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124 commands across 15 categories. Click any card to expand for details. Use the filter bar to narrow by category.

Session Commands

/gsd

Step mode — execute one unit at a time, pause between each

/gsd next

Explicit step mode (same as /gsd)

/gsd auto

Autonomous mode — research, plan, execute, commit, repeat

/gsd quick

Execute a quick task with GSD guarantees (atomic commits, state tracking) without full planning overhead

/gsd stop

Stop auto mode gracefully

/gsd pause

Pause auto-mode (preserves state, /gsd auto to resume)

/gsd steer

Hard-steer plan documents during execution

/gsd discuss

Discuss architecture and decisions (works alongside auto mode)

/gsd status

Progress dashboard

/gsd widget

Cycle dashboard widget: full / small / min / off

/gsd queue

Queue and reorder future milestones (safe during auto mode)

/gsd capture

Fire-and-forget thought capture (works during auto mode)

/gsd triage

Manually trigger triage of pending captures

/gsd dispatch

Dispatch a specific phase directly (research, plan, execute, complete, reassess, uat, replan)

/gsd history

View execution history (supports --cost, --phase, --model filters)

/gsd forensics

Full-access GSD debugger — structured anomaly detection, unit traces, and LLM-guided root-cause analysis for auto-mode failures

/gsd cleanup

Clean up GSD state files and stale worktrees

/gsd visualize

Open workflow visualizer (progress, deps, metrics, timeline)

/gsd export --html

Generate self-contained HTML report for current or completed milestone

/gsd export --html --all

Generate retrospective reports for all milestones at once

/gsd update

Update GSD to the latest version in-session

/gsd knowledge

Add persistent project knowledge (rule, pattern, or lesson)

/gsd fast

Toggle service tier for supported models (prioritized API routing)

/gsd rate

Rate last unit's model tier (over/ok/under) — improves adaptive routing

/gsd changelog

Show categorized release notes

/gsd logs

Browse activity logs, debug logs, and metrics

/gsd remote

Control remote auto-mode

/gsd help

Categorized command reference with descriptions for all GSD subcommands

Configuration & Diagnostics

/gsd prefs

Model selection, timeouts, budget ceiling

/gsd mode

Switch workflow mode (solo/team) with coordinated defaults for milestone IDs, git commit behavior, and documentation

/gsd config

Re-run the provider setup wizard (LLM provider + tool keys)

/gsd keys

API key manager — list, add, remove, test, rotate, doctor

/gsd doctor

Runtime health checks with auto-fix — issues surface in real time across widget, visualizer, and HTML reports (v2.40)

/gsd inspect

Show SQLite DB diagnostics

/gsd init

Project init wizard — detect, configure, bootstrap .gsd/

/gsd setup

Global setup status and configuration

/gsd skill-health

Skill lifecycle dashboard — usage stats, success rates, token trends, staleness warnings

/gsd skill-health <name>

Detailed view for a single skill

/gsd skill-health --declining

Show only skills flagged for declining performance

/gsd skill-health --stale N

Show skills unused for N+ days

/gsd hooks

Show configured post-unit and pre-dispatch hooks

/gsd run-hook

Manually trigger a specific hook

/gsd migrate

Migrate a v1 .planning directory to .gsd format

Milestone Management

/gsd new-milestone

Create a new milestone

/gsd skip

Prevent a unit from auto-mode dispatch

/gsd undo

Revert last completed unit

/gsd undo-task

Reset a specific task's completion state (DB + markdown)

/gsd reset-slice

Reset a slice and all its tasks (DB + markdown)

/gsd park

Park a milestone — skip without deleting

/gsd unpark

Reactivate a parked milestone

Discard milestone

Available via /gsd wizard → "Milestone actions" → "Discard"

Parallel Orchestration

/gsd parallel start

Analyze eligibility, confirm, and start workers

/gsd parallel status

Show all workers with state, progress, and cost

/gsd parallel stop [MID]

Stop all workers or a specific milestone's worker

/gsd parallel pause [MID]

Pause all workers or a specific one

/gsd parallel resume [MID]

Resume paused workers

/gsd parallel merge [MID]

Merge completed milestones back to main

Workflow Templates (v2.42)

/gsd start

Start a workflow template (bugfix, spike, feature, hotfix, refactor, security-audit, dep-upgrade, full-project)

/gsd start resume

Resume an in-progress workflow

/gsd templates

List available workflow templates

/gsd templates info <name>

Show detailed template info

Custom Workflows (v2.42)

/gsd workflow new

Create a new workflow definition (via skill)

/gsd workflow run <name>

Create a run and start auto-mode

/gsd workflow list

List workflow runs

/gsd workflow validate <name>

Validate a workflow definition YAML

/gsd workflow pause

Pause custom workflow auto-mode

/gsd workflow resume

Resume paused custom workflow auto-mode

Extensions

/gsd extensions list

List all extensions and their status

/gsd extensions enable <id>

Enable a disabled extension

/gsd extensions disable <id>

Disable an extension

/gsd extensions info <id>

Show extension details

cmux Integration

/gsd cmux status

Show cmux detection, prefs, and capabilities

/gsd cmux on

Enable cmux integration

/gsd cmux off

Disable cmux integration

/gsd cmux notifications on/off

Toggle cmux desktop notifications

/gsd cmux sidebar on/off

Toggle cmux sidebar metadata

/gsd cmux splits on/off

Toggle cmux visual subagent splits

GitHub Sync (v2.39)

/github-sync bootstrap

Initial setup — creates GitHub Milestones, Issues, and draft PRs from current .gsd/ state

/github-sync status

Show sync mapping counts (milestones, slices, tasks)

Git Commands

/worktree (/wt)

Git worktree lifecycle — create, switch, merge, remove

Session Management

/clear

Start a new session (alias for /new)

/exit

Graceful shutdown — saves session state before exiting

/kill

Kill GSD process immediately

/model

Switch the active model

/login

Log in to an LLM provider

/thinking

Toggle thinking level during sessions

/voice

Toggle real-time speech-to-text (macOS, Linux)

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+Alt+G

Toggle dashboard overlay

Ctrl+Alt+V

Toggle voice transcription

Ctrl+Alt+B

Show background shell processes

Ctrl+V / Alt+V

Paste image from clipboard (screenshot → vision input)

Escape

Pause auto mode (preserves conversation)

CLI Flags

gsd

Start a new interactive session

gsd --continue (-c)

Resume the most recent session for the current directory

gsd --model <id>

Override the default model for this session

gsd --print "msg" (-p)

Single-shot prompt mode (no TUI)

gsd --mode <text\

json\

gsd --list-models [search]

List available models and exit

gsd --web [path]

Start browser-based web interface (optional project path)

gsd --worktree (-w) [name]

Start session in a git worktree (auto-generates name if omitted)

gsd --no-session

Disable session persistence

gsd --extension <path>

Load an additional extension (can be repeated)

gsd --append-system-prompt <text>

Append text to the system prompt

gsd --tools <list>

Comma-separated list of tools to enable

gsd --version (-v)

Print version and exit

gsd --help (-h)

Print help and exit

gsd sessions

Interactive session picker — list all saved sessions for the current directory and choose one to resume

gsd --debug

Enable structured JSONL diagnostic logging for troubleshooting dispatch and state issues

gsd config

Set up global API keys for search and docs tools (saved to ~/.gsd/agent/auth.json, applies to all projects). See [Global API Keys](./configuration.md#global-api-keys-gsd-config).

gsd update

Update GSD to the latest version

gsd headless new-milestone

Create a new milestone from a context file (headless — no TUI required)

Headless Mode

--timeout N

Overall timeout in milliseconds (default: 300000 / 5 min)

--max-restarts N

Auto-restart on crash with exponential backoff (default: 3). Set 0 to disable

--json

Stream all events as JSONL to stdout

--model ID

Override the model for the headless session

--context <file>

Context file for new-milestone (use - for stdin)

--context-text <text>

Inline context text for new-milestone

--auto

Chain into auto-mode after milestone creation

Getting Started

/gsd rethink

Conversational project reorganization

/gsd mcp

MCP server status and connectivity

Alt+V

Paste clipboard image (macOS)

gsd headless [cmd]

Run /gsd commands without TUI (CI, cron, scripts)

gsd headless query

Instant JSON snapshot — state, next dispatch, costs (no LLM)

gsd --worktree (-w)

Launch an isolated worktree session for the active milestone