Remove task/project/product classification taxonomy from discuss prompt.
The LLM now sizes work based on judgment, not labels.
Key changes:
- discuss.md: Replace 3-tier classification with judgment-based sizing.
Remove hard minimum question rounds (2 for task, 4 for project).
Questioning depth now matches actual scope.
- plan-milestone.md: Add right-sizing doctrine. Single-slice milestones
now write the S01 plan + task plans inline, eliminating separate
research-slice and plan-slice sessions.
- plan-slice.md: Add right-sizing guidance. Make Proof Level,
Integration Closure, and Observability sections conditional —
omit entirely for simple slices instead of filling with 'none'.
Consolidate self-audit from 10 items to 7 (remove duplicates).
- auto.ts: Skip research-slice for S01 when milestone research exists.
Update peekNext label for plan-milestone.
- complete-slice.md: Add effort-matching guidance. Lighten observability
verification for simple slices.
- execute-task.md: Make observability steps conditional on task plan
content rather than always required.
- templates (plan.md, task-plan.md): Add comments making heavyweight
sections explicitly optional for simple work.
Pipeline reduction for simple 1-slice milestone:
Before: 9-10 sessions (research-M, plan-M, research-S, plan-S,
execute×N, complete-S, reassess, complete-M)
After: 5-6 sessions (research-M, plan-M [+S01 inline],
execute×N, complete-S, complete-M)
Covers VALID_BRANCH_NAME regex validation, configured preference
returns correctly, fallback to auto-detection, and injection rejection.
Closes#108
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three fixes to the dispatch loop:
1. Don't mark a unit complete when the next dispatch is the same unit
(retry scenario) — let the retry mechanism handle it instead of
persisting a false completion.
2. Verify expected artifact exists on disk before marking a unit
complete. Uses resolveExpectedArtifactPath + existsSync to gate
persistCompletedKey calls.
3. Cross-validate idempotency: when skipping a "completed" unit, verify
the artifact actually exists. If missing, remove the stale record
from completed-units.json and re-run the unit.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Cut 48% of system prompt token cost while preserving all load-bearing content:
- Remove Activity Logs section (agent never interacts with these)
- Remove Investigation escalation ladder (redundant with tool-routing)
- Remove Context economy section (obvious/redundant)
- Remove Web research vs browser execution (compressed into playbooks)
- Compress tool-routing to non-obvious entries only (scout, bg_shell, Context7)
- Compress Ask vs infer to core rule
- Compress Code structure to 5 key principles
- Compress Verification to inline task-type table
- Compress Agent-First Observability (character block carries the why)
- Compress Background processes playbook from 30 to 5 lines
- Compress Web behavior playbook from 25 to 6 lines
- Compress Libraries and Current facts into single section
- Remove BRAVE_API_KEY config (user-facing, not agent-facing)
Three additions to the GSD character block:
- Security/performance/elegance as craft instinct, not checkbox compliance
- Anti-laziness: finish what you start, no stubs, no 80% features, no skipped error handling
- Self-debugging awareness: you write code you will debug later with no memory of writing it
Replace the generic agent intro with a craftsman-engineer character
definition: curious about problems, warm but terse, co-owner during
planning, committed executor during auto-mode. Consolidate the
scattered Communication and Writing Style + Work Narration sections
into a single focused Communication section that preserves all
calibration signals (pushback triggers, narration examples, uncertainty
handling).
- Prevent duplicate Brave tool entries when toggling providers repeatedly
by filtering already-active tools before re-adding (BUG-1)
- Remove single quotes from test glob patterns in package.json so Windows
shell expands them correctly (BUG-2)
- Fix test mock fire() to call all handlers instead of short-circuiting
on first match, matching real framework behavior (BUG-3)
- Suppress "Native Anthropic web search active" notification on session
restore (source: "restore") to reduce UX noise (BUG-4)
- Add regression tests for all 4 bugs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The model_select event doesn't reliably fire on startup, so Brave tools
remained visible to Claude even without a key. Now before_provider_request
filters search-the-web and search_and_read from the payload directly,
ensuring Claude only sees the native web_search tool.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Pi SDK's streaming parser drops server_tool_use and
web_search_tool_result content blocks. When the conversation is replayed,
assistant messages are incomplete, causing the Anthropic API to reject
requests with "thinking blocks cannot be modified."
Fix: stripThinkingFromHistory() removes thinking/redacted_thinking blocks
from all assistant messages before sending, since they're all from stored
history. The model generates fresh thinking for each new turn.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
12 tests covering: tool injection for claude models, non-claude passthrough,
double-injection prevention, tool deactivation/reactivation on model switch,
and session_start diagnostics.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Inject the web_search_20250305 server-side tool into Anthropic API
requests, eliminating the BRAVE_API_KEY requirement for Anthropic models.
When Anthropic + no Brave key, custom search tools are disabled to avoid
confusing the LLM with broken tools. fetch_page (Jina) is unaffected.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Theme proxy throws when accessed in RPC mode since initTheme() is
never called without a TUI. Wrap header rendering in try/catch so
the GSD extension loads cleanly in both TUI and RPC modes.
Closes#121
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a Work Narration section to system.md and per-phase hints to
research, plan, and execute prompts. Instructs the LLM to emit brief
status messages between tool calls covering decisions, discoveries,
phase transitions, and verification results — without narrating
routine reads or trivial commands.
Replace the plain-text API-key-only wizard with a branded, clack-based
onboarding experience that guides first-launch users through LLM provider
authentication (OAuth or API key), optional tool API keys, and a summary.
- Create src/logo.ts as single source of truth for ASCII logo
- Create src/onboarding.ts with shouldRunOnboarding() and runOnboarding()
- Trim src/wizard.ts to env hydration only (loadStoredEnvKeys)
- Wire onboarding into src/cli.ts, add `gsd config` subcommand
- Remove duplicate first-launch banner from src/loader.ts
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Parallel mode was slicing each agent's output to 200 characters before
returning to the parent agent, destroying researcher/scout findings.
Single and chain modes already return full output — this aligns parallel.
Closes#116
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Terminals like macOS Terminal.app and JetBrains IDEs don't support
the Kitty keyboard protocol, so Ctrl+Alt shortcuts silently fail.
Shortcut descriptions now detect unsupported terminals and surface
the equivalent slash command (e.g. /gsd status, /bg, /voice).
Closes#100, closes#104
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: branded postinstall with @clack/prompts
Replace raw ANSI ASCII art dump with structured, branded installer
flow using @clack/prompts and picocolors:
- Branded intro header with product name and version
- Animated spinners during patch and Playwright install steps
- Subprocess output captured (no more raw npm/Playwright noise)
- Boxed summary note with status indicators (✓/⚠)
- Clean outro with next-step instructions
- Graceful fallback to minimal output if clack unavailable
- All output routed to stderr for npm lifecycle visibility
- Async subprocess execution (not execSync) so spinners animate
* fix: restore ASCII banner alongside clack postinstall UI
The branded ASCII art banner is a key differentiator. Keep it as the
first thing users see, then follow with clack spinner steps for the
setup progress. Fallback path also simplified since the banner already
shows the version.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
