gsd-pi 2.81.0-dev.72a81bdf3 → 2.82.0-dev.20138ae42

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/bootstrap/system-context.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { resolveAllSkillReferences, renderPreferencesForSystemPrompt, loadEffect
 import { resolveModelWithFallbacksForUnit } from "../preferences-models.js";
 import { resolveSkillReference } from "../preferences-skills.js";
 import { resolveGsdRootFile, resolveSliceFile, resolveSlicePath, resolveTaskFile, resolveTaskFiles, resolveTasksDir, relSliceFile, relSlicePath, relTaskFile } from "../paths.js";
+import { extractIntroAndRules } from "../knowledge-parser.js";
 import { ensureCodebaseMapFresh, readCodebaseMap } from "../codebase-generator.js";
 import { hasSkillSnapshot, detectNewSkills, formatSkillsXml } from "../skill-discovery.js";
 import { getActiveAutoWorktreeContext } from "../auto-worktree.js";
@@ -116,19 +117,19 @@ export async function buildBeforeAgentStartResult(event, ctx) {
     catch (e) {
         logWarning("bootstrap", `cmux prompt setup skipped: ${e.message}`);
     }
+    const ctxProjectRoot = ctx.projectRoot;
+    const basePath = typeof ctxProjectRoot === "string" && ctxProjectRoot.length > 0
+        ? ctxProjectRoot
+        : process.cwd();
     let preferenceBlock = "";
     if (loadedPreferences) {
-        const cwd = process.cwd();
+        const cwd = basePath;
         const report = resolveAllSkillReferences(loadedPreferences.preferences, cwd);
         preferenceBlock = `\n\n${renderPreferencesForSystemPrompt(loadedPreferences.preferences, report.resolutions)}`;
         if (report.warnings.length > 0) {
             ctx.ui.notify(`GSD skill preferences: ${report.warnings.length} unresolved skill${report.warnings.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}: ${report.warnings.join(", ")}`, "warning");
         }
     }
-    const { block: knowledgeBlock, globalSizeKb } = loadKnowledgeBlock(gsdHome(), process.cwd());
-    if (globalSizeKb > 4) {
-        ctx.ui.notify(`GSD: ~/.gsd/agent/KNOWLEDGE.md is ${globalSizeKb.toFixed(1)}KB — consider trimming to keep system prompt lean.`, "warning");
-    }
     // ADR-013 step 5: opportunistic decisions->memories backfill. Idempotent
     // and best-effort — first run absorbs the existing decisions table into
     // the memory store; subsequent runs are a single sentinel SELECT.
@@ -136,12 +137,47 @@ export async function buildBeforeAgentStartResult(event, ctx) {
         const { backfillDecisionsToMemories } = await import("../memory-backfill.js");
         const written = backfillDecisionsToMemories();
         if (written > 0) {
-            ctx.ui.notify(`GSD: backfilled ${written} decision${written === 1 ? "" : "s"} into the memory store (ADR-013).`, "info");
+            ctx.ui.notify(`GSD: backfilled ${written} decision${written === 1 ? "" : "s"} into the memory store.`, "info");
         }
     }
     catch (e) {
         logWarning("bootstrap", `decisions backfill failed: ${e.message}`);
     }
+    // ADR-013 Stage 2b: KNOWLEDGE.md Patterns + Lessons backfill, then
+    // re-render the hybrid projection (manual Rules + projected Patterns +
+    // projected Lessons). Both are idempotent and best-effort — failures here
+    // can't block agent startup.
+    try {
+        const { backfillKnowledgeToMemories } = await import("../knowledge-backfill.js");
+        const writtenK = backfillKnowledgeToMemories(basePath);
+        if (writtenK > 0) {
+            ctx.ui.notify(`GSD: backfilled ${writtenK} KNOWLEDGE.md row${writtenK === 1 ? "" : "s"} into the memory store.`, "info");
+        }
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        logWarning("bootstrap", `KNOWLEDGE.md backfill failed: ${e.message}`);
+    }
+    try {
+        const { renderKnowledgeProjection } = await import("../knowledge-projection.js");
+        renderKnowledgeProjection(basePath);
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        logWarning("bootstrap", `KNOWLEDGE.md projection render failed: ${e.message}`);
+    }
+    // ADR-013 step 6 preflight: warn when decisions / KNOWLEDGE.md rows are not
+    // yet in the memories table. Read-only; never throws. Runs after the two
+    // backfills above so the gap report reflects post-backfill state.
+    try {
+        const { reportConsolidationGaps } = await import("../memory-consolidation-scanner.js");
+        reportConsolidationGaps(basePath);
+    }
+    catch (e) {
+        logWarning("bootstrap", `memory consolidation scan failed: ${e.message}`);
+    }
+    const { block: knowledgeBlock, globalSizeKb } = loadKnowledgeBlock(gsdHome(), basePath);
+    if (globalSizeKb > 4) {
+        ctx.ui.notify(`GSD: ~/.gsd/agent/KNOWLEDGE.md is ${globalSizeKb.toFixed(1)}KB — consider trimming to keep system prompt lean.`, "warning");
+    }
     let newSkillsBlock = "";
     if (hasSkillSnapshot()) {
         const newSkills = detectNewSkills();
@@ -320,7 +356,9 @@ export async function loadMemoryBlock(userPrompt, opts = {}) {
     }
 }
 export function loadKnowledgeBlock(gsdHomeDir, cwd) {
-    // 1. Global knowledge (~/.gsd/agent/KNOWLEDGE.md) — cross-project, user-maintained
+    // 1. Global knowledge (~/.gsd/agent/KNOWLEDGE.md) — cross-project,
+    //    user-maintained. NOT migrated to memories (which are project-scoped),
+    //    so the full file is injected unchanged.
     let globalKnowledge = "";
     let globalSizeKb = 0;
     const globalKnowledgePath = join(gsdHomeDir, "agent", "KNOWLEDGE.md");
@@ -336,14 +374,19 @@ export function loadKnowledgeBlock(gsdHomeDir, cwd) {
             logWarning("bootstrap", `global knowledge file read failed: ${e.message}`);
         }
     }
-    // 2. Project knowledge (.gsd/KNOWLEDGE.md) — project-specific
+    // 2. Project knowledge (.gsd/KNOWLEDGE.md) — project-specific.
+    //    ADR-013 Stage 2b: Patterns and Lessons are projected from the
+    //    memories table and already reach the LLM via loadMemoryBlock. Inject
+    //    only the intro prose + `## Rules` section here to avoid duplicating
+    //    Patterns/Lessons content in the prompt. Rules stay manual per
+    //    ADR-013 line 39 and have no memory equivalent.
     let projectKnowledge = "";
     const knowledgePath = resolveGsdRootFile(cwd, "KNOWLEDGE");
     if (existsSync(knowledgePath)) {
         try {
-            const content = readFileSync(knowledgePath, "utf-8").trim();
-            if (content)
-                projectKnowledge = content;
+            const raw = readFileSync(knowledgePath, "utf-8").trim();
+            if (raw)
+                projectKnowledge = extractIntroAndRules(raw).trim();
         }
         catch (e) {
             logWarning("bootstrap", `project knowledge file read failed: ${e.message}`);
@@ -361,7 +404,7 @@ export function loadKnowledgeBlock(gsdHomeDir, cwd) {
     }
     const body = limitKnowledgeBlock(parts.join("\n\n"), getKnowledgeCharLimit());
     return {
-        block: `\n\n[KNOWLEDGE — Rules, patterns, and lessons learned]\n\n${body}`,
+        block: `\n\n[KNOWLEDGE — Rules from KNOWLEDGE.md (Patterns and Lessons reach the LLM via the memory block)]\n\n${body}`,
         globalSizeKb,
     };
 }

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/bootstrap/write-gate.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { copyFileSync, existsSync, lstatSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, readlinkS
 import { isAbsolute, join, relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
 import { minimatch } from "minimatch";
 import { getIsolationMode } from "../preferences.js";
+import { compileSubagentPermissionContract } from "../unit-context-manifest.js";
 import { logWarning } from "../workflow-logger.js";
 import { isGsdWorktreePath, resolveWorktreeProjectRoot } from "../worktree-root.js";
 /**
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ const QUEUE_SAFE_TOOLS = new Set([
  *   true / false        — shell no-ops / test exit codes
  */
 const BASH_READ_ONLY_RE = /^\s*(cat|head|tail|less|more|wc|file|stat|du|df|which|type|echo|printf|ls|find|grep|rg|awk|sed\b(?!.*-i)|sort|uniq|diff|comm|tr|cut|tee\s+-a\s+\/dev\/null|git\s+(log|show|diff|status|branch|tag|remote|rev-parse|ls-files|blame|shortlog|describe|stash\s+list|config\s+--get|cat-file)|gh\s+(issue|pr|api|repo|release)\s+(view|list|diff|status|checks)|mkdir\s+-p\s+\.gsd|rtk\s|npm\s+run\s+(test|test:\w+|lint|lint:\w+|typecheck|type-check|type-check:\w+|check|verify|audit|outdated|format:check|ci|validate)\b|npm\s+(ls|list|info|view|show|outdated|audit|explain|doctor|ping|--version|-v)\b|npx\s|tsx\s|node\s+(--print|--version|-v\b)|python[23]?\s+(-c\s+'[^']*'|--version|-V\b|-m\s+(pip\s+show|pip\s+list|site))|pip[23]?\s+(show|list|freeze|check|index\s+versions)\b|jq\s|yq\s|curl\s+(-s\b|--silent\b)(?!\s+[^|>]*\s-[oO]\b)(?!\s+[^|>]*\s--output\b)[^|>]*$|openssl\s+(version|x509|s_client)|env\b|printenv\b|true\b|false\b)/;
+const BASH_VERIFICATION_RE = /^\s*(npm\s+(run\s+(build|test|test:\w+|lint|lint:\w+|typecheck|type-check|verify|ci|validate)\b|test\b)|pnpm\s+(build|test|lint|typecheck|verify)\b|yarn\s+(build|test|lint|typecheck|verify)\b|vitest\b|jest\b|go\s+test\b)/;
 function createEmptyWriteGateState() {
     return {
         verifiedDepthMilestones: new Set(),
@@ -642,6 +644,9 @@ function blockReason(unitType, mode, what) {
  *                    and listed in the policy's allowedSubagents.
  *   - "docs"       → like "planning" but also allows writes to paths
  *                    matching `allowedPathGlobs` relative to basePath.
+ *   - "verification"
+ *                  → allows Bash for project verification commands, but keeps
+ *                    writes restricted to .gsd/ and blocks subagent dispatch.
  *
  * `pathOrCommand` is the file path for write/edit-shaped tools and the
  * shell command for bash. Other tools ignore this argument.
@@ -673,7 +678,7 @@ export function shouldBlockPlanningUnit(toolName, pathOrCommand, basePath, unitT
         // Unknown tool in read-only mode — block by default.
         return { block: true, reason: blockReason(unitType, policy.mode, `tool "${tool}" is not on the read-only allowlist`) };
     }
-    // planning / planning-dispatch / docs modes share the same surface for safe tools, bash, and subagent.
+    // planning / planning-dispatch / docs / verification modes share the same surface for safe tools, bash, and subagent.
     if (PLANNING_SAFE_TOOLS.has(tool))
         return { block: false };
     if (tool.startsWith("gsd_"))
@@ -681,7 +686,8 @@ export function shouldBlockPlanningUnit(toolName, pathOrCommand, basePath, unitT
     if (PLANNING_SUBAGENT_TOOLS.has(tool)) {
         if (policy.mode === "planning-dispatch") {
             const requested = (agentClasses ?? []).map(a => a.trim()).filter(Boolean);
-            const allowedSubagents = Array.isArray(policy.allowedSubagents) ? policy.allowedSubagents : [];
+            const dispatchContract = compileSubagentPermissionContract(policy);
+            const allowedSubagents = dispatchContract.allowedSubagents;
             const allowed = new Set(allowedSubagents);
             // When agentClasses is undefined, the caller has not been updated to extract
             // agent identities yet. Block and warn so stale callers surface in telemetry
@@ -718,6 +724,14 @@ export function shouldBlockPlanningUnit(toolName, pathOrCommand, basePath, unitT
         return { block: true, reason: blockReason(unitType, policy.mode, `subagent dispatch is not permitted in planning units`) };
     }
     if (tool === "bash") {
+        if (policy.mode === "verification") {
+            if (BASH_VERIFICATION_RE.test(pathOrCommand) || BASH_READ_ONLY_RE.test(pathOrCommand))
+                return { block: false };
+            return {
+                block: true,
+                reason: blockReason(unitType, policy.mode, `bash is restricted to build/test verification commands (npm run build, npm test, etc.); cannot run "${pathOrCommand.slice(0, 80)}${pathOrCommand.length > 80 ? "…" : ""}"`),
+            };
+        }
         if (BASH_READ_ONLY_RE.test(pathOrCommand))
             return { block: false };
         return {

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/clean-root-preflight.js

@@ -8,14 +8,153 @@
  *
  * Design constraints (from Trek-e approval):
  *  - Warn the user before stashing (no silent surprises)
- *  - git stash push / git stash pop only — no custom stash management layer
- *  - Stash/pop errors are logged but MUST NOT block the merge itself
+ *  - git stash push / git stash apply+drop for targeted restore
+ *  - Stash/apply errors are logged but MUST NOT block the merge itself
  *  - Fast-path status check — clean trees pay no extra cost
  */
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import { GIT_NO_PROMPT_ENV } from "./git-constants.js";
 import { logWarning } from "./workflow-logger.js";
 import { nativeHasChanges } from "./native-git-bridge.js";
+function gitText(basePath, args) {
+    return execFileSync("git", args, {
+        cwd: basePath,
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+        encoding: "utf-8",
+        env: GIT_NO_PROMPT_ENV,
+    });
+}
+function gitBuffer(basePath, args) {
+    return execFileSync("git", args, {
+        cwd: basePath,
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+        env: GIT_NO_PROMPT_ENV,
+    });
+}
+function errorText(err) {
+    if (!err || typeof err !== "object")
+        return String(err);
+    const parts = [];
+    const stderr = err.stderr;
+    const stdout = err.stdout;
+    for (const value of [stderr, stdout]) {
+        if (typeof value === "string")
+            parts.push(value);
+        else if (value instanceof Uint8Array)
+            parts.push(Buffer.from(value).toString("utf-8"));
+    }
+    parts.push(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+    return parts.filter(Boolean).join("\n");
+}
+function parseAlreadyExistsNoCheckoutPaths(text) {
+    const paths = [];
+    for (const line of text.split(/\r?\n/)) {
+        const match = /^(.+?) already exists, no checkout$/i.exec(line.trim());
+        if (match?.[1])
+            paths.push(match[1]);
+    }
+    return [...new Set(paths)];
+}
+function readZeroDelimitedPaths(output) {
+    return output.split("\0").filter(Boolean);
+}
+function listStashUntrackedPaths(basePath, stashRef) {
+    try {
+        const output = gitText(basePath, ["ls-tree", "-r", "-z", "--name-only", `${stashRef}^3`]);
+        return readZeroDelimitedPaths(output);
+    }
+    catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+function listStashTrackedPaths(basePath, stashRef) {
+    try {
+        const output = gitText(basePath, ["diff", "--name-only", "-z", `${stashRef}^1`, stashRef]);
+        return readZeroDelimitedPaths(output);
+    }
+    catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+function isWorktreeClean(basePath) {
+    try {
+        return gitText(basePath, ["status", "--porcelain"]).trim() === "";
+    }
+    catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+function stashBlobEqualsWorktreeFile(basePath, stashRef, path) {
+    try {
+        const worktreePath = join(basePath, path);
+        if (!existsSync(worktreePath))
+            return false;
+        const worktreeContent = readFileSync(worktreePath);
+        const stashContent = gitBuffer(basePath, ["show", `${stashRef}^3:${path}`]);
+        return Buffer.compare(worktreeContent, stashContent) === 0;
+    }
+    catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+function reconcileAlreadyPresentUntrackedStash(basePath, milestoneId, stashRef, err) {
+    const text = errorText(err);
+    const collidedPaths = parseAlreadyExistsNoCheckoutPaths(text);
+    if (collidedPaths.length === 0)
+        return null;
+    const untrackedPaths = listStashUntrackedPaths(basePath, stashRef);
+    if (!untrackedPaths || untrackedPaths.length === 0)
+        return null;
+    const trackedPaths = listStashTrackedPaths(basePath, stashRef);
+    if (trackedPaths === null || trackedPaths.length > 0)
+        return null;
+    const untrackedPathSet = new Set(untrackedPaths);
+    if (!collidedPaths.every((path) => untrackedPathSet.has(path)))
+        return null;
+    if (!untrackedPaths.every((path) => existsSync(join(basePath, path))))
+        return null;
+    if (isWorktreeClean(basePath) !== true)
+        return null;
+    const blobComparisons = untrackedPaths.map((path) => stashBlobEqualsWorktreeFile(basePath, stashRef, path));
+    if (blobComparisons.some((result) => result === null))
+        return null;
+    const allIdentical = blobComparisons.every(Boolean);
+    if (allIdentical) {
+        let dropped = true;
+        try {
+            execFileSync("git", ["stash", "drop", stashRef], {
+                cwd: basePath,
+                stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+                encoding: "utf-8",
+                env: GIT_NO_PROMPT_ENV,
+            });
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            dropped = false;
+            logWarning("preflight", `git stash drop ${stashRef} failed after identical preflight stash reconciliation: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+        }
+        return {
+            restored: true,
+            needsManualRecovery: false,
+            message: dropped
+                ? `Preflight stash for milestone ${milestoneId} contained files already present after merge; identical stash dropped.`
+                : `Preflight stash for milestone ${milestoneId} contained files already present after merge, but ${stashRef} could not be dropped and remains as a backup.`,
+            stashRef,
+            resolution: dropped ? "already-present-dropped" : "already-present-preserved",
+            collidedPaths,
+        };
+    }
+    return {
+        restored: false,
+        needsManualRecovery: false,
+        message: `Preflight stash for milestone ${milestoneId} contained untracked files already present after merge. Keeping merged files and preserving ${stashRef} as a backup.`,
+        stashRef,
+        resolution: "already-present-preserved",
+        collidedPaths,
+    };
+}
 function findPreflightStashRef(basePath, milestoneId, stashMarker) {
     const markerPrefix = `gsd-preflight-stash:${milestoneId}:`;
     let fallbackRef = null;
@@ -115,28 +254,50 @@ export function postflightPopStash(basePath, milestoneId, stashMarker, notify) {
                 message: msg,
             };
         }
-        execFileSync("git", ["stash", "pop", stashRef], {
+        execFileSync("git", ["stash", "apply", stashRef], {
             cwd: basePath,
             stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
             encoding: "utf-8",
             env: GIT_NO_PROMPT_ENV,
         });
+        let dropWarning = null;
+        try {
+            execFileSync("git", ["stash", "drop", stashRef], {
+                cwd: basePath,
+                stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+                encoding: "utf-8",
+                env: GIT_NO_PROMPT_ENV,
+            });
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            dropWarning = ` Stash was restored, but git stash drop ${stashRef} failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}.`;
+            logWarning("preflight", dropWarning.trim());
+        }
         const msg = `Restored stashed changes after milestone ${milestoneId} merge.`;
-        notify(msg, "info");
+        notify(`${msg}${dropWarning ?? ""}`, dropWarning ? "warning" : "info");
         return {
             restored: true,
             needsManualRecovery: false,
-            message: msg,
+            message: `${msg}${dropWarning ?? ""}`,
             stashRef,
+            resolution: "applied",
         };
     }
     catch (err) {
-        // Pop conflicts mean the merged code collides with the stashed changes.
+        if (stashRef) {
+            const reconciled = reconcileAlreadyPresentUntrackedStash(basePath, milestoneId, stashRef, err);
+            if (reconciled) {
+                logWarning("preflight", reconciled.message);
+                notify(reconciled.message, reconciled.resolution === "already-present-preserved" ? "warning" : "info");
+                return reconciled;
+            }
+        }
+        // Apply conflicts mean the merged code collides with the stashed changes.
         // Log a warning — the user needs to resolve manually, but the merge succeeded.
         const restoreHint = stashRef
-            ? `Run "git stash pop ${stashRef}" or "git stash apply ${stashRef}" manually to restore the correct stash.`
+            ? `Run "git stash apply ${stashRef}" manually to restore the correct stash, then "git stash drop ${stashRef}" after recovery.`
             : `Run "git stash list" to find the matching GSD preflight stash before restoring manually.`;
-        const msg = `git stash pop ${stashRef ?? ""}`.trim() + ` failed after merge of milestone ${milestoneId}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}. ${restoreHint}`;
+        const msg = `git stash apply ${stashRef ?? ""}`.trim() + ` failed after merge of milestone ${milestoneId}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}. ${restoreHint}`;
         logWarning("preflight", msg);
         notify(msg, "warning");
         return {
@@ -144,6 +305,7 @@ export function postflightPopStash(basePath, milestoneId, stashMarker, notify) {
             needsManualRecovery: true,
             message: msg,
             ...(stashRef ? { stashRef } : {}),
+            resolution: "manual-recovery",
         };
     }
 }

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/commands/catalog.js

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { existsSync, readFileSync, readdirSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { loadRegistry } from "../workflow-templates.js";
 import { gsdHome } from "../gsd-home.js";
-export const GSD_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION = "GSD — Get Shit Done: /gsd help|start|templates|next|auto|stop|pause|status|widget|visualize|queue|quick|discuss|capture|triage|dispatch|history|undo|undo-task|reset-slice|rate|skip|export|cleanup|model|mode|prefs|config|keys|hooks|run-hook|skill-health|doctor|debug|logs|forensics|changelog|migrate|remote|steer|knowledge|new-milestone|new-project|parallel|cmux|park|unpark|init|setup|onboarding|inspect|extensions|update|fast|mcp|rethink|workflow|codebase|notifications|ship|do|session-report|backlog|pr-branch|add-tests|scan|language|worktree|eval-review";
+import { VISUAL_BRIEF_MODES } from "../../visual-brief/prompts.js";
+export const GSD_COMMAND_DESCRIPTION = "GSD — Get Shit Done: /gsd help|start|templates|next|auto|stop|pause|status|widget|visualize|brief|queue|quick|discuss|capture|triage|dispatch|history|undo|undo-task|reset-slice|rate|skip|export|cleanup|model|mode|prefs|config|keys|hooks|run-hook|skill-health|doctor|debug|logs|forensics|changelog|migrate|remote|steer|knowledge|new-milestone|new-project|parallel|cmux|park|unpark|init|setup|onboarding|inspect|extensions|update|fast|mcp|rethink|workflow|codebase|notifications|ship|do|session-report|backlog|pr-branch|add-tests|scan|language|worktree|eval-review";
 export const TOP_LEVEL_SUBCOMMANDS = [
     { cmd: "help", desc: "Categorized command reference with descriptions" },
     { cmd: "next", desc: "Explicit step mode (same as /gsd)" },
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export const TOP_LEVEL_SUBCOMMANDS = [
     { cmd: "status", desc: "Progress dashboard" },
     { cmd: "widget", desc: "Cycle widget: full → small → min → off" },
     { cmd: "visualize", desc: "Open 10-tab workflow visualizer (progress, timeline, deps, metrics, health, agent, changes, knowledge, captures, export)" },
+    { cmd: "brief", desc: "Generate a visual HTML brief: diagram, plan, diff review, recap, table, or slides" },
     { cmd: "queue", desc: "Queue and reorder future milestones" },
     { cmd: "quick", desc: "Execute a quick task without full planning overhead" },
     { cmd: "discuss", desc: "Discuss architecture and decisions" },
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ export const TOP_LEVEL_SUBCOMMANDS = [
     { cmd: "eval-review", desc: "Audit a slice's AI evaluation strategy and write a scored EVAL-REVIEW.md (--force, --show)" },
 ];
 const NESTED_COMPLETIONS = {
+    brief: VISUAL_BRIEF_MODES.map((mode) => ({ cmd: mode.mode, desc: mode.description })),
     auto: [
         { cmd: "--verbose", desc: "Show detailed execution output" },
         { cmd: "--debug", desc: "Enable debug logging" },

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/commands/handlers/core.js

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
 import { computeProgressScore, formatProgressLine } from "../../progress-score.js";
 import { getGlobalGSDPreferencesPath, getProjectGSDPreferencesPath } from "../../preferences.js";
 import { ensurePreferencesFile, handlePrefs, handlePrefsMode, handlePrefsWizard, handleLanguage } from "../../commands-prefs-wizard.js";
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ import { handleCmux } from "../../commands-cmux.js";
 import { setSessionModelOverride } from "../../session-model-override.js";
 import { projectRoot } from "../context.js";
 import { formattedShortcutPair } from "../../shortcut-defs.js";
+import { getVisualBriefOutputDir } from "../../../visual-brief/artifact-policy.js";
+import { buildVisualBriefPrompt, parseVisualBriefArgs, VISUAL_BRIEF_USAGE } from "../../../visual-brief/prompts.js";
 export function showHelp(ctx, args = "") {
     const summaryLines = [
         "GSD — Get Shit Done\n",
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ export function showHelp(ctx, args = "") {
         `  /gsd parallel watch Parallel monitor  (${formattedShortcutPair("parallel")})`,
         `  /gsd notifications  Notification history  (${formattedShortcutPair("notifications")})`,
         "  /gsd visualize      Interactive 10-tab TUI",
+        "  /gsd brief <mode>   Visual HTML brief (diagram, plan, diff, recap, table, slides)",
         "  /gsd queue          Show queued/dispatched units",
         "",
         "COURSE CORRECTION",
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ export function showHelp(ctx, args = "") {
         `  /gsd parallel watch Open parallel worker monitor  (${formattedShortcutPair("parallel")})`,
         "  /gsd widget         Cycle status widget  [full|small|min|off]",
         "  /gsd visualize      Interactive 10-tab TUI (progress, timeline, deps, metrics, health, agent, changes, knowledge, captures, export)",
+        "  /gsd brief <mode>   Generate a visual HTML brief  [diagram|plan|diff|recap|table|slides] [topic] [--slides]",
         "  /gsd queue          Show queued/dispatched units and execution order",
         "  /gsd history        View execution history  [--cost] [--phase] [--model] [N]",
         "  /gsd changelog      Show categorized release notes  [version]",
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ export function showHelp(ctx, args = "") {
         "  /gsd unpark [id]    Reactivate a parked milestone",
         "",
         "PROJECT KNOWLEDGE",
-        "  /gsd knowledge <type> <text>   Add rule, pattern, or lesson to KNOWLEDGE.md",
+        "  /gsd knowledge <type> <text>   Add a rule to KNOWLEDGE.md or capture a pattern/lesson to memories",
         "  /gsd codebase [generate|update|stats]   Manage the CODEBASE.md cache used in prompt context",
         "",
         "SHIPPING & BACKLOG",
@@ -182,6 +187,34 @@ export async function handleVisualize(ctx) {
         ctx.ui.notify("Visualizer requires an interactive terminal. Use /gsd status for a text-based overview.", "warning");
     }
 }
+export async function handleBrief(args, ctx, pi) {
+    const request = parseVisualBriefArgs(args);
+    if (!request) {
+        ctx.ui.notify(VISUAL_BRIEF_USAGE, "info");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!pi?.sendUserMessage) {
+        ctx.ui.notify("Visual brief generation is unavailable in this context.", "warning");
+        return;
+    }
+    const outputDir = getVisualBriefOutputDir();
+    const version = resolveGsdVersion();
+    pi.sendUserMessage(buildVisualBriefPrompt(request, { outputDir, version }));
+}
+const briefRequire = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+function resolveGsdVersion() {
+    const envVersion = process.env.GSD_VERSION?.trim();
+    if (envVersion)
+        return envVersion;
+    try {
+        const pkg = briefRequire("../../../../../../package.json");
+        const fromPkg = typeof pkg.version === "string" ? pkg.version.trim() : "";
+        return fromPkg || undefined;
+    }
+    catch {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+}
 export async function handleSetup(args, ctx, pi) {
     const { detectProjectState, hasGlobalSetup } = await import("../../detection.js");
     const { isOnboardingComplete, readOnboardingRecord } = await import("../../onboarding-state.js");
@@ -370,6 +403,10 @@ export async function handleCoreCommand(trimmed, ctx, pi) {
         await handleVisualize(ctx);
         return true;
     }
+    if (trimmed === "brief" || trimmed.startsWith("brief ")) {
+        await handleBrief(trimmed.replace(/^brief\s*/, "").trim(), ctx, pi);
+        return true;
+    }
     if (trimmed === "widget" || trimmed.startsWith("widget ")) {
         const { cycleWidgetMode, setWidgetMode, getWidgetMode } = await import("../../auto-dashboard.js");
         const arg = trimmed.replace(/^widget\s*/, "").trim();

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/commands-bootstrap.js

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { importExtensionModule } from "@gsd/pi-coding-agent";
+import { VISUAL_BRIEF_MODES } from "../visual-brief/prompts.js";
 const TOP_LEVEL_SUBCOMMANDS = [
     { cmd: "help", desc: "Categorized command reference with descriptions" },
     { cmd: "next", desc: "Explicit step mode (same as /gsd)" },
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ const TOP_LEVEL_SUBCOMMANDS = [
     { cmd: "pause", desc: "Pause auto-mode (preserves state, /gsd auto to resume)" },
     { cmd: "status", desc: "Progress dashboard" },
     { cmd: "visualize", desc: "Open workflow visualizer" },
+    { cmd: "brief", desc: "Generate a visual HTML brief" },
     { cmd: "queue", desc: "Queue and reorder future milestones" },
     { cmd: "quick", desc: "Execute a quick task without full planning overhead" },
     { cmd: "discuss", desc: "Discuss architecture and decisions" },
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ function getGsdArgumentCompletions(prefix) {
             { cmd: "--dry-run", desc: "Preview next step without executing" },
         ], "next");
     }
+    if (parts[0] === "brief" && parts.length <= 2) {
+        return filterStartsWith(partial, VISUAL_BRIEF_MODES.map((mode) => ({ cmd: mode.mode, desc: mode.description })), "brief");
+    }
     if ((parts[0] === "new-project" || parts[0] === "new-milestone") && parts.length <= 2) {
         return filterStartsWith(partial, [
             { cmd: "--deep", desc: "Enable deep planning mode (staged project-level discovery)" },

package/dist/resources/extensions/gsd/commands-handlers.js

@@ -303,8 +303,21 @@ export async function handleKnowledge(args, ctx) {
     const scope = state.activeMilestone?.id
         ? `${state.activeMilestone.id}${state.activeSlice ? `/${state.activeSlice.id}` : ""}`
         : "global";
-    await appendKnowledge(basePath, type, entryText, scope);
-    ctx.ui.notify(`Added ${type} to KNOWLEDGE.md: "${entryText}"`, "success");
+    // ADR-013 Stage 2c: Patterns and Lessons land in the memories table; the
+    // next session-start projection render emits them back into KNOWLEDGE.md.
+    // Rules stay file-canonical per ADR-013 line 39 — Rules are not migrated.
+    if (type === "rule") {
+        await appendKnowledge(basePath, type, entryText, scope);
+        ctx.ui.notify(`Added rule to KNOWLEDGE.md: "${entryText}"`, "success");
+        return;
+    }
+    const { captureKnowledgeEntry } = await import("./knowledge-capture.js");
+    const { id, written } = captureKnowledgeEntry(basePath, type, entryText, scope);
+    if (!written) {
+        ctx.ui.notify(`Could not persist ${type} — see logs for details.`, "error");
+        return;
+    }
+    ctx.ui.notify(`Captured ${type} ${id} to memories; KNOWLEDGE.md will render it on next session start.`, "success");
 }
 export async function handleRunHook(args, ctx, pi) {
     const parts = args.trim().split(/\s+/);