feat: multi-agent support — gstack works on Codex, Gemini CLI, and Cursor (v0.9.0) (#226)

* refactor: host-aware gen-skill-docs + --host codex generation

Refactor gen-skill-docs.ts for multi-agent support:
- Add Host type, HostPaths interface, HOST_PATHS config
- Decompose generatePreamble() into 7 composable sub-functions
- Replace all hardcoded .claude/skills/gstack paths with ctx.paths
- Replace static findTemplates() list with dynamic filesystem scan
- Add --host codex|agents flag (aliases, same output)
- Add processTemplate host routing to .agents/skills/gstack-*/
- Add codexSkillName() with double-prefix prevention
- Add transformFrontmatter() — keeps only name + description for Codex
- Add extractHookSafetyProse() — converts hooks to inline advisory
- Add body text path rewriting for remaining hardcoded paths
- Exclude /codex skill from Codex generation (self-referential)

Claude output is unchanged (verified via --dry-run).
SKILL.md is an open standard: .agents/skills/ works on Codex, Gemini CLI, and Cursor.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: generate Codex/Gemini/Cursor skills into .agents/skills/

Generated 21 skill files for the open SKILL.md standard:
- Output: .agents/skills/gstack-*/SKILL.md (one per skill)
- Frontmatter: name + description only (no allowed-tools/version)
- No .claude/skills/ paths in any generated file
- /codex skill excluded (Claude wrapper, self-referential on Codex)
- Hook skills (careful/freeze/guard) get inline safety prose
- Build script generates both hosts: bun run build

Supported agents (all read .agents/skills/):
- Codex CLI
- Gemini CLI
- Cursor

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: dual-host setup + find-browse for Codex/Gemini/Cursor

- setup: add --host codex|claude|auto flag, install to ~/.codex/skills/
  when targeting Codex, auto-detect installed agents
- find-browse: priority chain .codex > .agents > .claude (both
  workspace-local and global)
- dev-setup/teardown: create .agents/skills/gstack symlinks for dev mode

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: Codex generation tests + CI + docs for multi-agent support

Tests (28 new):
- Codex output path routing, frontmatter validation (name+description only)
- No .claude/skills/ path leaks in Codex output (regression guard)
- /codex skill exclusion, hook→prose conversion, multiline YAML
- --host agents alias, dynamic template discovery
- Codex skill validation + $B command validation
- find-browse priority chain verification
- Replace static ALL_SKILLS list with dynamic filesystem scan

CI:
- Add Codex freshness check to skill-docs workflow

Docs:
- AGENTS.md: Codex-facing project instructions
- README: multi-agent installation section
- CONTRIBUTING: dual-host development workflow
- CHANGELOG: v0.9.0 multi-agent support entry

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: Codex E2E test harness — verify skills work on Codex CLI

New test infrastructure:
- CodexSessionRunner: spawns codex exec, parses JSONL stream, returns
  structured results (output, reasoning, toolCalls, tokens)
- JSONL parser ported from Python (codex/SKILL.md.tmpl) to TypeScript
- Temp HOME skill installation for Codex discovery testing

E2E tests (gated behind EVALS=1 + codex + OPENAI_API_KEY):
- codex-discover-skill: installs skill, verifies Codex finds it
- codex-review-findings: runs gstack-review via Codex, validates output

Integrates with existing eval infrastructure:
- Diff-based test selection via touchfiles
- Eval persistence via EvalCollector
- bun run test:codex / test:codex:all convenience scripts

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: bump VERSION to 0.9.0 to match CHANGELOG

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: Codex sidecar paths + setup installs generated skills

Two bugs found by Codex adversarial review:

1. Sidecar path mismatch: generated Codex skills referenced
   .agents/skills/gstack-review/checklist.md but setup creates
   sidecars at .agents/skills/gstack/review/. Fixed path rewriter
   to emit .agents/skills/gstack/review/ (matching setup layout).

2. Setup installed Claude-format source dirs for Codex global
   install instead of the generated Codex-format skills. Split
   link_skill_dirs into link_claude_skill_dirs (source dirs for
   Claude) and link_codex_skill_dirs (generated .agents/skills/
   gstack-* dirs for Codex).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: comprehensive Codex path rewriting + setup install tests

17 new tests covering:
- Sidecar path rewriting: .claude/skills/review → .agents/skills/gstack/review/
  (catches the bug where checklist.md was unreachable at gstack-review/)
- All 4 path rewrite rules tested individually across all skills
- Greptile triage sidecar path correctness
- Ship skill sidecar paths for pre-landing review
- Claude output regression guard: zero Codex paths in any Claude skill
- Setup script validation: separate link functions for Claude vs Codex,
  link_codex_skill_dirs reads from .agents/skills/, create_agents_sidecar
  links runtime assets (bin, browse, review, qa)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: regenerate Codex skills after investigate rename merge

Remove stale gstack-debug, add gstack-investigate, regenerate all
Codex skills to pick up changes merged from main (investigate rename,
platform-agnostic templates, review helpers).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: Codex E2E uses ~/.codex/ auth, not OPENAI_API_KEY

- Remove OPENAI_API_KEY gate from test prerequisites
- Copy real ~/.codex/ auth config into temp HOME so codex can authenticate
- Increase review test timeout to 540s (codex does thorough 60+ tool call reviews)
- Document in CLAUDE.md that Codex uses its own auth config

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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---
name: investigate
description: |
Systematic debugging with root cause investigation. Four phases: investigate,
analyze, hypothesize, implement. Iron Law: no fixes without root cause.
Use when asked to "debug this", "fix this bug", "why is this broken",
"investigate this error", or "root cause analysis".
Proactively suggest when the user reports errors, unexpected behavior, or
is troubleshooting why something stopped working.
---
<!-- AUTO-GENERATED from SKILL.md.tmpl — do not edit directly -->
<!-- Regenerate: bun run gen:skill-docs -->
> **Safety Advisory:** This skill includes safety checks that verify file edits are within the allowed scope boundary before applying, and verify file writes are within the allowed scope boundary before applying. When using this skill, always pause and verify before executing potentially destructive operations. If uncertain about a command's safety, ask the user for confirmation before proceeding.
## Preamble (run first)
```bash
_UPD=$(~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || .agents/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-update-check 2>/dev/null || true)
[ -n "$_UPD" ] && echo "$_UPD" || true
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/sessions
touch ~/.gstack/sessions/"$PPID"
_SESSIONS=$(find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin -120 -type f 2>/dev/null | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
find ~/.gstack/sessions -mmin +120 -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true
_CONTRIB=$(~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get gstack_contributor 2>/dev/null || true)
_PROACTIVE=$(~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get proactive 2>/dev/null || echo "true")
_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
echo "BRANCH: $_BRANCH"
echo "PROACTIVE: $_PROACTIVE"
_LAKE_SEEN=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
echo "LAKE_INTRO: $_LAKE_SEEN"
_TEL=$(~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config get telemetry 2>/dev/null || true)
_TEL_PROMPTED=$([ -f ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted ] && echo "yes" || echo "no")
_TEL_START=$(date +%s)
_SESSION_ID="$$-$(date +%s)"
echo "TELEMETRY: ${_TEL:-off}"
echo "TEL_PROMPTED: $_TEL_PROMPTED"
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics
echo '{"skill":"investigate","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true
for _PF in ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-*; do [ -f "$_PF" ] && ~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log --event-type skill_run --skill _pending_finalize --outcome unknown --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true; break; done
```
If `PROACTIVE` is `"false"`, do not proactively suggest gstack skills — only invoke
them when the user explicitly asks. The user opted out of proactive suggestions.
If output shows `UPGRADE_AVAILABLE <old> <new>`: read `~/.codex/skills/gstack/gstack-upgrade/SKILL.md` and follow the "Inline upgrade flow" (auto-upgrade if configured, otherwise AskUserQuestion with 4 options, write snooze state if declined). If `JUST_UPGRADED <from> <to>`: tell user "Running gstack v{to} (just updated!)" and continue.
If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: Before continuing, introduce the Completeness Principle.
Tell the user: "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — always do the complete
thing when AI makes the marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean"
Then offer to open the essay in their default browser:
```bash
open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
touch ~/.gstack/.completeness-intro-seen
```
Only run `open` if the user says yes. Always run `touch` to mark as seen. This only happens once.
If `TEL_PROMPTED` is `no` AND `LAKE_INTRO` is `yes`: After the lake intro is handled,
ask the user about telemetry. Use AskUserQuestion:
> gstack can share anonymous usage data (which skills you use, how long they take, crash info)
> to help improve the project. No code, file paths, or repo names are ever sent.
> Change anytime with `gstack-config set telemetry off`.
Options:
- A) Yes, share anonymous data (recommended)
- B) No thanks
If A: run `~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry anonymous`
If B: run `~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-config set telemetry off`
Always run:
```bash
touch ~/.gstack/.telemetry-prompted
```
This only happens once. If `TEL_PROMPTED` is `yes`, skip this entirely.
## AskUserQuestion Format
**ALWAYS follow this structure for every AskUserQuestion call:**
1. **Re-ground:** State the project, the current branch (use the `_BRANCH` value printed by the preamble — NOT any branch from conversation history or gitStatus), and the current plan/task. (1-2 sentences)
2. **Simplify:** Explain the problem in plain English a smart 16-year-old could follow. No raw function names, no internal jargon, no implementation details. Use concrete examples and analogies. Say what it DOES, not what it's called.
3. **Recommend:** `RECOMMENDATION: Choose [X] because [one-line reason]` — always prefer the complete option over shortcuts (see Completeness Principle). Include `Completeness: X/10` for each option. Calibration: 10 = complete implementation (all edge cases, full coverage), 7 = covers happy path but skips some edges, 3 = shortcut that defers significant work. If both options are 8+, pick the higher; if one is ≤5, flag it.
4. **Options:** Lettered options: `A) ... B) ... C) ...` — when an option involves effort, show both scales: `(human: ~X / CC: ~Y)`
Assume the user hasn't looked at this window in 20 minutes and doesn't have the code open. If you'd need to read the source to understand your own explanation, it's too complex.
Per-skill instructions may add additional formatting rules on top of this baseline.
## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
AI-assisted coding makes the marginal cost of completeness near-zero. When you present options:
- If Option A is the complete implementation (full parity, all edge cases, 100% coverage) and Option B is a shortcut that saves modest effort — **always recommend A**. The delta between 80 lines and 150 lines is meaningless with CC+gstack. "Good enough" is the wrong instinct when "complete" costs minutes more.
- **Lake vs. ocean:** A "lake" is boilable — 100% test coverage for a module, full feature implementation, handling all edge cases, complete error paths. An "ocean" is not — rewriting an entire system from scratch, adding features to dependencies you don't control, multi-quarter platform migrations. Recommend boiling lakes. Flag oceans as out of scope.
- **When estimating effort**, always show both scales: human team time and CC+gstack time. The compression ratio varies by task type — use this reference:
| Task type | Human team | CC+gstack | Compression |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| Boilerplate / scaffolding | 2 days | 15 min | ~100x |
| Test writing | 1 day | 15 min | ~50x |
| Feature implementation | 1 week | 30 min | ~30x |
| Bug fix + regression test | 4 hours | 15 min | ~20x |
| Architecture / design | 2 days | 4 hours | ~5x |
| Research / exploration | 1 day | 3 hours | ~3x |
- This principle applies to test coverage, error handling, documentation, edge cases, and feature completeness. Don't skip the last 10% to "save time" — with AI, that 10% costs seconds.
**Anti-patterns — DON'T do this:**
- BAD: "Choose B — it covers 90% of the value with less code." (If A is only 70 lines more, choose A.)
- BAD: "We can skip edge case handling to save time." (Edge case handling costs minutes with CC.)
- BAD: "Let's defer test coverage to a follow-up PR." (Tests are the cheapest lake to boil.)
- BAD: Quoting only human-team effort: "This would take 2 weeks." (Say: "2 weeks human / ~1 hour CC.")
## Contributor Mode
If `_CONTRIB` is `true`: you are in **contributor mode**. You're a gstack user who also helps make it better.
**At the end of each major workflow step** (not after every single command), reflect on the gstack tooling you used. Rate your experience 0 to 10. If it wasn't a 10, think about why. If there is an obvious, actionable bug OR an insightful, interesting thing that could have been done better by gstack code or skill markdown — file a field report. Maybe our contributor will help make us better!
**Calibration — this is the bar:** For example, `$B js "await fetch(...)"` used to fail with `SyntaxError: await is only valid in async functions` because gstack didn't wrap expressions in async context. Small, but the input was reasonable and gstack should have handled it — that's the kind of thing worth filing. Things less consequential than this, ignore.
**NOT worth filing:** user's app bugs, network errors to user's URL, auth failures on user's site, user's own JS logic bugs.
**To file:** write `~/.gstack/contributor-logs/{slug}.md` with **all sections below** (do not truncate — include every section through the Date/Version footer):
```
# {Title}
Hey gstack team — ran into this while using /{skill-name}:
**What I was trying to do:** {what the user/agent was attempting}
**What happened instead:** {what actually happened}
**My rating:** {0-10} — {one sentence on why it wasn't a 10}
## Steps to reproduce
1. {step}
## Raw output
```
{paste the actual error or unexpected output here}
```
## What would make this a 10
{one sentence: what gstack should have done differently}
**Date:** {YYYY-MM-DD} | **Version:** {gstack version} | **Skill:** /{skill}
```
Slug: lowercase, hyphens, max 60 chars (e.g. `browse-js-no-await`). Skip if file already exists. Max 3 reports per session. File inline and continue — don't stop the workflow. Tell user: "Filed gstack field report: {title}"
## Completion Status Protocol
When completing a skill workflow, report status using one of:
- **DONE** — All steps completed successfully. Evidence provided for each claim.
- **DONE_WITH_CONCERNS** — Completed, but with issues the user should know about. List each concern.
- **BLOCKED** — Cannot proceed. State what is blocking and what was tried.
- **NEEDS_CONTEXT** — Missing information required to continue. State exactly what you need.
### Escalation
It is always OK to stop and say "this is too hard for me" or "I'm not confident in this result."
Bad work is worse than no work. You will not be penalized for escalating.
- If you have attempted a task 3 times without success, STOP and escalate.
- If you are uncertain about a security-sensitive change, STOP and escalate.
- If the scope of work exceeds what you can verify, STOP and escalate.
Escalation format:
```
STATUS: BLOCKED | NEEDS_CONTEXT
REASON: [1-2 sentences]
ATTEMPTED: [what you tried]
RECOMMENDATION: [what the user should do next]
```
## Telemetry (run last)
After the skill workflow completes (success, error, or abort), log the telemetry event.
Determine the skill name from the `name:` field in this file's YAML frontmatter.
Determine the outcome from the workflow result (success if completed normally, error
if it failed, abort if the user interrupted). Run this bash:
```bash
_TEL_END=$(date +%s)
_TEL_DUR=$(( _TEL_END - _TEL_START ))
rm -f ~/.gstack/analytics/.pending-"$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
~/.codex/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-telemetry-log \
--skill "SKILL_NAME" --duration "$_TEL_DUR" --outcome "OUTCOME" \
--used-browse "USED_BROWSE" --session-id "$_SESSION_ID" 2>/dev/null &
```
Replace `SKILL_NAME` with the actual skill name from frontmatter, `OUTCOME` with
success/error/abort, and `USED_BROWSE` with true/false based on whether `$B` was used.
If you cannot determine the outcome, use "unknown". This runs in the background and
never blocks the user.
# Systematic Debugging
## Iron Law
**NO FIXES WITHOUT ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION FIRST.**
Fixing symptoms creates whack-a-mole debugging. Every fix that doesn't address root cause makes the next bug harder to find. Find the root cause, then fix it.
---
## Phase 1: Root Cause Investigation
Gather context before forming any hypothesis.
1. **Collect symptoms:** Read the error messages, stack traces, and reproduction steps. If the user hasn't provided enough context, ask ONE question at a time via AskUserQuestion.
2. **Read the code:** Trace the code path from the symptom back to potential causes. Use Grep to find all references, Read to understand the logic.
3. **Check recent changes:**
```bash
git log --oneline -20 -- <affected-files>
```
Was this working before? What changed? A regression means the root cause is in the diff.
4. **Reproduce:** Can you trigger the bug deterministically? If not, gather more evidence before proceeding.
Output: **"Root cause hypothesis: ..."** — a specific, testable claim about what is wrong and why.
---
## Scope Lock
After forming your root cause hypothesis, lock edits to the affected module to prevent scope creep.
```bash
[ -x "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../freeze/bin/check-freeze.sh" ] && echo "FREEZE_AVAILABLE" || echo "FREEZE_UNAVAILABLE"
```
**If FREEZE_AVAILABLE:** Identify the narrowest directory containing the affected files. Write it to the freeze state file:
```bash
STATE_DIR="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA:-$HOME/.gstack}"
mkdir -p "$STATE_DIR"
echo "<detected-directory>/" > "$STATE_DIR/freeze-dir.txt"
echo "Debug scope locked to: <detected-directory>/"
```
Substitute `<detected-directory>` with the actual directory path (e.g., `src/auth/`). Tell the user: "Edits restricted to `<dir>/` for this debug session. This prevents changes to unrelated code. Run `/unfreeze` to remove the restriction."
If the bug spans the entire repo or the scope is genuinely unclear, skip the lock and note why.
**If FREEZE_UNAVAILABLE:** Skip scope lock. Edits are unrestricted.
---
## Phase 2: Pattern Analysis
Check if this bug matches a known pattern:
| Pattern | Signature | Where to look |
|---------|-----------|---------------|
| Race condition | Intermittent, timing-dependent | Concurrent access to shared state |
| Nil/null propagation | NoMethodError, TypeError | Missing guards on optional values |
| State corruption | Inconsistent data, partial updates | Transactions, callbacks, hooks |
| Integration failure | Timeout, unexpected response | External API calls, service boundaries |
| Configuration drift | Works locally, fails in staging/prod | Env vars, feature flags, DB state |
| Stale cache | Shows old data, fixes on cache clear | Redis, CDN, browser cache, Turbo |
Also check:
- `TODOS.md` for related known issues
- `git log` for prior fixes in the same area — **recurring bugs in the same files are an architectural smell**, not a coincidence
---
## Phase 3: Hypothesis Testing
Before writing ANY fix, verify your hypothesis.
1. **Confirm the hypothesis:** Add a temporary log statement, assertion, or debug output at the suspected root cause. Run the reproduction. Does the evidence match?
2. **If the hypothesis is wrong:** Return to Phase 1. Gather more evidence. Do not guess.
3. **3-strike rule:** If 3 hypotheses fail, **STOP**. Use AskUserQuestion:
```
3 hypotheses tested, none match. This may be an architectural issue
rather than a simple bug.
A) Continue investigating — I have a new hypothesis: [describe]
B) Escalate for human review — this needs someone who knows the system
C) Add logging and wait — instrument the area and catch it next time
```
**Red flags** — if you see any of these, slow down:
- "Quick fix for now" — there is no "for now." Fix it right or escalate.
- Proposing a fix before tracing data flow — you're guessing.
- Each fix reveals a new problem elsewhere — wrong layer, not wrong code.
---
## Phase 4: Implementation
Once root cause is confirmed:
1. **Fix the root cause, not the symptom.** The smallest change that eliminates the actual problem.
2. **Minimal diff:** Fewest files touched, fewest lines changed. Resist the urge to refactor adjacent code.
3. **Write a regression test** that:
- **Fails** without the fix (proves the test is meaningful)
- **Passes** with the fix (proves the fix works)
4. **Run the full test suite.** Paste the output. No regressions allowed.
5. **If the fix touches >5 files:** Use AskUserQuestion to flag the blast radius:
```
This fix touches N files. That's a large blast radius for a bug fix.
A) Proceed — the root cause genuinely spans these files
B) Split — fix the critical path now, defer the rest
C) Rethink — maybe there's a more targeted approach
```
---
## Phase 5: Verification & Report
**Fresh verification:** Reproduce the original bug scenario and confirm it's fixed. This is not optional.
Run the test suite and paste the output.
Output a structured debug report:
```
DEBUG REPORT
════════════════════════════════════════
Symptom: [what the user observed]
Root cause: [what was actually wrong]
Fix: [what was changed, with file:line references]
Evidence: [test output, reproduction attempt showing fix works]
Regression test: [file:line of the new test]
Related: [TODOS.md items, prior bugs in same area, architectural notes]
Status: DONE | DONE_WITH_CONCERNS | BLOCKED
════════════════════════════════════════
```
---
## Important Rules
- **3+ failed fix attempts → STOP and question the architecture.** Wrong architecture, not failed hypothesis.
- **Never apply a fix you cannot verify.** If you can't reproduce and confirm, don't ship it.
- **Never say "this should fix it."** Verify and prove it. Run the tests.
- **If fix touches >5 files → AskUserQuestion** about blast radius before proceeding.
- **Completion status:**
- DONE — root cause found, fix applied, regression test written, all tests pass
- DONE_WITH_CONCERNS — fixed but cannot fully verify (e.g., intermittent bug, requires staging)
- BLOCKED — root cause unclear after investigation, escalated