Exploration & Discovery

Socratic Exploration

Before committing to a new phase or plan, use /gsd-explore to think through the idea:

/gsd-explore                           # Open-ended ideation
/gsd-explore "caching strategy"        # Explore a specific topic

The exploration session guides you through probing questions, optionally spawns a research agent, and routes output to the appropriate GSD artifact: note, todo, seed, research question, requirements update, or new phase.

Codebase Intelligence

For queryable codebase insights without reading the entire codebase, enable the intel system:

{ "intel": { "enabled": true } }

Then build the index:

/gsd-map-codebase --query refresh             # Analyze codebase and write .planning/intel/ files
/gsd-map-codebase --query auth               # Search for a term across all intel files
/gsd-map-codebase --query status             # Check freshness of intel files
/gsd-map-codebase --query diff               # See what changed since last snapshot

Intel files cover stack, API surface, dependency graph, file roles, and architecture decisions.

Quick Scan

For a focused assessment without full /gsd-map-codebase overhead:

/gsd-map-codebase --fast                        # Quick tech + arch overview
/gsd-map-codebase --fast --focus quality        # Quality and code health only
/gsd-map-codebase --fast --focus concerns       # Risk areas and concerns