gsd-thread

Productivity

Manage persistent context threads for cross-session work

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Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine mode:

<mode_list> If no arguments or $ARGUMENTS is empty:

List all threads:

ls .planning/threads/*.md 2>/dev/null

For each thread, read the first few lines to show title and status:

## Active Threads

| Thread | Status | Last Updated |
|--------|--------|-------------|
| fix-deploy-key-auth | OPEN | 2026-03-15 |
| pasta-tcp-timeout | RESOLVED | 2026-03-12 |
| perf-investigation | IN PROGRESS | 2026-03-17 |

If no threads exist, show:

No threads found. Create one with: /gsd-thread <description>

</mode_list>

<mode_resume> If $ARGUMENTS matches an existing thread name (file exists):

Resume the thread — load its context into the current session:

cat ".planning/threads/${THREAD_NAME}.md"

Display the thread content and ask what the user wants to work on next. Update the thread's status to IN PROGRESS if it was OPEN. </mode_resume>

<mode_create> If $ARGUMENTS is a new description (no matching thread file):

Create a new thread:

Generate slug from description:

SLUG=$(node "$GSD_TOOLS" generate-slug "$ARGUMENTS" --raw)

Create the threads directory if needed:
```
mkdir -p .planning/threads
```

Write the thread file:

cat > ".planning/threads/${SLUG}.md" << 'EOF'
# Thread: {description}

## Status: OPEN

## Goal

{description}

## Context

*Created from conversation on {today's date}.*

## References

- *(add links, file paths, or issue numbers)*

## Next Steps

- *(what the next session should do first)*
EOF

If there's relevant context in the current conversation (code snippets, error messages, investigation results), extract and add it to the Context section.

Commit:

node "$GSD_TOOLS" commit "docs: create thread — ${ARGUMENTS}" --files ".planning/threads/${SLUG}.md"

Report:

## 🧵 Thread Created

Thread: {slug}
File: .planning/threads/{slug}.md

Resume anytime with: /gsd-thread {slug}

</mode_create>