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c4f679d8 — Garry Tan a month ago
feat: safety hook skills + skill usage telemetry (v0.7.1) (#189)

* feat: add /careful, /freeze, /guard, /unfreeze safety hook skills

Four new on-demand skills using Claude Code's PreToolUse hooks:
- /careful: warns before destructive commands (rm -rf, DROP TABLE, force-push, etc.)
- /freeze: blocks file edits outside a specified directory
- /guard: composes both into one command
- /unfreeze: clears freeze boundary without ending session

Pure bash hook scripts with Python fallback for JSON edge cases.
Safe exceptions for build artifacts (node_modules, dist, .next, etc.).
Hook fire telemetry logs pattern name only (never command content).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add skill usage telemetry to preamble

TemplateContext system passes skill name through resolver pipeline so
each generated SKILL.md gets its own name baked into the telemetry line.
Appends to ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl on every invocation.

Covers 14 preamble-using skills + 4 hook skills (inline telemetry).
JSONL format: {"skill":"ship","ts":"...","repo":"my-project"}

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add analytics CLI for skill usage stats

bun run analytics reads ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl and shows
top skills, per-repo breakdown, hook fire stats, and daily timeline.
Supports --period 7d/30d/all. Handles missing/empty/malformed data.

22 unit tests cover parsing, filtering, formatting, and edge cases.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add skills-used-this-week to /retro

Retro Step 2 now reads skill-usage.jsonl and shows which gstack skills
were used during the retro window. Follows the same pattern as the
Greptile signal and Backlog Health metrics — read file, filter by date,
aggregate, present. Skips silently if no analytics data exists.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: add hook script and telemetry tests

32 unit tests for check-careful.sh covering all 8 destructive patterns,
safe exceptions, Python fallback, and malformed input handling.
7 unit tests for check-freeze.sh covering boundary enforcement,
trailing slash edge case, and missing state file.
Telemetry tests verify per-skill name correctness in generated output.
Adds careful/freeze/guard/unfreeze/document-release to ALL_SKILLS.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: bump version to 0.6.5 + changelog + mark TODOs shipped

Safety hook skills and skill usage telemetry shipped.
Analytics CLI and /retro integration included.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: /debug auto-freezes edits to the module being debugged

Add PreToolUse hooks (Edit/Write) to debug/SKILL.md.tmpl that reference
the existing freeze/bin/check-freeze.sh. After Phase 1 investigation,
/debug locks edits to the narrowest affected directory.

Graceful degradation: if freeze script is unavailable, scope lock is
skipped. Users can run /unfreeze to remove the restriction.

Deferred 6 enhancements to TODOS.md, gated on telemetry showing the
freeze hook actually fires in real debugging sessions.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2a206920 — Garry Tan a month ago
fix: /retro midnight-aligned dates + local timezone (v0.7.2) (#199)

* fix: use midnight-aligned dates and local timezone in /retro

/retro was using --since="7 days ago" which is relative to current time,
so running at 9pm gives a misleading "Mar 11 to Mar 18" title when data
actually starts at 9pm Mar 11. Now computes absolute midnight-aligned
start dates (--since="2026-03-11") for full calendar days.

Also removes hardcoded Pacific time (TZ=America/Los_Angeles) throughout
the template — all timestamps now use the user's local timezone, which
is correct for a global user base.

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.7.2)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
4fe0ce9c — Garry Tan a month ago
feat: natural language skill routing + proactive suggestions (v0.7.1) (#195)

* feat: add trigger phrases to /debug and /office-hours

These two skills had zero "Use when asked to..." phrases, making them
completely invisible to natural language. Users saying "debug this" or
"brainstorm an idea" would get no skill invocation.

* feat: add proactive triggers to all workflow skills

Every skill now has "Proactively suggest when..." language so Claude
surfaces skills at natural moments — not just when the user says
specific trigger phrases.

* feat: lifecycle map + proactive preference system

Root gstack description now includes a developer workflow guide mapping
12 stages to skills. Preamble reads proactive preference via gstack-config.
Users can opt out with "stop suggesting things" and re-enable with
"be proactive again" — natural language toggle, no CLI needed.

* test: 11 journey-stage E2E routing tests + trigger phrase validation

Each test simulates a real development stage (ideation, plan review,
debug, QA, ship, retro...) with realistic project context and verifies
the right skill fires from natural language alone. 11/11 pass.

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.7.1)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
bc86a665 — Garry Tan a month ago
feat: add trigger phrases to skill descriptions for better model matching (v0.6.4.1) (#169)

* feat: add trigger phrases to skill descriptions for better model matching

Anthropic's skill best practices: "the description field is not a summary —
it's when to trigger." Add explicit "Use when asked to..." phrases to 12 skill
descriptions so Claude's auto-discovery works with natural language requests
like "deploy this" or "check my diff", not just explicit /slash-commands.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add on-demand hooks and telemetry to TODOS.md

Captures two ideas from Anthropic's skill best practices post:
- /careful, /freeze, /guard on-demand hook skills (P3)
- Skill usage telemetry via preamble JSONL append (P3)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.6.4.1)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: exclude internal details from CHANGELOG style guide

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
a2d756f9 — Garry Tan a month ago
feat: Test Bootstrap + Regression Tests + Coverage Audit (v0.6.0) (#136)

* feat: test bootstrap, regression tests, coverage audit, retro test health

- Add {{TEST_BOOTSTRAP}} resolver to gen-skill-docs.ts
- Add Phase 8e.5 regression test generation to /qa and /qa-design-review
- Add Step 3.4 test coverage audit with quality scoring to /ship
- Add test health tracking to /retro
- Add 2 E2E evals (bootstrap + coverage audit)
- Add 26 validation tests
- Update ARCHITECTURE.md placeholder table
- Add 2 P3 TODOs (CI/CD non-GitHub, auto-upgrade weak tests)

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.6.0)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: make coverage audit trace actual codepaths, not just syntax patterns

Step 3.4 now instructs Claude to read full files, trace data flow through
every branch, diagram the execution, and check each branch against tests.
Phase 8e.5 regression tests now trace the bug's codepath before writing
the test, catching adjacent edge cases.

* feat: coverage audit now maps user flows, interactions, and error states

Step 3.4 now covers the full picture: code branches AND user-facing behavior.
Maps user flows (complete journey through the feature), interaction edge cases
(double-click, back button, stale state, slow connection), error states
(what does the user actually see?), and boundary states (zero results,
10k results, max-length input). Coverage diagram splits into Code Path
Coverage and User Flow Coverage sections with separate percentages.

* fix: raise test gen cap to 20, add validation tests for user flow coverage

- Raise Step 3.4 test generation cap from 10 to 20 (code + user flow combined)
- Add 3 validation tests: codepath tracing, user flow mapping, diagram sections

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
1e06b6a5 — Garry Tan a month ago
fix: dynamic base branch detection across all SKILL templates (v0.3.10) (#81)

* feat: add {{BASE_BRANCH_DETECT}} resolver to gen-skill-docs

DRY placeholder for dynamic base branch detection across PR-targeting
skills. Detects via gh pr view (existing PR base) → gh repo view
(repo default) → fallback to main.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: ship skill detects base branch instead of hardcoding main

Replaces ~14 hardcoded 'main' references with dynamic detection via
{{BASE_BRANCH_DETECT}}. Fixes stacked branches and Conductor workspaces
targeting non-main branches. Adds --base <base> to gh pr create.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: review, qa, plan-ceo-review detect base branch dynamically

Same pattern as ship: replaces hardcoded 'main' with {{BASE_BRANCH_DETECT}}.
Also cleans up qa bash-isms (REPORT_DIR variable, port chaining).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: retro detects default branch instead of hardcoding origin/main

Retro queries commit history (not PR targets), so uses simpler detection:
gh repo view defaultBranchRef. Replaces ~11 origin/main refs with
origin/<default>.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add explicit cross-step references in gstack-upgrade template

Bash blocks are self-contained, but cross-block variable references
(INSTALL_DIR from Step 2) were implicit. Adds prose making them explicit.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs+test: SKILL authoring guidance + regression tests

Adds "Writing SKILL templates" section to CLAUDE.md explaining that
templates are prompts, not scripts. Adds validation test catching
hardcoded 'main' in git commands, and resolver content test.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: update ARCHITECTURE + CONTRIBUTING for new placeholders

Add {{BASE_BRANCH_DETECT}} to ARCHITECTURE.md placeholder list.
Cross-reference CLAUDE.md template authoring guidance from CONTRIBUTING.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.3.10)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: add missing blank line between resolver functions

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: add 3 E2E smoke tests for base branch detection

- /review: verifies Step 0 detection + git diff against detected base
- /ship: truncated dry-run (Steps 0-1 only, no push/PR), asserts no
  destructive actions
- /retro: verifies default branch detection for git log queries

Covers the {{BASE_BRANCH_DETECT}} resolver path (review), the ship
template's dual abort check, and retro's inline detection pattern.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.4.2)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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3e3843c4 — Garry Tan a month ago
feat: contributor mode, session awareness, recommendation format (#90)

* feat: contributor mode, session awareness, universal RECOMMENDATION format

- Rename {{UPDATE_CHECK}} → {{PREAMBLE}} across all 10 skill templates
- Add session tracking (touch ~/.gstack/sessions/$PPID, count active sessions)
- ELI16 mode when 3+ concurrent sessions detected (re-ground user on context)
- Contributor mode: auto-file field reports to ~/.gstack/contributor-logs/
- Universal AskUserQuestion format: context → question → RECOMMENDATION → options
- Update plan-ceo-review and plan-eng-review to reference preamble baseline
- Add vendored symlink awareness section to CLAUDE.md
- Rewrite CONTRIBUTING.md with contributor workflow and cross-project testing
- Add tests for contributor mode and session awareness in generated output
- Add E2E eval for contributor mode report filing

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add Enum & Value Completeness to /review critical checklist

New CRITICAL review category that traces new enum values, status strings,
and type constants through every consumer outside the diff. Catches the
class of bugs where a new value is added but not handled in all switch/case
chains, allowlists, or frontend-backend contracts.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: bump v0.4.1, user-facing changelog, update qa-only template and architecture docs

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add CHANGELOG style guide — user-facing, sell the feature

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: rewrite v0.4.1 changelog to be user-facing and sell the features

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add evals for RECOMMENDATION format, session awareness, and enum completeness

Free tests (Tier 1): RECOMMENDATION format + session awareness in all
preamble SKILL.md files, enum completeness checklist structure and CRITICAL
classification.

E2E eval: /review catches missed enum handlers when a new status value
is added but not handled in case/switch and notify methods.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add E2E eval for session awareness ELI16 mode

Stubs _SESSIONS=4, gives agent a decision point on feature/add-payments
branch, verifies the output re-grounds the user with project, branch,
context, and RECOMMENDATION — the ELI16 mode behavior for 3+ sessions.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: contributor mode eval marked FAIL due to expected browse error

The test intentionally runs a nonexistent binary to trigger contributor
mode. The session runner's browse error detection catches "no such file
or directory...browse" and sets browseErrors, causing recordE2E to mark
passed=false. Override passed to check only exitReason since the browse
error is the expected scenario.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
41141007 — Garry Tan a month ago
feat: TODOS-aware skills, 2-tier Greptile replies, gitignore fix (#61)

* fix: log non-ENOENT errors in ensureStateDir() instead of silently swallowing

Replace bare catch {} with ENOENT-only silence. Non-ENOENT errors (EACCES,
ENOSPC) are now logged to .gstack/browse-server.log. Includes test for
permission-denied scenario with chmod 444.

* feat: merge TODO.md + TODOS.md into unified backlog with shared format reference

Merge TODO.md (roadmap) and TODOS.md (near-term) into one file organized by
skill/component with P0-P4 priority ordering and Completed section. Add shared
review/TODOS-format.md for canonical format. Add static validation tests.

* feat: add 2-tier Greptile reply system with escalation detection

Add reply templates (Tier 1 friendly, Tier 2 firm), explicit escalation
detection algorithm, and severity re-ranking guidance to greptile-triage.md.

* feat: cross-skill TODOS awareness + Greptile template refs in all skills

/ship Step 5.5: auto-detect completed TODOs, offer reorganization.
/review Step 5.5: cross-reference PR against open TODOs.
/plan-ceo-review, /plan-eng-review: TODOS context in planning.
/retro: Backlog Health metric. /qa: bug TODO context in diff-aware mode.
All Greptile-aware skills now reference reply templates and escalation detection.

* chore: bump version and changelog (v0.3.8)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: update CONTRIBUTING.md for v0.3.8 changes

Clarify test tier cost table (Tier 3 standalone vs combined), add TODOS.md
to "Things to know", mention Greptile triage in ship workflow description.

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7d266661 — Garry Tan a month ago
Merge pull request #55 from garrytan/v0.3.6-qa-upgrades

feat: E2E observability + eval infrastructure + all skills templated
a67dae5f — Garry Tan a month ago
fix: update check preamble exits 1 when up to date — convert all skills to .tmpl

The `[ -n "$_UPD" ] && echo "$_UPD"` line in 5 skills was missing `|| true`,
causing exit code 1 when the update check finds no update (empty $_UPD).

Fix: convert ship/, review/, plan-ceo-review/, plan-eng-review/, retro/ to
.tmpl templates using {{UPDATE_CHECK}} placeholder (same as browse/qa/etc).
All 9 skills now generated from templates — preamble changes propagate everywhere.

Also: regenerates qa/SKILL.md which had drifted from its template, adds 12 tests
validating the update check preamble exits 0 in all skills, removes completed TODO.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>