate quality. Bug-bar enforced.
main latest Everyone else Production stable. The default npm install target.

dev is the integration branch for in-flight feature work (typically multi-PR vertical slices like the MVP/TDD/UAT track in 1.50.0). When the dev work stabilizes, it promotes to main as an RC train (vX.Y.Z-rc.N published to next), and after the RC train bakes, the same train promotes again to latest.

A canary build NEVER becomes a next build directly, and a next build NEVER becomes a latest build directly — every promotion goes through a fresh tag and a fresh release.

Installing canary

# One-off invocation (npx)
npx get-shit-done-redux@canary

# Pin to the canary dist-tag globally
npm install -g get-shit-done-redux@canary

# Pin to an exact canary version
npm install -g get-shit-done-redux@1.50.0-canary.1

The CC installer's defensive purge rewrites stale config blocks left by older GSD versions, so reinstalling on top of an existing project is safe.

When to install canary

✅ Do install canary when you want to:

  • Exercise in-flight planning/execution/verification features early and report findings
  • Validate a fix you've contributed to dev is reachable end-to-end
  • Help shake out canary-bake items (rough edges that won't ship to next until resolved)

❌ Do NOT install canary on:

  • Production projects you depend on for delivery
  • A machine where rolling back means recreating GSD state (use a profile or a workspace instead)
  • A demo or onboarding setup — pin to @latest so audiences see the stable surface

Rolling back from canary

# Back to the current stable
npm install -g get-shit-done-redux@latest

# Or to the next/RC train
npm install -g get-shit-done-redux@next

If you have a local project that interacted with canary-only features (for instance, an MVP-mode phase planned by 1.50.0-canary), the planner artifacts in .planning/ remain valid — older GSD versions will just ignore the **Mode:** mvp field on phases.

Reporting issues against canary

File against the issue tracker with the bug template. Include the exact canary version (get-shit-done-redux --version reports it) so triage can route the report back into the dev stream rather than the stable stream.

Where to look next