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GSD Command Reference

Complete command syntax, flags, options, and examples. For feature details, see Feature Reference. For workflow walkthroughs, see User Guide.


Command Syntax

  • Claude Code / Gemini / Copilot: /gsd:command-name [args]
  • OpenCode: /gsd-command-name [args]
  • Codex: $gsd-command-name [args]

Core Workflow Commands

/gsd:new-project

Initialize a new project with deep context gathering.

Flag Description
--auto @file.md Auto-extract from document, skip interactive questions

Prerequisites: No existing .planning/PROJECT.md Produces: PROJECT.md, REQUIREMENTS.md, ROADMAP.md, STATE.md, config.json, research/, CLAUDE.md

/gsd:new-project                    # Interactive mode
/gsd:new-project --auto @prd.md     # Auto-extract from PRD

/gsd:discuss-phase

Capture implementation decisions before planning.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number (defaults to current phase)
Flag Description
--auto Auto-select recommended defaults for all questions
--batch Group questions for batch intake instead of one-by-one

Prerequisites: .planning/ROADMAP.md exists Produces: {phase}-CONTEXT.md

/gsd:discuss-phase 1                # Interactive discussion for phase 1
/gsd:discuss-phase 3 --auto         # Auto-select defaults for phase 3
/gsd:discuss-phase --batch          # Batch mode for current phase

/gsd:ui-phase

Generate UI design contract for frontend phases.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number (defaults to current phase)

Prerequisites: .planning/ROADMAP.md exists, phase has frontend/UI work Produces: {phase}-UI-SPEC.md

/gsd:ui-phase 2                     # Design contract for phase 2

/gsd:plan-phase

Research, plan, and verify a phase.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number (defaults to next unplanned phase)
Flag Description
--auto Skip interactive confirmations
--skip-research Skip domain research step
--skip-verify Skip plan checker verification loop

Prerequisites: .planning/ROADMAP.md exists Produces: {phase}-RESEARCH.md, {phase}-{N}-PLAN.md, {phase}-VALIDATION.md

/gsd:plan-phase 1                   # Research + plan + verify phase 1
/gsd:plan-phase 3 --skip-research   # Plan without research (familiar domain)
/gsd:plan-phase --auto              # Non-interactive planning

/gsd:execute-phase

Execute all plans in a phase with wave-based parallelization.

Argument Required Description
N Yes Phase number to execute

Prerequisites: Phase has PLAN.md files Produces: {phase}-{N}-SUMMARY.md, {phase}-VERIFICATION.md, git commits

/gsd:execute-phase 1                # Execute phase 1

/gsd:verify-work

User acceptance testing with auto-diagnosis.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number (defaults to last executed phase)

Prerequisites: Phase has been executed Produces: {phase}-UAT.md, fix plans if issues found

/gsd:verify-work 1                  # UAT for phase 1

/gsd:next

Automatically advance to the next logical workflow step. Reads project state and runs the appropriate command.

Prerequisites: .planning/ directory exists Behavior:

  • No project → suggests /gsd:new-project
  • Phase needs discussion → runs /gsd:discuss-phase
  • Phase needs planning → runs /gsd:plan-phase
  • Phase needs execution → runs /gsd:execute-phase
  • Phase needs verification → runs /gsd:verify-work
  • All phases complete → suggests /gsd:complete-milestone
/gsd:next                           # Auto-detect and run next step

/gsd:session-report

Generate a session report with work summary, outcomes, and estimated resource usage.

Prerequisites: Active project with recent work Produces: .planning/reports/SESSION_REPORT.md

/gsd:session-report                 # Generate post-session summary

Report includes:

  • Work performed (commits, plans executed, phases progressed)
  • Outcomes and deliverables
  • Blockers and decisions made
  • Estimated token/cost usage
  • Next steps recommendation

/gsd:ship

Create PR from completed phase work with auto-generated body.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number or milestone version (e.g., 4 or v1.0)
--draft No Create as draft PR

Prerequisites: Phase verified (/gsd:verify-work passed), gh CLI installed and authenticated Produces: GitHub PR with rich body from planning artifacts, STATE.md updated

/gsd:ship 4                         # Ship phase 4
/gsd:ship 4 --draft                 # Ship as draft PR

PR body includes:

  • Phase goal from ROADMAP.md
  • Changes summary from SUMMARY.md files
  • Requirements addressed (REQ-IDs)
  • Verification status
  • Key decisions

/gsd:ui-review

Retroactive 6-pillar visual audit of implemented frontend.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number (defaults to last executed phase)

Prerequisites: Project has frontend code (works standalone, no GSD project needed) Produces: {phase}-UI-REVIEW.md, screenshots in .planning/ui-reviews/

/gsd:ui-review                      # Audit current phase
/gsd:ui-review 3                    # Audit phase 3

/gsd:audit-uat

Cross-phase audit of all outstanding UAT and verification items.

Prerequisites: At least one phase has been executed with UAT or verification Produces: Categorized audit report with human test plan

/gsd:audit-uat

/gsd:audit-milestone

Verify milestone met its definition of done.

Prerequisites: All phases executed Produces: Audit report with gap analysis

/gsd:audit-milestone

/gsd:complete-milestone

Archive milestone, tag release.

Prerequisites: Milestone audit complete (recommended) Produces: MILESTONES.md entry, git tag

/gsd:complete-milestone

/gsd:new-milestone

Start next version cycle.

Argument Required Description
name No Milestone name
--reset-phase-numbers No Restart the new milestone at Phase 1 and archive old phase dirs before roadmapping

Prerequisites: Previous milestone completed Produces: Updated PROJECT.md, new REQUIREMENTS.md, new ROADMAP.md

/gsd:new-milestone                  # Interactive
/gsd:new-milestone "v2.0 Mobile"    # Named milestone
/gsd:new-milestone --reset-phase-numbers "v2.0 Mobile"  # Restart milestone numbering at 1

Phase Management Commands

/gsd:add-phase

Append new phase to roadmap.

/gsd:add-phase                      # Interactive — describe the phase

/gsd:insert-phase

Insert urgent work between phases using decimal numbering.

Argument Required Description
N No Insert after this phase number
/gsd:insert-phase 3                 # Insert between phase 3 and 4 → creates 3.1

/gsd:remove-phase

Remove future phase and renumber subsequent phases.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number to remove
/gsd:remove-phase 7                 # Remove phase 7, renumber 8→7, 9→8, etc.

/gsd:list-phase-assumptions

Preview Claude's intended approach before planning.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number
/gsd:list-phase-assumptions 2       # See assumptions for phase 2

/gsd:plan-milestone-gaps

Create phases to close gaps from milestone audit.

/gsd:plan-milestone-gaps             # Creates phases for each audit gap

/gsd:research-phase

Deep ecosystem research only (standalone — usually use /gsd:plan-phase instead).

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number
/gsd:research-phase 4               # Research phase 4 domain

/gsd:validate-phase

Retroactively audit and fill Nyquist validation gaps.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number
/gsd:validate-phase 2               # Audit test coverage for phase 2

Navigation Commands

/gsd:progress

Show status and next steps.

/gsd:progress                       # "Where am I? What's next?"

/gsd:resume-work

Restore full context from last session.

/gsd:resume-work                    # After context reset or new session

/gsd:pause-work

Save context handoff when stopping mid-phase.

/gsd:pause-work                     # Creates continue-here.md

/gsd:help

Show all commands and usage guide.

/gsd:help                           # Quick reference

Utility Commands

/gsd:quick

Execute ad-hoc task with GSD guarantees.

Flag Description
--full Enable plan checking (2 iterations) + post-execution verification
--discuss Lightweight pre-planning discussion
--research Spawn focused researcher before planning

Flags are composable.

/gsd:quick                          # Basic quick task
/gsd:quick --discuss --research     # Discussion + research + planning
/gsd:quick --full                   # With plan checking and verification
/gsd:quick --discuss --research --full  # All optional stages

/gsd:autonomous

Run all remaining phases autonomously.

Flag Description
--from N Start from a specific phase number
/gsd:autonomous                     # Run all remaining phases
/gsd:autonomous --from 3            # Start from phase 3

/gsd:do

Route freeform text to the right GSD command.

/gsd:do                             # Then describe what you want

/gsd:note

Zero-friction idea capture — append, list, or promote notes to todos.

Argument Required Description
text No Note text to capture (default: append mode)
list No List all notes from project and global scopes
promote N No Convert note N into a structured todo
Flag Description
--global Use global scope for note operations
/gsd:note "Consider caching strategy for API responses"
/gsd:note list
/gsd:note promote 3

/gsd:debug

Systematic debugging with persistent state.

Argument Required Description
description No Description of the bug
/gsd:debug "Login button not responding on mobile Safari"

/gsd:add-todo

Capture idea or task for later.

Argument Required Description
description No Todo description
/gsd:add-todo "Consider adding dark mode support"

/gsd:check-todos

List pending todos and select one to work on.

/gsd:check-todos

/gsd:add-tests

Generate tests for a completed phase.

Argument Required Description
N No Phase number
/gsd:add-tests 2                    # Generate tests for phase 2

/gsd:stats

Display project statistics.

/gsd:stats                          # Project metrics dashboard

/gsd:profile-user

Generate a developer behavioral profile from Claude Code session analysis across 8 dimensions (communication style, decision patterns, debugging approach, UX preferences, vendor choices, frustration triggers, learning style, explanation depth). Produces artifacts that personalize Claude's responses.

Flag Description
--questionnaire Use interactive questionnaire instead of session analysis
--refresh Re-analyze sessions and regenerate profile

Generated artifacts:

  • USER-PROFILE.md — Full behavioral profile
  • /gsd:dev-preferences command — Load preferences in any session
  • CLAUDE.md profile section — Auto-discovered by Claude Code
/gsd:profile-user                   # Analyze sessions and build profile
/gsd:profile-user --questionnaire   # Interactive questionnaire fallback
/gsd:profile-user --refresh         # Re-generate from fresh analysis

/gsd:health

Validate .planning/ directory integrity.

Flag Description
--repair Auto-fix recoverable issues
/gsd:health                         # Check integrity
/gsd:health --repair                # Check and fix

/gsd:cleanup

Archive accumulated phase directories from completed milestones.

/gsd:cleanup

Configuration Commands

/gsd:settings

Interactive configuration of workflow toggles and model profile.

/gsd:settings                       # Interactive config

/gsd:set-profile

Quick profile switch.

Argument Required Description
profile Yes quality, balanced, budget, or inherit
/gsd:set-profile budget             # Switch to budget profile
/gsd:set-profile quality            # Switch to quality profile

Brownfield Commands

/gsd:map-codebase

Analyze existing codebase with parallel mapper agents.

Argument Required Description
area No Scope mapping to a specific area
/gsd:map-codebase                   # Full codebase analysis
/gsd:map-codebase auth              # Focus on auth area

Update Commands

/gsd:update

Update GSD with changelog preview.

/gsd:update                         # Check for updates and install

/gsd:reapply-patches

Restore local modifications after a GSD update.

/gsd:reapply-patches                # Merge back local changes

Community Commands

/gsd:join-discord

Open Discord community invite.

/gsd:join-discord