| name | gsd-debug |
| description | Systematic debugging with persistent state across context resets |
| metadata | {"short-description":"Systematic debugging with persistent state across context resets"} |
<codex_skill_adapter>
A. Skill Invocation
- This skill is invoked by mentioning
$gsd-debug.
- Treat all user text after
$gsd-debug as {{GSD_ARGS}}.
- If no arguments are present, treat
{{GSD_ARGS}} as empty.
B. AskUserQuestion → request_user_input Mapping
GSD workflows use AskUserQuestion (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex request_user_input:
Parameter mapping:
header → header
question → question
- Options formatted as
"Label" — description → {label: "Label", description: "description"}
- Generate
id from header: lowercase, replace spaces with underscores
Batched calls:
AskUserQuestion([q1, q2]) → single request_user_input with multiple entries in questions[]
Multi-select workaround:
- Codex has no
multiSelect. Use sequential single-selects, or present a numbered freeform list asking the user to enter comma-separated numbers.
Execute mode fallback:
- When
request_user_input is rejected or unavailable, you MUST stop and present the questions as a plain-text numbered list, then wait for the user's reply. Do NOT pick a default and continue (#3018).
- You may only proceed without a user answer when one of these is true:
(a) the invocation included an explicit non-interactive flag (
--auto or --all),
(b) the user has explicitly approved a specific default for this question, or
(c) the workflow's documented contract says defaults are safe (e.g. autonomous lifecycle paths).
- Do NOT write workflow artifacts (CONTEXT.md, DISCUSSION-LOG.md, PLAN.md, checkpoint files) until the user has answered the plain-text questions or one of (a)-(c) above applies. Surfacing the questions and waiting is the correct response — silently defaulting and writing artifacts is the #3018 failure mode.
C. Task() → spawn_agent Mapping
GSD workflows use Task(...) (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex collaboration tools:
Direct mapping:
Task(subagent_type="X", prompt="Y") → spawn_agent(agent_type="X", message="Y")
Task(model="...") → omit. spawn_agent has no inline model parameter;
GSD embeds the resolved per-agent model directly into each agent's .toml
at install time so model_overrides from .planning/config.json and
~/.gsd/defaults.json are honored automatically by Codex's agent router.
fork_context: false by default — GSD agents load their own context via <files_to_read> blocks
Task(isolation="worktree") / Agent(isolation="worktree") → no direct Codex mapping.
Codex spawn_agent does not create or bind a git worktree automatically.
Workflows that require this isolation must fail closed or use an explicit
manual worktree protocol before spawning (#3360).
Spawn restriction:
- Codex restricts
spawn_agent to cases where the user has explicitly
requested sub-agents. When automatic spawning is not permitted, do the
work inline in the current agent rather than attempting to force a spawn.
Parallel fan-out:
- Spawn multiple agents → collect agent IDs →
wait(ids) for all to complete
Result parsing:
- Look for structured markers in agent output:
CHECKPOINT, PLAN COMPLETE, SUMMARY, etc.
close_agent(id) after collecting results from each agent
</codex_skill_adapter>
Debug issues using scientific method with subagent isolation.
Orchestrator role: Gather symptoms, spawn gsd-debugger agent, handle checkpoints, spawn continuations.
Flags:
--diagnose — Diagnose only. Returns a Root Cause Report without applying a fix.
Subcommands: list · status <slug> · continue <slug>
<available_agent_types>
Valid GSD subagent types (use exact names — do not fall back to 'general-purpose'):
- gsd-debug-session-manager — manages debug checkpoint/continuation loop in isolated context
- gsd-debugger — investigates bugs using scientific method
</available_agent_types>
<execution_context>
@/Users/lmarques/Dev/efx-mux/.codex/get-shit-done/workflows/debug.md
</execution_context>
User's input: {{GSD_ARGS}}
Parse subcommands and flags from {{GSD_ARGS}} BEFORE the active-session check:
- If {{GSD_ARGS}} starts with "list": SUBCMD=list, no further args
- If {{GSD_ARGS}} starts with "status ": SUBCMD=status, SLUG=remainder (trim whitespace)
- If {{GSD_ARGS}} starts with "continue ": SUBCMD=continue, SLUG=remainder (trim whitespace)
- If {{GSD_ARGS}} contains
--diagnose: SUBCMD=debug, diagnose_only=true, strip --diagnose from description
- Otherwise: SUBCMD=debug, diagnose_only=false
Check for active sessions (used for non-list/status/continue flows):
ls .planning/debug/*.md 2>/dev/null | grep -v resolved | head -5
Execute end-to-end.