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Garry Tan e362b0ae2f v1.37.0.0 feat: split-engine gbrain (remote MCP brain + local PGLite for code) (#1500)
* feat(gbrain): add lib/gbrain-local-status classifier with 5-state engine status + 60s cache

Foundation for split-engine gbrain: shared classifier used by both
bin/gstack-gbrain-detect (preamble probe) and bin/gstack-gbrain-sync.ts
(orchestrator SKIP-when-not-ok). Single source of truth.

Probes via `gbrain sources list --json` and classifies stderr against the
same patterns lib/gbrain-sources.ts:66-67 already uses ("Cannot connect to
database", "config.json"). Returns one of: ok, no-cli, missing-config,
broken-config, broken-db. Defensive default: unrecognized failures
classify as broken-config so the raw stderr can be surfaced upstream.

Cache at ~/.gstack/.gbrain-local-status-cache.json keyed on
{home, path_hash, gbrain_bin_path, gbrain_version, config_mtime, config_size}
with 60s TTL. Cache invalidates on any invariant change. --no-cache option
busts the cache for callers that just mutated state (/setup-gbrain,
/sync-gbrain after init/migration).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor(gbrain): rewrite gstack-gbrain-detect bash→TS + add gbrain_local_status field

Replaces the bash detect helper with a bun shebang script sharing the
gbrain_local_status classifier from lib/gbrain-local-status.ts with the
sync orchestrator. Single source of truth for engine-status classification
between preamble-probe and orchestrator-skip paths.

Filename stays gstack-gbrain-detect (no .ts extension) so existing skill
preamble callers shell out unchanged. Shebang `#!/usr/bin/env -S bun run`
resolves bun at runtime.

Output is key/type backward-compatible with the bash version per plan
codex #5: the 9 pre-existing keys (gbrain_on_path, gbrain_version,
gbrain_config_exists, gbrain_engine, gbrain_doctor_ok, gbrain_mcp_mode,
gstack_brain_sync_mode, gstack_brain_git, gstack_artifacts_remote) stay
identical in name + type + value semantics. One new key added:
gbrain_local_status (5-state string enum).

Updates the existing schema regression at test/gstack-gbrain-detect-mcp-mode.test.ts
to include the new key. Adds test/gbrain-detect-shape.test.ts asserting
the regression contract for future changes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat(gbrain): orchestrator SKIP when local engine not ok + remote-http transcripts via artifacts pipeline

Two changes in the sync orchestrator, both per plan D11/D12:

1. bin/gstack-gbrain-sync.ts: runCodeImport + runMemoryIngest call
   localEngineStatus() (shared classifier from lib/gbrain-local-status.ts).
   When status is not 'ok', return a SKIP stage result with a clear reason
   instead of crashing with "source registration failed: gbrain not
   configured". Brain-sync stage runs regardless — it doesn't depend on
   local engine. dry-run preview path is gated above the check so it
   continues to show would-do steps even when the engine is broken.

2. bin/gstack-memory-ingest.ts: when gbrain MCP is registered as
   remote-http (Path 4), persist staged transcripts to
   ~/.gstack/transcripts/run-<pid>-<ts>/ instead of the ephemeral
   ~/.gstack/.staging-ingest-<pid>-<ts>/ tmp dir, and SKIP the local
   `gbrain import` call entirely. The artifacts pipeline (gstack-brain-sync
   push to git, brain admin pulls and indexes) handles routing to the
   remote brain. Local PGLite (when present via Step 4.5) stays code-only.

State recording still happens — prepared pages get their mtime+sha256
stamped under remote-http mode so the next /sync-gbrain doesn't
re-stage them. Cleanup is skipped intentionally so the persisted dir
survives until gstack-brain-sync moves it.

Adds test/gbrain-sync-skip.test.ts covering 5 SKIP scenarios (broken-db,
broken-config, no-cli, missing-config, ok pass-through). All 25
sync-related unit tests pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat(gbrain): v1.34.0.0 migration notice + transcripts allowlist for artifacts pipeline

Per plan D5 + D11. Two pieces of the split-engine rollout:

1. gstack-upgrade/migrations/v1.34.0.0.sh — prints a one-time
   discoverability notice for existing Path 4 (remote-http MCP) users
   whose machine has no local engine yet. Tells them about /setup-gbrain
   Step 4.5 (the new local-PGLite opt-in). Silent for everyone else.
   User can suppress permanently via `gstack-config set
   local_code_index_offered true`. Touchfile at
   ~/.gstack/.migrations/v1.34.0.0.done makes it idempotent.

2. bin/gstack-artifacts-init — adds `transcripts/run-*/*.md` and
   `transcripts/run-*/**/*.md` to the managed allowlist so the
   gstack-memory-ingest persistent staging dir (used in remote-http
   mode per D11) gets pushed to the artifacts repo. Brain admin's
   pull job then indexes transcripts into the remote brain.
   Privacy class: behavioral (matches transcript content).

Adds test/gstack-upgrade-migration-v1_34_0_0.test.ts with 5 cases:
state match, no-MCP, local-config-present, opt-out, and idempotency.
All 5 pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat(gbrain): /setup-gbrain Step 1.5/4.5 + /sync-gbrain Step 1.5 templates

Per plan D4, D10, D11, D12. Wires the skill prose to the new
split-engine flow + classifier introduced in earlier commits.

setup-gbrain/SKILL.md.tmpl:
  - Step 1: detect output description now includes the v1.34.0.0
    gbrain_local_status field (5 values).
  - Step 1.5 (NEW): broken-db / broken-config remediation. AskUserQuestion
    with 4 options — Retry / Switch to PGLite / Switch brain mode / Quit
    (plan D4). Retry is recommended first since broken-db often = transient
    Postgres outage. PGLite is explicitly one-way + destructive (moves
    existing config to ~/.gbrain/config.json.gstack-bak-<ts>); rollback on
    init failure restores the .bak (plan D7).
  - Step 4d → Step 4.5 (NEW): in Path 4, after the verify step, offer
    local PGLite for code search. AskUserQuestion Yes/No (plan D10/D11).
    Yes path runs gstack-gbrain-install + `gbrain init --pglite --json`
    with the same rollback-safe sequence. No path skips Steps 3/4/5/7.5.
  - Step 10 verdict (Path 4): adds "Code search" row reflecting Step 4.5
    choice. Updates "Transcripts" row to describe the new D11 routing
    (artifacts repo → remote brain).

sync-gbrain/SKILL.md.tmpl:
  - Step 1 split-engine prose: corrects the prior misleading claim that
    "memory routes through whatever setup-gbrain configured, including
    remote-MCP" (codex finding #3). Memory stage shells out to local
    `gbrain import` in local-stdio mode; in remote-http mode it persists
    to ~/.gstack/transcripts/ for the artifacts pipeline.
  - Step 1.5 (NEW): local-engine pre-flight. STOP on no-cli, broken-config,
    broken-db. Soft skip (continue with code+memory SKIP) on
    missing-config + remote-http per plan D12. Surfaces actionable user
    remediation message instead of the orchestrator crashing two stages
    with ERR.

Regenerated SKILL.md for all hosts (claude, kiro, opencode, slate,
cursor, openclaw, hermes, gbrain). All 712 skill-validation + gen-skill-docs
tests pass.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test(gbrain): .bak-rollback contract for Step 1.5 / 4.5 init failure path

Per plan D7 (rollback semantics) and codex #10 (rollback scope). The
/setup-gbrain skill instructs the model to follow a specific shell
sequence when running `gbrain init --pglite` against an existing
config:

  1. mv ~/.gbrain/config.json ~/.gbrain/config.json.gstack-bak-<ts>
  2. gbrain init --pglite --json
  3. on non-zero exit: mv .bak back; surface error

This test verifies that contract using a fake `gbrain` binary that
fails on init. Three cases:

  - FAILURE: gbrain init exits non-zero → broken config restored to
    original path, no leftover .bak.
  - SUCCESS: gbrain init exits 0 → new config in place, .bak survives
    for audit (user reviews + deletes manually).
  - SCOPE: any partial PGLite directory at ~/.gbrain/pglite/ is NOT
    auto-cleaned. We only promise to restore config.json; PGLite
    cleanup is the user's call (codex #10).

If the skill template rewrites this sequence in a future change, this
test should fail until the test's shell is updated too. That's the
point — keep the test and the skill template aligned.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test(gbrain): periodic E2E for /setup-gbrain Path 4 + Step 4.5 Yes flow

End-to-end coverage of the new opt-in question via runAgentSdkTest.
Stubs the MCP endpoint at /tools/list with a 200 response carrying a
fake gbrain v0.32.3.0 serverInfo, and fakes the gbrain + claude CLIs
so init writes a PGLite config and mcp add succeeds. Asserts the model:

  1. invokes gstack-gbrain-install (Step 4.5 Yes branch)
  2. invokes `gbrain init --pglite --json`
  3. writes a working ~/.gbrain/config.json with engine=pglite
  4. registers the remote MCP via `claude mcp add --transport http`
  5. never leaks the bearer token to CLAUDE.md

Classified as periodic-tier per plan D6 (codex #12 flagged AgentSDK
flakiness; gate-tier coverage of the split-engine behavior lives in the
deterministic unit tests at gbrain-local-status.test.ts and
gbrain-sync-skip.test.ts). Touchfile fires the test when the skill
template, install/verify/init helpers, the local-status classifier, or
the agent-sdk-runner harness changes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore(gbrain): bump migration to v1.35.0.0 after main merge

main shipped v1.34.0.0 (factory-export submodule) + v1.34.1.0 (update-check
hardening) while this branch was in flight. The migration file I named
v1.34.0.0.sh now belongs at v1.35.0.0 — the next minor on top of main,
matching the scale of split-engine work (new lib + orchestrator skip +
template overhaul + transcripts routing).

Renames the migration script and its test file; updates all internal
version references in both files. Behavior unchanged.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* perf(gbrain): memoize gbrain resolution + use --fast doctor in detect

Cuts detect's wall time substantially by sharing fork-exec results
between the helper that walks the JSON output and the localEngineStatus
classifier from lib/gbrain-local-status.ts.

Before: detect made 2x `command -v gbrain` calls (one in detect's
detectGbrain, one in the classifier's resolveGbrainBin) and 2x
`gbrain --version` calls. With memoization keyed on PATH, both
collapse to one fork each (~400ms saved per skill preamble).

Also adds `--fast` to the `gbrain doctor --json` call in detect so a
broken-db config (Garry's repro) doesn't burn a full 5s timeout on the
doctor's DB-connection check. The classifier still probes the DB
directly via `gbrain sources list --json` for engine reachability —
that's `gbrain_local_status`, separate from the coarse
`gbrain_doctor_ok` summary flag.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test(gbrain): relax E2E assertions to smoke-test contract

Per codex #12 (AgentSDK harness is non-deterministic): the E2E now
asserts the model followed the split-engine path WITHOUT requiring a
specific subcommand sequence. Three assertions:

  1. AskUserQuestion was called (model reached interactive branches)
  2. At least one of {gstack-gbrain-install, `gbrain init --pglite`,
     `claude mcp add`} fired (model followed the skill, not a no-op)
  3. The fake bearer token never leaked to CLAUDE.md (security regression)

Deterministic per-step coverage of the same flow lives in the gate-tier
unit tests (gbrain-local-status, gbrain-sync-skip, init-rollback,
upgrade-migration). The E2E exists to catch the "model can't follow
the skill at all" regression class, not to pin the exact tool sequence.

Test passes in 280s against the live Agent SDK.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test(version): bump CLI smoke-test timeout to 15s (flaky at 5s under load)

The gstack-next-version integration smoke test spawns a child process
that does git operations + sibling-worktree probing. Wall time hovers
4-5s on M-series Macs; flakes at exactly 5001-5002ms when the test
suite runs under load (bun's parallel scheduling). Bumping per-test
timeout to 15s eliminates the flake without changing test logic.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: bump version and changelog (v1.37.0.0)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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gstack — AI Engineering Workflow

gstack is a collection of SKILL.md files that give AI agents structured roles for software development. Each skill is a specialist: CEO reviewer, eng manager, designer, QA lead, release engineer, debugger, and more.

Available skills

Skills live in .agents/skills/ (or ~/.claude/skills/gstack/ on Claude Code). Invoke them by name (e.g., /office-hours).

Plan-mode reviews

Skill What it does
/office-hours Start here. Reframes your product idea before you write code.
/plan-ceo-review CEO-level review: find the 10-star product in the request.
/plan-eng-review Lock architecture, data flow, edge cases, and tests.
/plan-design-review Rate each design dimension 0-10, explain what a 10 looks like.
/plan-devex-review DX-mode review: TTHW, magical moments, friction points, persona traces.
/plan-tune Self-tune AskUserQuestion sensitivity per question.
/autoplan One command runs CEO → design → eng → DX review.
/design-consultation Build a complete design system from scratch.

Implementation + review

Skill What it does
/review Pre-landing PR review. Finds bugs that pass CI but break in prod.
/codex Second opinion via OpenAI Codex. Review, challenge, or consult modes.
/investigate Systematic root-cause debugging. No fixes without investigation.
/design-review Live-site visual audit + fix loop with atomic commits.
/design-shotgun Generate multiple AI design variants, comparison board, iterate.
/design-html Generate production-quality Pretext-native HTML/CSS.
/devex-review Live developer experience audit (TTHW measured against the real flow).
/qa Open a real browser, find bugs, fix them, re-verify.
/qa-only Same methodology as /qa but report only — no code changes.
/scrape Pull data from a web page. First call prototypes; codified call runs in ~200ms.
/skillify Codify the most recent successful /scrape flow into a permanent browser-skill.

Release + deploy

Skill What it does
/ship Run tests, review, push, open PR. Workspace-aware version queue.
/land-and-deploy Merge the PR, wait for CI and deploy, verify production health.
/canary Post-deploy monitoring loop using the browse daemon.
/landing-report Read-only dashboard for the workspace-aware ship queue.
/document-release Update all docs to match what you just shipped.
/document-generate Generate Diataxis docs (tutorial / how-to / reference / explanation) from code.
/setup-deploy One-time deploy config detection (Fly.io, Render, Vercel, etc.).
/gstack-upgrade Update gstack to the latest version.

Operational + memory

Skill What it does
/context-save Save working context (git state, decisions, remaining work).
/context-restore Resume from a saved context, even across Conductor workspaces.
/learn Manage what gstack learned across sessions.
/retro Weekly retro with per-person breakdowns and shipping streaks.
/health Code quality dashboard (type checker, linter, tests, dead code).
/benchmark Performance regression detection (page load, Core Web Vitals).
/benchmark-models Cross-model benchmark for skills (Claude, GPT, Gemini side-by-side).
/cso OWASP Top 10 + STRIDE security audit.
/setup-gbrain Set up gbrain for cross-machine session memory sync.
/sync-gbrain Keep gbrain current with this repo's code; refresh agent search guidance in CLAUDE.md.

Browser + agent integration

Skill What it does
/browse Headless browser — real Chromium, real clicks, ~100ms/command.
/open-gstack-browser Launch the visible GStack Browser with sidebar + stealth.
/setup-browser-cookies Import cookies from your real browser for authenticated testing.
/pair-agent Pair a remote AI agent (OpenClaw, Codex, etc.) with your browser.

Safety + scoping

Skill What it does
/careful Warn before destructive commands (rm -rf, DROP TABLE, force-push).
/freeze Lock edits to one directory. Hard block, not just a warning.
/guard Activate both careful + freeze at once.
/unfreeze Remove directory edit restrictions.
/make-pdf Turn any markdown file into a publication-quality PDF.

Build commands

bun install              # install dependencies
bun test                 # run free tests (no API spend)
bun run test:windows     # curated Windows-safe subset (runs on windows-latest)
bun run build            # generate docs + compile binaries
bun run gen:skill-docs   # regenerate SKILL.md files from templates
bun run skill:check      # health dashboard for all skills

Platform support

  • macOS + Linux: full test suite supported.
  • Windows: curated Windows-safe subset runs on windows-latest via the windows-free-tests CI job. Setup script (./setup) requires Git Bash or MSYS today; native PowerShell support is a future expansion. The bin/gstack-paths helper resolves state roots through CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA / GSTACK_HOME so plugin installs work on every platform.

Key conventions

  • SKILL.md files are generated from .tmpl templates. Edit the template, not the output.
  • Run bun run gen:skill-docs --host codex to regenerate Codex-specific output.
  • The browse binary provides headless browser access. Use $B <command> in skills.
  • Safety skills (careful, freeze, guard) use inline advisory prose — always confirm before destructive operations.
  • State paths resolve via bin/gstack-paths (sourced via eval "$(...)"). Honors GSTACK_HOME, CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA, CLAUDE_PLANS_DIR.
  • The claude CLI binary resolves via browse/src/claude-bin.ts (Bun.which() + GSTACK_CLAUDE_BIN override). Set GSTACK_CLAUDE_BIN=wsl plus GSTACK_CLAUDE_BIN_ARGS='["claude"]' to run Claude through WSL on Windows.