@hegemonart/get-design-done 1.50.0 → 1.50.1

package/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
   },
   "metadata": {
     "description": "Get Design Done — 5-stage agent-orchestrated design pipeline with 9 connections, handoff-first workflow, bidirectional Figma write-back, 22+ specialized agents, queryable knowledge layer (intel store, dependency analysis, learnings extraction), and a self-improvement loop (reflector, frontmatter + budget feedback, global-skills layer). v1.20.0 ships the SDK foundation: gdd-state MCP server (11 typed tools), lockfile-safe STATE.md mutations, event stream, and resilience primitives (jittered-backoff, rate-guard, error-classifier, iteration-budget) for rate-limit + 429 + context-overflow recovery. Full CI/CD pipeline (Node 22/24 × Linux/macOS/Windows) and release automation (auto-tag + GitHub Release + release-time smoke test).",
-    "version": "1.50.0"
+    "version": "1.50.1"
   },
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "get-design-done",
       "source": "./",
       "description": "Agent-orchestrated 5-stage design pipeline: Brief → Explore → Plan → Design → Verify. 22+ specialized agents, 9 connections (Figma, Refero, Preview, Storybook, Chromatic, Figma Writer, Graphify, Pinterest, Claude Design), Claude Design handoff, bidirectional Figma write-back, and a queryable intel store (.design/intel/) for dependency and learnings queries. Standalone commands: style, darkmode, compare, figma-write, graphify, handoff, analyze-dependencies, skill-manifest, extract-learnings. Embeds NNG heuristics, WCAG thresholds, typographic systems, motion framework, and anti-pattern catalog. Ships with a full CI/CD pipeline (Node 22/24 × Linux/macOS/Windows) and release automation. Optimization layer (v1.0.4.1, retroactive): gdd-router + gdd-cache-manager skills, PreToolUse budget-enforcer hook, tier-aware agent frontmatter, lazy checker gates, streaming synthesizer, /gdd:warm-cache + /gdd:optimize commands, and cost telemetry at .design/telemetry/costs.jsonl — targeting 50-70% per-task token-cost reduction with no quality-floor regression. v1.20.0 SDK foundation: gdd-state MCP server (11 typed tools), lockfile-safe STATE.md mutations, event stream at .design/telemetry/events.jsonl, resilience primitives (jittered-backoff, rate-guard, error-classifier, iteration-budget) with rate-limit + 429 + context-overflow recovery, and TypeScript toolchain.",
-      "version": "1.50.0",
+      "version": "1.50.1",
       "author": {
         "name": "hegemonart"
       },

package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "get-design-done",
   "short_name": "gdd",
-  "version": "1.50.0",
-  "description": "Agent-orchestrated 5-stage design pipeline: Brief → Explore → Plan → Design → Verify. 22+ specialized agents, 9 connections (Figma, Refero, Preview, Storybook, Chromatic, Figma Writer, Graphify, Pinterest, Claude Design), handoff-first workflow via Claude Design bundles, bidirectional Figma write-back (annotations, Code Connect), queryable intel store (`.design/intel/`) for O(1) design surface lookups, and self-improvement loop (reflector agent, frontmatter + budget feedback, global-skills layer at `~/.claude/gdd/global-skills/`). Standalone commands: style, darkmode, compare, figma-write, graphify, handoff, analyze-dependencies, skill-manifest, extract-learnings, reflect, apply-reflections. Embeds NNG heuristics, WCAG thresholds, typographic systems, motion framework, and anti-pattern catalog. Ships with a full CI/CD pipeline (Node 22/24 × Linux/macOS/Windows, lint + schema + frontmatter + stale-ref + shellcheck + gitleaks + injection-scan + blocking size-budget) and release automation (auto-tag + GitHub Release + release-time smoke test). Optimization layer (v1.0.4.1, retroactive): gdd-router + gdd-cache-manager skills, PreToolUse budget-enforcer hook, tier-aware agent frontmatter, lazy checker gates, streaming synthesizer, /gdd:warm-cache + /gdd:optimize commands, and cost telemetry at .design/telemetry/costs.jsonl — targeting 50-70% per-task token-cost reduction with no quality-floor regression. v1.20.0 SDK foundation: gdd-state MCP server (11 typed tools), lockfile-safe STATE.md mutations, event stream at .design/telemetry/events.jsonl, resilience primitives (jittered-backoff, rate-guard, error-classifier, iteration-budget) with rate-limit + 429 + context-overflow recovery, and TypeScript toolchain. v1.27.7 ships gdd-mcp (Phase 27.7): 12 read-only MCP tools for sub-3s priming. v1.28.0 (Phase 28): Foundational References Tier 2 — 5 new reference files (color-theory, composition, proportion-systems, i18n, contrast-advanced), 2 verifier i18n probes + 1 explore i18n-readiness probe, 12 additive cross-link insertions across 10 existing references, 2 orthogonal audit-scoring lens-tags (composition_alignment + i18n_readiness).",
+  "version": "1.50.1",
+  "description": "Agent-orchestrated 5-stage design pipeline: Brief → Explore → Plan → Design → Verify. 59 specialized agents, 88 skills, 41 connection integrations (Figma, Refero, Preview, Storybook, Chromatic, Graphify, Slack, Linear, Jira, Notion, and more), handoff-first workflow via Claude Design bundles, bidirectional Figma write-back (annotations, Code Connect), queryable intel store (`.design/intel/`) for O(1) design surface lookups, and self-improvement loop (reflector agent, frontmatter + budget feedback, global-skills layer at `~/.claude/gdd/global-skills/`). Standalone commands: style, darkmode, compare, figma-write, graphify, handoff, analyze-dependencies, skill-manifest, extract-learnings, reflect, apply-reflections. Embeds NNG heuristics, WCAG thresholds, typographic systems, motion framework, and anti-pattern catalog. Ships with a full CI/CD pipeline (Node 22/24 × Linux/macOS/Windows, lint + schema + frontmatter + stale-ref + shellcheck + gitleaks + injection-scan + blocking size-budget) and release automation (auto-tag + GitHub Release + release-time smoke test). Optimization layer (v1.0.4.1, retroactive): gdd-router + gdd-cache-manager skills, PreToolUse budget-enforcer hook, tier-aware agent frontmatter, lazy checker gates, streaming synthesizer, /gdd:warm-cache + /gdd:optimize commands, and cost telemetry at .design/telemetry/costs.jsonl — targeting 50-70% per-task token-cost reduction with no quality-floor regression. v1.20.0 SDK foundation: gdd-state MCP server (11 typed tools), lockfile-safe STATE.md mutations, event stream at .design/telemetry/events.jsonl, resilience primitives (jittered-backoff, rate-guard, error-classifier, iteration-budget) with rate-limit + 429 + context-overflow recovery, and TypeScript toolchain. v1.27.7 ships gdd-mcp (Phase 27.7): 12 read-only MCP tools for sub-3s priming. v1.28.0 (Phase 28): Foundational References Tier 2 — 5 new reference files (color-theory, composition, proportion-systems, i18n, contrast-advanced), 2 verifier i18n probes + 1 explore i18n-readiness probe, 12 additive cross-link insertions across 10 existing references, 2 orthogonal audit-scoring lens-tags (composition_alignment + i18n_readiness).",
   "author": {
     "name": "hegemonart",
     "url": "https://github.com/hegemonart"

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,34 @@ All notable changes to get-design-done are documented here. Versions follow [sem
 
 ---
 
+## [1.50.1] - 2026-06-03
+
+### Fixed
+
+Post-release consistency sweep against the shipped v1.50.0 surface.
+
+- **Audit terminology aligned to 7 pillars.** `design-auditor` has been a 7-pillar audit since Phase 48, but
+  `skills/audit`, `skills/verify` (+ `verify-procedure.md`), `reference/skill-authoring-contract.md`, and the
+  registry rubric description still said "6-pillar". All now read 7-pillar (the copy/visual-hierarchy/color/
+  typography/layout/experience/micro-polish set, /28). `copy-auditor`'s "the other six pillars" is correct and
+  unchanged (copy plus six others is seven).
+- **Plugin positioning refreshed.** `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` advertised "22+ specialized agents, 9 connections";
+  it now reads the accurate **59 agents, 88 skills, 41 connection integrations**.
+- **Composition graph seeded.** Phase 50 shipped the composition manifest infrastructure with no data, so
+  `reference/skill-graph.md` had zero edges. The true pipeline chain is now declared via `next_skills`
+  (new-project → brief → explore → plan → design → verify → ship); `validate:composition-graph` confirms it stays an
+  acyclic, dangle-free DAG.
+- **`SKILL.md` command table** no longer lists `benchmark` twice.
+- **Codex default prompt** uses the `/gdd-` command prefix consistently (`/gdd-brief`, `/gdd-explore`) instead of the
+  Claude-style `/gdd:` and a stray `$gdd-explore`.
+
+### Notes
+
+- 6-manifest lockstep at **v1.50.1** + `OFF_CADENCE_VERSIONS.add('1.50.1')` + 37 `manifests-version.txt` baselines.
+  Re-locked `verify-after.md` after the terminology fix. No new shipped files (tarball golden unchanged).
+
+---
+
 ## [1.50.0] - 2026-06-03
 
 ### Phase 50 - Authoring Contract v3

package/SKILL.md

@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ Each stage produces artifacts in `.design/` inside the current project.
 | `peer-cli-add` | `get-design-done:peer-cli-add` | Phase 27 - guided ladder for adding a brand-new peer (verification ladder + adapter scaffolding + capability-matrix update) |
 | `watch-authorities [--refresh] [--since <date>] [--feed <name>] [--schedule <cadence>]` | `get-design-done:gdd-watch-authorities` | Run design-authority-watcher - fetch curated feeds, diff snapshot, classify new entries → `.design/authority-report.md` (consumed by `/gdd:reflect`) |
 | `benchmark <component\|--wave N\|--list\|--refresh component>` | `get-design-done:gdd-benchmark` | Harvest + synthesize per-component design specs from 18 design systems → `reference/components/<name>.md` |
-| `benchmark <component\|--wave N\|--list\|--refresh component>` | `get-design-done:gdd-benchmark` | Harvest + synthesize per-component design specs from 18 design systems → `reference/components/<name>.md` |
 | `export <cycle> --format html\|pdf\|notion [--pseudonymize] [--pr]` | `get-design-done:gdd-export` | Phase 35.5 - package a finished cycle's design output into a stakeholder-shareable artifact (self-contained HTML / Paged.js-print PDF / Notion page); redacts always, `--pseudonymize` masks identity for external sharing, `--pr` posts the HTML preview via pr-commenter |
 | `bootstrap-ds [--primary <color>] [--secondary <color>] [--tone <tags>] [--framework <t>]` | `get-design-done:gdd-bootstrap-ds` | Phase 37.2 - bootstrap a design system for a GREENFIELD project (no DS): brand input → OKLCH token system (color tints + modular type + 4pt/8pt spacing + radius/motion) in 3 variants to pick, then button/input/card proof scaffolding via `ds-generator` |
 | `rollout-status [<cycle>] [--all] [--stuck]` | `get-design-done:gdd-rollout-status` | Phase 38.5 - track a shipped cycle's production rollout (unrolled / staging-only / canary-N% / prod-100%) by reading the feature-flag service via `rollout-coordinator`; surfaces STUCK rollouts; feeds `design_arms` by deployed %. Read-only - never advances or rolls back |

package/dist/claude-code/.claude/skills/audit/SKILL.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: gdd-audit
-description: "Run a design audit by spawning design-auditor, design-integration-checker, and (optionally) design-verifier + design-reflector agents, then printing a consolidated 6-pillar score summary. Use when the user wants to score the current design, retroactively verify a completed cycle, or quickly re-check after a fix. Activates for requests involving scoring an existing design, retroactively reviewing quality, or re-checking after a fix."
+description: "Run a design audit by spawning design-auditor, design-integration-checker, and (optionally) design-verifier + design-reflector agents, then printing a consolidated 7-pillar score summary. Use when the user wants to score the current design, retroactively verify a completed cycle, or quickly re-check after a fix. Activates for requests involving scoring an existing design, retroactively reviewing quality, or re-checking after a fix."
 argument-hint: "[--retroactive] [--quick] [--no-reflect]"
 tools: Read, Write, Task, Glob, Bash
 ---
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ tools: Read, Write, Task, Glob, Bash
 
 Wraps the existing `design-auditor`, `design-verifier`, and `design-integration-checker` agents - no new auditor logic here. Parses flags, spawns the right combination, prints summary.
 
-For the 6-pillar scoring rubric this skill aggregates, see `../../reference/audit-scoring.md`. For the shared design-quality pillar set that frames the score categories, see `../../reference/shared-preamble.md`.
+For the 7-pillar scoring rubric this skill aggregates, see `../../reference/audit-scoring.md`. For the shared design-quality pillar set that frames the score categories, see `../../reference/shared-preamble.md`.
 
 ## Modes
 
 ### Default
-Spawn `design-auditor` (6-pillar scoring 1–4) in parallel with `design-integration-checker`. After both finish, read `.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md` and `.design/DESIGN-INTEGRATION.md` and print a consolidated summary (scores + top 3 findings each).
+Spawn `design-auditor` (7-pillar scoring 1–4) in parallel with `design-integration-checker`. After both finish, read `.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md` and `.design/DESIGN-INTEGRATION.md` and print a consolidated summary (scores + top 3 findings each).
 
 After the auditor and integration checker complete, check if `.design/learnings/` exists and contains at least one `.md` file. If so - and unless `--no-reflect` is passed - spawn `design-reflector` for the current cycle. Append the reflection proposal count to the audit summary: "Reflection: N proposals → review with `/gdd:apply-reflections`".
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ The excuses an agent reaches for to skip or thin out an audit, and the drift eac
 | Thought | Reality |
 |---------|---------|
 | "The audit passed last cycle, I can skip it this cycle." | Per-cycle audit catches drift the prior pass couldn't see; a skipped review is exactly where regressions accumulate unnoticed. |
-| "`--quick` is fine, integration isn't the concern here." | Dropping the integration-checker hides orphaned decisions - wiring breaks even when the 6-pillar score looks healthy. |
-| "I can eyeball the scores instead of spawning the auditor." | The auditor's rubric scores six pillars consistently; an eyeballed review drifts toward whatever the agent already believes. |
+| "`--quick` is fine, integration isn't the concern here." | Dropping the integration-checker hides orphaned decisions - wiring breaks even when the 7-pillar score looks healthy. |
+| "I can eyeball the scores instead of spawning the auditor." | The auditor's rubric scores seven pillars consistently; an eyeballed review drifts toward whatever the agent already believes. |
 | "Reflection proposals are optional polish, skip the reflector." | The reflector turns this cycle's learnings into next-cycle improvements; skipping it lets the same mistakes repeat. |
 | "I'll modify the source while I'm in here fixing findings." | Audit is read-only by contract; editing source mid-audit invalidates the very scores you're producing. |
 | "Retroactive mode is overkill for a finished cycle." | Retroactive verification is the only check on tasks that shipped without per-task verify - skipping it leaves a completed cycle unaudited. |

package/dist/claude-code/.claude/skills/verify/SKILL.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Run preview / storybook / chromatic probes at stage entry, then issue ONE batche
 
 Initialize the fix-loop iteration counter to 0. Each full checker is preceded by a cheap Haiku gate that may return `{spawn: false}` to short-circuit (lazy-gate pattern from Plan 10.1-04 / D-21); skipped agents append `lazy_skipped: true` to `.design/telemetry/costs.jsonl`.
 
-**1a. design-auditor** (retrospective 6-pillar audit) -> `.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md`. Wait for `## AUDIT COMPLETE`, then `mcp__gdd_state__update_progress` `task_progress: "1/3"`.
+**1a. design-auditor** (retrospective 7-pillar audit) -> `.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md`. Wait for `## AUDIT COMPLETE`, then `mcp__gdd_state__update_progress` `task_progress: "1/3"`.
 
 **1b-gate -> 1b. design-verifier** (5-phase verification, reads auditor output) -> `.design/DESIGN-VERIFICATION.md`. Wait for `## VERIFICATION COMPLETE`, then `task_progress: "2/3"`.
 

package/dist/claude-code/.claude/skills/verify/verify-procedure.md

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Three agents run in sequence. Each waits for its completion marker before the ne
 
 **Note on lazy gates (Plan 10.1-04 / D-21):** Each full checker is preceded by a cheap Haiku gate that reads the diff and may return `{spawn: false}` to short-circuit. When gated out, `lazy_skipped: true` is appended to `.design/telemetry/costs.jsonl`. Gates: `design-verifier-gate` (before 1b), `design-integration-checker-gate` (before 1c). `design-context-checker-gate` is wired into `skills/discover/SKILL.md` Step 1.75.
 
-### 1a. Run design-auditor first (retrospective 6-pillar audit)
+### 1a. Run design-auditor first (retrospective 7-pillar audit)
 
 ```
 Task("design-auditor", """
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Task("design-auditor", """
 @reference/audit-scoring.md
 </required_reading>
 
-You are the design-auditor agent. Run the 6-pillar retrospective audit (copy, visual hierarchy,
+You are the design-auditor agent. Run the 7-pillar retrospective audit (copy, visual hierarchy,
 color, typography, layout/spacing, experience design) against the completed design work.
 
 Score each pillar 1-4. Write your findings to .design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md.
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Task("design-verifier", """
 
 You are the design-verifier agent. Run the 5-phase verification against completed design work.
 
-DESIGN-AUDIT.md (above) contains a retrospective 6-pillar qualitative audit from design-auditor.
+DESIGN-AUDIT.md (above) contains a retrospective 7-pillar qualitative audit from design-auditor.
 Read it as supplementary signal — incorporate the priority fix list into your Phase 5 gap analysis
 where relevant. The auditor's 1-4 scores complement your 0-10 category scores; they do not
 replace your Phase 1 category scoring.
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ Task("design-verifier", """
 
 You are the design-verifier agent. This is a re-verification run after inline fixes.
 
-DESIGN-AUDIT.md contains the retrospective 6-pillar audit from design-auditor (read as supplementary context).
+DESIGN-AUDIT.md contains the retrospective 7-pillar audit from design-auditor (read as supplementary context).
 
 Context:
   auto_mode: <true|false>
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ Status: PASS | FAIL | ACCEPTED-WITH-GAPS
 Gaps:   X blockers, Y majors, Z minors, W cosmetics
 
 Agents run:
-  design-auditor              -> .design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md (6-pillar qualitative)
+  design-auditor              -> .design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md (7-pillar qualitative)
   design-verifier-gate        -> JSON gate decision (may skip design-verifier)
   design-verifier             -> .design/DESIGN-VERIFICATION.md (7-category + heuristics + UAT)
   design-integration-checker-gate -> JSON gate decision (may skip design-integration-checker)

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hegemonart/get-design-done",
-  "version": "1.50.0",
+  "version": "1.50.1",
   "description": "A design-quality pipeline for AI coding agents: brief, plan, implement, and verify UI work against your design system.",
   "author": "Hegemon",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/hegemonart/get-design-done",

package/reference/registry.json

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
       "name": "audit-scoring",
       "path": "reference/audit-scoring.md",
       "type": "output-contract",
-      "description": "6-pillar + 7-category audit score rubric and output schema"
+      "description": "7-pillar + 7-category audit score rubric and output schema"
     },
     {
       "name": "authority-feeds",

package/reference/skill-authoring-contract.md

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ lifecycle stage; CI drift-gates that file with `--check`.
 ```yaml
 ---
 name: audit
-description: "Runs a design audit and prints a 6-pillar score. Use when the user wants to score the current design. Activates for requests involving audit, score, design review."
+description: "Runs a design audit and prints a 7-pillar score. Use when the user wants to score the current design. Activates for requests involving audit, score, design review."
 tools: Read, Write, Task, Glob, Bash
 composes_with: [scan]
 next_skills: [reflect]

package/reference/skill-graph.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ is a `composes_with` edge (the source calls the target as sub-orchestration); a
 a `next_skills` edge (a pipeline hint for what runs next). Stage grouping is best-effort and
 inferred from the skill name; skills with no stage keyword fall under Utility.
 
-Skills: 88. Composition edges: 0 composes_with, 0 next_skills.
+Skills: 88. Composition edges: 0 composes_with, 6 next_skills.
 
 ```mermaid
 flowchart TD
@@ -115,4 +115,11 @@ flowchart TD
     n_warm_cache["warm-cache"]
     n_zoom_out["zoom-out"]
   end
+
+  n_brief -.-> n_explore
+  n_design -.-> n_verify
+  n_explore -.-> n_plan
+  n_new_project -.-> n_brief
+  n_plan -.-> n_design
+  n_verify -.-> n_ship
 ```

package/scripts/lib/manifest/skills.json

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "audit",
-      "description": "Run a design audit by spawning design-auditor, design-integration-checker, and (optionally) design-verifier + design-reflector agents, then printing a consolidated 6-pillar score summary. Use when the user wants to score the current design, retroactively verify a completed cycle, or quickly re-check after a fix. Activates for requests involving scoring an existing design, retroactively reviewing quality, or re-checking after a fix.",
+      "description": "Run a design audit by spawning design-auditor, design-integration-checker, and (optionally) design-verifier + design-reflector agents, then printing a consolidated 7-pillar score summary. Use when the user wants to score the current design, retroactively verify a completed cycle, or quickly re-check after a fix. Activates for requests involving scoring an existing design, retroactively reviewing quality, or re-checking after a fix.",
       "argument_hint": "[--retroactive] [--quick] [--no-reflect]",
       "tools": "Read, Write, Task, Glob, Bash"
     },
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@
       "name": "brief",
       "description": "Stage 1 of 5 design intake that captures problem statement, audience, constraints, success metrics, and scope into .design/BRIEF.md, and bootstraps .design/STATE.md if missing. Use when starting a new design cycle and before {{command_prefix}}explore. Activates for requests involving capturing a problem statement, defining audience and constraints, or starting a new design brief.",
       "argument_hint": "[--re-brief to redo intake on existing project]",
-      "tools": "Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, mcp__gdd_state__frontmatter_update, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__get"
+      "tools": "Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, mcp__gdd_state__frontmatter_update, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__get",
+      "next_skills": [
+        "explore"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "budget",
@@ -115,7 +118,10 @@
       "description": "Stage 4 of 5 orchestrator that reads DESIGN-PLAN.md, partitions tasks by wave + parallel-safe flag, and spawns design-executor agents with the appropriate isolation (worktree for parallel batches, in-place for sequential tail). Use when DESIGN-PLAN.md is approved and ready for implementation. Activates for requests involving implementing UI, building components, or turning a plan into working interface code.",
       "argument_hint": "[--auto] [--parallel] [--variants N]",
       "user_invocable": true,
-      "tools": "Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Task, AskUserQuestion, mcp__gdd_state__get, mcp__gdd_state__transition_stage, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__add_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__resolve_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__checkpoint"
+      "tools": "Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Task, AskUserQuestion, mcp__gdd_state__get, mcp__gdd_state__transition_stage, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__add_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__resolve_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__checkpoint",
+      "next_skills": [
+        "verify"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "discover",
@@ -140,7 +146,10 @@
       "name": "explore",
       "description": "Stage 2 of 5 - unified exploration merging inventory grep + design interview. Probes 6 connections, scans the codebase, conducts the AskUserQuestion interview, and writes .design/DESIGN.md + DESIGN-DEBT.md + DESIGN-CONTEXT.md. Use after {{command_prefix}}brief to map the existing system and lock decisions before planning. Activates for requests involving researching design direction, gathering references, or exploring visual options.",
       "argument_hint": "[--skip-interview] [--skip-scan]",
-      "tools": "Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Task, AskUserQuestion, mcp__gdd_state__get, mcp__gdd_state__transition_stage, mcp__gdd_state__probe_connections, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__add_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__checkpoint, mcp__gdd_state__add_decision"
+      "tools": "Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Task, AskUserQuestion, mcp__gdd_state__get, mcp__gdd_state__transition_stage, mcp__gdd_state__probe_connections, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__add_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__checkpoint, mcp__gdd_state__add_decision",
+      "next_skills": [
+        "plan"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "export",
@@ -237,7 +246,10 @@
       "name": "new-project",
       "description": "Initialize a new get-design-done project. Gathers project context, creates PROJECT.md and STATE.md, initializes first cycle. Run once per project before any pipeline stage.",
       "argument_hint": "[--name <project-name>]",
-      "tools": "Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, Bash, Glob"
+      "tools": "Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, Bash, Glob",
+      "next_skills": [
+        "brief"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "new-skill",
@@ -315,7 +327,10 @@
       "description": "Stage 3 of 5 orchestrator that reads DESIGN-CONTEXT.md, runs optional research (phase-researcher / pattern-mapper / assumptions-analyzer / synthesizer), spawns design-planner + design-plan-checker, and writes DESIGN-PLAN.md. Use when DESIGN-CONTEXT.md is locked and you need a wave-ordered execution plan. Activates for requests involving breaking design work into steps, sequencing implementation, or planning a build.",
       "argument_hint": "[--auto] [--parallel]",
       "user_invocable": true,
-      "tools": "Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Task, AskUserQuestion, ToolSearch, mcp__gdd_state__get, mcp__gdd_state__transition_stage, mcp__gdd_state__add_decision, mcp__gdd_state__add_must_have, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__add_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__checkpoint, mcp__gdd_state__probe_connections"
+      "tools": "Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Task, AskUserQuestion, ToolSearch, mcp__gdd_state__get, mcp__gdd_state__transition_stage, mcp__gdd_state__add_decision, mcp__gdd_state__add_must_have, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__add_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__checkpoint, mcp__gdd_state__probe_connections",
+      "next_skills": [
+        "design"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "plant-seed",
@@ -567,7 +582,10 @@
       "description": "Stage 5 of 5 orchestrator that spawns design-auditor, design-verifier, and design-integration-checker in sequence, interprets pass/gap result, and drives the gap-response loop (inline fix, save-and-exit, or accept-as-is). Use when implementation is complete and ready for final pre-ship verification. Activates for requests involving checking finished UI against the design system, running a pre-ship review, or final verification.",
       "argument_hint": "[--auto] [--post-handoff]",
       "user_invocable": true,
-      "tools": "mcp__gdd_state__get, mcp__gdd_state__transition_stage, mcp__gdd_state__add_must_have, mcp__gdd_state__add_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__resolve_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__checkpoint, mcp__gdd_state__probe_connections"
+      "tools": "mcp__gdd_state__get, mcp__gdd_state__transition_stage, mcp__gdd_state__add_must_have, mcp__gdd_state__add_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__resolve_blocker, mcp__gdd_state__update_progress, mcp__gdd_state__set_status, mcp__gdd_state__checkpoint, mcp__gdd_state__probe_connections",
+      "next_skills": [
+        "ship"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "name": "warm-cache",

package/skills/audit/SKILL.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: gdd-audit
-description: "Run a design audit by spawning design-auditor, design-integration-checker, and (optionally) design-verifier + design-reflector agents, then printing a consolidated 6-pillar score summary. Use when the user wants to score the current design, retroactively verify a completed cycle, or quickly re-check after a fix. Activates for requests involving scoring an existing design, retroactively reviewing quality, or re-checking after a fix."
+description: "Run a design audit by spawning design-auditor, design-integration-checker, and (optionally) design-verifier + design-reflector agents, then printing a consolidated 7-pillar score summary. Use when the user wants to score the current design, retroactively verify a completed cycle, or quickly re-check after a fix. Activates for requests involving scoring an existing design, retroactively reviewing quality, or re-checking after a fix."
 argument-hint: "[--retroactive] [--quick] [--no-reflect]"
 tools: Read, Write, Task, Glob, Bash
 ---
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ tools: Read, Write, Task, Glob, Bash
 
 Wraps the existing `design-auditor`, `design-verifier`, and `design-integration-checker` agents - no new auditor logic here. Parses flags, spawns the right combination, prints summary.
 
-For the 6-pillar scoring rubric this skill aggregates, see `../../reference/audit-scoring.md`. For the shared design-quality pillar set that frames the score categories, see `../../reference/shared-preamble.md`.
+For the 7-pillar scoring rubric this skill aggregates, see `../../reference/audit-scoring.md`. For the shared design-quality pillar set that frames the score categories, see `../../reference/shared-preamble.md`.
 
 ## Modes
 
 ### Default
-Spawn `design-auditor` (6-pillar scoring 1–4) in parallel with `design-integration-checker`. After both finish, read `.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md` and `.design/DESIGN-INTEGRATION.md` and print a consolidated summary (scores + top 3 findings each).
+Spawn `design-auditor` (7-pillar scoring 1–4) in parallel with `design-integration-checker`. After both finish, read `.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md` and `.design/DESIGN-INTEGRATION.md` and print a consolidated summary (scores + top 3 findings each).
 
 After the auditor and integration checker complete, check if `.design/learnings/` exists and contains at least one `.md` file. If so - and unless `--no-reflect` is passed - spawn `design-reflector` for the current cycle. Append the reflection proposal count to the audit summary: "Reflection: N proposals → review with `/gdd:apply-reflections`".
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ The excuses an agent reaches for to skip or thin out an audit, and the drift eac
 | Thought | Reality |
 |---------|---------|
 | "The audit passed last cycle, I can skip it this cycle." | Per-cycle audit catches drift the prior pass couldn't see; a skipped review is exactly where regressions accumulate unnoticed. |
-| "`--quick` is fine, integration isn't the concern here." | Dropping the integration-checker hides orphaned decisions - wiring breaks even when the 6-pillar score looks healthy. |
-| "I can eyeball the scores instead of spawning the auditor." | The auditor's rubric scores six pillars consistently; an eyeballed review drifts toward whatever the agent already believes. |
+| "`--quick` is fine, integration isn't the concern here." | Dropping the integration-checker hides orphaned decisions - wiring breaks even when the 7-pillar score looks healthy. |
+| "I can eyeball the scores instead of spawning the auditor." | The auditor's rubric scores seven pillars consistently; an eyeballed review drifts toward whatever the agent already believes. |
 | "Reflection proposals are optional polish, skip the reflector." | The reflector turns this cycle's learnings into next-cycle improvements; skipping it lets the same mistakes repeat. |
 | "I'll modify the source while I'm in here fixing findings." | Audit is read-only by contract; editing source mid-audit invalidates the very scores you're producing. |
 | "Retroactive mode is overkill for a finished cycle." | Retroactive verification is the only check on tasks that shipped without per-task verify - skipping it leaves a completed cycle unaudited. |

package/skills/verify/SKILL.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Run preview / storybook / chromatic probes at stage entry, then issue ONE batche
 
 Initialize the fix-loop iteration counter to 0. Each full checker is preceded by a cheap Haiku gate that may return `{spawn: false}` to short-circuit (lazy-gate pattern from Plan 10.1-04 / D-21); skipped agents append `lazy_skipped: true` to `.design/telemetry/costs.jsonl`.
 
-**1a. design-auditor** (retrospective 6-pillar audit) -> `.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md`. Wait for `## AUDIT COMPLETE`, then `mcp__gdd_state__update_progress` `task_progress: "1/3"`.
+**1a. design-auditor** (retrospective 7-pillar audit) -> `.design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md`. Wait for `## AUDIT COMPLETE`, then `mcp__gdd_state__update_progress` `task_progress: "1/3"`.
 
 **1b-gate -> 1b. design-verifier** (5-phase verification, reads auditor output) -> `.design/DESIGN-VERIFICATION.md`. Wait for `## VERIFICATION COMPLETE`, then `task_progress: "2/3"`.
 

package/skills/verify/verify-procedure.md

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Three agents run in sequence. Each waits for its completion marker before the ne
 
 **Note on lazy gates (Plan 10.1-04 / D-21):** Each full checker is preceded by a cheap Haiku gate that reads the diff and may return `{spawn: false}` to short-circuit. When gated out, `lazy_skipped: true` is appended to `.design/telemetry/costs.jsonl`. Gates: `design-verifier-gate` (before 1b), `design-integration-checker-gate` (before 1c). `design-context-checker-gate` is wired into `skills/discover/SKILL.md` Step 1.75.
 
-### 1a. Run design-auditor first (retrospective 6-pillar audit)
+### 1a. Run design-auditor first (retrospective 7-pillar audit)
 
 ```
 Task("design-auditor", """
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Task("design-auditor", """
 @reference/audit-scoring.md
 </required_reading>
 
-You are the design-auditor agent. Run the 6-pillar retrospective audit (copy, visual hierarchy,
+You are the design-auditor agent. Run the 7-pillar retrospective audit (copy, visual hierarchy,
 color, typography, layout/spacing, experience design) against the completed design work.
 
 Score each pillar 1-4. Write your findings to .design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md.
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Task("design-verifier", """
 
 You are the design-verifier agent. Run the 5-phase verification against completed design work.
 
-DESIGN-AUDIT.md (above) contains a retrospective 6-pillar qualitative audit from design-auditor.
+DESIGN-AUDIT.md (above) contains a retrospective 7-pillar qualitative audit from design-auditor.
 Read it as supplementary signal — incorporate the priority fix list into your Phase 5 gap analysis
 where relevant. The auditor's 1-4 scores complement your 0-10 category scores; they do not
 replace your Phase 1 category scoring.
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ Task("design-verifier", """
 
 You are the design-verifier agent. This is a re-verification run after inline fixes.
 
-DESIGN-AUDIT.md contains the retrospective 6-pillar audit from design-auditor (read as supplementary context).
+DESIGN-AUDIT.md contains the retrospective 7-pillar audit from design-auditor (read as supplementary context).
 
 Context:
   auto_mode: <true|false>
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ Status: PASS | FAIL | ACCEPTED-WITH-GAPS
 Gaps:   X blockers, Y majors, Z minors, W cosmetics
 
 Agents run:
-  design-auditor              -> .design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md (6-pillar qualitative)
+  design-auditor              -> .design/DESIGN-AUDIT.md (7-pillar qualitative)
   design-verifier-gate        -> JSON gate decision (may skip design-verifier)
   design-verifier             -> .design/DESIGN-VERIFICATION.md (7-category + heuristics + UAT)
   design-integration-checker-gate -> JSON gate decision (may skip design-integration-checker)