gsd-new-project

SkillDev tools

Lets your agent set up a new project by gathering context and creating a PROJECT.md file.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the gsd-new-project skill

About this capability

Initialize a new project with deep context gathering and PROJECT.md

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by open-gsd/gsd-core in skills/gsd-new-project/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

<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>

Creates:

  • .planning/PROJECT.md — project context
  • .planning/config.json — workflow preferences
  • .planning/research/ — domain research (optional)
  • .planning/REQUIREMENTS.md — scoped requirements
  • .planning/ROADMAP.md — phase structure
  • .planning/STATE.md — project memory

After this command: Run /gsd-plan-phase 1 to start execution.

<execution_context> @/.claude/gsd-core/workflows/new-project.md @/.claude/gsd-core/references/questioning.md @/.claude/gsd-core/references/ui-brand.md @/.claude/gsd-core/templates/project.md @~/.claude/gsd-core/templates/requirements.md </execution_context>

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gsd-new-project-open-gsd
Source
github.com/open-gsd/gsd-core