plugins/gsd/skills/execute-phase/SKILL.md
Execute all plans in a phase with wave-based parallelization
npx skillsauth add davepoon/buildwithclaude gsd:execute-phaseInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Orchestrator stays lean: discover plans, analyze dependencies, group into waves, spawn subagents, collect results. Each subagent loads the full execute-plan context and handles its own plan.
Optional wave filter:
--wave N executes only Wave N for pacing, quota management, or staged rolloutFlag handling rule:
$ARGUMENTS$ARGUMENTS, treat it as inactiveContext budget: ~15% orchestrator, 100% fresh per subagent. </objective>
<execution_context> @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/workflows/execute-phase.md @${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/references/ui-brand.md </execution_context>
<runtime_note>
Copilot (VS Code): Use vscode_askquestions wherever this workflow calls AskUserQuestion. They are equivalent — vscode_askquestions is the VS Code Copilot implementation of the same interactive question API.
</runtime_note>
Available optional flags (documentation only — not automatically active):
--wave N — Execute only Wave N in the phase. Use when you want to pace execution or stay inside usage limits.--gaps-only — Execute only gap closure plans (plans with gap_closure: true in frontmatter). Use after verify-work creates fix plans.--interactive — Execute plans sequentially inline (no subagents) with user checkpoints between tasks. Lower token usage, pair-programming style. Best for small phases, bug fixes, and verification gaps.Active flags must be derived from $ARGUMENTS:
--wave N is active only if the literal --wave token is present in $ARGUMENTS--gaps-only is active only if the literal --gaps-only token is present in $ARGUMENTS--interactive is active only if the literal --interactive token is present in $ARGUMENTSContext files are resolved inside the workflow via gsd-sdk query init.execute-phase and per-subagent <files_to_read> blocks.
</context>
<output_format>
When this workflow completes, emit a Next Up continuation block following the pattern in references/continuation-format.md:
## ✓ Phase N Complete with plan/task tally)## ▶ Next Up heading with the next likely command`/clear` then: before the command/clear is safe — /gsd:resume-work restores position from HANDOFF.json if you change your mind)Phase boundaries are the highest-value places to clear context — the accumulated execution conversation rarely informs the next phase, and /clear resets the prompt cache cleanly. Always suggest it on completion.
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