diff --git a/codex/SKILL.md b/codex/SKILL.md
index 7d25061b..d5d7273d 100644
--- a/codex/SKILL.md
+++ b/codex/SKILL.md
@@ -279,10 +279,7 @@ CROSS-MODEL ANALYSIS:
 
 7. Persist the review result:
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-BRANCH_SLUG=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-')
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/"$SLUG"
-echo '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE","findings":N}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/"$SLUG"/"$BRANCH_SLUG"-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE","findings":N}'
 ```
 
 Substitute: TIMESTAMP (ISO 8601), STATUS ("clean" if PASS, "issues_found" if FAIL),
diff --git a/codex/SKILL.md.tmpl b/codex/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 6b09d204..f2da49ad 100644
--- a/codex/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/codex/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ CROSS-MODEL ANALYSIS:
 
 7. Persist the review result:
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-BRANCH_SLUG=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-')
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/"$SLUG"
-echo '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE","findings":N}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/"$SLUG"/"$BRANCH_SLUG"-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE","findings":N}'
 ```
 
 Substitute: TIMESTAMP (ISO 8601), STATUS ("clean" if PASS, "issues_found" if FAIL),
diff --git a/design-review/SKILL.md b/design-review/SKILL.md
index ff0549ae..5a3054c4 100644
--- a/design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -635,8 +635,7 @@ Compare screenshots and observations across pages for:
 
 **Project-scoped:**
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to: `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-design-audit-{datetime}.md`
 
@@ -854,8 +853,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:**
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$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 13a27beb..84119c26 100644
--- a/design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:**
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-design-audit-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/office-hours/SKILL.md b/office-hours/SKILL.md
index 2e204dd2..ad983d4e 100644
--- a/office-hours/SKILL.md
+++ b/office-hours/SKILL.md
@@ -445,10 +445,9 @@ Count the signals. You'll use this count in Phase 6 to determine which tier of c
 Write the design document to the project directory.
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
+source <(~/.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
 ```
 
 **Design lineage:** Before writing, check for existing design docs on this branch:
diff --git a/office-hours/SKILL.md.tmpl b/office-hours/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 39636a28..caf91acb 100644
--- a/office-hours/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/office-hours/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -309,10 +309,9 @@ Count the signals. You'll use this count in Phase 6 to determine which tier of c
 Write the design document to the project directory.
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
+source <(~/.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
 ```
 
 **Design lineage:** Before writing, check for existing design docs on this branch:
diff --git a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
index 83172668..ca31769b 100644
--- a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Do NOT make any code changes. Do NOT start implementation. Your only job right n
 
 ## Prime Directives
 1. Zero silent failures. Every failure mode must be visible — to the system, to the team, to the user. If a failure can happen silently, that is a critical defect in the plan.
-2. Every error has a name. Don't say "handle errors." Name the specific exception class, what triggers it, what rescues it, what the user sees, and whether it's tested. rescue StandardError is a code smell — call it out.
+2. Every error has a name. Don't say "handle errors." Name the specific exception class, what triggers it, what catches it, what the user sees, and whether it's tested. Catch-all error handling (e.g., catch Exception, rescue StandardError, except Exception) is a code smell — call it out.
 3. Data flows have shadow paths. Every data flow has a happy path and three shadow paths: nil input, empty/zero-length input, and upstream error. Trace all four for every new flow.
 4. Interactions have edge cases. Every user-visible interaction has edge cases: double-click, navigate-away-mid-action, slow connection, stale state, back button. Map them.
 5. Observability is scope, not afterthought. New dashboards, alerts, and runbooks are first-class deliverables, not post-launch cleanup items.
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ Run the following commands:
 git log --oneline -30                          # Recent history
 git diff <base> --stat                           # What's already changed
 git stash list                                 # Any stashed work
-grep -r "TODO\|FIXME\|HACK\|XXX" --include="*.rb" --include="*.js" -l
-find . -name "*.rb" -newer Gemfile.lock | head -20  # Recently touched files
+grep -r "TODO\|FIXME\|HACK\|XXX" -l --exclude-dir=node_modules --exclude-dir=vendor --exclude-dir=.git . | head -30
+git log --since=30.days --name-only --format="" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20  # Recently touched files
 ```
 Then read CLAUDE.md, TODOS.md, and any existing architecture docs.
 
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@ Rules:
 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
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/ceo-plans
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$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:
@@ -478,24 +477,24 @@ For every new method, service, or codepath that can fail, fill in this table:
 ```
   METHOD/CODEPATH          | WHAT CAN GO WRONG           | EXCEPTION CLASS
   -------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------
-  ExampleService#call      | API timeout                 | Faraday::TimeoutError
+  ExampleService#call      | API timeout                 | TimeoutError
                            | API returns 429             | RateLimitError
-                           | API returns malformed JSON  | JSON::ParserError
-                           | DB connection pool exhausted| ActiveRecord::ConnectionTimeoutError
-                           | Record not found            | ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+                           | API returns malformed JSON  | JSONParseError
+                           | DB connection pool exhausted| ConnectionPoolExhausted
+                           | Record not found            | RecordNotFound
   -------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------
 
   EXCEPTION CLASS              | RESCUED?  | RESCUE ACTION          | USER SEES
   -----------------------------|-----------|------------------------|------------------
-  Faraday::TimeoutError        | Y         | Retry 2x, then raise   | "Service temporarily unavailable"
+  TimeoutError                 | Y         | Retry 2x, then raise   | "Service temporarily unavailable"
   RateLimitError               | Y         | Backoff + retry         | Nothing (transparent)
-  JSON::ParserError            | N ← GAP   | —                      | 500 error ← BAD
-  ConnectionTimeoutError       | N ← GAP   | —                      | 500 error ← BAD
-  ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound | Y         | Return nil, log warning | "Not found" message
+  JSONParseError               | N ← GAP   | —                      | 500 error ← BAD
+  ConnectionPoolExhausted      | N ← GAP   | —                      | 500 error ← BAD
+  RecordNotFound               | Y         | Return nil, log warning | "Not found" message
 ```
 Rules for this section:
-* `rescue StandardError` is ALWAYS a smell. Name the specific exceptions.
-* `rescue => e` with only `Rails.logger.error(e.message)` is insufficient. Log the full context: what was being attempted, with what arguments, for what user/request.
+* Catch-all error handling (`rescue StandardError`, `catch (Exception e)`, `except Exception`) is ALWAYS a smell. Name the specific exceptions.
+* Catching an error with only a generic log message is insufficient. Log the full context: what was being attempted, with what arguments, for what user/request.
 * Every rescued error must either: retry with backoff, degrade gracefully with a user-visible message, or re-raise with added context. "Swallow and continue" is almost never acceptable.
 * For each GAP (unrescued error that should be rescued): specify the rescue action and what the user should see.
 * For LLM/AI service calls specifically: what happens when the response is malformed? When it's empty? When it hallucinates invalid JSON? When the model returns a refusal? Each of these is a distinct failure mode.
@@ -792,9 +791,7 @@ If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note it here. Never silently default.
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-ceo-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE","commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$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","commit":"COMMIT"}'
 ```
 
 Before running this command, substitute the placeholder values from the Completion Summary you just produced:
@@ -810,12 +807,7 @@ 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
-source <(~/.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"
-echo "---HEAD---"
-git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown"
+~/.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, codex-review). 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 d942d5f0..c8d33a9a 100644
--- a/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Do NOT make any code changes. Do NOT start implementation. Your only job right n
 
 ## Prime Directives
 1. Zero silent failures. Every failure mode must be visible — to the system, to the team, to the user. If a failure can happen silently, that is a critical defect in the plan.
-2. Every error has a name. Don't say "handle errors." Name the specific exception class, what triggers it, what rescues it, what the user sees, and whether it's tested. rescue StandardError is a code smell — call it out.
+2. Every error has a name. Don't say "handle errors." Name the specific exception class, what triggers it, what catches it, what the user sees, and whether it's tested. Catch-all error handling (e.g., catch Exception, rescue StandardError, except Exception) is a code smell — call it out.
 3. Data flows have shadow paths. Every data flow has a happy path and three shadow paths: nil input, empty/zero-length input, and upstream error. Trace all four for every new flow.
 4. Interactions have edge cases. Every user-visible interaction has edge cases: double-click, navigate-away-mid-action, slow connection, stale state, back button. Map them.
 5. Observability is scope, not afterthought. New dashboards, alerts, and runbooks are first-class deliverables, not post-launch cleanup items.
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ Run the following commands:
 git log --oneline -30                          # Recent history
 git diff <base> --stat                           # What's already changed
 git stash list                                 # Any stashed work
-grep -r "TODO\|FIXME\|HACK\|XXX" --include="*.rb" --include="*.js" -l
-find . -name "*.rb" -newer Gemfile.lock | head -20  # Recently touched files
+grep -r "TODO\|FIXME\|HACK\|XXX" -l --exclude-dir=node_modules --exclude-dir=vendor --exclude-dir=.git . | head -30
+git log --since=30.days --name-only --format="" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20  # Recently touched files
 ```
 Then read CLAUDE.md, TODOS.md, and any existing architecture docs.
 
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ Rules:
 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
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/ceo-plans
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$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:
@@ -325,24 +324,24 @@ For every new method, service, or codepath that can fail, fill in this table:
 ```
   METHOD/CODEPATH          | WHAT CAN GO WRONG           | EXCEPTION CLASS
   -------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------
-  ExampleService#call      | API timeout                 | Faraday::TimeoutError
+  ExampleService#call      | API timeout                 | TimeoutError
                            | API returns 429             | RateLimitError
-                           | API returns malformed JSON  | JSON::ParserError
-                           | DB connection pool exhausted| ActiveRecord::ConnectionTimeoutError
-                           | Record not found            | ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+                           | API returns malformed JSON  | JSONParseError
+                           | DB connection pool exhausted| ConnectionPoolExhausted
+                           | Record not found            | RecordNotFound
   -------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------
 
   EXCEPTION CLASS              | RESCUED?  | RESCUE ACTION          | USER SEES
   -----------------------------|-----------|------------------------|------------------
-  Faraday::TimeoutError        | Y         | Retry 2x, then raise   | "Service temporarily unavailable"
+  TimeoutError                 | Y         | Retry 2x, then raise   | "Service temporarily unavailable"
   RateLimitError               | Y         | Backoff + retry         | Nothing (transparent)
-  JSON::ParserError            | N ← GAP   | —                      | 500 error ← BAD
-  ConnectionTimeoutError       | N ← GAP   | —                      | 500 error ← BAD
-  ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound | Y         | Return nil, log warning | "Not found" message
+  JSONParseError               | N ← GAP   | —                      | 500 error ← BAD
+  ConnectionPoolExhausted      | N ← GAP   | —                      | 500 error ← BAD
+  RecordNotFound               | Y         | Return nil, log warning | "Not found" message
 ```
 Rules for this section:
-* `rescue StandardError` is ALWAYS a smell. Name the specific exceptions.
-* `rescue => e` with only `Rails.logger.error(e.message)` is insufficient. Log the full context: what was being attempted, with what arguments, for what user/request.
+* Catch-all error handling (`rescue StandardError`, `catch (Exception e)`, `except Exception`) is ALWAYS a smell. Name the specific exceptions.
+* Catching an error with only a generic log message is insufficient. Log the full context: what was being attempted, with what arguments, for what user/request.
 * Every rescued error must either: retry with backoff, degrade gracefully with a user-visible message, or re-raise with added context. "Swallow and continue" is almost never acceptable.
 * For each GAP (unrescued error that should be rescued): specify the rescue action and what the user should see.
 * For LLM/AI service calls specifically: what happens when the response is malformed? When it's empty? When it hallucinates invalid JSON? When the model returns a refusal? Each of these is a distinct failure mode.
@@ -639,9 +638,7 @@ If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note it here. Never silently default.
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-ceo-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE","commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$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","commit":"COMMIT"}'
 ```
 
 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 01128d33..f9bfd0b6 100644
--- a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md
@@ -422,9 +422,7 @@ If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note it here. Never silently default to
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-design-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","overall_score":N,"unresolved":N,"decisions_made":N,"commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$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,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
@@ -440,12 +438,7 @@ Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
 After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.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"
-echo "---HEAD---"
-git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown"
+~/.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, codex-review). 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 0a763ba6..461fd8f7 100644
--- a/plan-design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/plan-design-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -269,9 +269,7 @@ If any AskUserQuestion goes unanswered, note it here. Never silently default to
 After producing the Completion Summary above, persist the review result:
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-design-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","overall_score":N,"unresolved":N,"decisions_made":N,"commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$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,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
diff --git a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
index aed9685b..bff1e3d3 100644
--- a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
+++ b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Evaluate:
 **STOP.** For each issue found in this section, call AskUserQuestion individually. One issue per call. Present options, state your recommendation, explain WHY. Do NOT batch multiple issues into one AskUserQuestion. Only proceed to the next section after ALL issues in this section are resolved.
 
 ### 3. Test review
-Make a diagram of all new UX, new data flow, new codepaths, and new branching if statements or outcomes. For each, note what is new about the features discussed in this branch and plan. Then, for each new item in the diagram, make sure there is a JS or Rails test.
+Make a diagram of all new UX, new data flow, new codepaths, and new branching if statements or outcomes. For each, note what is new about the features discussed in this branch and plan. Then, for each new item in the diagram, make sure there is a corresponding test.
 
 For LLM/prompt changes: check the "Prompt/LLM changes" file patterns listed in CLAUDE.md. If this plan touches ANY of those patterns, state which eval suites must be run, which cases should be added, and what baselines to compare against. Then use AskUserQuestion to confirm the eval scope with the user.
 
@@ -284,10 +284,9 @@ 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
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
+source <(~/.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`:
@@ -393,9 +392,7 @@ 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
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-eng-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE","commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$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","commit":"COMMIT"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
@@ -411,12 +408,7 @@ Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
 After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.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"
-echo "---HEAD---"
-git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown"
+~/.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, codex-review). 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 cfd73073..96dfe228 100644
--- a/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/plan-eng-review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Evaluate:
 **STOP.** For each issue found in this section, call AskUserQuestion individually. One issue per call. Present options, state your recommendation, explain WHY. Do NOT batch multiple issues into one AskUserQuestion. Only proceed to the next section after ALL issues in this section are resolved.
 
 ### 3. Test review
-Make a diagram of all new UX, new data flow, new codepaths, and new branching if statements or outcomes. For each, note what is new about the features discussed in this branch and plan. Then, for each new item in the diagram, make sure there is a JS or Rails test.
+Make a diagram of all new UX, new data flow, new codepaths, and new branching if statements or outcomes. For each, note what is new about the features discussed in this branch and plan. Then, for each new item in the diagram, make sure there is a corresponding test.
 
 For LLM/prompt changes: check the "Prompt/LLM changes" file patterns listed in CLAUDE.md. If this plan touches ANY of those patterns, state which eval suites must be run, which cases should be added, and what baselines to compare against. Then use AskUserQuestion to confirm the eval scope with the user.
 
@@ -148,10 +148,9 @@ 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
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
+source <(~/.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`:
@@ -257,9 +256,7 @@ 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
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"plan-eng-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","unresolved":N,"critical_gaps":N,"mode":"MODE","commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$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","commit":"COMMIT"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute values from the Completion Summary:
diff --git a/qa-only/SKILL.md b/qa-only/SKILL.md
index 310fd2d1..324913b8 100644
--- a/qa-only/SKILL.md
+++ b/qa-only/SKILL.md
@@ -502,8 +502,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$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 af3822fa..e85d643a 100644
--- a/qa-only/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/qa-only/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-test-outcome-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/qa/SKILL.md b/qa/SKILL.md
index 002e03ec..0b8b32a7 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md
@@ -874,8 +874,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$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 824c7c9a..a3d02abc 100644
--- a/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/qa/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ Write the report to both local and project-scoped locations:
 
 **Project-scoped:** Write test outcome artifact for cross-session context:
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 ```
 Write to `~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-test-outcome-{datetime}.md`
 
diff --git a/review/SKILL.md b/review/SKILL.md
index 2e2f5034..d1901dd9 100644
--- a/review/SKILL.md
+++ b/review/SKILL.md
@@ -294,9 +294,7 @@ source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-diff-scope <base> 2>/dev/null)
 6. **Log the result** for the Review Readiness Dashboard:
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M,"commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute: TIMESTAMP = ISO 8601 datetime, STATUS = "clean" if 0 findings or "issues_found", N = total findings, M = auto-fixed count, COMMIT = output of `git rev-parse --short HEAD`.
@@ -453,10 +451,7 @@ Present the full output verbatim under a `CODEX SAYS (adversarial challenge):` h
 
 **Only if a code review ran (user chose A or C):** Persist the Codex review result to the review log:
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-BRANCH_SLUG=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-')
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/"$SLUG"
-echo '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/"$SLUG"/"$BRANCH_SLUG"-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute: STATUS ("clean" if PASS, "issues_found" if FAIL), GATE ("pass" or "fail").
diff --git a/review/SKILL.md.tmpl b/review/SKILL.md.tmpl
index 56c44601..bab95d91 100644
--- a/review/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/review/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -267,10 +267,7 @@ Present the full output verbatim under a `CODEX SAYS (adversarial challenge):` h
 
 **Only if a code review ran (user chose A or C):** Persist the Codex review result to the review log:
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-BRANCH_SLUG=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-')
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/"$SLUG"
-echo '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/"$SLUG"/"$BRANCH_SLUG"-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"'"$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"'","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute: STATUS ("clean" if PASS, "issues_found" if FAIL), GATE ("pass" or "fail").
diff --git a/scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts b/scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts
index 5997333a..3bb363ae 100644
--- a/scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts
+++ b/scripts/gen-skill-docs.ts
@@ -590,9 +590,7 @@ source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-diff-scope <base> 2>/dev/null)
 6. **Log the result** for the Review Readiness Dashboard:
 
 \`\`\`bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M,"commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
 \`\`\`
 
 Substitute: TIMESTAMP = ISO 8601 datetime, STATUS = "clean" if 0 findings or "issues_found", N = total findings, M = auto-fixed count, COMMIT = output of \`git rev-parse --short HEAD\`.`;
@@ -850,8 +848,7 @@ Compare screenshots and observations across pages for:
 
 **Project-scoped:**
 \`\`\`bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
+source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null) && mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
 \`\`\`
 Write to: \`~/.gstack/projects/{slug}/{user}-{branch}-design-audit-{datetime}.md\`
 
@@ -940,12 +937,7 @@ function generateReviewDashboard(_ctx: TemplateContext): string {
 After completing the review, read the review log and config to display the dashboard.
 
 \`\`\`bash
-source <(~/.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"
-echo "---HEAD---"
-git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown"
+~/.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, codex-review). 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 d6306668..0a6eaaed 100644
--- a/ship/SKILL.md
+++ b/ship/SKILL.md
@@ -213,12 +213,7 @@ 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
-source <(~/.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"
-echo "---HEAD---"
-git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown"
+~/.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, codex-review). 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:
@@ -714,9 +709,7 @@ source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-diff-scope <base> 2>/dev/null)
 6. **Log the result** for the Review Readiness Dashboard:
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M,"commit":"COMMIT"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"design-review-lite","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","findings":N,"auto_fixed":M,"commit":"COMMIT"}'
 ```
 
 Substitute: TIMESTAMP = ISO 8601 datetime, STATUS = "clean" if 0 findings or "issues_found", N = total findings, M = auto-fixed count, COMMIT = output of `git rev-parse --short HEAD`.
@@ -811,10 +804,7 @@ Present the full output verbatim under a `CODEX SAYS:` header. Check for `[P1]`
 to determine pass/fail gate. Persist the result:
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-BRANCH_SLUG=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-')
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH_SLUG-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE"}'
 ```
 
 If GATE is FAIL, use AskUserQuestion: "Codex found critical issues. Ship anyway?"
diff --git a/ship/SKILL.md.tmpl b/ship/SKILL.md.tmpl
index cc17bcb8..22dff7d0 100644
--- a/ship/SKILL.md.tmpl
+++ b/ship/SKILL.md.tmpl
@@ -428,10 +428,7 @@ Present the full output verbatim under a `CODEX SAYS:` header. Check for `[P1]`
 to determine pass/fail gate. Persist the result:
 
 ```bash
-source <(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-slug 2>/dev/null)
-BRANCH_SLUG=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null | tr '/' '-')
-mkdir -p ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG
-echo '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE"}' >> ~/.gstack/projects/$SLUG/$BRANCH_SLUG-reviews.jsonl
+~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-review-log '{"skill":"codex-review","timestamp":"TIMESTAMP","status":"STATUS","gate":"GATE"}'
 ```
 
 If GATE is FAIL, use AskUserQuestion: "Codex found critical issues. Ship anyway?"