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design-shotgun

Generates multiple design variants and facilitates structured feedback for iterative design exploration.

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The design-shotgun skill was audited on May 12, 2026 and we found 93 security issues across 5 threat categories, including 1 high-severity. Review the findings below before installing.

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49```bash
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282```bash
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378```bash
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412echo "before relying on \`gbrain search\` for code questions in this worktree."
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540```bash
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972curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:3000 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_LOCAL_SITE"
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1256`curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:PORT/api/reload -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"html":"$_DESIGN_DIR/design-board.html"}'`
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28glob: "~/.gstack/projects/{repo_slug}/designs/*/approved.json"
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39glob: "~/.gstack/projects/{repo_slug}/*-design-*.md"
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50_UPD=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || .claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || true)
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52mkdir -p ~/.gstack/sessions
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53touch ~/.gstack/sessions/"$PPID"
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54_SESSIONS=$(find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin -120 -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
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55find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin +120 -type f -exec rm {} + 2>/dev/null || true
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56_PROACTIVE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get proactive 2>/dev/null || echo "true")
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57_PROACTIVE_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.proactive-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
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60_SKILL_PREFIX=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get skill_prefix 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
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64source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-repo-mode 2>/dev/null) || true
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67_LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
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69_TEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
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70_TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
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75_EXPLAIN_LEVEL=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get explain_level 2>/dev/null || echo "default")
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78_QUESTION_TUNING=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get question_tuning 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
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80mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics
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82echo '{"skill":"design-shotgun","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/sk
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84for _PF in $(find ~/.gstack/analytics -maxdepth 1 -name '.pending-*' 2>/dev/null); do
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86if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x "~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log" ]; then
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87~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
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93eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true
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99~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-search --limit 3 2>/dev/null || true
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104~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log '{"skill":"design-shotgun","event":"started","branch":"'"$_BRANCH"'","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'"}' 2>/dev/null &
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109_ROUTING_DECLINED=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get routing_declined 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
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120_CHECKPOINT_MODE=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get checkpoint_mode 2>/dev/null || echo "explicit")
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121_CHECKPOINT_PUSH=$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get checkpoint_push 2>/dev/null || echo "false")
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129In plan mode, allowed because they inform the plan: `$B`, `$D`, `codex exec`/`codex review`, writes to `~/.gstack/`, writes to the plan file, and `open` for generated artifacts.
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137If `SKILL_PREFIX` is `"true"`, suggest/invoke `/gstack-*` names. Disk paths stay `~/.claude/skills/gstack/[skill-name]/SKILL.md`.
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139If output shows `UPGRADE_AVAILABLE <old> <new>`: read `~/.claude/skills/gstack/gstack-upgrade/SKILL.md` and follow the "Inline upgrade flow" (auto-upgrade if configured, otherwise AskUserQuestion with
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144- Missing `~/.claude/skills/gstack/.feature-prompted-continuous-checkpoint`: AskUserQuestion for Continuous checkpoint auto-commits. If accepted, run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set che
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145- Missing `~/.claude/skills/gstack/.feature-prompted-model-overlay`: inform "Model overlays are active. MODEL_OVERLAY shows the patch." Always touch marker.
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158If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set explain_level terse`.
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162rm -f ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompt-pending
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163touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
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172touch ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen
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185If A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry community`
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195If B→A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry anonymous`
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196If B→B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry off`
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200touch ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted
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213If A: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set proactive true`
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214If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set proactive false`
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218touch ~/.gstack/.proactive-prompted
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259If B: run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set routing_declined true` and say they can re-enable with `gstack-config set routing_declined false`.
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263If `VENDORED_GSTACK` is `yes`, warn once via AskUserQuestion unless `~/.gstack/.vendoring-warned-$SLUG` exists:
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2753. Run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-team-init required` (or `optional`)
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2775. Tell the user: "Done. Each developer now runs: `cd ~/.claude/skills/gstack && ./setup --team`"
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283eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || true
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284touch ~/.gstack/.vendoring-warned-${SLUG:-unknown}
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387_BRAIN_SYNC_BIN="~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync"
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388_BRAIN_CONFIG_BIN="~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config"
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492If A/B and `~/.gstack/.git` is missing, ask whether to run `gstack-artifacts-init`. Do not block the skill.
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497"~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync" --discover-new 2>/dev/null || true
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498"~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-brain-sync" --once 2>/dev/null || true
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541eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)"
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696Before each AskUserQuestion, choose `question_id` from `scripts/question-registry.ts` or `{skill}-{slug}`, then run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-question-preference --check "<id>"`. `AUTO_DECID
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700~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-question-log '{"skill":"design-shotgun","question_id":"<id>","question_summary":"<short>","category":"<approval|clarification|routing|cherry-pick|feedback-loop>","do
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709~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-question-preference --write '{"question_id":"<id>","preference":"<pref>","source":"inline-user","free_text":"<optional original words>"}'
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729~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-learnings-log '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","type":"operational","key":"SHORT_KEY","insight":"DESCRIPTION","confidence":N,"source":"observed"}'
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739`~/.gstack/analytics/`, matching preamble analytics writes.
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746rm -f ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
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748~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-timeline-log '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","event":"completed","branch":"'$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)'","outcome":"OUTCOME","duration_s":"'"$_T
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751echo '{"skill":"SKILL_NAME","duration_s":"'"$_TEL_DUR"'","outcome":"OUTCOME","browse":"USED_BROWSE","session":"'"$_SESSION_ID"'","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-
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754if [ "$_TEL" != "off" ] && [ -x ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log ]; then
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755~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log \
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765In plan mode before ExitPlanMode: if the plan file lacks `## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT`, run `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read` and append the standard runs/status/findings table. With `NO_RE
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814MUST be saved to `~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/designs/`, NEVER to `.context/`,
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908eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)"
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910_PREV=$(find ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/designs/ -name "approved.json" -maxdepth 2 2>/dev/null | sort -r | head -5)
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962ls ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*office-hours* 2>/dev/null | head -5
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994**Persistent taste profile (v1 schema at `~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/taste-profile.json`):**
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999_TASTE_PROFILE=~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/taste-profile.json
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1033the legacy approved.json aggregate — `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-taste-update`
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1040_TASTE=$(find ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/designs/ -name "approved.json" -maxdepth 2 2>/dev/null | sort -r | head -10)
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1051variant, call `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-taste-update approved <variant-path>`. When they
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1052explicitly reject a variant, call `~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-taste-update rejected <variant-path>`.
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1060eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)"
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1157**Why /tmp/ then cp?** In observed sessions, `$D generate --output ~/.gstack/...`
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1322to `~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/designs/`. This is enforced. See DESIGN_SETUP above.
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349writes `\u3103` thinking it is 管 U+7BA1, but `\u3103` is
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168If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offe
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171open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
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972curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:3000 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_LOCAL_SITE"
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1207http://127.0.0.1:<PORT>/ — Rate them, leave comments, remix
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1256`curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:PORT/api/reload -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"html":"$_DESIGN_DIR/design-board.html"}'`
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