GSD: Plan Phase
/gsd:plan-phasePlanningPlanning is the part most people skip and then regret. GSD Plan Phase forces the right questions before execution: What exactly needs to happen? What could go wrong? Does this plan actually achieve the goal? You get a verified, build-ready plan instead of vibes.
Takes a phase description and produces a detailed PLAN.md: researches how to implement it, breaks work into atomic tasks, identifies dependencies, and verifies the plan actually achieves the phase goal. Part of the GSD (Get Shit Done) structured workflow system.
When it runs
User invokes /gsd:plan-phase or needs to plan a phase of project work.
Examples
Prompt
/gsd:plan-phase Build the Skill Library feature
Outcome
Researched existing codebase patterns, produced PLAN.md with 8 atomic tasks covering data model, content files, pages, and API route. Verified plan covers all done criteria.
Prompt
/gsd:plan-phase Add Stripe payments to the app
Outcome
Researched Stripe API, identified 6 tasks: webhook handler, checkout session, success/cancel pages, customer model, test mode config. Plan verified against payment flow requirements.
Machine-Readable
This skill is available as structured JSON via the API.
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