| name | gsd-execute-phase |
| description | SDD phase execution — execute all plans in a phase with dependency-aware wave parallelization |
| argument-hint | <phase-number> [--wave N] [--gaps-only] [--interactive] [--tdd] |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Write","Edit","Glob","Grep","Bash","Agent","TodoWrite","AskUserQuestion"] |
Execute all plans in a phase using wave-based parallel execution.
Orchestrator stays lean: discover plans, analyze dependencies, group into waves, spawn subagents, collect results. Each subagent loads the full execute-plan context and handles its own plan.
Optional wave filter:
--wave N executes only Wave N for pacing, quota management, or staged rollout- phase verification/completion still only happens when no incomplete plans remain after the selected wave finishes
Flag handling rule:
- The optional flags documented below are available behaviors, not implied active behaviors
- A flag is active only when its literal token appears in
$ARGUMENTS
- If a documented flag is absent from
$ARGUMENTS, treat it as inactive
Context budget: ~15% orchestrator, 100% fresh per subagent.
<execution_context>
@/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/execute-phase.md
@/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md
</execution_context>
<runtime_note>
Copilot (VS Code): Use vscode_askquestions wherever this workflow calls AskUserQuestion. They are equivalent — vscode_askquestions is the VS Code Copilot implementation of the same interactive question API.
</runtime_note>
Phase: $ARGUMENTS
Available optional flags (documentation only — not automatically active):
--wave N — Execute only Wave N in the phase. Use when you want to pace execution or stay inside usage limits.--gaps-only — Execute only gap closure plans (plans with gap_closure: true in frontmatter). Use after verify-work creates fix plans.--interactive — Execute plans sequentially inline (no subagents) with user checkpoints between tasks. Lower token usage, pair-programming style. Best for small phases, bug fixes, and verification gaps.
Active flags must be derived from $ARGUMENTS:
--wave N is active only if the literal --wave token is present in $ARGUMENTS--gaps-only is active only if the literal --gaps-only token is present in $ARGUMENTS--interactive is active only if the literal --interactive token is present in $ARGUMENTS- If none of these tokens appear, run the standard full-phase execution flow with no flag-specific filtering
- Do not infer that a flag is active just because it is documented in this prompt
Context files are resolved inside the workflow via gsd-tools query init.execute-phase and per-subagent <required_reading> blocks.
Execute end-to-end.
Preserve all workflow gates (wave execution, checkpoint handling, verification, state updates, routing).
