/gsd-manager
Interactive command center for managing multiple phases from one terminal
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Interactive command center for managing multiple phases from one terminal
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gsd-manager.SKILL.mdname: gsd-manager
description: "Interactive command center for managing multiple phases from one terminal"
argument-hint: "[--analyze-deps]"
allowed-tools:
- Read
- Write
- Bash
- Glob
- Grep
- AskUserQuestion
- Skill
- Agent
<objective> Single-terminal command center for managing a milestone. Shows a dashboard of all phases with visual status indicators, recommends optimal next actions, and dispatches work — discuss runs inline, plan/execute run as background agents.
Designed for power users who want to parallelize work across phases from one terminal: discuss a phase while another plans or executes in the background.
**Creates/Updates:**
- No files created directly — dispatches to existing GSD commands via Skill() and background Task agents.
- Reads `.planning/STATE.md`, `.planning/ROADMAP.md`, phase directories for status.
**After:** User exits when done managing, or all phases complete and milestone lifecycle is suggested. </objective>
<execution_context> @~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/manager.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md </execution_context>
<context> No arguments required. Requires an active milestone with ROADMAP.md and STATE.md.
Project context, phase list, dependencies, and recommendations are resolved inside the workflow using `gsd-tools query init.manager`. No upfront context loading needed. </context>
<process> If `--analyze-deps` is in $ARGUMENTS: Read and execute `~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/analyze-dependencies.md` end-to-end.
Execute end-to-end. Maintain the dashboard refresh loop until the user exits or all phases complete. </process>
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name: gsd-manager description: "Interactive command center for managing multiple phases from one terminal" argument-hint: "[--analyze-deps]" allowed-tools: - Read - Write - Bash - Glob - Grep - AskUserQuestion - Skill - Agent
<objective> Single-terminal command center for managing a milestone. Shows a dashboard of all phases with visual status indicators, recommends optimal next actions, and dispatches work — discuss runs inline, plan/execute run as background agents.
Designed for power users who want to parallelize work across phases from one terminal: discuss a phase while another plans or executes in the background.
**Creates/Updates:**
- No files created directly — dispatches to existing GSD commands via Skill() and background Task agents.
- Reads `.planning/STATE.md`, `.planning/ROADMAP.md`, phase directories for status.
**After:** User exits when done managing, or all phases complete and milestone lifecycle is suggested. </objective>
<execution_context> @~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/manager.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md </execution_context>
<context> No arguments required. Requires an active milestone with ROADMAP.md and STATE.md.
Project context, phase list, dependencies, and recommendations are resolved inside the workflow using `gsd-tools query init.manager`. No upfront context loading needed. </context>
<process> If `--analyze-deps` is in $ARGUMENTS: Read and execute `~/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/analyze-dependencies.md` end-to-end.
Execute end-to-end. Maintain the dashboard refresh loop until the user exits or all phases complete. </process>
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Repo: open-gsd/gsd-core
Other skills on gsd-core.
- /gsd-add-tests
Generate tests for a completed phase based on UAT criteria and implementation
Open skill - /gsd-ai-integration-phase
Generate an AI-SPEC.md design contract for phases that involve building AI systems.
Open skill - /gsd-audit-fix
Autonomous audit-to-fix pipeline — find issues, classify, fix, test, commit
Open skill - /gsd-audit-milestone
Audit milestone completion against original intent before archiving
Open skill - /gsd-audit-uat
Cross-phase audit of all outstanding UAT and verification items
Open skill - /gsd-autonomous
Run all remaining phases autonomously — discuss→plan→execute per phase
Open skill

