Gsd Thread Skill for Claude

by coco-research

Manage persistent context threads for cross-session work

765 tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

196

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread

The instruction itself

as written by the author

Create, list, or resume persistent context threads. Threads are lightweight

cross-session knowledge stores for work that spans multiple sessions but

doesn't belong to any specific phase.

</objective>

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=$(node "$HOME/.claude/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs" 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 "$HOME/.claude/get-shit-done/bin/gsd-tools.cjs" 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>

</process>

<notes>

Threads are NOT phase-scoped — they exist independently of the roadmap
Lighter weight than /gsd-pause-work — no phase state, no plan context
The value is in Context and Next Steps — a cold-start session can pick up immediately
Threads can be promoted to phases or backlog items when they mature:

/gsd-add-phase or /gsd-add-backlog with context from the thread

Thread files live in .planning/threads/ — no collision with phases or other GSD structures

</notes>

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Take coco-research/gsd-thread from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

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