diff --git a/design-consultation/SKILL.md b/design-consultation/SKILL.md
index 8fd9cb4b..e007233d 100644
--- a/design-consultation/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-consultation/SKILL.md
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ ls src/ app/ pages/ components/ 2>/dev/null | head -30
 Look for brainstorm output:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-ls ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*brainstorm* 2>/dev/null | head -5
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && ls ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*brainstorm* 2>/dev/null | head -5
 ls .context/*brainstorm* .context/attachments/*brainstorm* 2>/dev/null | head -5
 ```
 
diff --git a/design-consultation/SKILL.md.tmpl b/design-consultation/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 141a9190..435326b2 100644
--- a/design-consultation/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/design-consultation/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ ls src/ app/ pages/ components/ 2>/dev/null | head -30
 Look for brainstorm output:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-ls ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*brainstorm* 2>/dev/null | head -5
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && ls ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*brainstorm* 2>/dev/null | head -5
 ls .context/*brainstorm* .context/attachments/*brainstorm* 2>/dev/null | head -5
 ```
 
diff --git a/design-review/SKILL.md b/design-review/SKILL.md
index b06e0827..4ed1769e 100644
--- a/design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -810,8 +810,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:**
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-design-audit-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl b/design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
index eb8dd6b8..f8f3ff4d 100644
--- a/design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:**
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-design-audit-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
index ce799fe1..b15ff6d2 100644
--- a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
@@ -284,8 +284,7 @@ Describe the ideal end state of this system 12 months from now. Does this plan m
 After the opt-in/cherry-pick ceremony, write the plan to disk so the vision and decisions survive beyond this conversation. Only run this step for EXPANSION and SELECTIVE EXPANSION modes.
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/ceo-plans
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/ceo-plans
 ```
 
 Before writing, check for existing CEO plans in the ceo-plans/ directory. If any are >30 days old or their branch has been merged/deleted, offer to archive them:
@@ -712,9 +711,7 @@ If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note it here. Never silently default.
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-ceo-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-ceo-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE"}'
 ```
 
 Before running this command, substitute the placeholder values from the Completion Summary you just produced:
@@ -729,10 +726,7 @@ Before running this command, substitute the placeholder values from the Completi
 After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-cat ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_REVIEWS"
-echo "---CONFIG---"
-~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get skip_eng_review 2>/dev/null || echo "false"
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read
 ```
 
 Parse the output. Find the most recent entry for each skill (plan-ceo-review, plan-eng-review, plan-design-review, design-review-lite). Ignore entries with timestamps older than 7 days. For Design Review, show whichever is more recent between `plan-design-review` (full visual audit) and `design-review-lite` (code-level check). Append "(FULL)" or "(LITE)" to the status to distinguish. Display:
diff --git a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md.tmpl b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 1a8b0658..f4b8b903 100644
--- a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ Describe the ideal end state of this system 12 months from now. Does this plan m
 After the opt-in/cherry-pick ceremony, write the plan to disk so the vision and decisions survive beyond this conversation. Only run this step for EXPANSION and SELECTIVE EXPANSION modes.
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/ceo-plans
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/ceo-plans
 ```
 
 Before writing, check for existing CEO plans in the ceo-plans/ directory. If any are >30 days old or their branch has been merged/deleted, offer to archive them:
@@ -591,9 +590,7 @@ If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note it here. Never silently default.
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-ceo-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-ceo-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE"}'
 ```
 
 Before running this command, substitute the placeholder values from the Completion Summary you just produced:
diff --git a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
index 507952c4..7c94a07e 100644
--- a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -387,9 +387,7 @@ If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note it here. Never silently default to
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-design-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","overall_score":N,"unresolved":N,"decisions_made":N}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-design-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","overall_score":N,"unresolved":N,"decisions_made":N}'
 ```
 
 Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
@@ -404,10 +402,7 @@ Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
 After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-cat ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_REVIEWS"
-echo "---CONFIG---"
-~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get skip_eng_review 2>/dev/null || echo "false"
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read
 ```
 
 Parse the output. Find the most recent entry for each skill (plan-ceo-review, plan-eng-review, plan-design-review, design-review-lite). Ignore entries with timestamps older than 7 days. For Design Review, show whichever is more recent between `plan-design-review` (full visual audit) and `design-review-lite` (code-level check). Append "(FULL)" or "(LITE)" to the status to distinguish. Display:
diff --git a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
index f8f5221a..043a2b62 100644
--- a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -266,9 +266,7 @@ If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note it here. Never silently default to
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-design-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","overall_score":N,"unresolved":N,"decisions_made":N}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-design-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","overall_score":N,"unresolved":N,"decisions_made":N}'
 ```
 
 Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
diff --git a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
index 48fe7230..96902f6e 100644
--- a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
@@ -216,10 +216,9 @@ For LLM/prompt changes: check the "Prompt/LLM changes" file patterns listed in C
 After producing the test diagram, write a test plan artifact to the project directory so `/qa` and `/qa-only` can consume it as primary test input (replacing the lossy git-diff heuristic):
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 USER=$(whoami)
 DATETIME=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-test-plan-{datetime}.md`:
@@ -325,9 +324,7 @@ Check the git log for this branch. If there are prior commits suggesting a previ
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-eng-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-eng-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
@@ -342,10 +339,7 @@ Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
 After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-cat ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_REVIEWS"
-echo "---CONFIG---"
-~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get skip_eng_review 2>/dev/null || echo "false"
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read
 ```
 
 Parse the output. Find the most recent entry for each skill (plan-ceo-review, plan-eng-review, plan-design-review, design-review-lite). Ignore entries with timestamps older than 7 days. For Design Review, show whichever is more recent between `plan-design-review` (full visual audit) and `design-review-lite` (code-level check). Append "(FULL)" or "(LITE)" to the status to distinguish. Display:
diff --git a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md.tmpl b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 91f24719..2a2dcced 100644
--- a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -112,10 +112,9 @@ For LLM/prompt changes: check the "Prompt/LLM changes" file patterns listed in C
 After producing the test diagram, write a test plan artifact to the project directory so `/qa` and `/qa-only` can consume it as primary test input (replacing the lossy git-diff heuristic):
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 USER=$(whoami)
 DATETIME=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-test-plan-{datetime}.md`:
@@ -221,9 +220,7 @@ Check the git log for this branch. If there are prior commits suggesting a previ
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-eng-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"plan-eng-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
diff --git a/qa-only/SKILL.md b/qa-only/SKILL.md
index 594979b9..df16bd64 100644
--- a/qa-only/SKILL.md
+++ b/qa-only/SKILL.md
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ Before falling back to git diff heuristics, check for richer test plan sources:
 
 1. **Project-scoped test plans:** Check `~/.gstack/projects/` for recent `*-test-plan-*.md` files for this repo
    ```bash
-   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-   ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-test-plan-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
+   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-test-plan-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
    ```
 2. **Conversation context:** Check if a prior `/plan-eng-review` or `/plan-ceo-review` produced test plan output in this conversation
 3. **Use whichever source is richer.** Fall back to git diff analysis only if neither is available.
@@ -466,8 +465,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-test-outcome-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/qa-only/SKILL.md.tmpl b/qa-only/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 831e71ed..9679ef86 100644
--- a/qa-only/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/qa-only/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ Before falling back to git diff heuristics, check for richer test plan sources:
 
 1. **Project-scoped test plans:** Check `~/.gstack/projects/` for recent `*-test-plan-*.md` files for this repo
    ```bash
-   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-   ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-test-plan-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
+   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-test-plan-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
    ```
 2. **Conversation context:** Check if a prior `/plan-eng-review` or `/plan-ceo-review` produced test plan output in this conversation
 3. **Use whichever source is richer.** Fall back to git diff analysis only if neither is available.
@@ -72,8 +71,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-test-outcome-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/qa/SKILL.md b/qa/SKILL.md
index 10e50715..d094fa6f 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md
@@ -366,8 +366,7 @@ Before falling back to git diff heuristics, check for richer test plan sources:
 
 1. **Project-scoped test plans:** Check `~/.gstack/projects/` for recent `*-test-plan-*.md` files for this repo
    ```bash
-   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-   ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-test-plan-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
+   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-test-plan-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
    ```
 2. **Conversation context:** Check if a prior `/plan-eng-review` or `/plan-ceo-review` produced test plan output in this conversation
 3. **Use whichever source is richer.** Fall back to git diff analysis only if neither is available.
@@ -827,8 +826,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-test-outcome-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
index bd94debe..ca8e96d7 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ Before falling back to git diff heuristics, check for richer test plan sources:
 
 1. **Project-scoped test plans:** Check `~/.gstack/projects/` for recent `*-test-plan-*.md` files for this repo
    ```bash
-   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-   ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-test-plan-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
+   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && ls -t ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/*-test-plan-*.md 2>/dev/null | head -1
    ```
 2. **Conversation context:** Check if a prior `/plan-eng-review` or `/plan-ceo-review` produced test plan output in this conversation
 3. **Use whichever source is richer.** Fall back to git diff analysis only if neither is available.
@@ -265,8 +264,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-test-outcome-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/review/SKILL.md b/review/SKILL.md
index 3a14a9d3..d1f42e87 100644
--- a/review/SKILL.md
+++ b/review/SKILL.md
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-diff-scope <base> 2>/dev/null)
 6. **Log the result** for the Review Readiness Dashboard:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M}'
 ```
 
 Substitute: TIMESTAMP = ISO 8601 datetime, STATUS = "clean" if 0 findings or "issues_found", N = total findings, M = auto-fixed count.
diff --git a/scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts b/scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts
index 687143c0..07d2240a 100644
--- a/scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts
+++ b/scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts
@@ -548,9 +548,7 @@ eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-diff-scope <base> 2>/dev/null)
 6. **Log the result** for the Review Readiness Dashboard:
 
 \`\`\`bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M}'
 \`\`\`
 
 Substitute: TIMESTAMP = ISO 8601 datetime, STATUS = "clean" if 0 findings or "issues_found", N = total findings, M = auto-fixed count.`;
@@ -898,10 +896,7 @@ function generateReviewDashboard(): string {
 After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.
 
 \`\`\`bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-cat ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_REVIEWS"
-echo "---CONFIG---"
-~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get skip_eng_review 2>/dev/null || echo "false"
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read
 \`\`\`
 
 Parse the output. Find the most recent entry for each skill (plan-ceo-review, plan-eng-review, plan-design-review, design-review-lite). Ignore entries with timestamps older than 7 days. For Design Review, show whichever is more recent between \`plan-design-review\` (full visual audit) and \`design-review-lite\` (code-level check). Append "(FULL)" or "(LITE)" to the status to distinguish. Display:
diff --git a/ship/SKILL.md b/ship/SKILL.md
index 875845dc..8a477912 100644
--- a/ship/SKILL.md
+++ b/ship/SKILL.md
@@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ You are running the `/ship` workflow. This is a **non-interactive, fully automat
 After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-cat ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_REVIEWS"
-echo "---CONFIG---"
-~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get skip_eng_review 2>/dev/null || echo "false"
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read
 ```
 
 Parse the output. Find the most recent entry for each skill (plan-ceo-review, plan-eng-review, plan-design-review, design-review-lite). Ignore entries with timestamps older than 7 days. For Design Review, show whichever is more recent between `plan-design-review` (full visual audit) and `design-review-lite` (code-level check). Append "(FULL)" or "(LITE)" to the status to distinguish. Display:
@@ -217,8 +214,7 @@ If the Eng Review is NOT "CLEAR":
 
 1. **Check for a prior override on this branch:**
    ```bash
-   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-   grep '"skill":"ship-review-override"' ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_OVERRIDE"
+   ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read | grep '"skill":"ship-review-override"' || echo "NO_OVERRIDE"
    ```
    If an override exists, display the dashboard and note "Review gate previously accepted — continuing." Do NOT ask again.
 
@@ -231,8 +227,7 @@ If the Eng Review is NOT "CLEAR":
 
 3. **If the user chooses A or C,** persist the decision so future `/ship` runs on this branch skip the gate:
    ```bash
-   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-   echo '{"skill":"ship-review-override","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","decision":"USER_CHOICE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+   ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"ship-review-override","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","decision":"USER_CHOICE"}'
    ```
    Substitute USER_CHOICE with "ship_anyway" or "not_relevant".
 
@@ -671,9 +666,7 @@ eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-diff-scope <base> 2>/dev/null)
 6. **Log the result** for the Review Readiness Dashboard:
 
 ```bash
-eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M}'
 ```
 
 Substitute: TIMESTAMP = ISO 8601 datetime, STATUS = "clean" if 0 findings or "issues_found", N = total findings, M = auto-fixed count.
diff --git a/ship/SKILL.md.tmpl b/ship/SKILL.md.tmpl
index bb077dac..202da3bb 100644
--- a/ship/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/ship/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ If the Eng Review is NOT "CLEAR":
 
 1. **Check for a prior override on this branch:**
    ```bash
-   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-   grep '"skill":"ship-review-override"' ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl 2>/dev/null || echo "NO_OVERRIDE"
+   ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-read | grep '"skill":"ship-review-override"' || echo "NO_OVERRIDE"
    ```
    If an override exists, display the dashboard and note "Review gate previously accepted — continuing." Do NOT ask again.
 
@@ -74,8 +73,7 @@ If the Eng Review is NOT "CLEAR":
 
 3. **If the user chooses A or C,** persist the decision so future `/ship` runs on this branch skip the gate:
    ```bash
-   eval $(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-   echo '{"skill":"ship-review-override","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","decision":"USER_CHOICE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+   ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"ship-review-override","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","decision":"USER_CHOICE"}'
    ```
    Substitute USER_CHOICE with "ship_anyway" or "not_relevant".