gsd-pi 2.80.0-dev.c5c38454b → 2.80.0-dev.cf9433f56

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/detection.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * flow to show when entering a project directory.
  */
 
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { existsSync, openSync, readSync, closeSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname, join, parse as parsePath } from "node:path";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
@@ -72,6 +73,22 @@ export interface ProjectSignals {
   verificationCommands: string[];
 }
 
+export type ProjectClassificationKind =
+  | "invalid-repo"
+  | "greenfield"
+  | "untyped-existing"
+  | "typed-existing";
+
+export interface ProjectClassification {
+  kind: ProjectClassificationKind;
+  signals: ProjectSignals;
+  trackedFiles: string[];
+  untrackedFiles: string[];
+  contentFiles: string[];
+  markers: string[];
+  reason: string;
+}
+
 // ─── Project File Markers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 export const PROJECT_FILES = [
@@ -243,6 +260,7 @@ const TEST_MARKERS = [
 const RECURSIVE_SCAN_IGNORED_DIRS = new Set([
   ".git",
   ".gsd",
+  ".bg-shell",
   ".planning",
   ".plans",
   ".claude",
@@ -267,6 +285,8 @@ const RECURSIVE_SCAN_IGNORED_DIRS = new Set([
   "out",
 ]) as ReadonlySet<string>;
 
+const PROJECT_CONTENT_EXCLUDE_DIRS = RECURSIVE_SCAN_IGNORED_DIRS;
+
 /** Project file markers safe to detect recursively via suffix matching. */
 const ROOT_ONLY_PROJECT_FILES = new Set<string>([
   ".github/workflows",
@@ -536,6 +556,114 @@ export function detectProjectSignals(basePath: string): ProjectSignals {
   };
 }
 
+function normalizeGitPath(file: string): string {
+  return file.replaceAll("\\", "/").replace(/^\.\//, "");
+}
+
+function isProjectContentFile(file: string): boolean {
+  const normalized = normalizeGitPath(file);
+  if (!normalized || normalized.endsWith("/")) return false;
+  if (normalized === ".gitignore" || normalized === ".gitattributes") return false;
+  const parts = normalized.split("/");
+  if (parts.some((part) => PROJECT_CONTENT_EXCLUDE_DIRS.has(part))) return false;
+  if (normalized.endsWith(".DS_Store")) return false;
+  return true;
+}
+
+function runGitLines(basePath: string, args: string[]): string[] {
+  try {
+    const output = execFileSync("git", args, {
+      cwd: basePath,
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"],
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+    }).trim();
+    return output ? output.split("\n").map((line) => line.trim()).filter(Boolean) : [];
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+function listTrackedProjectFiles(basePath: string): string[] {
+  return runGitLines(basePath, ["ls-files"])
+    .map(normalizeGitPath)
+    .filter(isProjectContentFile);
+}
+
+function listUntrackedProjectFiles(basePath: string): string[] {
+  return runGitLines(basePath, ["ls-files", "--others", "--exclude-standard"])
+    .map(normalizeGitPath)
+    .filter(isProjectContentFile);
+}
+
+function hasKnownProjectMarkers(basePath: string, signals: ProjectSignals): boolean {
+  if (signals.detectedFiles.length > 0) return true;
+  if (signals.xcodePlatforms.length > 0) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Classify repo presence separately from ecosystem/tooling markers.
+ *
+ * Known project files identify tooling. Git-tracked/non-ignored content
+ * identifies whether this is an existing project at all. This keeps small
+ * static or documentation repos from being mislabeled as greenfield.
+ */
+export function classifyProject(basePath: string): ProjectClassification {
+  const signals = detectProjectSignals(basePath);
+  const markers = [...signals.detectedFiles];
+
+  if (!signals.isGitRepo) {
+    return {
+      kind: "invalid-repo",
+      signals,
+      trackedFiles: [],
+      untrackedFiles: [],
+      contentFiles: [],
+      markers,
+      reason: "missing .git",
+    };
+  }
+
+  const trackedFiles = listTrackedProjectFiles(basePath);
+  const untrackedFiles = listUntrackedProjectFiles(basePath);
+  const contentFiles = [...new Set([...trackedFiles, ...untrackedFiles])];
+  const hasMarkers = hasKnownProjectMarkers(basePath, signals);
+
+  if (hasMarkers) {
+    return {
+      kind: "typed-existing",
+      signals,
+      trackedFiles,
+      untrackedFiles,
+      contentFiles,
+      markers,
+      reason: markers.length > 0 ? `detected markers: ${markers.join(", ")}` : "detected project structure",
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (contentFiles.length > 0) {
+    return {
+      kind: "untyped-existing",
+      signals,
+      trackedFiles,
+      untrackedFiles,
+      contentFiles,
+      markers,
+      reason: "project content exists but no recognized tooling markers were found",
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    kind: "greenfield",
+    signals,
+    trackedFiles,
+    untrackedFiles,
+    contentFiles,
+    markers,
+    reason: "no tracked or non-ignored project content",
+  };
+}
+
 // ─── Xcode Platform Detection ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /** Known SDKROOT values → canonical platform names. */

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/git-service.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { isAbsolute, join, normalize, relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
 import { gsdRoot } from "./paths.js";
 import { GIT_NO_PROMPT_ENV } from "./git-constants.js";
 import { loadEffectiveGSDPreferences } from "./preferences.js";
+import { logWarning } from "./workflow-logger.js";
 
 
 import {
@@ -722,16 +723,53 @@ export class GitServiceImpl {
     if (keyFiles.length === 0) return false;
 
     const allExclusions = [...RUNTIME_EXCLUSION_PATHS, ...extraExclusions];
-    const paths = Array.from(new Set(
-      keyFiles
-        .map(file => normalizeRepoRelativePath(this.basePath, file))
-        .filter((file): file is string => file !== null)
-        .filter(file => !isExcludedScopedPath(file, allExclusions)),
-    ));
+    const normalized = keyFiles
+      .map(file => normalizeRepoRelativePath(this.basePath, file))
+      .filter((file): file is string => file !== null)
+      .filter(file => !isExcludedScopedPath(file, allExclusions));
+
+    // Drop entries that don't exist on disk. The LLM occasionally lists files
+    // it intended to write but didn't (or names them with wrong casing/path).
+    // Pre-`b304f738b` `git add -A` swallowed these silently; the scoped
+    // pathspec form passes each path explicitly, so a single bad entry made
+    // the whole commit fail (see #5500). Filter so valid paths still commit.
+    const missing: string[] = [];
+    const existing: string[] = [];
+    for (const path of normalized) {
+      if (existsSync(join(this.basePath, path))) {
+        existing.push(path);
+      } else {
+        missing.push(path);
+      }
+    }
+    if (missing.length > 0) {
+      logWarning(
+        "engine",
+        `scoped stage: dropping ${missing.length} non-existent keyFile(s) from task commit: ${missing.join(", ")}`,
+        { file: "git-service.ts" },
+      );
+    }
+
+    const paths = Array.from(new Set(existing));
     if (paths.length === 0) return false;
 
-    nativeAddPaths(this.basePath, paths);
-    return true;
+    try {
+      nativeAddPaths(this.basePath, paths);
+      return true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Defense-in-depth: even after existence filtering, libgit2/git can
+      // still reject paths (gitignore matches, case-only differences on
+      // case-insensitive FS, submodule boundaries). Returning false lets
+      // autoCommit fall through to smartStage so the commit still goes out
+      // — restoring the resilience the unscoped path used to provide.
+      const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      logWarning(
+        "engine",
+        `scoped stage failed (${msg}); falling back to smartStage`,
+        { file: "git-service.ts" },
+      );
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   /** Tracks whether runtime file cleanup has run this session. */

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/gsd-db.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 // excluded from this invariant.
 
 import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { existsSync, copyFileSync, mkdirSync, realpathSync } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname } from "node:path";
 import type { Decision, Requirement, GateRow, GateId, GateScope, GateStatus, GateVerdict } from "./types.js";
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ import {
   applyMigrationV22QualityGateRepair,
   applyMigrationV23MilestoneQueue,
   applyMigrationV26MilestoneCommitAttributions,
+  applyMigrationV27ArtifactHash,
+  applyMigrationV28MemoryLastHitAt,
 } from "./db-migration-steps.js";
 import { isMemoriesFtsAvailableSchema, tryCreateMemoriesFtsSchema } from "./db-memory-fts-schema.js";
 import { createDbOpenState, type DbOpenPhase } from "./db-open-state.js";
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ const providerLoader = createSqliteProviderLoader({
   writeStderr: (message: string) => process.stderr.write(message),
 });
 
-export const SCHEMA_VERSION = 26;
+export const SCHEMA_VERSION = 28;
 
 function initSchema(db: DbAdapter, fileBacked: boolean): void {
   if (fileBacked) db.exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL");
@@ -335,6 +338,16 @@ function migrateSchema(db: DbAdapter): void {
       recordSchemaVersion(db, 26);
     }
 
+    if (currentVersion < 27) {
+      applyMigrationV27ArtifactHash(db);
+      recordSchemaVersion(db, 27);
+    }
+
+    if (currentVersion < 28) {
+      applyMigrationV28MemoryLastHitAt(db);
+      recordSchemaVersion(db, 28);
+    }
+
     db.exec("COMMIT");
   } catch (err) {
     db.exec("ROLLBACK");
@@ -913,9 +926,10 @@ export function insertArtifact(a: {
   full_content: string;
 }): void {
   if (!currentDb) throw new GSDError(GSD_STALE_STATE, "gsd-db: No database open");
+  const contentHash = createHash("sha256").update(a.full_content).digest("hex");
   currentDb.prepare(
-    `INSERT OR REPLACE INTO artifacts (path, artifact_type, milestone_id, slice_id, task_id, full_content, imported_at)
-     VALUES (:path, :artifact_type, :milestone_id, :slice_id, :task_id, :full_content, :imported_at)`,
+    `INSERT OR REPLACE INTO artifacts (path, artifact_type, milestone_id, slice_id, task_id, full_content, imported_at, content_hash)
+     VALUES (:path, :artifact_type, :milestone_id, :slice_id, :task_id, :full_content, :imported_at, :content_hash)`,
   ).run({
     ":path": a.path,
     ":artifact_type": a.artifact_type,
@@ -924,6 +938,7 @@ export function insertArtifact(a: {
     ":task_id": a.task_id,
     ":full_content": a.full_content,
     ":imported_at": new Date().toISOString(),
+    ":content_hash": contentHash,
   });
 }
 
@@ -1795,6 +1810,13 @@ export function reconcileWorktreeDb(
       const hasEscalationAwaiting = wtTaskInfo.some((col) => col["name"] === "escalation_awaiting_review");
       const hasEscalationArtifact = wtTaskInfo.some((col) => col["name"] === "escalation_artifact_path");
       const hasEscalationOverride = wtTaskInfo.some((col) => col["name"] === "escalation_override_applied_at");
+      const wtArtifactInfo = adapter.prepare("PRAGMA wt.table_info('artifacts')").all();
+      const hasArtifactContentHash = wtArtifactInfo.some((col) => col["name"] === "content_hash");
+      const wtMemoryInfo = adapter.prepare("PRAGMA wt.table_info('memories')").all();
+      const hasMemoryScope = wtMemoryInfo.some((col) => col["name"] === "scope");
+      const hasMemoryTags = wtMemoryInfo.some((col) => col["name"] === "tags");
+      const hasMemoryStructuredFields = wtMemoryInfo.some((col) => col["name"] === "structured_fields");
+      const hasMemoryLastHitAt = wtMemoryInfo.some((col) => col["name"] === "last_hit_at");
 
       const decConf = adapter.prepare(
         `SELECT m.id FROM decisions m INNER JOIN wt.decisions w ON m.id = w.id WHERE m.decision != w.decision OR m.choice != w.choice OR m.rationale != w.rationale OR ${
@@ -1842,12 +1864,17 @@ export function reconcileWorktreeDb(
           FROM wt.requirements
         `).run());
 
+        // V27: preserve content_hash. If the worktree predates V27 (no column),
+        // fall back to the main DB's existing hash so reconcile doesn't null
+        // out integrity fingerprints on artifacts that were unchanged in wt.
         merged.artifacts = countChanges(adapter.prepare(`
           INSERT OR REPLACE INTO artifacts (
-            path, artifact_type, milestone_id, slice_id, task_id, full_content, imported_at
+            path, artifact_type, milestone_id, slice_id, task_id, full_content, imported_at, content_hash
           )
-          SELECT path, artifact_type, milestone_id, slice_id, task_id, full_content, imported_at
-          FROM wt.artifacts
+          SELECT w.path, w.artifact_type, w.milestone_id, w.slice_id, w.task_id, w.full_content, w.imported_at,
+                 ${hasArtifactContentHash ? "w.content_hash" : "m.content_hash"}
+          FROM wt.artifacts w
+          LEFT JOIN artifacts m ON m.path = w.path
         `).run());
 
         // Merge milestones — worktree may have updated status/planning fields.
@@ -1949,15 +1976,25 @@ export function reconcileWorktreeDb(
           LEFT JOIN tasks m ON m.milestone_id = w.milestone_id AND m.slice_id = w.slice_id AND m.id = w.id
         `).run());
 
-        // Merge memories — keep worktree-learned insights
+        // Merge memories — keep worktree-learned insights.
+        // V18 (scope, tags), V21 (structured_fields), V28 (last_hit_at): for each
+        // column the wt may not yet have (older worktree DB), fall back to the
+        // main DB's existing value via LEFT JOIN so reconcile never silently
+        // resets these fields to defaults on rows that already had them.
         merged.memories = countChanges(adapter.prepare(`
           INSERT OR REPLACE INTO memories (
             seq, id, category, content, confidence, source_unit_type, source_unit_id,
-            created_at, updated_at, superseded_by, hit_count
+            created_at, updated_at, superseded_by, hit_count,
+            scope, tags, structured_fields, last_hit_at
           )
-          SELECT seq, id, category, content, confidence, source_unit_type, source_unit_id,
-                 created_at, updated_at, superseded_by, hit_count
-          FROM wt.memories
+          SELECT w.seq, w.id, w.category, w.content, w.confidence, w.source_unit_type, w.source_unit_id,
+                 w.created_at, w.updated_at, w.superseded_by, w.hit_count,
+                 ${hasMemoryScope ? "w.scope" : "COALESCE(m.scope, 'project')"},
+                 ${hasMemoryTags ? "w.tags" : "COALESCE(m.tags, '[]')"},
+                 ${hasMemoryStructuredFields ? "w.structured_fields" : "m.structured_fields"},
+                 ${hasMemoryLastHitAt ? "w.last_hit_at" : "m.last_hit_at"}
+          FROM wt.memories w
+          LEFT JOIN memories m ON m.id = w.id
         `).run());
 
         // Merge verification evidence — append-only, use INSERT OR IGNORE to avoid duplicates
@@ -3062,8 +3099,8 @@ export function updateMemoryContentRow(
 export function incrementMemoryHitCount(id: string, updatedAt: string): void {
   if (!currentDb) throw new GSDError(GSD_STALE_STATE, "gsd-db: No database open");
   currentDb.prepare(
-    "UPDATE memories SET hit_count = hit_count + 1, updated_at = :updated_at WHERE id = :id",
-  ).run({ ":updated_at": updatedAt, ":id": id });
+    "UPDATE memories SET hit_count = hit_count + 1, updated_at = :updated_at, last_hit_at = :last_hit_at WHERE id = :id",
+  ).run({ ":updated_at": updatedAt, ":last_hit_at": updatedAt, ":id": id });
 }
 
 export function supersedeMemoryRow(oldId: string, newId: string, updatedAt: string): void {

package/src/resources/extensions/gsd/guided-flow.ts

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
   formatInterruptedSessionRunningMessage,
   formatInterruptedSessionSummary,
 } from "./interrupted-session.js";
-import { listUnitRuntimeRecords, clearUnitRuntimeRecord } from "./unit-runtime.js";
+import { listUnitRuntimeRecords, clearUnitRuntimeRecord, isInFlightRuntimePhase } from "./unit-runtime.js";
 import { resolveExpectedArtifactPath } from "./auto.js";
 import { gsdHome } from "./gsd-home.js";
 import {
@@ -87,6 +87,34 @@ import { logWarning } from "./workflow-logger.js";
 import { deleteRuntimeKv } from "./db/runtime-kv.js";
 import { PAUSED_SESSION_KV_KEY } from "./interrupted-session.js";
 
+type AutoStartOptions = Parameters<typeof startAutoDetached>[4];
+type AutoStartLauncher = typeof startAutoDetached;
+
+function scheduleAutoStartAfterIdle(
+  ctx: ExtensionCommandContext,
+  pi: ExtensionAPI,
+  basePath: string,
+  verboseMode: boolean,
+  options?: AutoStartOptions,
+  launch: AutoStartLauncher = startAutoDetached,
+): void {
+  const waitForIdle =
+    typeof (ctx as { waitForIdle?: unknown }).waitForIdle === "function"
+      ? ctx.waitForIdle.bind(ctx)
+      : async () => {};
+  void waitForIdle()
+    .then(() => {
+      setTimeout(() => launch(ctx, pi, basePath, verboseMode, options), 0);
+    })
+    .catch((err) => {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      ctx.ui.notify(`Auto-start failed while waiting for the prior turn to settle: ${message}`, "error");
+      logWarning("guided", `auto-start idle wait failed: ${message}`);
+    });
+}
+
+export const _scheduleAutoStartAfterIdleForTest = scheduleAutoStartAfterIdle;
+
 // ─── Scope-based validator wrappers ──────────────────────────────────────────
 // These thin wrappers accept a MilestoneScope so callers that already hold a
 // pinned scope never have to re-derive (basePath, milestoneId) separately.
@@ -118,6 +146,22 @@ export function resolveExpectedArtifactPathForScope(
   return resolveExpectedArtifactPath(unitType, unitId, scope.workspace.projectRoot);
 }
 
+async function runQuickTaskChoice(ctx: ExtensionCommandContext, pi: ExtensionAPI): Promise<void> {
+  if (!ctx.hasUI) {
+    ctx.ui.notify("Run /gsd quick <task> for small bounded work, or /gsd do <task> for natural-language routing.", "info");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const task = (await ctx.ui.input("Quick task", "Describe the small task to run with /gsd quick"))?.trim();
+  if (!task) {
+    ctx.ui.notify("Quick task cancelled.", "info");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { handleQuick } = await import("./quick.js");
+  await handleQuick(task, ctx, pi);
+}
+
 /**
  * Scope-based overload of isGhostMilestone.
  * Binds basePath and milestoneId from the scope, ensuring path resolution
@@ -430,7 +474,7 @@ async function dispatchNextDeepProjectSetupStage(entry: PendingDeepProjectSetupE
 
   if (!hasPendingDeepStage(prefs, entry.basePath)) {
     pendingDeepProjectSetupMap.delete(entry.basePath);
-    startAutoDetached(entry.ctx, entry.pi, entry.basePath, false, { step: entry.step });
+    scheduleAutoStartAfterIdle(entry.ctx, entry.pi, entry.basePath, false, { step: entry.step });
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -463,7 +507,7 @@ async function dispatchNextDeepProjectSetupStage(entry: PendingDeepProjectSetupE
       entry.ctx.ui.notify(result.reason, result.level);
     } else if (hasPendingDeepStage(prefs, entry.basePath)) {
       pendingDeepProjectSetupMap.delete(entry.basePath);
-      startAutoDetached(entry.ctx, entry.pi, entry.basePath, false, { step: entry.step });
+      scheduleAutoStartAfterIdle(entry.ctx, entry.pi, entry.basePath, false, { step: entry.step });
       return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -471,7 +515,7 @@ async function dispatchNextDeepProjectSetupStage(entry: PendingDeepProjectSetupE
 
   if (!USER_DRIVEN_DEEP_SETUP_UNITS.has(result.unitType)) {
     pendingDeepProjectSetupMap.delete(entry.basePath);
-    startAutoDetached(entry.ctx, entry.pi, entry.basePath, false, { step: entry.step });
+    scheduleAutoStartAfterIdle(entry.ctx, entry.pi, entry.basePath, false, { step: entry.step });
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -677,7 +721,7 @@ export function checkAutoStartAfterDiscuss(): boolean {
 
   pendingAutoStartMap.delete(basePath);
   ctx.ui.notify(`Milestone ${milestoneId} ready.`, "success");
-  startAutoDetached(ctx, pi, basePath, false, { step });
+  scheduleAutoStartAfterIdle(ctx, pi, basePath, false, { step });
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -1786,8 +1830,8 @@ function selfHealRuntimeRecords(basePath: string, ctx: ExtensionContext): { clea
         cleared++;
         continue;
       }
-      // Clear records stuck in dispatched or timeout phase (process died mid-unit)
-      if (phase === "dispatched" || phase === "timeout") {
+      // Clear records stuck in an in-flight phase (process died mid-unit).
+      if (isInFlightRuntimePhase(phase)) {
         clearUnitRuntimeRecord(basePath, unitType, unitId);
         cleared++;
       }
@@ -2042,6 +2086,23 @@ export async function showSmartEntry(
     }
   }
 
+  if (interrupted.classification !== "recoverable") {
+    try {
+      const { autoImportMarkdownHierarchyIfDbMismatch } = await import("./migration-auto-check.js");
+      const result = await autoImportMarkdownHierarchyIfDbMismatch(basePath);
+      if (result.action === "imported") {
+        ctx.ui.notify(
+          `Recovered migrated planning state into gsd.db (${result.reason}): ${result.afterDb.milestones} milestone(s), ${result.afterDb.slices} slice(s), ${result.afterDb.tasks} task(s).`,
+          "info",
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      ctx.ui.notify(`GSD could not auto-import existing planning state into gsd.db: ${message}`, "warning");
+      logWarning("guided", `planning state auto-import failed: ${message}`, { file: "guided-flow.ts" });
+    }
+  }
+
   // Always derive from the project root — the assessment may have derived
   // state from a worktree path that was cleaned up in the stale branch above.
   const state = await deriveState(basePath);
@@ -2134,17 +2195,24 @@ export async function showSmartEntry(
         title: "GSD — Get Shit Done",
         summary: ["No active milestone."],
         actions: [
+          {
+            id: "quick_task",
+            label: "Quick task",
+            description: "For small bounded work, run /gsd quick <task> or /gsd do <task>.",
+            recommended: true,
+          },
           {
             id: "new_milestone",
             label: "Create next milestone",
-            description: "Define what to build next.",
-            recommended: true,
+            description: "Define a larger body of work with planning artifacts.",
           },
         ],
         notYetMessage: "Run /gsd when ready.",
       });
 
-      if (choice === "new_milestone") {
+      if (choice === "quick_task") {
+        await runQuickTaskChoice(ctx, pi);
+      } else if (choice === "new_milestone") {
         setPendingAutoStart(basePath, { ctx, pi, basePath, milestoneId: nextId, step: stepMode });
         await dispatchWorkflow(pi, await prepareAndBuildDiscussPrompt(ctx, pi, nextId,
           `New milestone ${nextId}.`,
@@ -2181,11 +2249,16 @@ export async function showSmartEntry(
       title: `GSD — ${milestoneId}: ${milestoneTitle}`,
       summary: ["All milestones complete."],
       actions: [
+        {
+          id: "quick_task",
+          label: "Quick task",
+          description: "Do a small bounded task without opening a milestone.",
+          recommended: true,
+        },
         {
           id: "new_milestone",
           label: "Start new milestone",
           description: "Define and plan the next milestone.",
-          recommended: true,
         },
         {
           id: "status",
@@ -2196,7 +2269,9 @@ export async function showSmartEntry(
       notYetMessage: "Run /gsd when ready.",
     });
 
-    if (choice === "new_milestone") {
+    if (choice === "quick_task") {
+      await runQuickTaskChoice(ctx, pi);
+    } else if (choice === "new_milestone") {
       const milestoneIds = findMilestoneIds(basePath);
       const uniqueMilestoneIds = !!loadEffectiveGSDPreferences()?.preferences?.unique_milestone_ids;
       const nextId = nextMilestoneIdReserved(milestoneIds, uniqueMilestoneIds, basePath);
@@ -2300,13 +2375,18 @@ export async function showSmartEntry(
       const hasContext = !!(contextFile && await loadFile(contextFile));
 
       const actions = [
+        {
+          id: "quick_task",
+          label: "Quick task instead",
+          description: "Use this when the work is small and should not become a milestone.",
+          recommended: true,
+        },
         {
           id: "plan",
           label: "Create roadmap",
           description: hasContext
             ? "Context captured. Decompose into slices with a boundary map."
             : "Decompose the milestone into slices with a boundary map.",
-          recommended: true,
         },
         ...(!hasContext ? [{
           id: "discuss",
@@ -2332,7 +2412,9 @@ export async function showSmartEntry(
         notYetMessage: "Run /gsd when ready.",
       });
 
-      if (choice === "plan") {
+      if (choice === "quick_task") {
+        await runQuickTaskChoice(ctx, pi);
+      } else if (choice === "plan") {
         setPendingAutoStart(basePath, { ctx, pi, basePath, milestoneId, step: stepMode });
         await dispatchWorkflow(
           pi,