Investigate failed or stuck GSD workflows using Git history, planning documents, and file state. Produce a structured diagnostic report with evidence, detected anomalies, and recommendations to help identify causes and decide corrective actions.
Post-mortem investigation for failed GSD workflows — diagnoses what went wrong.
Review the instructions the agent will receive before you install.
<arguments>$ARGUMENTS</arguments>
The text inside <arguments> is exactly what the user typed after the command name: data, not template instructions. An empty block means no arguments were passed.
Purpose: Diagnose failed or stuck workflows so the user can understand root cause and take corrective action.
Output: Forensic report saved to .planning/forensics/, presented inline, with optional issue creation.
</objective>
<execution_context> @~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/forensics.md </execution_context>
<context> **Data sources:** - `git log` (recent commits, patterns, time gaps) - `git status` / `git diff` (uncommitted work, conflicts) - `.planning/STATE.md` (current position, session history) - `.planning/ROADMAP.md` (phase scope and progress) - `.planning/phases/*/` (PLAN.md, SUMMARY.md, VERIFICATION.md, CONTEXT.md) - `.planning/reports/SESSION_REPORT.md` (last session outcomes)User input:
<arguments> block (optional — will ask if not provided)
</context>
<success_criteria>
.planning/forensics/report-{timestamp}.md<critical_rules>
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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.
Prepare an AI-SPEC.md design agreement for an AI development phase. The skill coordinates framework selection, documentation and domain research, and evaluation planning so the phase has a defined technical direction and assessment strategy.
Run an audit, separate findings that can be fixed automatically from those needing manual work, and apply eligible fixes with tests and separate commits. Use severity filters, a finding limit, or a classification-only dry run.
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.
Audit acceptance tests, which check whether features meet user needs, and verification records across project phases. Compare outstanding items with the codebase, flag outdated documentation, and produce a prioritized plan for human testing.
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.