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Tom Boucher 41f91b2e88 feat(#769): adopt context:fork + effort on heavy workflow skills (#820)
* feat(#769): emit context:fork + effort: frontmatter on heavy workflow skills

Add `context: fork` and `effort: xhigh` to the three heaviest workflow
commands (plan-phase, execute-phase, autonomous) and `effort: low` to the
two quick-status commands (progress, stats).

On Claude Code, `context: fork` runs the skill in an isolated subagent
context window so the main session's context budget is protected.
`effort: xhigh` / `effort: low` signal the appropriate token-budget tier to
the runtime. Both fields are silently ignored by runtimes that do not
recognise them (Gemini, Codex, Cursor, etc.) — no behaviour change outside
Claude Code.

Update convertClaudeCommandToClaudeSkill in bin/install.js to preserve
`context:` and `effort:` when rewriting source command files to SKILL.md for
a Claude global install. Add install-suite tests to assert the fields are
present in both source commands and the installed SKILL.md output.

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

* test(#769): tighten regex assertions + add execute/plan-phase effort coverage

Fix low-severity adversarial finding: tighten test regex patterns from
`\s*` to `[ \t]*` so they cannot match across newlines (CRLF parity).
Add missing effort: xhigh assertions for gsd-execute-phase and gsd-plan-phase
SKILL.md install output to complete the black-box coverage gap.

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

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-07 18:56:30 -04:00

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name, description, argument-hint, context, effort, allowed-tools, requires
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gsd:plan-phase Create detailed phase plan (PLAN.md) with verification loop [phase] [--auto] [--research] [--skip-research] [--research-phase <N>] [--view] [--gaps] [--skip-verify] [--prd <file>] [--ingest <path-or-glob>] [--ingest-format <auto|nygard|madr|narrative>] [--reviews] [--text] [--tdd] [--mvp] fork xhigh
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Create executable phase prompts (PLAN.md files) for a roadmap phase with integrated research and verification.

Default flow: Research (if needed) → Plan → Verify → Done

Research-only mode (--research-phase <N>): Spawn gsd-phase-researcher for phase N, write RESEARCH.md, then exit before the planner runs. Useful for cross-phase research, doc review before committing to a planning approach, and correction-without-replanning loops where iterating on research alone is dramatically cheaper than re-spawning the planner. Replaces the deleted research-phase command (#3042).

Research-only modifiers:

  • No flag — when RESEARCH.md already exists, auto-uses it: emits a one-line notice and exits cleanly, no prompt.
  • --research — force-refresh: re-spawn the researcher unconditionally, no prompt. Bypasses the existing-RESEARCH.md auto-use path.
  • --view — view-only: print existing RESEARCH.md to stdout. Does not spawn the researcher. Cheapest mode for the correction-without-replanning loop. If no RESEARCH.md exists yet, errors with a hint to drop --view.

Orchestrator role: Parse arguments, validate phase, research domain (unless skipped), spawn gsd-planner, verify with gsd-plan-checker, iterate until pass or max iterations, present results.

<execution_context> @/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/plan-phase.md @/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md </execution_context>

<runtime_note> Copilot (VS Code): Use vscode_askquestions wherever this workflow calls AskUserQuestion. They are equivalent — vscode_askquestions is the VS Code Copilot implementation of the same interactive question API. Do not skip questioning steps because AskUserQuestion appears unavailable; use vscode_askquestions instead. </runtime_note>

Phase number: $ARGUMENTS (optional — auto-detects next unplanned phase if omitted)

Flags:

  • --research — Force re-research even if RESEARCH.md exists
  • --skip-research — Skip research, go straight to planning
  • --gaps — Gap closure mode (reads VERIFICATION.md, skips research)
  • --skip-verify — Skip verification loop
  • --prd <file> — Use a PRD/acceptance criteria file instead of discuss-phase. Parses requirements into CONTEXT.md automatically. Skips discuss-phase entirely.
  • --ingest <path-or-glob> — Use one or more ADR files instead of discuss-phase. Parses locked decisions + scope fences into CONTEXT.md automatically. Skips discuss-phase entirely.
  • --ingest-format <auto|nygard|madr|narrative> — Optional ADR parser format override (auto default).
  • --reviews — Replan incorporating cross-AI review feedback from REVIEWS.md (produced by /gsd:review)
  • --text — Use plain-text numbered lists instead of TUI menus (required for /rc remote sessions)
  • --mvp — Vertical MVP mode. Planner organizes tasks as feature slices (UI→API→DB) instead of horizontal layers. On Phase 1 of a new project, also emits SKELETON.md (Walking Skeleton). Can be persisted on a phase via **Mode:** mvp in ROADMAP.md.

Normalize phase input in step 2 before any directory lookups.

Execute end-to-end. Preserve all workflow gates (validation, research, planning, verification loop, routing).