Add tests to a completed development phase using its records and implementation. Review the proposed coverage, then generate unit tests for individual components and browser tests for full workflows, verify them, and commit the test files.
- Adding automated tests after a development phase is complete
- Turning acceptance criteria into test coverage
- Reviewing which code needs unit or browser tests
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Review development plans with external AI tools, then revise and review them again while actionable concerns remain. Choose reviewers and a cycle limit to work toward a plan with resolved review findings.
- Review a development plan before implementation
- Revise plans using feedback from multiple AI reviewers
- Use a local model server to review plans
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Run remaining GSD project phases through discussion, planning, and execution, while recording progress and phase documents. You can limit the phase range or keep decisions interactive; after all phases finish, the workflow audits and closes the milestone.
- Running all remaining milestone phases
- Executing a selected phase or range of phases
- Answering discussion questions before background execution
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Audit a development milestone before archiving it by checking requirements, connections between phases, and complete user flows. It reads existing verification reports and gathers technical debt and deferred gaps to assess whether the original completion criteria were met.
- Checking completion criteria before archiving a milestone
- Reviewing coverage of milestone requirements
- Checking connections and user flows across phases
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Clarify implementation choices before planning a development phase. The skill reviews existing project context and code, asks about unresolved decisions, and records the answers in a context file for research and planning agents.
- Clarifying unresolved specifications before planning
- Discussing only decisions that remain open
- Documenting implementation choices for other agents
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Organize accumulated planning folders by archiving phase directories from completed milestones. Review a preview of the proposed moves, then confirm to place those directories in a versioned milestone archive.
- Organize phase folders after a milestone is completed
- Review proposed archive moves before confirming
- Keep completed phase records in versioned archives
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Configure GSD through one command, covering model choice, research, plan checks, verification, and branching. Additional modes handle detailed workflow settings, external service integrations, and model profiles, which are named groups of model settings.
- Adjusting common GSD workflow settings through guided questions
- Changing planning details, timeouts, and branch templates
- Configuring external APIs and code review tools
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Set up a new project by gathering context, optionally researching the domain, defining requirements, and building a roadmap. It creates planning files that record the project’s background, workflow preferences, phased structure, and ongoing state.
- Clarify a new project idea through questions
- Define requirements and a phased roadmap
- Save project context and workflow preferences
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Route requests for idea exploration, rough planning, time-boxed technical investigation, phase specifications, or thought capture to the appropriate GSD skill. It selects and invokes a skill based on the intended task.
- Explore an idea or opportunity
- Sketch a rough design or plan
- Run a time-boxed technical investigation
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Route development requests to the appropriate GSD skill for planning, execution, verification, or phase management. It selects and invokes a matching skill, including options for quick tasks, test generation, and autonomous phase execution.
- Choosing a skill for planning or executing a phase
- Routing requests to feature acceptance checks
- Finding a skill to add or edit project phases
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Create a pull request branch from the current branch while excluding .planning/ commits. This keeps planning documents out of the review so reviewers can focus on the code changes.
- Prepare a PR branch focused on code changes
- Exclude planning document commits from review
- Create a review branch for a chosen target branch
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Run several small development tasks as one batch, from planning through execution and merging. Control concurrency, add research or validation, and resume eligible unfinished items from a saved batch.
- Processing several small development tasks in one batch
- Loading a task list from a file
- Adding research and validation to batch tasks
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Check the `.planning/` directory for missing files, invalid settings, inconsistent state, and orphaned plans. Report issues to address, optionally request repairs, or check context usage—the share of the session’s text capacity already used.
- Checking planning files for missing content or inconsistencies
- Finding orphaned plans
- Requesting repairs after a planning directory check
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Retrieve past decisions, recurring patterns, and unexpected issues from MemPalace before planning a phase. The skill produces a concise file with source references for the planner and falls back to GSD’s native memory when MemPalace is unavailable.
- Reviewing past decisions before planning a phase
- Checking recurring patterns and previous pitfalls
- Preparing a source-backed memory summary for the planner
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Preserve development progress when stopping midway through a phase. The skill records completed work, remaining tasks, decisions, and blockers in .continue-here.md, creates a Git commit for unfinished work, and provides instructions for resuming.
- Saving progress before ending a work session
- Carrying decisions and blockers into the next session
- Committing unfinished work before a pause
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Check project progress, summarize recent work and remaining tasks, and move to the next GSD workflow step. It also supports automatic step chaining and routes plain-language requests to suitable GSD commands.
- Reviewing project progress and remaining work
- Advancing automatically to the next workflow step
- Finding the right GSD command for a request
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Generate or update up to nine project documentation files using agents that inspect the code directly. Check documentation against the implementation, review existing files without writing changes, or explicitly regenerate all documentation.
- Create project documentation from the codebase
- Update documentation after implementation changes
- Check existing documentation without writing files
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Extract decisions, lessons, recurring patterns, and unexpected findings from the artifacts of a completed development phase. It organizes these learnings into a LEARNINGS.md file using planning, summary, verification, acceptance testing, and state documents.
- Reviewing decisions made during a completed phase
- Gathering lessons from planning and verification artifacts
- Recording discovered patterns and unexpected findings
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Manage project phases from one terminal with a status dashboard and suggested next actions. Discuss one phase while background agents plan or execute another, keeping work across a milestone visible in one place.
- Checking progress across project phases
- Discussing one phase while another runs
- Choosing the next task based on dependencies
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Start a new development milestone for an existing project. The skill gathers goals, updates project documents, optionally researches new features, and creates scoped requirements and a phased roadmap for the next cycle of work.
- Planning the next release of an existing project
- Defining requirements for new features
- Updating goals and a phased roadmap
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Route project management requests to the appropriate GSD skill. Use it to start projects, onboard existing code, manage milestones, import plans, or review backlog items without choosing the individual skill yourself.
- Start a project or onboard an existing codebase
- Create or complete a development milestone
- Audit a milestone or summarize its status
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Manage development phases in ROADMAP.md with one command. Add work to a milestone, insert urgent work between existing phases, edit phase fields, or remove future phases and renumber those that follow.
- Add a phase to the current milestone
- Insert urgent work between existing phases
- Remove a future phase and renumber later phases
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Routes GSD project management requests to the appropriate skill for configuration, workspace management, parallel work, pausing and resuming tasks, shipping completed work, and maintenance. It also covers inbox processing, project statistics, and command guidance.
- Adjust GSD settings and model profiles
- Manage workspaces and parallel workstreams
- Pause work and resume it in a fresh context thread
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Look up available GSD commands and how to use them. Choose a quick reminder, a one-page overview, a complete reference, or help focused on a single topic.
- Get an overview of available GSD commands
- Check command usage with a quick reminder
- Read the complete GSD reference
open-gsd/gsd-core☆ 10.8KUpdated Oct 21, 2026