GSD Plugin (Claude Code)
Native plugin install path for GSD Core, the phase-planning framework that took over from GSD (Get Shit Done): the original repo, gsd-build/get-shit-done, is archived and points to open-gsd/gsd-core, under the MIT licence. The repo is itself a Claude Code marketplace: you add it, you install the plugin, no npm installer involved. Commands then use the `/gsd-core:` namespace (for instance `/gsd-core:plan-phase`), where the npm installer exposes `/gsd:`. The plugin loads the repo tree as is: agents and commands stay files you can read.
Strengths
- Claude Code plugin lifecycle: install, disable and update each take one command
- The repo tree is loaded as is: you can read the agents and commands you use
- Separate namespace (`/gsd-core:`), which does not collide with an existing npm install
Limitations
- Settings set by the npm installer (model overrides, tools per agent) do not apply to the plugin
- Heavy framework: a project that runs fine on three plan files does not need it
- Tutorials and videos citing the old repo give `/gsd:` commands that do not match the plugin
Best for
- Trying GSD phase planning on a project without going through an npm installer
- Chaining workstreams over several weeks, where a single plan file is no longer enough