B. AskUserQuestion → request_user_input Mapping
GSD workflows use AskUserQuestion (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex request_user_input:
Parameter mapping:
header→headerquestion→question- Options formatted as
"Label" — description→{label: "Label", description: "description"} - Generate
idfrom header: lowercase, replace spaces with underscores
Batched calls:
AskUserQuestion([q1, q2])→ singlerequest_user_inputwith multiple entries inquestions[]
Multi-select workaround:
- Codex has no
multiSelect. Use sequential single-selects, or present a numbered freeform list asking the user to enter comma-separated numbers.
Execute mode fallback:
- When
request_user_inputis rejected (Execute mode), present a plain-text numbered list and pick a reasonable default.
C. Task() → spawn_agent Mapping
GSD workflows use Task(...) (Claude Code syntax). Translate to Codex collaboration tools:
Direct mapping:
Task(subagent_type="X", prompt="Y")→spawn_agent(agent_type="X", message="Y")Task(model="...")→ omit (Codex uses per-role config, not inline model selection)fork_context: falseby default — GSD agents load their own context via<files_to_read>blocks
Parallel fan-out:
- Spawn multiple agents → collect agent IDs →
wait(ids)for all to complete
Result parsing:
- Look for structured markers in agent output:
CHECKPOINT,PLAN COMPLETE,SUMMARY, etc. close_agent(id)after collecting results from each agent
Quick mode is the same system with a shorter path:
- Spawns gsd-planner (quick mode) + gsd-executor(s)
- Quick tasks live in
.planning/quick/separate from planned phases - Updates STATE.md "Quick Tasks Completed" table (NOT ROADMAP.md)
Default: Skips research, discussion, plan-checker, verifier. Use when you know exactly what to do.
--discuss flag: Lightweight discussion phase before planning. Surfaces assumptions, clarifies gray areas, captures decisions in CONTEXT.md. Use when the task has ambiguity worth resolving upfront.
--full flag: Enables the complete quality pipeline — discussion + research + plan-checking + verification. One flag for everything.
--validate flag: Enables plan-checking (max 2 iterations) and post-execution verification only. Use when you want quality guarantees without discussion or research.
--research flag: Spawns a focused research agent before planning. Investigates implementation approaches, library options, and pitfalls for the task. Use when you're unsure of the best approach.
Granular flags are composable: --discuss --research --validate gives the same result as --full.
Subcommands:
list— List all quick tasks with statusstatus <slug>— Show status of a specific quick taskresume <slug>— Resume a specific quick task by slug
Context files are resolved inside the workflow (init quick) and delegated via <files_to_read> blocks.
Parse {{GSD_ARGS}} for subcommands FIRST:
- If {{GSD_ARGS}} starts with "list": SUBCMD=list
- If {{GSD_ARGS}} starts with "status ": SUBCMD=status, SLUG=remainder (strip whitespace, sanitize)
- If {{GSD_ARGS}} starts with "resume ": SUBCMD=resume, SLUG=remainder (strip whitespace, sanitize)
- Otherwise: SUBCMD=run, pass full {{GSD_ARGS}} to the quick workflow as-is
Slug sanitization (for status and resume): Strip any characters not matching [a-z0-9-]. Reject slugs longer than 60 chars or containing .. or /. If invalid, output "Invalid session slug." and stop.
LIST subcommand
When SUBCMD=list:
ls -d .planning/quick/*/ 2>/dev/null
For each directory found:
- Check if PLAN.md exists
- Check if SUMMARY.md exists; if so, read
statusfrom its frontmatter via:gsd-sdk query frontmatter.get .planning/quick/{dir}/SUMMARY.md status 2>/dev/null - Determine directory creation date:
stat -f "%SB" -t "%Y-%m-%d"(macOS) orstat -c "%w"(Linux); fall back to the date prefix in the directory name (format:YYYYMMDD-prefix) - Derive display status:
- SUMMARY.md exists, frontmatter status=complete →
complete ✓ - SUMMARY.md exists, frontmatter status=incomplete OR status missing →
incomplete - SUMMARY.md missing, dir created <7 days ago →
in-progress - SUMMARY.md missing, dir created ≥7 days ago →
abandoned? (>7 days, no summary)
- SUMMARY.md exists, frontmatter status=complete →
SECURITY: Directory names are read from the filesystem. Before displaying any slug, sanitize: strip non-printable characters, ANSI escape sequences, and path separators using: name.replace(/[^\x20-\x7E]/g, '').replace(/[/\\]/g, ''). Never pass raw directory names to shell commands via string interpolation.
Display format:
Quick Tasks
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
slug date status
backup-s3-policy 2026-04-10 in-progress
auth-token-refresh-fix 2026-04-09 complete ✓
update-node-deps 2026-04-08 abandoned? (>7 days, no summary)
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
3 tasks (1 complete, 2 incomplete/in-progress)
If no directories found: print No quick tasks found. and stop.
STOP after displaying the list. Do NOT proceed to further steps.
STATUS subcommand
When SUBCMD=status and SLUG is set (already sanitized):
Find directory matching *-{SLUG} pattern:
dir=$(ls -d .planning/quick/*-{SLUG}/ 2>/dev/null | head -1)
If no directory found, print No quick task found with slug: {SLUG} and stop.
Read PLAN.md and SUMMARY.md (if exists) for the given slug. Display:
Quick Task: {slug}
─────────────────────────────────────
Plan file: .planning/quick/{dir}/PLAN.md
Status: {status from SUMMARY.md frontmatter, or "no summary yet"}
Description: {first non-empty line from PLAN.md after frontmatter}
Last action: {last meaningful line of SUMMARY.md, or "none"}
─────────────────────────────────────
Resume with: $gsd-quick resume {slug}
No agent spawn. STOP after printing.
RESUME subcommand
When SUBCMD=resume and SLUG is set (already sanitized):
Find the directory matching
*-{SLUG}pattern:dir=$(ls -d .planning/quick/*-{SLUG}/ 2>/dev/null | head -1)If no directory found, print
No quick task found with slug: {SLUG}and stop.Read PLAN.md to extract description and SUMMARY.md (if exists) to extract status.
Print before spawning:
[quick] Resuming: .planning/quick/{dir}/ [quick] Plan: {description from PLAN.md} [quick] Status: {status from SUMMARY.md, or "in-progress"}Load context via:
gsd-sdk query init.quickProceed to execute the quick workflow with resume context, passing the slug and plan directory so the executor picks up where it left off.
RUN subcommand (default)
When SUBCMD=run:
Execute the quick workflow from @/home/delorenj/code/bhappy/.codex/get-shit-done/workflows/quick.md end-to-end. Preserve all workflow gates (validation, task description, planning, execution, state updates, commits).