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gstack/careful/SKILL.md
garrytan d807ef24a3 W1b: template and resolver prose resolve state through guarded gstack-paths; ratchet (a)
Every gstack-paths eval in templates and resolvers carries the fail-stop
guard; executable ~/.gstack paths in bash blocks (context recovery preamble,
eureka log, analytics, project artifacts, upgrade snooze, setup-gbrain lock,
retro snapshots, ship consent marker) use $GSTACK_STATE_ROOT, and the writer
prose that pairs with them points at the printed PROJECT_DIR / RETRO_FILE.
ship drops export GSTACK_STATE_ROOT. SKILL.md regenerated (claude + codex),
ship goldens re-pinned, parity and context-budget caps raised to the measured
sizes with notes. test/state-root-ratchet.test.ts enforces the rule with a
reasoned allowlist; W1 touchfile entries plus a superset golden.
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name, version, description, triggers, allowed-tools, hooks
name version description triggers allowed-tools hooks
careful 0.1.0 Safety guardrails for destructive commands. (gstack)
be careful
warn before destructive
safety mode
Bash
Read
PreToolUse
matcher hooks
Bash
type command statusMessage
command bash $HOME/.claude/skills/gstack/careful/bin/check-careful.sh Checking for destructive commands...

When to invoke this skill

Warns before rm -rf, DROP TABLE, force-push, git reset --hard, kubectl delete, and similar destructive operations. User can override each warning. Use when touching prod, debugging live systems, or working in a shared environment. Use when asked to "be careful", "safety mode", "prod mode", or "careful mode".

/careful — Destructive Command Guardrails

Safety mode is now active. Every bash command will be checked for destructive patterns before running. If a destructive command is detected, you'll be warned and can choose to proceed or cancel.

eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-paths)"; : "${GSTACK_STATE_ROOT:?gstack-paths failed; reinstall with ./setup or /gstack-upgrade}"
mkdir -p "$GSTACK_STATE_ROOT"/analytics
echo '{"skill":"careful","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}'  >> "$GSTACK_STATE_ROOT"/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true

What's protected

Pattern Example Risk
rm -rf / rm -r / rm --recursive rm -rf /var/data Recursive delete
DROP TABLE / DROP DATABASE DROP TABLE users; Data loss
TRUNCATE TRUNCATE orders; Data loss
git push --force / -f git push -f origin main History rewrite
git reset --hard git reset --hard HEAD~3 Uncommitted work loss
git checkout . / git restore . git checkout . Uncommitted work loss
kubectl delete kubectl delete pod Production impact
docker rm -f / docker system prune docker system prune -a Container/image loss

Safe exceptions

These patterns are allowed without warning:

  • rm -rf node_modules / .next / dist / __pycache__ / .cache / build / .turbo / coverage

How it works

The hook reads the command from the tool input JSON, checks it against the patterns above, and returns a hookSpecificOutput payload with permissionDecision: "ask" and a warning reason if a match is found (the decision must be nested under hookSpecificOutput — Claude Code ignores a top-level permissionDecision). You can always override a MEDIUM warning and proceed.

HIGH tier (hard deny)

Two catastrophic shapes are denied, not asked: rm -r/-R of exactly /, ~, or $HOME, and force-push to the repo's default branch. SIMPLE commands only (no ;, &&, ||, |, newline) — compound shapes fall through to the MEDIUM ask; --force-with-lease is never HIGH. A best-effort advisory hard-stop, not a policy boundary: the escape hatch is ending the opt-in, session-scoped /careful session.

Project patterns (additive only)

Add warn rules — one POSIX ERE per line, # comments OK — in ~/.gstack/careful-patterns.txt (global) or ~/.gstack/projects/<slug>/careful-patterns.txt (per-project). Consulted after the built-in families, so config can only ADD rules, never suppress a baseline warning. Invalid regex lines are skipped.

To deactivate, end the conversation or start a new one. Hooks are session-scoped.