gt-adoptAdopt a vault gt did not create: inspect its folders, propose a layout manifest, write it only after a yes, then run the read-only checks. Use when the user says: adopt this vault, use gt on my existing vault, my notes are not laid out like gt, point gt at my own folders.
gt-allin-commitCommit once checks pass and a test receipt covers every staged file. Refuses without evidence or on the default branch; never pushes. Use when the user says: commit it, commit once checks pass.
gt-allinRun every check in one command (scan, lint, optimize, install health, credentials, runbook and wiki lint, tests, receipts) and report how many actually ran. Never pushes or applies a change. Use when the user says: run everything, check everything, all checks.
gt-briefDraft a self-contained CLAUDE.md section for a project's code repo from its vault notes — what it is, the stable decisions, where it runs, what not to do — printed for review, never written. Use when the user says: /gt-brief, brief the repo, draft the repo CLAUDE.md, graduate this project to its rep
gt-calibrateRun model calibration now: re-run recent agent-stage work a tier and an effort up and down, have a zero-context judge compare, and show each stage's verdict and the command to apply it. Runs even when model_calibration is off. Use when the user says: calibrate the models, calibrate the agents, run m
gt-closeClose this session's work, the opposite of /gt:gt-open: write back what it learned and release its vault claim. Use when the user says: close this session, close out the session, I'm done for now, wrap up this session, close the project I opened. To complete or archive a project, task or handoff, us
gt-completeComplete a project (review its open tasks and handoffs, offer to graduate what it learned, archive it), a task (mark it done) or a handoff (mark it handled). Use when the user says: complete the project, we're done with this project, archive the project, retire this project, mark that task done, mar
gt-contextShow what words mean in this vault: vocabulary, validation rules and runbooks from the definition packs in effect, inside an untrusted-data envelope. Use when the user says: what does this term mean, show the vocabulary.
gt-createCreate a project (scaffold and brain dump), a task (one line, optionally tied to a page or source) or a handoff (facts for the next session, labelled by source and verification). Use when the user says: new project, create a project, start a project called X, make a sub-project under Y, add a task,
gt-digestHave a big file, long paste or image read by the cheapest reader (a local model, a small subagent, or Claude) and get back only the answer, keeping the text out of this conversation. Use when the user says: digest this file, digest this paste, summarize this big file for me, read this log and tell m
gt-disposableRun work a gate refuses on this machine in a throwaway VM or container instead, without loosening the gate: the tree is copied in, the command runs, you get the exit code and output, the guest is destroyed. Use when the user says: run this in a disposable VM, run this in a throwaway container, run i
gt-doctorCheck this gt install in one command (version, drift, hook wiring, modules, migrations, stray workers, unpushed commits, lint) and name the gate that blocked a test run, with its fix. Use when the user says: is everything healthy, check my install, gt doctor, health check, is anything broken, why is
gt-forgetForget a fact that turned out wrong: find every vault note that states it and retract the ones the owner picks, each marked with reason, date and where the right fact lives, deleting nothing. Use when the user says: forget that, that fact is wrong, retract this note, the vault says X but it is no lo
gt-grantLet one command through once, for a while or forever, without lowering the lockdown level; list and revoke grants. Use when the user says: grant this, allow this once, allow it for 30 minutes, stop asking for this command, list my grants, revoke a grant, why was my command refused.
gt-handleWork through waiting handoffs (close each item, keep it as a task, or defer to a date) or tasks (close, drop, defer, move, keep) one at a time. Use when the user says: handle the handoffs, deal with the handoff, defer that handoff, work through the handoffs, handle my tasks, work through the tasks,
gt-helpOpen an offline page that plays a gt command against a demo vault, with what it does and what to try next; with no command, a searchable index for your role. Use when the user says: gt help, show me how a command works, what does this command do, show me around gt, getting started with gt, what can
gt-implementCarry out an approved gt-plan phase by phase, test first; stop on any failure, name the tests that ran, commit only on the user's yes. Use when the user says: implement the plan, build it now, execute the plan, run the approved plan, next phase.
gt-ingestImport a project's memory files, CLAUDE.md constraints and notes into the vault, deleting nothing; external sources go to Sources/ before becoming Knowledge pages. Use when the user says: import this project, ingest my notes.
gt-initCreate the gt vault and wire it to this project, or re-check an existing setup. Use when the user says: install Golden Thread, set up Golden Thread, set up my notes vault, connect this project to my vault, check my Golden Thread setup.
gt-lintAudit the vault: broken links, orphans, missing index entries, unlisted memory, bloated or project-specific globals, pages citing superseded sources. Use when the user says: check the vault, find broken links, lint the vault.
gt-listShow what is waiting, read-only: handoffs (open or no longer deferred) and open tasks, filtered by project, priority, mine, overdue, stale, deferred or ref. Use when the user says: list the handoffs, what handoffs are waiting, any handoffs pending, list tasks, show my tasks, what tasks are open, wha
gt-minimizePrune a heavy session before cutting it: measure it and its prompt cache, keep what is worth keeping, then /compact or /clear while cheap; `compact` does the whole cut (capture, handoff, then a compact or a clear, per cut_kind and cut_handoff); `clear` forces a clear. Use when the user says: minimiz
gt-nextSay the one best next action from the vault, and why, in under five lines: no model call, shaped by your role. Use when the user says: what's next, what should I do next, I'm not sure what to do, where do I start.
gt-openLoad a project from the vault at the start of a session: read its core docs in order, index its memory, summarize and ask where to pick up. Use when the user says: open project X, load project X, work on X, continue X, start on X.
gt-optimizeFind what costs context and earns nothing back, in the vault (duplicate facts, dead index rows, relative dates, memory over budget, unread pages) and in sessions (lost prompt-cache writes). Reports never write; --demote, --archive and --supersede move or mark content and leave a pointer. Use when th
gt-planPlan coding work before any code: restate the requirement, read the design and spec, surface risks, and write a phased plan (goal and done condition per phase) that waits for the user's approval. Use when the user says: plan this, make a plan for, plan before coding, write an implementation plan, ho
gt-promoteGraduate a fact or finding up the ladder: project memory, then decisions/research, a Knowledge page, global-memory. Use when the user says: promote this, make this permanent knowledge.
gt-queryLook up a topic in the Golden Thread vault — reads index.md first, follows wiki links, falls back to grep across Knowledge and global-memory. Use when the user says: what did we decide about X, look that up in my notes, what do we know about X, do we have notes on X, where did we write down X.
gt-refreshCheck a gt vault's Sources/ for upstream changes and supersede stale ones, never editing a source. Use when the user says: refresh the vault, check the vault's sources, are my project sources still current, supersede a stale source. For a standalone LLM Wiki, use gt-wiki-refresh.
gt-reviewSweep INBOX.md (and daily notes) for unfiled thoughts and route each into a project. Use when the user says: review the inbox, review my daily notes, what's uncaptured, file my inbox, turn my notes into projects. Vault path via ~/.claude/vault-config.json.
gt-routeMid-session check: what this session has become, where its output belongs, and whether it is in the right place. Use when the user says: where does this go, where should this live, am I in the right project, should I be in the terminal for this, I'm not sure where I'm going with this. Also when a se
gt-runbook-lintFind content duplicated across project runbooks that should move to a shared layer. Use when the user says: lint runbooks, check runbooks for drift, find graduation candidates in runbooks.
gt-scanScan a tree against the definitions in effect (lint rules, naming, encoding per language) and report which checks ran. Use when the user says: scan this folder, run the lint rules.
gt-settingsView and change what gt does on its own: every optional automatic behaviour, gt's and each module's, in one place (`show` lists them). `lotr` shows LOTR connections and whether each works; `models` is the Models and cost page (model, effort, cost and calibration per agent type). Use when the user sa
gt-setupFinish installing gt from inside Claude Code, no terminal: pick modules, security level and vault, then run the installer. Use when the user says: finish the install, finish setting up gt, install all the modules, add a module, remove a module, gt is not set up, I just installed gt from the marketpl
gt-syncKeep the vault in step with its git remote: show ahead and behind, pull (fast-forward only), or push this machine's session commits after the push check. Use when the user says: sync the vault, pull the vault, push the vault, is the vault up to date, get the latest vault, publish my vault commits.
gt-upgradeBring a vault up to the installed release: run pending migrations, merge the release's PROTOCOL.md and CONVENTIONS.md changes, add new Core rules, stamp it. Use when the user says: upgrade the vault, is my vault up to date, I just installed a new version, migrate the vault.
gt-validateIndependently verify a claim with a fresh-context agent that sees only the claim, the rules and the artifact, never the reasoning. Use when the user says: verify this claim, check this number, is this true, before a production change.
gt-validationRecord what a validation established about a file, stamped with its content hash so it goes stale when the file changes. Use when the user says: record this validation, is this validation still current.
gt-workCapture session findings into the vault: research.md, ADRs in decisions.md, design.md, spec.md, PROTOCOL.md for process rules. Use when the user says: write up where we left off, save what we learned, capture today's findings, log what we did today, write that down in the project notes.