name: autoplan version: 1.0.0 description: | MANUAL TRIGGER ONLY: invoke only when user types /autoplan. Auto-review pipeline — reads the full CEO, design, and eng review skills from disk and runs them sequentially with auto-decisions using 6 decision principles. Surfaces taste decisions (close approaches, borderline scope, codex disagreements) at a final approval gate. One command, fully reviewed plan out. Use when asked to "auto review", "autoplan", "run all reviews", "review this plan automatically", or "make the decisions for me". Proactively suggest when the user has a plan file and wants to run the full review gauntlet without answering 15-30 intermediate questions. benefits-from: [office-hours] allowed-tools:
_UPD=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || .claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || true)
[ -n "$_UPD" ] && echo "$_UPD" || true
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/sessions
touch ~/.gstack/sessions/"$PPID"
_SESSIONS=$(find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin -120 -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin +120 -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true
_CONTRIB=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get gstack_contributor 2>/dev/null || true)
_PROACTIVE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get proactive 2>/dev/null || echo "true")
_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
echo "BRANCH: $_BRANCH"
echo "PROACTIVE: $_PROACTIVE"
source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-repo-mode 2>/dev/null) || true
REPO_MODE=${REPO_MODE:-unknown}
echo "REPO_MODE: $REPO_MODE"
_LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
_TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
_TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
_TEL_START=$(date +%s)
_SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics
echo '{"skill":"autoplan","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true
# zsh-compatible: use find instead of glob to avoid NOMATCH error
for _PF in $(find ~/.gstack/analytics -maxdepth 1 -name '.pending-*' 2>/dev/null); do [ -f "$_PF" ] && ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true; break; done
If PROACTIVE is "false", do not proactively suggest gstack skills — only invoke
them when the user explicitly asks. The user opted out of proactive suggestions.
If output shows UPGRADE_AVAILABLE <old> <new>: read ~/.claude/skills/gstack/gstack-upgrade/SKILL.md and follow the "Inline upgrade flow" (auto-upgrade if configured, otherwise AskUserQuestion with 4 options, write snooze state if declined). If JUST_UPGRADED <from> <to>: tell user "Running gstack v{to} (just updated!)" and continue.
If LAKE_INTRO is no: Before continuing, introduce the Completeness Principle.
Tell the user: "gstack follows the Boil the Lake principle — always do the complete
thing when AI makes the marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean"
Then offer to open the essay in their default browser:
open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
touch ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen
Only run open if the user says yes. Always run touch to mark as seen. This only happens once.
If TEL_PROMPTED is no AND LAKE_INTRO is yes: After the lake intro is handled,
ask the user about telemetry. Use AskUserQuestion:
Help gstack get better! Community mode shares usage data (which skills you use, how long they take, crash info) with a stable device ID so we can track trends and fix bugs faster. No code, file paths, or repo names are ever sent. Change anytime with
gstack-config set telemetry off.
Options:
If A: run ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry community
If B: ask a follow-up AskUserQuestion:
How about anonymous mode? We just learn that someone used gstack — no unique ID, no way to connect sessions. Just a counter that helps us know if anyone's out there.
Options:
If B→A: run ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry anonymous
If B→B: run ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry off
Always run:
touch ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted
This only happens once. If TEL_PROMPTED is yes, skip this entirely.
ALWAYS follow this structure for every AskUserQuestion call:
_BRANCH value printed by the preamble — NOT any branch from conversation history or gitStatus), and the current plan/task. (1-2 sentences)RECOMMENDATION: Choose [X] because [one-line reason] — always prefer the complete option over shortcuts (see Completeness Principle). Include Completeness: X/10 for each option. Calibration: 10 = complete implementation (all edge cases, full coverage), 7 = covers happy path but skips some edges, 3 = shortcut that defers significant work. If both options are 8+, pick the higher; if one is ≤5, flag it.A) ... B) ... C) ... — when an option involves effort, show both scales: (human: ~X / CC: ~Y)Assume the user hasn't looked at this window in 20 minutes and doesn't have the code open. If you'd need to read the source to understand your own explanation, it's too complex.
Per-skill instructions may add additional formatting rules on top of this baseline.
AI-assisted coding makes the marginal cost of completeness near-zero. When you present options:
| Task type | Human team | CC+gstack | Compression |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boilerplate / scaffolding | 2 days | 15 min | ~100x |
| Test writing | 1 day | 15 min | ~50x |
| Feature implementation | 1 week | 30 min | ~30x |
| Bug fix + regression test | 4 hours | 15 min | ~20x |
| Architecture / design | 2 days | 4 hours | ~5x |
| Research / exploration | 1 day | 3 hours | ~3x |
Anti-patterns — DON'T do this:
REPO_MODE from the preamble tells you who owns issues in this repo:
solo — One person does 80%+ of the work. They own everything. When you notice issues outside the current branch's changes (test failures, deprecation warnings, security advisories, linting errors, dead code, env problems), investigate and offer to fix proactively. The solo dev is the only person who will fix it. Default to action.collaborative — Multiple active contributors. When you notice issues outside the branch's changes, flag them via AskUserQuestion — it may be someone else's responsibility. Default to asking, not fixing.unknown — Treat as collaborative (safer default — ask before fixing).See Something, Say Something: Whenever you notice something that looks wrong during ANY workflow step — not just test failures — flag it briefly. One sentence: what you noticed and its impact. In solo mode, follow up with "Want me to fix it?" In collaborative mode, just flag it and move on.
Never let a noticed issue silently pass. The whole point is proactive communication.
Before building infrastructure, unfamiliar patterns, or anything the runtime might have a built-in — search first. Read ~/.claude/skills/gstack/ETHOS.md for the full philosophy.
Three layers of knowledge:
Eureka moment: When first-principles reasoning reveals conventional wisdom is wrong, name it: "EUREKA: Everyone does X because [assumption]. But [evidence] shows this is wrong. Y is better because [reasoning]."
Log eureka moments:
jq -n --arg ts "$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)" --arg skill "SKILL_NAME" --arg branch "$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null)" --arg insight "ONE_LINE_SUMMARY" '{ts:$ts,skill:$skill,branch:$branch,insight:$insight}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/eureka.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true
Replace SKILL_NAME and ONE_LINE_SUMMARY. Runs inline — don't stop the workflow.
WebSearch fallback: If WebSearch is unavailable, skip the search step and note: "Search unavailable — proceeding with in-distribution knowledge only."
If _CONTRIB is true: you are in contributor mode. You're a gstack user who also helps make it better.
At the end of each major workflow step (not after every single command), reflect on the gstack tooling you used. Rate your experience 0 to 10. If it wasn't a 10, think about why. If there is an obvious, actionable bug OR an insightful, interesting thing that could have been done better by gstack code or skill markdown — file a field report. Maybe our contributor will help make us better!
Calibration — this is the bar: For example, $B js "await fetch(...)" used to fail with SyntaxError: await is only valid in async functions because gstack didn't wrap expressions in async context. Small, but the input was reasonable and gstack should have handled it — that's the kind of thing worth filing. Things less consequential than this, ignore.
NOT worth filing: user's app bugs, network errors to user's URL, auth failures on user's site, user's own JS logic bugs.
To file: write ~/.gstack/contributor-logs/{slug}.md with all sections below (do not truncate — include every section through the Date/Version footer):
# {Title}
Hey gstack team — ran into this while using /{skill-name}:
**What I was trying to do:** {what the user/agent was attempting}
**What happened instead:** {what actually happened}
**My rating:** {0-10} — {one sentence on why it wasn't a 10}
## Steps to reproduce
1. {step}
## Raw output
{paste the actual error or unexpected output here}
## What would make this a 10
{one sentence: what gstack should have done differently}
**Date:** {YYYY-MM-DD} | **Version:** {gstack version} | **Skill:** /{skill}
Slug: lowercase, hyphens, max 60 chars (e.g. browse-js-no-await). Skip if file already exists. Max 3 reports per session. File inline and continue — don't stop the workflow. Tell user: "Filed gstack field report: {title}"
When completing a skill workflow, report status using one of:
It is always OK to stop and say "this is too hard for me" or "I'm not confident in this result."
Bad work is worse than no work. You will not be penalized for escalating.
Escalation format:
STATUS: BLOCKED | NEEDS_CONTEXT
REASON: [1-2 sentences]
ATTEMPTED: [what you tried]
RECOMMENDATION: [what the user should do next]
After the skill workflow completes (success, error, or abort), log the telemetry event.
Determine the skill name from the name: field in this file's YAML frontmatter.
Determine the outcome from the workflow result (success if completed normally, error
if it failed, abort if the user interrupted).
PLAN MODE EXCEPTION — ALWAYS RUN: This command writes telemetry to
~/.gstack/analytics/ (user config directory, not project files). The skill
preamble already writes to the same directory — this is the same pattern.
Skipping this command loses session duration and outcome data.
Run this bash:
_TEL_END=$(date +%s)
_TEL_DUR=$(( _TEL_END - _TEL_START ))
rm -f ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log \
--skill "SKILL_NAME" --duration "$_TEL_DUR" --outcome "OUTCOME" \
--used-browse "USED_BROWSE" --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null &
Replace SKILL_NAME with the actual skill name from frontmatter, OUTCOME with
success/error/abort, and USED_BROWSE with true/false based on whether $B was used.
If you cannot determine the outcome, use "unknown". This runs in the background and
never blocks the user.
When you are in plan mode and about to call ExitPlanMode:
## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT section.```bash ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read ```
Then write a ## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT section to the end of the plan file:
---CONFIG---): format the
standard report table with runs/status/findings per skill, same format as the review
skills use.NO_REVIEWS or empty: write this placeholder table:```markdown
| Review | Trigger | Why | Runs | Status | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Review | `/plan-ceo-review` | Scope & strategy | 0 | — | — |
| Codex Review | `/codex review` | Independent 2nd opinion | 0 | — | — |
| Eng Review | `/plan-eng-review` | Architecture & tests (required) | 0 | — | — |
| Design Review | `/plan-design-review` | UI/UX gaps | 0 | — | — |
VERDICT: NO REVIEWS YET — run `/autoplan` for full review pipeline, or individual reviews above. ```
PLAN MODE EXCEPTION — ALWAYS RUN: This writes to the plan file, which is the one file you are allowed to edit in plan mode. The plan file review report is part of the plan's living status.
Determine which branch this PR targets. Use the result as "the base branch" in all subsequent steps.
Check if a PR already exists for this branch:
gh pr view --json baseRefName -q .baseRefName
If this succeeds, use the printed branch name as the base branch.
If no PR exists (command fails), detect the repo's default branch:
gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef -q .defaultBranchRef.name
If both commands fail, fall back to main.
Print the detected base branch name. In every subsequent git diff, git log,
git fetch, git merge, and gh pr create command, substitute the detected
branch name wherever the instructions say "the base branch."
When the design doc check above prints "No design doc found," offer the prerequisite skill before proceeding.
Say to the user via AskUserQuestion:
"No design doc found for this branch.
/office-hoursproduces a structured problem statement, premise challenge, and explored alternatives — it gives this review much sharper input to work with. Takes about 10 minutes. The design doc is per-feature, not per-product — it captures the thinking behind this specific change."
Options:
If they skip: "No worries — standard review. If you ever want sharper input, try /office-hours first next time." Then proceed normally. Do not re-offer later in the session.
If they choose A:
Say: "Running /office-hours inline. Once the design doc is ready, I'll pick up the review right where we left off."
Read the office-hours skill file from disk using the Read tool:
~/.claude/skills/gstack/office-hours/SKILL.md
Follow it inline, skipping these sections (already handled by the parent skill):
If the Read fails (file not found), say: "Could not load /office-hours — proceeding with standard review."
After /office-hours completes, re-run the design doc check:
SLUG=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/browse/bin/remote-slug 2>/dev/null || basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)")
BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-' || echo 'no-branch')
DESIGN=$(ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-$BRANCH-design-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -z "$DESIGN" ] && DESIGN=$(ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-design-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -n "$DESIGN" ] && echo "Design doc found: $DESIGN" || echo "No design doc found"
If a design doc is now found, read it and continue the review. If none was produced (user may have cancelled), proceed with standard review.
One command. Rough plan in, fully reviewed plan out.
/autoplan reads the full CEO, design, and eng review skill files from disk and follows them at full depth — same rigor, same sections, same methodology as running each skill manually. The only difference: intermediate AskUserQuestion calls are auto-decided using the 6 principles below. Taste decisions (where reasonable people could disagree) are surfaced at a final approval gate.
These rules auto-answer every intermediate question:
Conflict resolution (context-dependent tiebreakers):
Every auto-decision is classified:
Mechanical — one clearly right answer. Auto-decide silently. Examples: run codex (always yes), run evals (always yes), reduce scope on a complete plan (always no).
Taste — reasonable people could disagree. Auto-decide with recommendation, but surface at the final gate. Three natural sources:
Auto-decide replaces the USER'S judgment with the 6 principles. It does NOT replace the ANALYSIS. Every section in the loaded skill files must still be executed at the same depth as the interactive version. The only thing that changes is who answers the AskUserQuestion: you do, using the 6 principles, instead of the user.
You MUST still:
You MUST NOT:
"No issues found" is a valid output for a section — but only after doing the analysis. State what you examined and why nothing was flagged (1-2 sentences minimum). "Skipped" is never valid for a non-skip-listed section.
Before doing anything, save the plan file's current state to an external file:
eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-')
DATETIME=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
echo "RESTORE_PATH=$HOME/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/${BRANCH}-autoplan-restore-${DATETIME}.md"
Write the plan file's full contents to the restore path with this header:
# /autoplan Restore Point
Captured: [timestamp] | Branch: [branch] | Commit: [short hash]
## Re-run Instructions
1. Copy "Original Plan State" below back to your plan file
2. Invoke /autoplan
## Original Plan State
[verbatim plan file contents]
Then prepend a one-line HTML comment to the plan file:
<!-- /autoplan restore point: [RESTORE_PATH] -->
ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-design-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1Read each file using the Read tool:
~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-design-review/SKILL.md (only if UI scope detected)~/.claude/skills/gstack/plan-eng-review/SKILL.mdSection skip list — when following a loaded skill file, SKIP these sections (they are already handled by /autoplan):
Follow ONLY the review-specific methodology, sections, and required outputs.
Output: "Here's what I'm working with: [plan summary]. UI scope: [yes/no]. Loaded review skills from disk. Starting full review pipeline with auto-decisions."
Follow plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md — all sections, full depth. Override: every AskUserQuestion → auto-decide using the 6 principles.
Override rules:
Required execution checklist (CEO):
Step 0 (0A-0F) — run each sub-step and produce:
Sections 1-10 — for EACH section, run the evaluation criteria from the loaded skill file:
Mandatory outputs from Phase 1:
Follow plan-design-review/SKILL.md — all 7 dimensions, full depth. Override: every AskUserQuestion → auto-decide using the 6 principles.
Override rules:
Follow plan-eng-review/SKILL.md — all sections, full depth. Override: every AskUserQuestion → auto-decide using the 6 principles.
Override rules:
codex exec "Review this plan for architectural issues, missing edge cases, and hidden complexity. Be adversarial. File: <plan_path>" -s read-only --enable web_search_cached
Timeout: 10 minutes, then proceed with "Codex timed out — single-reviewer mode"~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/{user}-{branch}-test-plan-{datetime}.mdRequired execution checklist (Eng):
Step 0 (Scope Challenge): Read actual code referenced by the plan. Map each sub-problem to existing code. Run the complexity check. Produce concrete findings.
Step 0.5 (Codex): Run if available. Present full output under CODEX SAYS header.
Section 1 (Architecture): Produce ASCII dependency graph showing new components and their relationships to existing ones. Evaluate coupling, scaling, security.
Section 2 (Code Quality): Identify DRY violations, naming issues, complexity. Reference specific files and patterns. Auto-decide each finding.
Section 3 (Test Review) — NEVER SKIP OR COMPRESS. This section requires reading actual code, not summarizing from memory.
Section 4 (Performance): Evaluate N+1 queries, memory, caching, slow paths.
Mandatory outputs from Phase 3:
After each auto-decision, append a row to the plan file using Edit:
<!-- AUTONOMOUS DECISION LOG -->
## Decision Audit Trail
| # | Phase | Decision | Principle | Rationale | Rejected |
|---|-------|----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
Write one row per decision incrementally (via Edit). This keeps the audit on disk, not accumulated in conversation context.
Before presenting the Final Approval Gate, verify that required outputs were actually produced. Check the plan file and conversation for each item.
Phase 1 (CEO) outputs:
Phase 2 (Design) outputs — only if UI scope detected:
Phase 3 (Eng) outputs:
Audit trail:
If ANY checkbox above is missing, go back and produce the missing output. Max 2 attempts — if still missing after retrying twice, proceed to the gate with a warning noting which items are incomplete. Do not loop indefinitely.
STOP here and present the final state to the user.
Present as a message, then use AskUserQuestion:
## /autoplan Review Complete
### Plan Summary
[1-3 sentence summary]
### Decisions Made: [N] total ([M] auto-decided, [K] choices for you)
### Your Choices (taste decisions)
[For each taste decision:]
**Choice [N]: [title]** (from [phase])
I recommend [X] — [principle]. But [Y] is also viable:
[1-sentence downstream impact if you pick Y]
### Auto-Decided: [M] decisions [see Decision Audit Trail in plan file]
### Review Scores
- CEO: [summary]
- Design: [summary or "skipped, no UI scope"]
- Eng: [summary]
- Codex: [summary or "unavailable"]
### Deferred to TODOS.md
[Items auto-deferred with reasons]
Cognitive load management:
AskUserQuestion options:
Option handling:
On approval, write 3 separate review log entries so /ship's dashboard recognizes them:
COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-ceo-review","timestamp":"'"$TIMESTAMP"'","status":"clean","unresolved":0,"critical_gaps":0,"mode":"SELECTIVE_EXPANSION","via":"autoplan","commit":"'"$COMMIT"'"}'
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-eng-review","timestamp":"'"$TIMESTAMP"'","status":"clean","unresolved":0,"critical_gaps":0,"issues_found":0,"mode":"FULL_REVIEW","via":"autoplan","commit":"'"$COMMIT"'"}'
If Phase 2 ran (UI scope):
~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-design-review","timestamp":"'"$TIMESTAMP"'","status":"clean","unresolved":0,"via":"autoplan","commit":"'"$COMMIT"'"}'
Replace field values with actual counts from the review.
Suggest next step: /ship when ready to create the PR.