msd-core/commands/gsd/execute-phase.md

name, description, argument-hint, allowed-tools

name	description	argument-hint	allowed-tools
gsd:execute-phase	Execute all plans in a phase with wave-based parallelization	<phase-number>	Read Write Edit Glob Grep Bash Task TodoWrite AskUserQuestion

Execute all plans in a phase using wave-based parallel execution.

Orchestrator stays lean: discover plans, analyze dependencies, group into waves, spawn subagents, collect results. Each subagent loads the full execute-plan context and handles its own plan.

Context budget: ~15% orchestrator, 100% fresh per subagent.

<execution_context> @/.claude/get-shit-done/workflows/execute-phase.md @/.claude/get-shit-done/templates/subagent-task-prompt.md </execution_context>

Phase: $ARGUMENTS

@.planning/ROADMAP.md @.planning/STATE.md

1. **Validate phase exists** - Find phase directory matching argument - Count PLAN.md files - Error if no plans found

2. Discover plans

   • List all *-PLAN.md files in phase directory
   • Check which have *-SUMMARY.md (already complete)
   • Build list of incomplete plans

3. Group by wave

   • Read wave from each plan's frontmatter
   • Group plans by wave number
   • Report wave structure to user

4. Execute waves For each wave in order:

   • Fill subagent-task-prompt template for each plan
   • Spawn all agents in wave simultaneously (parallel Task calls)
   • Wait for completion (Task blocks)
   • Verify SUMMARYs created
   • Proceed to next wave

5. Aggregate results

   • Collect summaries from all plans
   • Report phase completion status
   • Update ROADMAP.md

6. Offer next steps

   • Route to next action (see <offer_next>)

<offer_next> MANDATORY: Present copy/paste-ready next command.

After phase completes, determine what's next:

Step 1: Check milestone status

Read ROADMAP.md. Find current phase number and highest phase in milestone.

Condition	Action
current < highest	More phases → Route A
current = highest	Milestone complete → Route B

---

Route A: More phases remain in milestone

## ✓ Phase {Z}: {Name} Complete

All {Y} plans finished.

---

## ▶ Next Up

**Phase {Z+1}: {Name}** — {Goal from ROADMAP.md}

`/gsd:plan-phase {Z+1}`

<sub>`/clear` first → fresh context window</sub>

---

**Also available:**
- `/gsd:verify-work {Z}` — manual acceptance testing before continuing
- `/gsd:discuss-phase {Z+1}` — gather context first
- `/gsd:research-phase {Z+1}` — investigate unknowns

---

---

Route B: Milestone complete

🎉 MILESTONE COMPLETE!

## ✓ Phase {Z}: {Name} Complete

All {N} phases finished.

---

## ▶ Next Up

**Complete Milestone** — archive and prepare for next

`/gsd:complete-milestone`

<sub>`/clear` first → fresh context window</sub>

---

**Also available:**
- `/gsd:verify-work` — manual acceptance testing before completing milestone
- `/gsd:add-phase <description>` — add another phase before completing

---

</offer_next>

<wave_execution> Parallel spawning:

Spawn all plans in a wave with a single message containing multiple Task calls:

Task(prompt=filled_template_for_plan_01, subagent_type="general-purpose")
Task(prompt=filled_template_for_plan_02, subagent_type="general-purpose")
Task(prompt=filled_template_for_plan_03, subagent_type="general-purpose")

All three run in parallel. Task tool blocks until all complete.

No polling. No background agents. No TaskOutput loops. </wave_execution>

<checkpoint_handling> Plans with autonomous: false have checkpoints. The execute-phase.md workflow handles the full checkpoint flow:

• Subagent pauses at checkpoint, returns structured state
• Orchestrator presents to user, collects response
• Spawns fresh continuation agent (not resume)

See @~/.claude/get-shit-done/workflows/execute-phase.md step checkpoint_handling for complete details. </checkpoint_handling>

<deviation_rules> During execution, handle discoveries automatically:

1. Auto-fix bugs - Fix immediately, document in Summary
2. Auto-add critical - Security/correctness gaps, add and document
3. Auto-fix blockers - Can't proceed without fix, do it and document
4. Ask about architectural - Major structural changes, stop and ask user

Only rule 4 requires user intervention. </deviation_rules>

<commit_rules> Per-Task Commits:

After each task completes:

1. Stage only files modified by that task
2. Commit with format: {type}({phase}-{plan}): {task-name}
3. Types: feat, fix, test, refactor, perf, chore
4. Record commit hash for SUMMARY.md

Plan Metadata Commit:

After all tasks complete:

1. Stage planning artifacts only: PLAN.md, SUMMARY.md, STATE.md, ROADMAP.md
2. Commit with format: docs({phase}-{plan}): complete [plan-name] plan
3. NO code files (already committed per-task)

NEVER use:

• git add .
• git add -A
• git add src/ or any broad directory

Always stage files individually. </commit_rules>

<success_criteria>

• All incomplete plans in phase executed
• Each plan has SUMMARY.md
• STATE.md reflects phase completion
• ROADMAP.md updated
• User informed of next steps </success_criteria>